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Riley Marshall

Male 1797 - 1864  (66 years)


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  • Name Riley Marshall  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 15 Sep 1797  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Mar 1864  Marion, Grant County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Marshall Mausoleum, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Riley is not one of the children who were specifically listed in the Will of his father, Thomas Marshall, or in any other Bedford County records. However, his relationship is well established by the testimony of his youngest son, Woodson.

      Marilyn Childs sent Tom Marshall a copy of the account from Woodson's notebook, now in the hands of her aunt Jane Beard. His record says:

      "It is traditional in our family that before the Revolutionary War, three brothers: John, Samuel and Thomas Marshall came from England and settled in the Colonies. The two former in Maryland, the latter in Virginia.

      Thomas Marshall lived near Liberty in Bedford county, Virginia where my father Riley Marshall was born Sept. 15, 1797. His mother's maiden name was Oliver, and she belonged to a family of much respectability and for whom my oldest sister Harriet Oliver was named.

      My father disliked slavery and on reaching his majority, emigrated to the new free state of Ohio. One of his brothers, Alexander moved to Kentucky and one, Samuel to Missouri. His only (sic) son, Silas N. Marshall, lived in Little Rock, Arkansas."

      Some authorities claim that the father of Riley was Capt. Thomas Marshall, a brother of Chief Justice John Marshall. However, that Thomas married Frances Kennan and went to Mason County, Kentucky by 1790.

      The slavery issue, mentioned by Woodson above, may have sparked some family disagreements and may have been at least a partial factor in the decision of Riley and the Van Pelt's to go to Ohio in 1817 and Alexander and Samuel to Kentucky in 1820. Kentucky was not a free state but census records never show Alexander with any slaves and Samuel with just one colored female under age 25 in 1830.

      (Marshall, Ralph E. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MARSHALL BEDFORD CO., VA PLUS HIX-OWEN-NICHOLSON & RELATED FAMILES (Self Published, September 1986), p 14).
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1830 Census
      Indiana, Delaware County, Mississinaway Twp
      Page 285
      FREE WHITE MALES
      under 5-one
      ages 5 through 9-two
      ages 30-39-one
      FREE WHITE FEMALES
      under 5-two
      ages 10-14-one
      ages 30-39-one
      STATISTICS
      Free White persons under 20-six
      Free White persons 20 through 49-tow
      Total Free White persons-eight
      Total all persons, free and slaves-eight

      1840 Census
      Indiana, Grant County, Washington
      Page 81 Image 168
      FREE WHITE MALES
      under 5-two
      ages 5 through 9-one
      ages 10 through 14-one
      ages 15 through 19-two
      ages 40 through 49-one
      FREE WHITE FEMALES
      ages 10 through 14-one
      ages 15 through 19-one
      ages 40 through 49-one
      STATISTICS
      Employed in agriculture-four
      Free whites persons under age 20-eight
      Free white persons 20 to 49-two
      Total Free White persons-ten
      Total all persons, free and slaves-ten

      1850 Census
      Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Township
      Enumerated 12 Aug 1850
      98-101
      Riley Marshall 52 M Merchant 875 Va
      Elizabeth Marshall 50 F Pa
      William Marshall 20 M Clerk in Store Ind
      Samuel Marshall 16 M Ind
      Ezra Marshall 13 M Ind
      Woodson Marshall 11 M Ind
      ---/102
      William Shively 22 M Taylor Va
      Nancy Shively 22 F Ind
      Lonson L Shively 4/12 M Ind
    Person ID I19074  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Thomas Marshall,   b. Abt 1757, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Oct 1819, Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann Oliver,   b. Abt 1758, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1841, Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1777  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Thomas was most likely born in the late 1750's and probably married in Maryland in the late 1770's. Son William appears to have been born by at least the early part of 1780. Nancy is named as wife of Thomas in his will and they are mentioned in an 1804 land transaction. However, no marriage record has been located yet for Thomas in either Maryland or Virginia to prove whether Nancy was the mother of all of his children. The fact that the first two known children of Thomas were named William and Nancy gives some credence to the idea that his father was named William and his wife was Nancy. Woodson Marshall (a grandson) state that the maiden name of Riley (his father's) mother was Oliver, and that his oldest sister, Harriet Oliver Marshall was named for her. It could be interpreted to mean that Riley's mother was actually named Harriet Oliver, in which case Thomas would have married Nancy after Riley's birth in 1797 but before 1804. Am inclined to think that Thomas only had one wife, and her name was Nancy Oliver.

      Based on the bits of available information, would guess Nancy was born about 1759 and was at least 81 years old when she died in 1841. Although probably cared for most by the youngest daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and George Pollard, the 1840 census shows she COULD have been living with Nancy and Joseph Eubank. This Nancy was the daughter of William Marshall and probably the oldest grandchild of Thomas. If Nancy Marshall was living with the Eubank's then it woudl be another indication that she was the only wife of Thomas."

      Marshall, Ralph E. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MARSHALL BEDFORD CO., VA PLUS HIX-OWEN-NICHOLSON & RELATED FAMILES (Self Published, September 1986), p 15.
    Family ID F2972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Cravens,   b. 20 May 1799, Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1870, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1818  Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Harriett Oliver Marshall,   b. 27 May 1819, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1899, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Joseph Cravens Marshall,   b. Abt 1821, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1864 (Age ~ 43 years)
     3. Daniel Miller Marshall,   b. Abt 1823, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1892 (Age ~ 69 years)
     4. Mary Evans Marshall,   b. Abt 1825, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1904 (Age ~ 79 years)
     5. Nancy S. Marshall,   b. 18 Mar 1827, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1875, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     6. William B. Marshall,   b. Abt 1829, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Sally Marshall,   b. Abt 1831, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1832, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     8. Samuel M. Marshall,   b. Abt 1833, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Ezra Trask Marshall,   b. Abt 1836, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 35 years)
     10. Woodson Shively Marshall,   b. Abt 1838, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Sep 1797 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Aug 1818 - Highland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1864 - Marion, Grant County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Marshall Mausoleum, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S306] Caldwell, Cecile (ccaldwel@eterier.net) "Draper/Marshall of Botetourt and Bedford Counties, Virginia" Ver. Feb 23 12:03:01 2002 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=4909.

    2. [S186] Marshall, Ralph E. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MARSHALL BEDFORD CO., VA PLUS HIX-OWEN-NICHOLSON & RELATED FAMILES (Self Published, September 1986), p 16 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Township Enumerated 12 Aug 1850 98-101 (Reliability: 3).