John W. Marshall and Martha Pelton

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Husband John W. Marshall ¹

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           Born: 26 Aug 1832 - South Shenango Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
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         Father: David Marshall (      -Bef 1885) 3
         Mother: Mary Waid (      -Bef 1885) 3

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       Marriage: 5 Oct 1869 2

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Wife Martha Pelton ²

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         Father: J. D. Pelton (      -      ) 2
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General Notes: Husband - John W. Marshall

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He enlisted for service in the Civil War August 19, 1861, at Meadville, Pennsylvania, in Company F, Eighty-Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. D. C. McCoy, Col. John W. McLane, commanding. After due preparation they left Erie City for Washington, D. C., encamping on Meridian Hill, and then on Hall's Hill, and there remained for the winter, undergoing rigid training. He was Sergeant of his company when they took up the line of march for Manassas, and finally to Hampton Roads and thence into camp; and when spring opened the march commenced and then followed all the contests of the Army of the Potomac down to the siege of Petersburg, the Weldon Railroad, and the close of the war. On January 27, 1862, he was promoted to be Sergeant-Major; on February, 1863, he was next promoted Second Lieutenant, and First Lieutenant on January 25, 1864, and discharged September 27, 1864. He then returned home, minus his left eye, satisfied with having discharged his duty toward his country.
Mr. Marshall was appointed Postmaster at Jamestown, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and, in politics, a Republican.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 998, 1185.

2 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1185.

3 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 997.