Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1914 — CAPT. R. W. MARSHALL DEAD IN CALIFORNIA [ARTICLE]

CAPT. R. W. MARSHALL DEAD IN CALIFORNIA

Rensselaer Died Monday June 22nd. • ' 01

'-J xi I Word has been received of the death at his home at Seabright, Cal, on Monday, June 22, of Capt. R. W. Marshall, for many years a resident of Rensselaer, and at one time prosecuting attorney here. He had been bedfast for several months and very feeble. The ’body was incinerated at Cypress cemetery in

soS *tiOnevS hom death son, Joseph, a little over two years ago. Bor over a year he had been suffering from acute b-righit’s disease, with complications. During that time most of his children had been with him at intervals, but at the time of his demise none of his family were in attendance with the exception of his youngest daughter, Blorence. ..s - A - ■- ■-Ai’ He is survived (by six children, Mrs. D. L. Good Hoe, of Winnipeg, Gam; Mrs. Bred Browne and Miss Edith Maivshall, of North Yakima, Wash.; A. L. Marshall, of Olene, Cal., and Miss Florence Marshall, at present of Seaibright, Oal. Other J near relatives are Mrs. D. A. Gillette, a Sister; and two brothers, Judge A. 0. Marshall and Griffen Marshall, all of Joliet, TIL, and ciniby, and another brother, Geo. E. Marshall, of (Medford, Ore. - |

The obituary notice as/publifihed in the Santa Cruz .papers, (follows: Ralph Waldo Marshall was ‘born in New Lenox township, WiM oounty, IM., on June 1, 1842. His father was one of the forty-niner® who dame to California during the gold rush. On his return trip, which was by boat around the southern extremity df South America, fie] was robbed and murdered. 7- GSa

His widow, being left with a large family of small children to support, goS to country school dur ing rtlw winters. In 1880 he made far rar as old Kort Laramie, driving a team of six-yojoe of oxen from Atchison, Kansas, to Ft. Laramie and return, hauling government freight, for wfhich he received forty dollars per mohth and found. This was a big jump from eight dollars per month working as a ‘farm hand.

He returned home in October. 1860, and joined the “Wide Awake*,” and, to use his own words, “helped •■hiii* iwhon ihn 001 l as made for volunteers, he enlisted in Co. B, 20th TMlndfe Volunteer Infantry. The company went into camp at the did fair grounds at -liu JL, «L, inontns, when rhe mustering omeer reieetea hrm neeftuise he was iiniUcr eighteen years of age. • In September, 1862, he enlisted, in was appointed sergeant in Co. C and served a® such until discha-iged for difabildty in 1863.

In 1864 he reenlisted in New Co. A. 20th THinoi® Infantry. He was ejected first lieutenant by vote of >C company, and duly commissioned by Gov Yates. By order of Col. King, he took command of Co. K,

otf ttoe 20th, and retained cnmmand unttl discharged at Chicago in July, 1865. He was present in command of ihte company ait the closing act, the suarendeir otf army. Then followed the long march -Jo and the hig review at Washington, and flnahy fihe dfdbanding otf the volunteer army. Both the 20th ! and 100th were t great fighting rcgiLmentte and their history has been published in a large vofamnn entitled, “Fifteen Years Ago, or The Patriotism of WtM County.” After the close otf the war, youpg Ma rshall returned to hie studijM, attending Eastman’s College at n«as and bw, and being admitted to the bar. In 1870. be wta elected dherifl otf Will county, ®L In October otf the same year he was married to Mary Elitobeth nancl 8 - r^m J to ’ .j£per bad a l«en mind, .nd Me kml X? rf’theajh Judicial ChKmit otf Indiana. He served aa county attorney of Ja* move' MmUy of «ven Jfc an 1 Mrs. Marenail took up tneir rasp

denee at SeabrlUrht, and later at Sdl I nt ivirs. 1S irai'iixitg n'eta'ii'fi. w’ uh uhfO xOist 'Wh©rover he Tirade charge of toe brief^ncrS’seivice.? Whllb 0» bddom mrottoned M. remained stromg * until the last, i th? fast losing fight -and calmly, | as a soldier Should, awaited the inevitable outcome. I r * 'a.. ■ : ...- << ■■ ■