Thomas J. PARK, II

Thomas married Joyce DENNIS [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Vicky PARK

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 4 & 5; Marshall 0081, p 2

Arthur married Ila C. VENABLE in Dec 1931 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. Ila (daughter of Thomas J. VENABLE and Bethania A. MARSHALL) was born on 20 Mar 1900 in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 28 Feb 1985 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina; was buried in Mar 1985 in West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 4; Marshall 0077; p. 3 - Her daughter-in-law gave me the spelling of her name.

!Marshall 0081, p 2 - She is buried in Celestial Memorial Gardens in West Columbia, South Carolina. This cemetery is only one mile from my home. [DWM]

!The information came from her daughter-in-law, Joyce Parks (RIN 14,544)

Find A Grave Memorial# 121444752

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=White&GSfn=ila&GSmn=c.&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=121444752&df=all&

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 5

Thomas married Isabel SIMPSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 5

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 4 - Buried in Friends Church cemetery.

Find-A-Grave Memorial #124359477

Thomas married Bethania A. MARSHALL on 22 Dec 1876. Bethania (daughter of John Marion MARSHALL and Christina SPARGER) was born on 15 May 1857 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 17 Mar 1940 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Mar 1940 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0006; Marshall 0075, p. 4

Find A Grave Memorial# 51291782

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 4 - He died in the Civil War.
!Marshall 0254, p. 1
!A GEDCOM file from Eugene Cordell.

Joab married Rebecca T. LEWIS on 18 Nov 1852. Rebecca (daughter of Elcana LEWIS and Mehala RIGGS) was born in 1835; died in 1929; was buried in 1929 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0075, p. 4 - She is bured in the Friends Church Cemetery.
!Marshall 0254, p. 1
!A GEDCOM file from Eugene Cordell.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 48

Notes:

Marshall 0001; Marshall 0004; Marshall 0005; Marshall 0017, Pg. 136, Marshall
0022 - John Marion Marshall had twelve children by his wife, Christina Sparger. Then he left his family and went to Texas with another Frankie Pate. There it is reported that he raised another family of twelve children. I have no information about his death or where he is buried.
!Marshall 0241, pp. 1, 9 - This source, a letter from Robert K. Marshall to Gurney Robertson, dated 9/17/1925, sheds some light on John's second wife, Frankie Pate. It says that John wrote a letter to "Uncle Sam" (Samuel Edward Marshall?) and a letter to Martha Eleanor (Marshall) Saunders asking if he could return to Surry County with his "second wife." I am not sure that either letter exists now, or maybe they never did.

More information - Apparently he and Frankie went to Indianapolis, Indiana. There he met a man who owned a ranch in the area of San Antonio, Texas. The man hired John to go to Texas and look after his ranch. While John was in route to Texas, the man died in Indianapolis.

The census data below places him firmly in San Antonio, Texas in 1880. Apparently, Frankie had died.



1880 United States CensusCensus Place: San Antonio, Bexar, TexasSource: FHL Film 1255291 National Archives Film T9-1291, Page 79B 
Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birth Occupation
John M. Marshall Self M W W 55 NC Wheel Wright
Elizabeth Marshall Dau F S W 9 NC
Wm Marshall Son M S W 7 NC
Minnie D. Marshall Dau F S W 3 IN
Maria Garera Other F W W 35 NM House Keeper


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Below is more information from Gilmer Robertson. He sent it to me January 5, 2002 in response to a message I broadcast to my distribution list offering a $100 reward for anyone who could find John.

Dear David,It is nice to get your emails although I seldom respond. I'm not sure if I ever told you this or not (I probably did, but it's been too many years to know) but my Aunt Bettye Marshall Robertson told me that her husband Merlin actually went to John Marion's grave in Texas. Merlin and Bettye lived in Waco for many years and my recollection is that she said Merlin set out to track his down and met one of John's sons or grandsons-she couldn't remember what town the grave was located in. Merlin and Bettye were cousins-Merlin's grandfather was John Marion and I believe that Bettye was John Marion's great-granddaughter. Bettye died in 1976 and I had talked with her about this probably in the early 70's so I am fuzzy on this one but it seems that John changed his name. I'm pretty sure she said he became just John Marion and dropped the Marshall completely. Well, that should be enough to confuse all of us- perhaps someday all of this will be discovered. Keep up the good work-I could use the $100 to pay for Xmas but I don't think I have the time to do any research. Perhaps we could check all of the death records in the Texas counties. Best regards for the new year, Gil

John married Christina SPARGER on 4 Dec 1844 in Surry County, North Carolina, and was divorced. Christina (daughter of John W. SPARGER, (4) and Sarah LYON) was born on 26 Dec 1822 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 23 Feb 1904 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Feb 1904 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 49

Notes:

Marshall 0001; Marshall 0005; Marshall 0006; Marshall 0017, Pg. 136 - Christina is buried in the Friends Church Cemetery, White Plains, North Carolina.

Marshall 0007, Pg. 509 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina", Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson

Marshall 0149, p. 24

Find A Grave Memorial# 48103746



Records of Moody Funeral Services, Mount Airy, North Carolina, 1903-1914, by Betty J. Camin and Ann B. Stewart, pg. 4 line 168. - This source says she died from an accident. What kind of accident was not specified.