Biography of Benjamin H. Marshall
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 973
BENJAMIN H. MARSHALL, blacksmith, Plain City, was born August 24, 1824. He is a son of Joshua and Sarah (Hague) Marshall, natives of Loudoun County, Va., the former of Scotch and the latter of Irish descent. Our subject has plied his trade in Madison County nearly half a century, and has operated a shop in Plain City for thirty-five years. He has made a study of horse-shoeing and other important parts of his
trade, and does his work on purely scientific principles. He was married in 1846, to Abigail Ann Adgate, a native of Boston and a daughter of Theodore Adgate, a merchant in that city. They have three children – Malinda A., Willie C., who married Sally Wiley in 1876, and Minnie M. Mrs. Marshall is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Marshall is a Democrat and a member of the M. E. Church, in which he has been Trustee. He stands at the head of his trade in this vicinity and enjoys a liberal patronage.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
For more information visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf
or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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