Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Marshall, Griffin 1846 - 
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Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890

GRIFFIN MARSHALL. The subject of this notice is a son of the late well-known 
George Marshall, who was one of the pioneer settlers of this county, coming 
hither when a young man and before his marriage. He was a native of New York 
State, as was also his wife, Margaret A. Paddock. The Paddock family likewise 
came to Illinois at an early day, and the parents of our subject were married 
in this county. They settled on section 1, New Lenox Township, but in 1850 the 
father, seized with the California gold fever, repaired to the Pacific Slope. 
He started on his return home by the ocean route, died on board ship, and was 
consigned to a watery grave. The mother is still living, and makes her home in 
New Lenox Township. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of 
seven children, of whom Griffin was the fifth. He first opened his eyes to the 
light at the homestead in New Lenox Township, November 30, 1846. He was a mere 
child at the time of his father's death, and remained with his mother at the 
old homestead until approaching manhood, in fact has here spent all his life 
with the exception of six months when he was in the army. He was bred to 
farming pursuits, and has made these his chief occupation in life. He owns a 
part of the old homestead, his share being about one hundred acres. The land 
under careful cultivation is very fertile, and the buildings, without making 
any pretention to elegance, form a safe shelter for the little family. When a 
man of twenty-six years Mr. Marshall was married, December 21, 1872, in 
Joliet, to Miss Lucy J. Fry. She was born in Joliet, and is a daughter of John 
and Sarah (Edmunds) Fry, who were natives of Pennsylvania and New York, and 
are now deceased. This union has resulted in the birth of five children, 
namely: Edward, Jesse, Maggie, Louisa and Chester. They form a bright and 
interesting group, all remaining under the home roof. Mr. Marshall has always 
taken an active interest in politics, and gives his uniform support to the 
Republican party. His estimable wife is a member in good standing of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 
 


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