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Elizabeth Osgood WOOD8 (Stephen Andrus7; Stephen6; Simeon5; Solomon4; Solomon3; Thomas2; Edward1; LewisAUp Dated 2 March 2008
Elizabeth Osgood was born 18 May 1821 in Smithfield, Madison, New York. She married, 1 October 1840, in Eaton, Madison, New York Josiah Hills MARSHALL the son of Zaccheus MARSHALL and Sarah or Sally ?????. He was born 18 December 1818 in Paris,Oneida, New York and died 6 August in , Green, Wisconsin. Elizabeth died 16 August 1881 in , Green, Wisconsin.
JOSIAH H. MARSHALL was born in Paris, New York Dec. 18, 1818. While a lad his father moved to Wayne county, in that state, and in 1832 again removed to Orleans county, where JOSIAH attained manhood. His father was a farmer, to which avocation JOSIAH was reared. He aquired, when young, a good knowledge of vocal music, of which he was afterward a teacher.
He married in Madison Co., N.Y., in October, 1840, ELIZABETH O. WOOD, daughter of STEPHEN A. WOOD. She was born in that county 18 May 1821. A few months after marriage, they went to Pennsylvania for a short time, then returned to Orleans county. Mr. MARSHALL followed farming as a business, but taught vocal music every winter. In the fall of 1851 they came to Green county, having with them four children--1. AMELIA, now the wife of S. T. CROUCH, of the town of Washington; 2. MARY E. now the wife of JOSEPH W. ROSS, of Galesburg Ill.; 3. ADELAIDE A., now the wife of A. H. CLARK, of Peoria, Ill.; 4. and ALBERT J. an ordained minister of the Free Will Baptist Church, now of Evansville. ALBERT spent nine years in missionary work in India. He served in the 5th Wisconsin Battery, from December 1863, to the end of the war. One child was born in Wisconsin--LUCY C., now the wife of JOHN C. POTTER, of Pocahontas Co., Iowa. Mr. MARSHALL, on coming to this county, located in Mount Pleasant, and remained in that town farming and teaching vocal music until 1860, when he bought his present farm, which he now occupies, located on section 32. There were three other children born in this State--ANNIE J., now the wife of P. J. Shaw, of Pocahontas Co., Iowa.; MINNIE E., who died in infancy; and EFFIE E., wife of GEORGE MAGEE. Mrs. MARSHALL died 16 August 1881. Mr. MARSHALL was married 20 February 1883, to ELLA TURNER, daughter of THOMAS and MARIA L. TURNER, of Yates City, Ill. Her father died in 1851. Her mother was married to ROBERT HUNTER, 6 June 1855. Mr. MARSHALL is of an inventive turn of mind, and has secured patents on a number of inventions, which promise to be of much practical utility.
1850 Census Carlton, Orleans, New York, Page ???
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
J H MARTIAL 32 M ---- Farmer -------- New York
Elizabeth " 29 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Amelia " 9 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Mary " 6 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Adelia " 4 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Albert " 2 M ---- ---------- -------- New York
Lucy " 1 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
1860 Census Exeter, Green, Wisconsin Page 187
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
J H MARSHALL 41 M ---- Farmer $ 1,000 $ 0,300 New York
Elizabeth " 39 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Mary " 16 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Albert " 14 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Adelia " 12 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Julia " 9 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Emma " 7 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
Ruth " 4 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
Estelle " 2 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
1870 Census Exeter, Green, Wisconsin, Page 119
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
MARSHALL J H 51 M W Farmer $ 2,000 $ 1,200 New York
" E O 49 F W Keeping House -------- -------- New York
" Adela 26 F W ------------- -------- -------- New York
" Al J 22 M W ------------- -------- -------- New York
" Laura 19 F W ------------- -------- -------- New York
" Jane 15 F W ------------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
" Lucy 14 F W ------------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
" Effie 8 F W ------------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
1880 Census Exeter, Green, Wisconsin, ED 131 Page 15
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Sex Race Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
MARSHALL Josiah M W 61 ----- M Farmer N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
" Elizabeth F W 59 Wife M Keeping House N. Y. Mass. Mass.
" Effie F W 18 Dau S ------------- Wisc. N. Y. N. Y.
NEVELS James M W 18 Labor --- ------------- Wisc. ------ ------
CHILDREN of Elizabeth O. WOOD and Josiah H. MARSHALL:
+ 21. 1. AMELIA b: Abt 1842; Carlton, Orleans, New York.
md: 19 May 1859; Albany, Green, Wisconsin.
Samuel T. CROUCH.
+ 22. 2. MARY E b: Mar 1844; Carlton, Orleans, New York.
md: 6 Dec 1863; Monticello, Green, Wisconsin.
Joseph W. ROSS.
23. 3. ADELAIDE b: Abt 1846; Carlton, Orleans, New York.
md: ; , , Wisconsin.
A. H. CLARK.
+ 24. 4. ALBERT JOSIAH b: 3 Sep 1847; Shelby, Orleans, New York.
md: 15 Jul 1873; Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan.
Emily Louisa PHILLIPS
d: 30 Jul 1942; Leaf River, Wadena, Minnesota.
25. 5. LUCY b: Abt 1849; Carlton, Orleans, New York.
26. 6. JULIA LAURA b: Abt 1851; Carlton, Orleans, New York.
md: 23 May 1873; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
John Franklin BROWN.
+ 27. 7. JENNIE ANN b: Jul 1854; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
md: 3 Nov 1875; Montecillo, Green, Wisconsin.
Prentice Josiah SHAW
+ 28. 8. LUCY C. RUTH b: Nov 1855; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
md: 23 Oct 1880; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
John Calvin POTTER.
29. 9. MINNIE ESTELLE b: Abt 1858; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
d: in infancy ; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
+ 2A. A. EFFIE E. b: Nov 1862; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
md: 11 Sep 1883; Exeter, Green, Wisconsin.
George McGEE.
d: 19 Apr 1941; , Rock, Wisconsin.
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