His uncle Julius W. Marsh
Julius was born March 27, 1810, in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont.[i] He was single and living next to his father and brothers in Conewango in 1830.[ii] He was not located in the 1840 census, and he may have been living in his father's home in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, as there was a man there the right age to be him, as indicated in the following record from the early 1840’s:[iii]
"The Randolph Herald was started at Randolph in March, 1842. It was successively issued by William Mason, Lorenzo and Julius Marsh, and Fletcher & Russell until 1845, when it passed in to the hands of J.J. Strong, who continued it 2 years. Strong then joined the Mormons, and removed the establishment to Nauvoo, Ill."[iv] The "Strong" name is a misprint and should read, "J.J. Strang".[v]
After moving from Randolph and the passing of a few years, Julius wrote to his brother. "Dear Brother Joseph, With feelings of the deepest sorrow I take my pen to address you. Death, the king of terrors, has again visited my little family: yes, and taken from me my beloved companion. But although I have the greatest reason to mourn this grievous dispensation of Divine Providence, yet, I have the consolation to believe that my loss is her eternal gain; that she sleeps in Jesus, and will ere long have a glorious part in the resurrection of the just.
“She was taken sick the 3rd inst. with what the doctors called the lung fever, or congestion on the lungs, which was followed by inflammation of the head and bowels, which removed her from this world of trouble and sorrow on Thursday the 16th of this month, aged 25 years and 6 days.
“She left a bright evidence that she was ready. - At one time I asked her if she was reconciled to leave this world? She replied that she was, if it was God's will. At another time there were several of us stand[ing] by the bed-side, and she said, ‘Farewell, my friends, guardian angels are hovering around.’
“O, may I so live that I may meet my beloved companion in that land where death shall never come, and our dear little son, who died Sept. 15th, aged 20 months and 16 days. I have only one little daughter, in her 4th year, to cheer me in my lonely hour. With respect, Julius W. Marsh Bloomfield, Ill., Dec. 19, 1847."[vi]
Although Julius does not give the name of his wife, it is almost certain that he married Mary Owen, daughter of Jesse and Anna Winter Owen. The marriage was found on Google Books in a record about the Settlers of Long Point showing Julius and Mary settled at Galina, Illinois and had two children.[vii] Julius was certainly in the Galina area after he left Randolph in 1844. His brother, Lorenzo, also lived at Galina, and when Julius wrote to Joseph about Lorenzo’s death in 1852, he wrote from Belvidere, Illinois, which was located on the stage road from Chicago to Galina.
"Bro. J.W. Marsh, Belvidere, Ill., Sept. 5, 1852, writes: Dear Brother: The knell of time has again sounded, and another member of our family has departed. But ere long the last trump shall sound, and the mortal bodies of those who have been sleeping for ages shall be called forth from their dusty beds, to be clothed with immortality and unfading youth and beauty at the first resurrection!
“I very much deplore the loss of my dear brother Lorenzo, and pity his little family. I trust they will be provided for. He rests in peace. Farewell, dear brother." [viii]
Julius married (2) Harriet Cox 16 April 1848 in Boone County, Illinois. The couple was married by J. W. Agard, MG.[ix]
In 1850 in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, just across the border from Boone County, Illinois, there was a census entry for William Cox, 68, chair maker from England, Elizabeth Cox, 60, from Pennsylvania, Harriet Marsh, 20, Pennsylvania, Julius M. Marsh, 34, Printer from Vermont, Edgar Marsh, 1, born in Michigan.[x] It seems that the Coxes were Harriet's parents. Her later census records show her father to have been from England and her mother from Pennsylvania, just like this Cox couple.
Harriet's name comes before Julius' in that census entry; when the census taker was writing it he likely meant it the other way around. It was Harriet's initial that was M. as seen from other census entries. But the census taker could have also meant a W. for the M., and it was hard to read which letter it was. Julius' age is wrong, but later census entries show it correctly. This record also shows that Julius and Mary’s little daughter likely died before 1850 as she was not with her father.
Julius moved around quite a bit; it may have been for his preaching. His first son with Harriet was born in Detroit, Michigan.[xi] Julius was living in Cherry Valley, Winnebago, Illinois, in 1851 when Joseph Marsh recorded he had visited Julius there.[xii] In the mid 1850's, Julius went down into Illinois near his nephew, Joseph Marsh (son of Walter) where land deeds were found in Menard County between the two men.[xiii] There was also a lawsuit between Julius and Joseph Marsh against Benjamin Gibson, the husband of Joseph's sister, Amanda.[xiv] In a book printed over the Peoria County, Illinois Genweb, it was found that Julius was the pastor of the Congregationalist Church there from January 2, 1853, to May 1, 1854.[xv] When the grave of Julius's sister, Pamelia, was located in Greene County, Illinois, the cemetery records showed that Julius also spent some time in that area as there were two little boys buried in the same cemetery that belonged to Julius and Harriet.[xvi]
Julius’ letter to his brother, Joseph, about the deaths of his boys was later found.
Greenfield, Illinois, July 5, 1857. "Dear Brother Joseph: Death has again entered our little family, and taken from our fond embrace, our two darling children, Albert C. and William Henry, our two youngest. Albert was 5 (?) yrs. and 6 months, and William H. was near 3 years old. They died of the scarlet fever. William Henry, our youngest, died the 22nd, and Albert C., the 29th of June, just one brief week apart. Our oldest, Edgar Alonzo, was first attacked, but is now getting better. How true the saying, dear brother, that ‘In the midst of life, we are in death!’ O! may the Lord help us to be resigned to His will, and may we be prepared to meet our dear friends who have gone before, in that land of rest where sickness, sorrowing pain and death are felt and feared no more. O! how vain is the help of man! We had the best medicine that could be had, but all in vain. They are gone, and we miss their company.”[xvii]
He wrote to his brother again about the death of their sister.
"Dear Brother: - It becomes my painful duty to inform you of the death of our sister, Pamelia, wife of Timothy Twitchell. She fell asleep in Jesus, Aug. 22, 1857, aged 64 years, 4 months, and 2 days.
“She has been afflicted with disease for a long time, which terminated in her last illness, viz.:asthmatic consumption.
“She bore her sufferings with great patience, and near the termination of which she was filled with joy so as to shout the praise of God. She frequently repeated the following words of the poet,
“'Jesus can make the dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head. And breathe my life out sweetly there.'
“Brother Twitchell and the other members of his afflicted family, feel their loss to be irreparably great, yet they mourn not as those who have no hope; for they have the strong assurance, that if they live faithful in the cause of Christ, they will meet her from whom they are now separated by the power of death, in the kingdom of God, where there will be no more sorrow, but eternal life and unending felicity will be the exceeding great reward of the faithful. Your brother, &c., J. W. Marsh. Greenfield, Ill., Aug. 22, 1857.”[xviii]
Greene County land records showed that Julius purchased land there from a James L. Hall in 1858-59.[xix]
After that time, Julius moved near his brother, William, and his sister, Amanda. In the 1860 census for Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, there was a J. W. Marsh, 50, printer, born in Vermont. His wife was Harriet M., 30, from Pennsylvania. He had a son Ed., 11, Michigan, and a daughter, Lydia, 2, born in Illinois.[xx]
That entry shows Julius as J.W. - Julius W. Marsh at the right age. Harriet is the same woman from the 1850 census. For some reason, the family was enumerated twice in the 1860 census. Perhaps one or the other parent was giving the information at separate times:
J. W. Marsh in Berrien stays the same. H. M. Marsh, 30, from Pennsylvania, Ed. Marsh, 11, Sylvia Marsh, 2, Illinois.
There are so many flourishes on the writing that it was hard to read whether Sylvia and Lydia could have really been the same name. Later census records show the name to be Sylvia.
Julius was the school inspector in Galien, Berrien, Michigan in 1863.[xxi]
The 1870 census shows this Marsh family in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, enumerated as John W. Marsh for some reason. Harriet was listed, as well as Edgar and Sylvia Marsh.[xxii] Julius died 4 November 1870, 60 yrs. 7 mos. 8 days, and he was buried in the Harlington Cemetery.[xxiii] There is a picture of his stone on the Bremer, Iowa, Genweb in the Harlington Cemetery records posted there.
Harriet married George S. Fisher, 3 June 1871, in Waverly, Bremer, Illinois.[xxiv] A history for George was found on the Iowa Genweb for Butler County. George and Harriet had a child named Lillian Fisher about 1873.[xxv]
Harriet was found in the 1895 Iowa census living with her widowed daughter-in-law, Josephine Marsh.[xxvi] In the 1900 census, she was living with her daughter, Sylvia, and her husband, Henry Morrison, in Fallbrook, San Diego, California.[xxvii] The census said Harriet was born in November of 1829, and she had five children, only two living. Henry died 26 Dec 1900, but Harriet was still living with Sylvia in the 1910 census.[xxviii] Harriet died 25 Jan 1917 (age 85), and Sylvia was living with her half-sister, Lillian, and her husband, Valentine Gredig in the 1920 census.[xxix] Sylvia died 31 Mar 1924 (age 65), Lillian died 2 Feb 1944, and her husband, Valentine, was born 21 Jan 1866 in Switzerland and died 21 May 1942, all in San Diego County.[xxx]
"The Randolph Herald was started at Randolph in March, 1842. It was successively issued by William Mason, Lorenzo and Julius Marsh, and Fletcher & Russell until 1845, when it passed in to the hands of J.J. Strong, who continued it 2 years. Strong then joined the Mormons, and removed the establishment to Nauvoo, Ill."[iv] The "Strong" name is a misprint and should read, "J.J. Strang".[v]
After moving from Randolph and the passing of a few years, Julius wrote to his brother. "Dear Brother Joseph, With feelings of the deepest sorrow I take my pen to address you. Death, the king of terrors, has again visited my little family: yes, and taken from me my beloved companion. But although I have the greatest reason to mourn this grievous dispensation of Divine Providence, yet, I have the consolation to believe that my loss is her eternal gain; that she sleeps in Jesus, and will ere long have a glorious part in the resurrection of the just.
“She was taken sick the 3rd inst. with what the doctors called the lung fever, or congestion on the lungs, which was followed by inflammation of the head and bowels, which removed her from this world of trouble and sorrow on Thursday the 16th of this month, aged 25 years and 6 days.
“She left a bright evidence that she was ready. - At one time I asked her if she was reconciled to leave this world? She replied that she was, if it was God's will. At another time there were several of us stand[ing] by the bed-side, and she said, ‘Farewell, my friends, guardian angels are hovering around.’
“O, may I so live that I may meet my beloved companion in that land where death shall never come, and our dear little son, who died Sept. 15th, aged 20 months and 16 days. I have only one little daughter, in her 4th year, to cheer me in my lonely hour. With respect, Julius W. Marsh Bloomfield, Ill., Dec. 19, 1847."[vi]
Although Julius does not give the name of his wife, it is almost certain that he married Mary Owen, daughter of Jesse and Anna Winter Owen. The marriage was found on Google Books in a record about the Settlers of Long Point showing Julius and Mary settled at Galina, Illinois and had two children.[vii] Julius was certainly in the Galina area after he left Randolph in 1844. His brother, Lorenzo, also lived at Galina, and when Julius wrote to Joseph about Lorenzo’s death in 1852, he wrote from Belvidere, Illinois, which was located on the stage road from Chicago to Galina.
"Bro. J.W. Marsh, Belvidere, Ill., Sept. 5, 1852, writes: Dear Brother: The knell of time has again sounded, and another member of our family has departed. But ere long the last trump shall sound, and the mortal bodies of those who have been sleeping for ages shall be called forth from their dusty beds, to be clothed with immortality and unfading youth and beauty at the first resurrection!
“I very much deplore the loss of my dear brother Lorenzo, and pity his little family. I trust they will be provided for. He rests in peace. Farewell, dear brother." [viii]
Julius married (2) Harriet Cox 16 April 1848 in Boone County, Illinois. The couple was married by J. W. Agard, MG.[ix]
In 1850 in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, just across the border from Boone County, Illinois, there was a census entry for William Cox, 68, chair maker from England, Elizabeth Cox, 60, from Pennsylvania, Harriet Marsh, 20, Pennsylvania, Julius M. Marsh, 34, Printer from Vermont, Edgar Marsh, 1, born in Michigan.[x] It seems that the Coxes were Harriet's parents. Her later census records show her father to have been from England and her mother from Pennsylvania, just like this Cox couple.
Harriet's name comes before Julius' in that census entry; when the census taker was writing it he likely meant it the other way around. It was Harriet's initial that was M. as seen from other census entries. But the census taker could have also meant a W. for the M., and it was hard to read which letter it was. Julius' age is wrong, but later census entries show it correctly. This record also shows that Julius and Mary’s little daughter likely died before 1850 as she was not with her father.
Julius moved around quite a bit; it may have been for his preaching. His first son with Harriet was born in Detroit, Michigan.[xi] Julius was living in Cherry Valley, Winnebago, Illinois, in 1851 when Joseph Marsh recorded he had visited Julius there.[xii] In the mid 1850's, Julius went down into Illinois near his nephew, Joseph Marsh (son of Walter) where land deeds were found in Menard County between the two men.[xiii] There was also a lawsuit between Julius and Joseph Marsh against Benjamin Gibson, the husband of Joseph's sister, Amanda.[xiv] In a book printed over the Peoria County, Illinois Genweb, it was found that Julius was the pastor of the Congregationalist Church there from January 2, 1853, to May 1, 1854.[xv] When the grave of Julius's sister, Pamelia, was located in Greene County, Illinois, the cemetery records showed that Julius also spent some time in that area as there were two little boys buried in the same cemetery that belonged to Julius and Harriet.[xvi]
Julius’ letter to his brother, Joseph, about the deaths of his boys was later found.
Greenfield, Illinois, July 5, 1857. "Dear Brother Joseph: Death has again entered our little family, and taken from our fond embrace, our two darling children, Albert C. and William Henry, our two youngest. Albert was 5 (?) yrs. and 6 months, and William H. was near 3 years old. They died of the scarlet fever. William Henry, our youngest, died the 22nd, and Albert C., the 29th of June, just one brief week apart. Our oldest, Edgar Alonzo, was first attacked, but is now getting better. How true the saying, dear brother, that ‘In the midst of life, we are in death!’ O! may the Lord help us to be resigned to His will, and may we be prepared to meet our dear friends who have gone before, in that land of rest where sickness, sorrowing pain and death are felt and feared no more. O! how vain is the help of man! We had the best medicine that could be had, but all in vain. They are gone, and we miss their company.”[xvii]
He wrote to his brother again about the death of their sister.
"Dear Brother: - It becomes my painful duty to inform you of the death of our sister, Pamelia, wife of Timothy Twitchell. She fell asleep in Jesus, Aug. 22, 1857, aged 64 years, 4 months, and 2 days.
“She has been afflicted with disease for a long time, which terminated in her last illness, viz.:asthmatic consumption.
“She bore her sufferings with great patience, and near the termination of which she was filled with joy so as to shout the praise of God. She frequently repeated the following words of the poet,
“'Jesus can make the dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head. And breathe my life out sweetly there.'
“Brother Twitchell and the other members of his afflicted family, feel their loss to be irreparably great, yet they mourn not as those who have no hope; for they have the strong assurance, that if they live faithful in the cause of Christ, they will meet her from whom they are now separated by the power of death, in the kingdom of God, where there will be no more sorrow, but eternal life and unending felicity will be the exceeding great reward of the faithful. Your brother, &c., J. W. Marsh. Greenfield, Ill., Aug. 22, 1857.”[xviii]
Greene County land records showed that Julius purchased land there from a James L. Hall in 1858-59.[xix]
After that time, Julius moved near his brother, William, and his sister, Amanda. In the 1860 census for Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, there was a J. W. Marsh, 50, printer, born in Vermont. His wife was Harriet M., 30, from Pennsylvania. He had a son Ed., 11, Michigan, and a daughter, Lydia, 2, born in Illinois.[xx]
That entry shows Julius as J.W. - Julius W. Marsh at the right age. Harriet is the same woman from the 1850 census. For some reason, the family was enumerated twice in the 1860 census. Perhaps one or the other parent was giving the information at separate times:
J. W. Marsh in Berrien stays the same. H. M. Marsh, 30, from Pennsylvania, Ed. Marsh, 11, Sylvia Marsh, 2, Illinois.
There are so many flourishes on the writing that it was hard to read whether Sylvia and Lydia could have really been the same name. Later census records show the name to be Sylvia.
Julius was the school inspector in Galien, Berrien, Michigan in 1863.[xxi]
The 1870 census shows this Marsh family in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, enumerated as John W. Marsh for some reason. Harriet was listed, as well as Edgar and Sylvia Marsh.[xxii] Julius died 4 November 1870, 60 yrs. 7 mos. 8 days, and he was buried in the Harlington Cemetery.[xxiii] There is a picture of his stone on the Bremer, Iowa, Genweb in the Harlington Cemetery records posted there.
Harriet married George S. Fisher, 3 June 1871, in Waverly, Bremer, Illinois.[xxiv] A history for George was found on the Iowa Genweb for Butler County. George and Harriet had a child named Lillian Fisher about 1873.[xxv]
Harriet was found in the 1895 Iowa census living with her widowed daughter-in-law, Josephine Marsh.[xxvi] In the 1900 census, she was living with her daughter, Sylvia, and her husband, Henry Morrison, in Fallbrook, San Diego, California.[xxvii] The census said Harriet was born in November of 1829, and she had five children, only two living. Henry died 26 Dec 1900, but Harriet was still living with Sylvia in the 1910 census.[xxviii] Harriet died 25 Jan 1917 (age 85), and Sylvia was living with her half-sister, Lillian, and her husband, Valentine Gredig in the 1920 census.[xxix] Sylvia died 31 Mar 1924 (age 65), Lillian died 2 Feb 1944, and her husband, Valentine, was born 21 Jan 1866 in Switzerland and died 21 May 1942, all in San Diego County.[xxx]
Children of Julius W. Marsh and Harriet Cox
I. Edgar Alonzo Marsh (E. A. Marsh in some records) born 15 May 1848 (49?) in Detroit, Michigan; died 1891, likely in Marshall, Marshall, Iowa. In the 1880 census, he was a preacher living in Windsor, Fayette, Iowa, with his wife, Josephine Snow, born abt 1854, daughter of James and Ellen Newcomb Snow from New Hampshire, and a small son. By the 1900 census, Josephine was widowed and in Marshall County, Iowa. The census said she had five children, only three living.
A. Oscar Marsh c. 1878 in Iowa. He was living with his wife and children in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota in 1910.
B. George Eldred Marsh 12 Jun 1881 in Iowa. G. E. Marsh had his mother in his home in the 1910 census of Ogle, Oregon, Illinois. He married Grace Williams and was a preacher in the Church of God. There is a booklet published by that church with biographies of Iowa leaders. George's biography confirms the names of his parents.
C. ?
D. Orissa Marsh c. 1884 in Iowa. Orissa married George L. Franks, and they were living in Delaware, Delaware, Iowa in the 1910 census. Orissa and her brother, Oscar, were named for siblings of Josephine's.
E. ?
A. Oscar Marsh c. 1878 in Iowa. He was living with his wife and children in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota in 1910.
B. George Eldred Marsh 12 Jun 1881 in Iowa. G. E. Marsh had his mother in his home in the 1910 census of Ogle, Oregon, Illinois. He married Grace Williams and was a preacher in the Church of God. There is a booklet published by that church with biographies of Iowa leaders. George's biography confirms the names of his parents.
C. ?
D. Orissa Marsh c. 1884 in Iowa. Orissa married George L. Franks, and they were living in Delaware, Delaware, Iowa in the 1910 census. Orissa and her brother, Oscar, were named for siblings of Josephine's.
E. ?
“Edgar A. Marsh, Pioneer Evangelist, Missouri-Iowa, 1869-1891”
Photos of Edgar Alonzo Marsh and the Marsh bookplate used with permission of Atlanta Bible College Library and Archives.
Photos of Edgar Alonzo Marsh and the Marsh bookplate used with permission of Atlanta Bible College Library and Archives.
II. Albert C. Marsh died 29 June 1857, Son of J. W. and H. M. Marsh, Hermitage Cemetery in Rubicon, Greene, Illinois. The records can be seen on the Greene, Illinois Genweb.
III. William H. Marsh died 22 June 1857, 2 years, 11 mos., 10 days. Son of J.W. and H. M. Marsh. Hermitage Cemetery, Rubicon, Greene, Illinois.
IV. Sylvia Marsh c. 1858 in Illinois. In the 1880 census of Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, Sylvia was living with her mother and step-father, and was listed as having been divorced (marriage records show his name was James Belcher). She later married Henry Morrison, who in the 1880 census was a railroad worker living in a boarding house in Clarksville, Bremer, Iowa. Henry and Sylvia moved to Fallbrook, San Diego, California, where Harriet was found living in their home in the 1900 census. Henry died 26 December 1900. Sylvia and Harriet were listed together in the 1910 census. Sylvia said she had three children, only two living. Sylvia died 31 Mar 1924, aged 65 years in San Diego County.
A. Walter L. Morrison born June 1884 Iowa
B. Arthur Morrison born April 1886 Iowa. He was still living with his mother in the 1910 census.
C. Mabel Morrison born April 1890 California
III. William H. Marsh died 22 June 1857, 2 years, 11 mos., 10 days. Son of J.W. and H. M. Marsh. Hermitage Cemetery, Rubicon, Greene, Illinois.
IV. Sylvia Marsh c. 1858 in Illinois. In the 1880 census of Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, Sylvia was living with her mother and step-father, and was listed as having been divorced (marriage records show his name was James Belcher). She later married Henry Morrison, who in the 1880 census was a railroad worker living in a boarding house in Clarksville, Bremer, Iowa. Henry and Sylvia moved to Fallbrook, San Diego, California, where Harriet was found living in their home in the 1900 census. Henry died 26 December 1900. Sylvia and Harriet were listed together in the 1910 census. Sylvia said she had three children, only two living. Sylvia died 31 Mar 1924, aged 65 years in San Diego County.
A. Walter L. Morrison born June 1884 Iowa
B. Arthur Morrison born April 1886 Iowa. He was still living with his mother in the 1910 census.
C. Mabel Morrison born April 1890 California
[i] Correspondence with St. Albans record office, P.O. Box 867, St. Albans, Vermont, 05478- 0867.
[ii] 1830 U.S. census, Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York, Julius Marsh.
[iii] 1840 U.S. census, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, Lemuel Marsh.
[iv] Place, Frank, and French, John Homer, Gazetteer of the State of New York, (1861 R. P. Smith).
[v] Wikipedia for James Jesse Strang.
[vi] Marsh, Julius, to his brother, Joseph, Dec. 19, 1847, Advent Harbinger, on file with the author, courtesy David R.
Graham.
[vii] Owen, Egbert Americus, 1844-1908, Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlement: Or, Norfolk’s Foundation Builders
Foundation, pg. 25 (Toronto: W. Briggs), Books.google.com.
[viii] Marsh, Julius W., correspondence to his brother Joseph, courtesy of David R. Graham.
[ix] Illinois transcribed marriage records, FamilySearch.org.; info came first through correspondence from John Cason.
[x] 1850 U.S. census, Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, Julius M. Marsh.
[xi] Church of God records, courtesy of Jan Stilson, Church of God Historian.
[xii] Ibid.
[xiii] Menard County, Illinois, grantor index to land deeds 1839-1860, FHL #1311592 items 3-4; note that Julius had
more land records than just with his nephew.
[xiv] Lawsuit papers on file with the author, courtesy of Lewis Melson.
[xv] US Genweb, Peoria County, outdated link.
[xvi] US Genweb, Greene County, Illinois, Hermitage Cemetery.
[xvii] Marsh, Julius, July 5, 1857, Prophetic Expositor and Bible Advocate, courtesy of David R. Graham.
[xviii] Marsh, Julius, to his brother, Joseph, 15 Oct 1857, Prophetic Expositor and Bible Advocate, p. 278, courtesy of
Jan Stilson, Church of God Historian. Used with permission of Atlanta Bible College and Archives, Mcdonough,Ga.
[xix] Greene County, Illinois, land records grantor index 1821-1878, FHL #1310001.
[xx] 1860 U.S. census, Berrien, Michigan, for J. W. Marsh.
[xxi] Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885, History of Berrien and Van Buren counties, Michigan. With…biographical sketches of
its prominent men and pioneers , Chapter XXX11, p. 239. (Johnson, Crisfield., D.W. Ensign & Co. Philadelphia,
1880)
[xxii] 1870 U.S.census, John W. Marsh, 3rd Ward Waverly Washington Township, Bremer, Iowa.
[xxiii] US Genweb, Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, Harlington Cemetery.
[xxiv] US Genweb, Iowa marriage records, info courtesy of John Cason.
[xxv] US Genweb, Iowa, Butler County for George S. Fisher.
[xxvi] 1895 Iowa Census, FamilySearch.org.
[xxvii] 1900 U.S.census, Fallbrook, San Diego, California, Harriet Fisher.
[xxviii] 1910 U.S. census, Fallbrook, San Diego, California, Harriet M. Fisher.
[xxix] 1920 U.S. census, San Diego, San Diego, Sylvia Morrison.
[xxx] All death dates in this paragraph from the California Death Index online, with some info coming first from the
research of John Cason.
[ii] 1830 U.S. census, Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York, Julius Marsh.
[iii] 1840 U.S. census, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, Lemuel Marsh.
[iv] Place, Frank, and French, John Homer, Gazetteer of the State of New York, (1861 R. P. Smith).
[v] Wikipedia for James Jesse Strang.
[vi] Marsh, Julius, to his brother, Joseph, Dec. 19, 1847, Advent Harbinger, on file with the author, courtesy David R.
Graham.
[vii] Owen, Egbert Americus, 1844-1908, Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlement: Or, Norfolk’s Foundation Builders
Foundation, pg. 25 (Toronto: W. Briggs), Books.google.com.
[viii] Marsh, Julius W., correspondence to his brother Joseph, courtesy of David R. Graham.
[ix] Illinois transcribed marriage records, FamilySearch.org.; info came first through correspondence from John Cason.
[x] 1850 U.S. census, Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, Julius M. Marsh.
[xi] Church of God records, courtesy of Jan Stilson, Church of God Historian.
[xii] Ibid.
[xiii] Menard County, Illinois, grantor index to land deeds 1839-1860, FHL #1311592 items 3-4; note that Julius had
more land records than just with his nephew.
[xiv] Lawsuit papers on file with the author, courtesy of Lewis Melson.
[xv] US Genweb, Peoria County, outdated link.
[xvi] US Genweb, Greene County, Illinois, Hermitage Cemetery.
[xvii] Marsh, Julius, July 5, 1857, Prophetic Expositor and Bible Advocate, courtesy of David R. Graham.
[xviii] Marsh, Julius, to his brother, Joseph, 15 Oct 1857, Prophetic Expositor and Bible Advocate, p. 278, courtesy of
Jan Stilson, Church of God Historian. Used with permission of Atlanta Bible College and Archives, Mcdonough,Ga.
[xix] Greene County, Illinois, land records grantor index 1821-1878, FHL #1310001.
[xx] 1860 U.S. census, Berrien, Michigan, for J. W. Marsh.
[xxi] Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885, History of Berrien and Van Buren counties, Michigan. With…biographical sketches of
its prominent men and pioneers , Chapter XXX11, p. 239. (Johnson, Crisfield., D.W. Ensign & Co. Philadelphia,
1880)
[xxii] 1870 U.S.census, John W. Marsh, 3rd Ward Waverly Washington Township, Bremer, Iowa.
[xxiii] US Genweb, Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, Harlington Cemetery.
[xxiv] US Genweb, Iowa marriage records, info courtesy of John Cason.
[xxv] US Genweb, Iowa, Butler County for George S. Fisher.
[xxvi] 1895 Iowa Census, FamilySearch.org.
[xxvii] 1900 U.S.census, Fallbrook, San Diego, California, Harriet Fisher.
[xxviii] 1910 U.S. census, Fallbrook, San Diego, California, Harriet M. Fisher.
[xxix] 1920 U.S. census, San Diego, San Diego, Sylvia Morrison.
[xxx] All death dates in this paragraph from the California Death Index online, with some info coming first from the
research of John Cason.