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William H. MARSHALL, farmer and stockman, Holly Springs,
Ark. The parents of Mr. MARSHALL, Francis and Elizabeth A.
(PENIC) MARSHALL, were natives of Prince Edward County, VA,
and were reared and married there. In 1836 they removed to
Madison County, Ala., thence to Lincoln County, Tenn., then back to Alabama,
and in 1852 came to Arkansas. There Mr. MARSHALL died on March 16 of the following
year. The Mother died in Calhoun County in 1882, both being formerly members
of the Baptist Church, but in later years became Presbyterians. After the death
of Mr. MARSHALL, his widow joined the Baptist Church again. He was captain
of the militia for some time, and during the removal of the
Indians from Alabama, he was captain of a company. He was
justice of the peace while living in Alabama. The paternal
grandfather, Richard MARSHALL, was a native of Virginia,
and a farmer. The maternal grandfather, Thomas PENIC, was
also a native of Virginia. William H. MARSHALL, the fourth
of nine children, two sons and two daughters now living,
divided his time in early youth in assisting on the farm
and attending the common schools. He came with his parents
to Arkansas, and was married on September 27, 1853, to Miss
Emma A. WILLIAMS, a native of Franklin County, Ala., and
the daughter of Henry and Eliza Ellen WILLIAMS, natives of
Virginia and Alabama, respectively. Her parents moved from
Alabama to Dallas County, Ark., in 1850, and there both died.
The father was killed about the year 1879, and his widow
received her final summons a few years later. Both were members
of the Christian Church. Six children were born to Mr. And
Mrs. MARSHALL: Eliza A. (wife of W. L. PARHAM, of Texas),
Levilla Frances (wife of A. J. CHANDLER), William H., Kate Emma (wife of A.
B. TOWLER), Alice (wife of Ed. SHUGART), and Frank Robert.
When first married, Mr. MARSHALL settled in the woods on
his present farm, and now is the owner of 909 areas of land,
with 200 areas under cultivation on Mill Creek. He is one
of the first-class farmers and stock-raisers of the county,
and is a man of energy and perseverance. In 1861, he joined
a regiment of Arkansas Infantry, and operated in Arkansas,
Texas and Louisiana. He was in the fights at Prairie Grove,
Jenkins’ Ferry
and Mansfield. The army was disbanded at Marshall, Tex., and Mr. MARSHALL returned
home. During the time he was in service he took the measles, and was disabled
for over a year. In politics he is a Democrat, his first presidential vote being
for James Buchanan in 1856. He is member of the Masonic fraternity, La Burta
Lodge, Princeton, Mo. He and wife and two daughters are members of the Christian
Church.