Crawford-Bibb County GaArchives Biographies.....Marshall, J.W. 1837 - Unknown
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Author: Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. I, Atlanta, Ga.
Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. I, Atlanta, Ga.
Published by the Atlanta Historical Society in 1895
Page 569

J.W. Marshall, farmer, Burketts, Crawford Co., Ga., son of Joe and Nancy 
(Layfield) Marshall, was born in Bibb county in 1837.  His paternal grandfather 
was John Marshall.  He was a native of Virginia, moved from there to Georgia 
early in this century, and settled in Hancock county, where he died.  He was a 
Primitive Baptist preacher, and was a soldier in the war of 1812.  Mr. 
Marshall’s father was born in Hancock county; when a young man moved to Bibb 
county, where he reared his family, and then moved to Crawford, where he died.  
His occupation was that of a farmer, but the latter part of his life he became 
a great fox-hunter and hunted the county over.  Mr. Marshall’s mother was the 
daughter of Jack Layfield, who was born in Hancock county and was a farmer all 
his life, which was spent entirely in Hancock county.  Mr. Marshall began life 
as a farmer’s boy, and poor, received very little schooling, and has followed 
farming all his life.  Although not rich, he has prospered, and now has a large 
farm of good land.  In 1862 he enlisted in Company E, Capt. Cleveland, Sixth 
Georgia regiment, and was engaged in many hard-fought, bloody battles, among 
them: Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Chancellorsville, James Island, Ocean Pond, 
Weldon, Kurston, and Bentonville.  He was severely wounded in the battle of 
Cold Harbor, was in the hospital two months, and then came home, where he 
remained three months.  When he recovered he returned to the army, and was 
again wounded at Bentonville.  When the war ended he resumed farming, and 
bought his first land, a small farm in 1867, to which he has added.  In 1860 
Mr. Marshall was married to Miss Sarah Walker, born in Crawford county, 
daughter of Joe and Sarah (Woods) Walker.  He was an old settler in the 
county.  To this union were born three children: Addie, Octavia, and Sallie.  
His wife died in 1873.  Later in the same year he was married to Miss Nattie 
Thorp, born in Crawford county, daughter of Robert and Louise (Colbert) Thorp.  
He was born in Bibb county, and was a farmer all his life.  Of the children 
born to this union six are living: Lila, Thomas, Bettie, Charlie, Lizzie and 
William L.  Respected by his neighbors, Mr. Marshall is quietly enjoying the 
fruits of his labor.



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