Kenneth Alton MARSHALL

Notes:

!Marshall 0103, p. 202 - He was killed in a motorcycle accident. He is buried
in Oakdale Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Shirley DUNCAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!His birth and death dates come from page 45 of W. M. Creasy's "Genealogy of
the Sparger and Allied Families" that can be found in the North Carolina State
Library. On page 38 his death year is shown as 1930.
!Marshall 0303, p. 8

Thomas married Addie Gertrude LOWRY in 1907. Addie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson LOWRY and Minerva Ann (Nancy) SPARGER) was born on 16 Jan 1881; died on 3 Jan 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0303, p. 8

Notes:

Marshall 0006
The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Fall, 1995, p. 34.

He is buried in the Friends Church Cemetery in White Plains.

Find A Grave Memorial# 60154757

John married Sarah Jane VENABLESurry County, North Carolina. Sarah was born in 1855 in North Carolina; died in 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 63209508

Notes:

!Marshall 0146B, p. 1
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.

Thomas married Minerva Ann (Nancy) SPARGER on 11 Apr 1876 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Minerva (daughter of Henry SPARGER and Mary Ann COOK) was born on 14 Mar 1853 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 19 Feb 1943 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0146B, p. 11; Marshall 0149, p. 23
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.

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.

Notes:

!Marshall 0303, p. 8

Thomas married Mary MIDKIFF. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0303, p. 8

Notes:

!Marshall 0017, Pg. 191; Sparger 0001, Pg. 44 - In the Marshall 0017 his
marriage date was given as December 2. In Sparger 0001 it was given as
December 3. Mary Ann Cook was the sister of Bethania Cook who was the wife of brother, Murlin Sparger.
His marriage date was taken from "Marriages of Surry County, N. C.; 1779 -
1868" by Brent H. Holcomb"
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 509 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson
!"The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association", October 1994, p. 6.
Marshall 0146, p. 5 - He and his wife are both buried in the Willow Wild Cemetery.
!Marshall 0149, p. 23
!Marshall 0303, p. 1
!Marshall 0355, p. 7 - This source is from his gravestone.

Henry married Mary Ann COOK on 2 Dec 1846 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of John COOK and Edith JESSUP) was born on 12 May 1827 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 29 Nov 1901 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0017, Pg. 191; Sparger 0001, Pg. 44 - She was the sister of Bethania
Cook who married Henry's brother, Murlin Sparger.
!Her birth & death date along with their marriage information comes from "The
Journal of the Surry County Genealogical Association", November, 1993, page 8. Her death date was not actually given but the "Mt. Airy News" article was
dated December 19, 1901 (Thursday) and said that she died Friday night. That
would have been December 13, 1901.
!Marshall 0146, p. 5 - She is buried with her husband in the Willow Wild Cemetery.
!Marshall 0303, p. 1 - This source gives her death date as 11/29/1901.

!The following source was posted in the Surry Co. NC Obituaries Post (5/8/2001)(http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NC/SurryObits)

Mrs. Henry Sparger nee Cook
Posted by P.J. Overturf on Tue, 08 May 2001
Surname: Sparger, Cook, Newman, Lowry

Abstracted from 6 Dec 1901 Fannin Co., Tx. "Bonham News"

Mrs. Mary A. Sparger, wife of Henry Sparger, d. last Friday at home on N. Center St.;Services at Methodist church by Rev. J. R. Wages of Decatur, bur. Willow Wild cem.;Methodist for 52 years;Maiden name: Mary Ann Cook;b. Surry County, N.C. 12 May 1827;Then lived in Surry Co. until 1876, to Bonham that year;Survivors: husband & 5 of 7 children, Jeff, John, Miss Mattie Sparger, Mrs. NEWMAN and Mrs. LOWRY of N.C.