History of George Marshall Sr.
Compiled and edited from various sources by Helen Metta Brough Rode in 1966.
George Marshall was born on July 26, 1826, in Ballyvenox, Macosquin, Londondery, Ireland. Eventually he moved to Scotland, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1849, he married Agnes McIntyre. Afterwards, they sailed from Liverpool, England, to America, arriving on 1 November 1850 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They then spent two years in St. Louis, Missouri, before traveling westward to Utah.
When George Marshall reached Utah, he initially settled in Pine Canyon, near Tooele, and began farming and raising livestock. Unfortunately, Agnes and their two children became ill and died in the early 1850’s. In 1854, George Marshall married a widower, Elizabeth Walmsley. Two fine boys were born to this union. George Jr. was born on January 5, 1855, and Ephraim was born on June 5, 1857. These boys lived full rich, successful and righteous lives. When George Marshall decided to enter Plural Marriage, Elizabeth Walmsley didn’t approve of it, so she eventually took the two boys and moved to Santa Clara Valley in southern Utah. In 1854, George married Esther Elizabeth Steel in Tooele, and they eventually had eight children.
George Marshall was one of the first settlers in Tooele County, Utah. He had one of the largest and best farms in the locality. He worked and planned his farm and other interests until he was prosperous and had accumulated considerable wealth. His farm was new and well equipped, and stocked with the best grade of livestock to be had at that time. After working hard for sixteen years, and feeling like maybe the struggles and hardships of life would be lighter, in the year 1869, he was called by President Brigham Young to go and help settle a new place called Panaca.
He had just bought a new thrashing machine, which had been a blessing to all the farmers of that county, and this same machine was taken to Panaca. He also took his teams and wagons and cattle. He wasn’t there long until he was at work hauling oar to Pioche. With the cows that he had brought with him from Tooele, he was soon able to build up quite an extensive dairy business with the Pioche people.
When he and his family had lived in Panaca six years it was discovered that Panaca was in Nevada and not in Utah. They were all then released from their mission and were told by President Young that they could go where they choose to make their future homes.
It was just at that time that Panquitch was being settled so he with some other people from the group came over to Panquitch to look over the country and its prospects for raising cattle and dairying. It looked very favorable so he purchased two city lots--the one where the old Marshall home stood for many years and the one across the street south.
George spent the entire year of 1873 building and farming in the Panquitch valley. As his buildings were being finished, he decided to return to Panaca and bring the remainder of his family and household items back to Panquitch. Unfortunately, in January 1874, while enroute to Panaca, his wagon tipped over in Bear Valley Creek, pinning him in ice under the wagon, where he died before help could arrive.
History of George Marshall Sr.
Compiled and edited from various sources by Helen Metta Brough Rode in 1966.
George Marshall was born on July 26, 1826, in Ballyvenox, Macosquin, Londondery, Ireland. Eventually he moved to Scotland, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1849, he married Agnes McIntyre. Afterwards, they sailed from Liverpool, England, to America, arriving on 1 November 1850 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They then spent two years in St. Louis, Missouri, before traveling westward to Utah.
When George Marshall reached Utah, he initially settled in Pine Canyon, near Tooele, and began farming and raising livestock. Unfortunately, Agnes and their two children became ill and died in the early 1850’s. In 1854, George Marshall married a widower, Elizabeth Walmsley. Two fine boys were born to this union. George Jr. was born on January 5, 1855, and Ephraim was born on June 5, 1857. These boys lived full rich, successful and righteous lives. When George Marshall decided to enter Plural Marriage, Elizabeth Walmsley didn’t approve of it, so she eventually took the two boys and moved to Santa Clara Valley in southern Utah. In 1854, George married Esther Elizabeth Steel in Tooele, and they eventually had eight children.
George Marshall was one of the first settlers in Tooele County, Utah. He had one of the largest and best farms in the locality. He worked and planned his farm and other interests until he was prosperous and had accumulated considerable wealth. His farm was new and well equipped, and stocked with the best grade of livestock to be had at that time. After working hard for sixteen years, and feeling like maybe the struggles and hardships of life would be lighter, in the year 1869, he was called by President Brigham Young to go and help settle a new place called Panaca.
He had just bought a new thrashing machine, which had been a blessing to all the farmers of that county, and this same machine was taken to Panaca. He also took his teams and wagons and cattle. He wasn’t there long until he was at work hauling oar to Pioche. With the cows that he had brought with him from Tooele, he was soon able to build up quite an extensive dairy business with the Pioche people.
When he and his family had lived in Panaca six years it was discovered that Panaca was in Nevada and not in Utah. They were all then released from their mission and were told by President Young that they could go where they choose to make their future homes.
It was just at that time that Panquitch was being settled so he with some other people from the group came over to Panquitch to look over the country and its prospects for raising cattle and dairying. It looked very favorable so he purchased two city lots--the one where the old Marshall home stood for many years and the one across the street south.
George spent the entire year of 1873 building and farming in the Panquitch valley. As his buildings were being finished, he decided to return to Panaca and bring the remainder of his family and household items back to Panquitch. Unfortunately, in January 1874, while enroute to Panaca, his wagon tipped over in Bear Valley Creek, pinning him in ice under the wagon, where he died before help could arrive.
History of George Marshall Sr.
Compiled and edited from various sources by Helen Metta Brough Rode in 1966.
George Marshall was born on July 26, 1826, in Ballyvenox, Macosquin, Londondery, Ireland. Eventually he moved to Scotland, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1849, he married Agnes McIntyre. Afterwards, they sailed from Liverpool, England, to America, arriving on 1 November 1850 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They then spent two years in St. Louis, Missouri, before traveling westward to Utah.
When George Marshall reached Utah, he initially settled in Pine Canyon, near Tooele, and began farming and raising livestock. Unfortunately, Agnes and their two children became ill and died in the early 1850’s. In 1854, George Marshall married a widower, Elizabeth Walmsley. Two fine boys were born to this union. George Jr. was born on January 5, 1855, and Ephraim was born on June 5, 1857. These boys lived full rich, successful and righteous lives. When George Marshall decided to enter Plural Marriage, Elizabeth Walmsley didn’t approve of it, so she eventually took the two boys and moved to Santa Clara Valley in southern Utah. In 1854, George married Esther Elizabeth Steel in Tooele, and they eventually had eight children.
George Marshall was one of the first settlers in Tooele County, Utah. He had one of the largest and best farms in the locality. He worked and planned his farm and other interests until he was prosperous and had accumulated considerable wealth. His farm was new and well equipped, and stocked with the best grade of livestock to be had at that time. After working hard for sixteen years, and feeling like maybe the struggles and hardships of life would be lighter, in the year 1869, he was called by President Brigham Young to go and help settle a new place called Panaca.
He had just bought a new thrashing machine, which had been a blessing to all the farmers of that county, and this same machine was taken to Panaca. He also took his teams and wagons and cattle. He wasn’t there long until he was at work hauling oar to Pioche. With the cows that he had brought with him from Tooele, he was soon able to build up quite an extensive dairy business with the Pioche people.
When he and his family had lived in Panaca six years it was discovered that Panaca was in Nevada and not in Utah. They were all then released from their mission and were told by President Young that they could go where they choose to make their future homes.
It was just at that time that Panquitch was being settled so he with some other people from the group came over to Panquitch to look over the country and its prospects for raising cattle and dairying. It looked very favorable so he purchased two city lots--the one where the old Marshall home stood for many years and the one across the street south.
George spent the entire year of 1873 building and farming in the Panquitch valley. As his buildings were being finished, he decided to return to Panaca and bring the remainder of his family and household items back to Panquitch. Unfortunately, in January 1874, while enroute to Panaca, his wagon tipped over in Bear Valley Creek, pinning him in ice under the wagon, where he died before help could arrive.
The following information was sent by email from Jeff Richards to Clayton Brough on August 29, 2015:
Here is the unedited and uncorrected text of an undated letter I recently came across, which was apparently written by Grace Lillis Bell (1865-1951) of Tooele, Utah to my great-grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Marshall Ipson (1881-1965), sometime in the 1930s or 1940s. Grace was the niece of Agnes McIntyre Marshall, who was the first of the wives of George Marshall (1826-1874).
TEXT OF LETTER:
Agnes McIntire Marshall died June 9th, 1853 of consumption. Agnes McIntyre Marshall was born June 16th 1829 at a place called Lamont -- near Greenock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Her father's name was Peter McIntire. Her mother was Agnes McCole McIntyre. She was married to George Marshall in 1850. Shortly after their marriage they left their native land and came to America. My mother Grace also Archa, a brother, accompanied them. Amy another stayed in St. Louis 2 years. Archa went on to the gold diggins in California. Agnes and George came on to the Valley Utah and settled in Tooele. There were three children born to them but they died shortly after birth. There is no record of their birth. Agnes died in August the same year her father and my mother came to Utah 1853, making her age at death 26 years. She was buried in what we all called the Old Cemetery. Many people moved their dead to the new cemetery, but it was a bunglesome mess and her father said not to disturb her. Naturally Mr. Marshall married later on and I suppose he forgot all about her. You remember I told you about Grandfather's dreamy and telling my mother that he was sure Agnes had died that night. He said he had dreamt about her and seen her pass his bed. He remembered the date and sure enough it was the night she died. Lizzie Brown I think went to see Ester often when she lived in Salt Lake. Just before she died. Lizzie Brown was my sister, my mother's oldest child. My mother and all of us loved Ester Marshall. She was a dear good woman. If you would like to read my grandfather's journal I will send it to you. I am pleased I could find as much as I have. Some dates of months dates are not made, but the years are correct. I am glad to of met you and hope we will meet again. With best respects to you, also your husband, I am very sincerely yours, Grace Bell, 37 N. 1st East St. Tooele, Ut.NOTES:
I thought you might find this of interest, in that it appears to be a first-hand source document written by someone with a living memory of George Marshall, or at least one or more of his wives.Grace McIntyre (1825-1904) married Benjamin Clegg (1826-1905). Their oldest daughter Elizabeth Mary Clegg (1852-1927) married James Stevens Brown (1828-1902). Another daughter was Grace Lillis Clegg Bell (1865-1951), the author of the letter.
Other sources give Agnes' death date as 3 June 1853 rather than 9 June 1853. This letter has a contradiction because it later says that Agnes died in August of 1853. Also, since she was apparently born in 1829, her age at death would have been around 23 years old, not 26, as stated. There is also some confusion regarding Agnes' birth date. One source has it 29 June 1828 at Cumbraes, Buteshire, Scotland, and yet another says it was 29 Jul 1828 at that same place.
Although 1850 is given as the year of Agnes' and George's marriage, other sources give the wedding date as August 27, 1849 at Lamont, near Greenock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They are believed to have emigrated to America starting on or around August 25, 1850.
The three Marshall children born to Agnes McIntire Marshall were apparently born between 1851 and 1853. All three may have been stillborn.
The brother called Archa in the letter was Archibald Marshall (1821-1852). He was reportedly murdered at "the gold diggings" in San Francisco, California.
I don't know which child "Amy" in the letter could refer to, but there were two other daughters of Peter and Agnes McIntyre who eventually made it to Utah, in addition to Grace and Agnes. They were Mary Ann McIntyre Kelsey (1828-1894) and Margaret McIntyre McKellar (1831-1907). Both Mary Ann and Margaret are buried in Tooele Cemetery, as is their sister Grace McIntyre Clegg, as well as their father Peter McIntyre (1790-1872) and their stepmother Elizabeth Marie Colville McIntyre (1805-1874). The person identified as "Amy" is probably Mary Ann.
Best regards,
Jeff Richards
33 Avilla Lane
Moab, Utah 84532Looking at the original scan again, I think it might say "Anny" rather than "Amy," which would likely refer to Mary Ann, as I had previously surmised.
Elizabeth Walmsley had all of her children by three husbands sealed to James Corbridge on 19 December 1878. Also, George Marshall was sealed to James Corbridge and Elizabeth Walmsley in the Bountiful Temple on 4 October 2002.
The christening of George and Jane Bingham can be found in the Bishops Transcript for Handsworth, Yorkshire, England, FHL Film # 990889. They are also listed in the LDS Ordinance Index via the LDS Extraction Program.
The 1805 marriage of "Thomas Bingham" and "Martha Needham" is listed in the Bishops Transcript of Handsworth Parish, Yorkshire, England(FHL Film #990889), which states that they were married by Banns on 18 February 1805 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, and that Thomas Bingham was a "Widower of this parish [of Handsworth]" and that Martha Needham was a "widow" of the "parish of Norton".
"Thomas Bingham" is listed as the father of "Jane Bingham" in the following document: The birth and death of "Jane Bingham Clayton" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 100464636), which mentions that her obituary states that she was born on 8 November 1808 in "Gleadless Handsworth, Yorkshire, England"; that she died on 29 June 1889 in Franklin, Idaho, and that her parents were "Thomas Bingham" and "Martha Dent".
Research Notes:
On 22 February 2002, Nadine Ramirez (133 East 400 North, P.O. Box 776, Driggs, Idaho, 83422) wrote the following to R. Clayton Brough: "I guess it was two years ago that I wrote you and you so kindly sent me information on the Jane Bingham line to help in my planned research on the ancestors of Jane Bingham. I appreciate very much your input and wanted to report to you at long last on my efforts, which were, unfortunately, not very fruitful. I centered my research to the south and east of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, within a five mile radius of Gleadless. I attempted (and succeeded, I believe) in searching every parish that existed in the early 1800's in the area, including southern Sheffield. I was unable to find any extension of the Bingham line that we could be sure of. I was surprised at how sketchy the English records are. My conclusion is that their parents came from elsewhere outside the five mile radius but I was unable to take it any further. I was comforted by knowing that extensive extraction work has been done on these English records.... Most of the parishes I searched had been extracted. I am enclosing a copy of the family group sheets on the two families I was working on as there is a little more information than you had given me. Gleadless and Handsworth (in Yorkshire), Norton and Woodseats (Derbyshire), are all towns that still exist today. I didn't find anything like Ouloton or Overton in this part of Yorkshire but there is an Ouloton five and a half miles SE of Leeds (Yorkshire), an Owlerton two miles NNW of Sheffield and a couple of Overtons elsewhere in Yorkshire. I hope to get back to it someday and search further. Still, the connecting ties that link families together are what seem to be missing."
On 12 August 2003, Clayton Brough (4329 South Stafford Way, West Valley City, Utah, 84119) extended the radius search started earlier by Nadine Ramirez and discovered that Thomas Bingham was christened on 26 Feb 1777 in Norton, Derbyshire, England. The christening record for Thomas Bingham reads as follows: "Thomas s[on of] George and Elizabeth Bingham, [of] Magahay [in Norton, Derbyshire, England]" was baptized on 26 February 1777. The family of George and Elizabeth Bingham--along with numerous other Bingham families--can be found in the Norton Parish Registers (FHL Book #'s: 942.51/N2 V26n[1] and V26n v.2), Magahay--also called Maugerhay (see FHL Book "The Place-Names of Derbyshire, Part II, FHL #: British Reference Area: 942,B4pn,V.28)--is a small area in Nortin, Derbyshire. Nortin, Derbyshire, is about seven miles southwest of Handsworth, and about seven miles south of Sheffield, Yorkshire (formerly called "West Riding"). Also, Handsworth is about seven miles east of Sheffield, Yorkshire. According to the parish marriage entry of 1765 for George and Elizabeth Bingham, they were both "of Sheffield."
Ole Olsen is listed in New FamilySearch, PI#: LZGV-77L.
Marith Torkelsdatter is listed in New FamilySearch, PI#: MYK2-3YA.