William B. Marshall (1789 - 1857)

Born 26 Sep 1789 in Warren, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann Martin — married after 6 Jan 1817 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1857 at age 67 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William Marshall was born in North Carolina.

William Marshall was a Tennessean.

The Life Summary of William B. Marshall:

William B. Marshall was born in 26 September 1789. He was the son of Isaac Marshall and Mary Foote.^[1]

He married Mary Ann Martin on 6 January 1817, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.^[2]

They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters:

James Franklin Marshall-1817–1872^[3]

Mary C. Marshall-1819–1843^[4]

Thomas H. Marshall-1821–1865^[5]

Hester A Marshall-1825–Deceased

Lucinda A Marshall-1831–1864^[6]

Isaac Callahan Marshall-1833–1856^[7]

Richard Spencer Marshall-1837–1901^[8]

He lived in Monroe, Tennessee, United States in 1850.^[9]

He died on 21 April 1857, in Mount Vernon, Monroe, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Eleazar Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Monroe, Tennessee, United States.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Person: MMWY-456
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFS7-5MC : 9 March 2021), William Marshall and Mary Martin, 06 Jan 1817; citing Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,730,604.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29484714
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26889436
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #261657805
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #161454147
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79529594
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8047790
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDR-YRK : 23 December 2020), William Marshall, Monroe, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86804207

Family History Notes

"William B. Marshall, was born on a Saturday, Sept 26, 1789 in Warren Co., NC, the third born child, of Isaac and Mary (Foote) Marshall.

William B. Marshall and family migrated from Iredell Co., NC to Monroe Co., TN, before 1830, exactly when has not been pinned down. It appears from records that perhaps, brother Joseph Marshall was the first in Monroe Co., TN, with Brothers Henry F. and William B. Marshall coming later.

Willam B. Marshall married Mary Ann Martin (abt 1796 NC-aft 1880 TN) on 6 Jan 1817 in Wilkes Co., NC. She was living with Richard Spencer Marshall and family on the 1880 Census in Monroe Co., TN.

The Richard Spencer Marshall, wife Sarah Caroline Blanton, family migrated to Travis Co., TX Dec 1881 and Mary Ann (Martin) Marshall was not with them. There is indication of a grave next to William B. Marshall and it is my thinking she is buried there in the Eleazer Cemtery.

The family lived in the P. O. Tellico Plains area, which means of course that they got their mail there. It is beautiful country there, and easy to imagine that life could have been, at least in part, very good there."

COMMENTARY: Having many relatives from Tellico Plains and having first hand information and experience, I can tell you, Tellico Plains was not a very peaceful place. First, it was the home of the Cherokee Indians. This article explains the history of the Cherokees in Monroe County, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Tennessee

Something a lot of people do not know about is the massacre of black people in Tellico Plains during the early 1900's. My Grandmother, Lula Atkins Hawkins, Lula Hawkins told me that the blacks were murdered, and her family hide some to move them from the county. My family offered Christian burials to those who were murdered in our family cemetery, New Providence Missionary Baptist Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2147155/new-providence-cemetery. I have been to the cemetery many times and have seen the unmarked stones of the murdered black people. And, I met a black man who was a professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee that I discussed this issue with. He verified the murder of blacks in Tellico Plains and knew what I was talking about.

Also, my ex-husband Richard Lindsay, who is an architect, was called in the early 1980's to come to Tellico Plains to design a public Library. I was excited to hear what Rick had to say of the meeting. Rick told me the mayor was wearing a gun. I was surprised, because Tellico Plains looks like a peaceful, little mountain town. Far from that! Rick said the Mayor told him he had to wear a gun because of the roughnecks who would get into gun fights. And, he added that my family, The Atkins, helped him more than anyone in the community. That's because we have very deep roots there and are a very righteous and helpful family.

My connection to the Marshall's: My grandmother, Lula Atkins Lula Hawkins married Harry Hawkins whose mother was a Marshall, Paralee Emily Hawkins, Paralee Marshall Hawkins whose father and mother are: Robert Marshall and Nancy McLemore.

Father's Revolutionary War

• Pension application (pdf) of Isaac Marshall transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, accessed 15 July 2019.
• DAR descendant record, Patriot Ancestor Isaac Marshall:
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 July 2019), "Record of Lieutenant Isaac Marshall", Ancestor # A073817.