I see all the biographical sketches you have of Huntington Co people and am wondering if
there is one for Dr. John H. Campbell. He is listed in the 1850 census in Huntington
County with wife Charity and four children.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Joan Bray
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Subject: [INHUNT] Biographical Sketch of Samuel Marshell, born 1 Feb 1832.
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Samuel Marshell, one of the oldest pioneers of Jefferson Township, and a
resident of it over 50 years, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, February 1,
1812. He was the second in a family of ten children, born to Thomas and
Margaret Marshell, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, and of English
descent. They were married in Licking County, Ohio, about 1810, and the former
continued to reside in Ohio until his death, which occurred in 1844. The later
was called away in Huntington County, while residing with her son, our subject,
in 1879. Samuel spent his boyhood and youth on the farm, and received a fair
education for that day of log school houses. At his maturity he began doing for
himself, engaging principally in carpenter work. At the age of twenty-four, or
in the spring of 1836, our subject found his earnings amounted to about $200,
and as it would be an endless undertaking to remain in Ohio and save his money
until he had enough to secure a home, he resolved to !
go west. Accordingly, about the first of April, 1836, he started on foot to
seek a home somewhere in the west. About the middle of the month he arrived at
Joseph Anthony’s, who resided in what was then known as Charleston. Mr. Anthony
showed him the tract of land he now lives upon, and he immediately started to
Fort Wayne, to enter 160 acres in Sections 9 and 10, this was then a wild
woodland, filled with game, and an occasional Indian. There were no public
highways, and pioneers cabins were scarce. He began working at his trade, here
and there, in a radius of fifty miles of what is his home to-day, but
occasionally he spent some time clearing up his farm. On April 5, 1855, he was
married to Mary C. Shull, daughter of John and Lydia Shull, old and respected
residents of this township. This union was blessed with nine children: Thomas
C., John S., James H., Laura B., Lydia C., Margaret E., Elmeda J., Mary A., and
Samuel G., of whom Thomas C., Lydia C., and Sa!
muel G., are deceased, and interred in the Purviance Cemetery. Mrs. M
arshell died September 24, 1874. She was a Christian woman, and esteemed by all
who knew her. Mr. Marshell is a member of the Christian Church, with which he
has been identified for a number of years. Politically he is a staunch
Republican, and has held the office of Township Trustee. He now resides on his
fine farm of 160 acres, which is under a high state of cultivation, with good
improvements.
History of Huntington County, Indiana. (Brant & Fuller: Chicago, IL) 1887.
Biographical Sketches of Jefferson Township, p. 682 and 683.
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