Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Marshall, William 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Marshall, William

No man who has spent years of earnest endeavor as an agriculturalist ought to 
deny himself rest and comfort in his declining years, for he has certainly 
earned all he possesses.  There is no class of work that is so difficult or 
restricted as that of cultivating a farm, and one who has successfully carried 
out his plans, and is now living retired, enjoying a comfortable fortune, is 
William Marshall of Goose Lake Township.  Mr. Marshall was born at Toledo, O., 
October 25, 1836, son of Noyes and Zilpha (Richardson) Marshall, natives of 
New Hampshire and Vermont.  About 1834, these parents went to Toledo, O., from 
whence they moved to Clay County, Ind.  In 1856, another change was made when 
they came to Grundy County, Ill., and bought land in Felix Township.  After 
ten years in that section, they went to Sedalia, Mo., where both died.

William Marshall grew up a healthy farmer boy, and attended the schools of his 
district.  After his marriage he bought a tract of land and lived on it for 
three years, when he bought ninety-six acres of timber land in Goose Lake 
Township, clearing off forty-five acres of this.  Until 1904, he operated the 
farm himself, but now rents it, although he still lives upon it, being retired 
from its activities.

In 1864, Mr. Marshall was married to Caroline Benson, born in New York State, 
daughter of Seneca and Sarah (Miles) Benson, natives of Cattaraugus County, N. 
Y., early settlers of Wauponsee Township.  Mr. and Mrs. Marshall became the 
parents of the following children:  Sarah, who was born in Felix Township, 
married William Bartlett of Wauponsee Township; Esther, Mrs. Solomon Pose, who 
died July 15, 1909; George, who lives in Goose Lake Township; and John, who is 
also of Goose Lake Township.  Mrs. Marshall died January 8, 1903, after a 
useful life, having been a devoted wife and mother, and a good, Christian 
woman.  Mr. Marshall is a Universalist.  Politically, he is a Republican, but 
has never desired office.  A man of unflinching principle, he has endeavored 
to live up to his ideals, and enjoys the esteem of his neighbors.

pages 860-861

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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