Armstrong County PA Archives Biographies.....Marshall, Thomas H. July 29, 1824 - ????
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Source: History of Armstrong County, Chicago: Waterman, Watkins and Co. 1883.
Author: Robert Walter Smith, Esq.

  ...The subject of this sketch, second son of Robert and 
Mary (Hindman) Marshall, was born July 29, 1824, about one 
and one-half miles from Dayton. When he was about twenty 
years of age, his father purchased the land on which a part 
of the village of Dayton now stands, and six years later 
took into partnership his sons, William and Thomas H., the 
subject of this biography. The stock owned by this firm 
consisted of the personal property on a farm of about 400 
acres and a store which was established by them.  It was the 
especial duty of Thomas H. Marshall to attend to this store, 
his father and brother carrying on the farm, and this he did 
until 1861, a period of about eleven years, when a half 
interest was sold to J. Campbell, who has since conducted 
the business under the firm name of J. Campbell & Co., the 
Marshall brothers still retaining a half interest.  The 
partnership of father and sons in the farming interest was 
continued until April 9, 1868, when Robert Marshall sold his 
real estate to his sons.  The west end of the farm adjoining 
and around Dayton, and amounting to about 136 acres, was 
purchased by Thomas H. Marshall.  It included the land on 
which his grandfather, William Marshall, the pioneer of 
Glade run, had settled in 1803.  Since he has been in 
business for himself Mr. Marshall has gradually increased 
the amout of his real estate possessions, until at present 
he owns about 520 acres of fine farming land in the 
immediate vicinity of Dayton.  He has been remarkably 
successful and is recognized as a model farmer.  His land 
has been carefully improved and has thus increased in value 
from year to year.  Building improvements have kept pace 
with his increase in real estate ownership, his barn at 
Dayton, for instance, being one of the largest and best in 
the county, and sheltering as fine stock as one could wish 
to see.  He carries on farming in what might be called a 
wholesale way, giving employment to many men and raising 
upon the average about 4,000 bushels of corn, 1,000 of wheat 
and 100 tons of hay per year.  Besides his extensive farming 
he carries on in Dayton one of the best tanneries in the 
county, butchers about 100 head of cattle per year, is a 
partner in the store of J. Campbell & Co., owns considerable 
timber land, is interested in the Enterprise Lumber Company, 
the Dayton Agricultural and Mechanical Association, and is a 
stockholder in the Dayton Union Academy and the Dayton 
Soldiers' Orphans' School.  He has been treasurer of the 
last-named institution from its organization, and took the 
first contract looking toward the erection of the buildings 
- that of getting out the stone for foundations.  Mr. 
Marshall has served as justice of the peace for two terms - 
ten years - from 1864 to 1874, and has held other offices of 
honor and trust, although he has never been in any sense a 
place-seeker, and has taken only the interest of a good 
citizen in politics.  He is a republican.  His church 
connection is with the United Presbyterians, and he has been 
one of the chief supporters of the Dayton church of this 
denomination.

  Thomas H. Marshall was united in marriage, March 14 ,1850, 
with Miss Rosetta P., daughter of Robert Neal, of 
Cowanshannock township, who was born September 26, 1827.  
The offspring of this union are five children, living:  
Silas W. and David Duff, both married, and following 
farming; Robert Neal, who is engaged in the study of 
medicine; Clark Hindman, who had graduated after a four 
years' course at Princeton, and has been one year at the U. 
P. Theological Seminary at Attegheny City, and Mary 
Samantha.

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