MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - John L. Marshall
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JOHN L. MARSHALL, of the firm of Cowden & Marshall, of Lewisburg, is a son
of James G. and Margaret J. (Bullock) Marshall, both Natives of Tennessee.
In early life the father was a teacher, but later engaged in the occupation
of a farmer. Both parents were church members, the
father being an elder for many years in the Presbyterian Church, and the
mother an active member in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She died in l863
and the father followed in l871. He was a Democrat in politics. Our subject
was born January, 30, 1850, in Marshall County, and inherited Scotch-Irish
blood from his father and English blood from his mother. He passed his
youthful days on the farm and received an academic education. In 1869 he
entered Cumberland University, where he completed his education. Having
taught two terms he commenced the study of
law and was admitted to the bar in 1875. He then became a partner of P. C.
Smithson, and two years later dissolved partnership, practicing alone till
1883. He then became one of the firm to which he now belongs. In 1876 he
wedded Mrs. M. L. (Swanson) Lyle, who died in 1881. Five years later he
married Martha Steele. Mr. Marshall is an elder in the Presbyterian Church,
and his wife belongs to the same church. He is a conservative Democrat, and
is considered by all as an able and successful young lawyer.

Surnames: Bullock, Cowden, Lyle, Marshall, Smithson, Steele, Swanson
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."