Hi Pam-
I'm not really sure this qualifies as what you want for the Marshall Co.,
bios, but heres what I have:
ALMON McGOWAN was born in 1846 in Ottawa County, OH, the son of William
McGowan and Margaret Dunham. He married Mary Elisabeth Ditto, the daughter of
Levi Ditto and Susan Strohecker. The families settled in the Plymouth area of
Marshall County where Almon and Mary had the following children: Vida Alice
born in 1872, Louise born in 1874 and married Fred Appleman, Viola born in
1876 who married Reynolds Van Gilder, James Albert born in 1878, Ora Oscar
born in 1879, John Joseph born in 1881 and married Rose Neimeier, Laura Belle
born in 1884, Elsie May born in 1886, Jesse Raymond born in 1888 and married
Cora Neimeier, and Floyd Alburtus born in 1890. After the death of his wife,
Mary, in1899, Almon married Catherine Flowers Penright. He died in 1926 and is
buried in the Oakhill Cemetery.
I also have a copy of a biography for Adam and Dorus Strohecker (early
settlers) which was copied from McDonald's "History of Marshall County" -
1908. I don't know if you want it or not, not sure how those copywrite laws
work.
Good luck with the project!
-Wendy Faber
Wendy312(a)aol.com