From: "Ruth Hundley" <nrhundley@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 13:01:30 -0500

Pt. Byron Globe, Fri., Apr. 1, 1887 article:
Port Byron
Rock Is Co
IL

Cordova: the funeral of Mrs. John Marshall was Sunday at the Baptist
Church here. She died in Sauk Rapids, Minn. She leaves a large
family. Mary Eleanor Larison Cool, dau. of Wm and Eliz Larison Cool was
born 9 July 1819 at Princeton, NJ. She came west with the Marshall and
Sexton Families in 1838; they had left their native place on May 22nd
and arrived at Cordova on 16 July, making the whole journey by wagon. The
company consisted of 21 persons, 10 of whom are still living. She was one
of a family of 5 children. Both parents are now dead and of the children,
only 2 survive: JL Cool (the oldest) & Isaac Cool (the youngest). She
mar. John Marshall on 12 Sept., 1840 and they had 12 children, 9 of whom
survive: Mrs. Joe Cranston of Sauk Rapids, Minn; Samuel Marshall of Sauk
Rapids; Edward Marshall of Burlingame, Osage Col, Kansas; Mres. DeWitt
Ege of Menlo, Iowa; Mrs. Chas. Wells of Menlo, Iowa; Jerome Marshall of
near Albany, Ill.; Harmon Marshall of Cordova Twsp., robert Marshall of
Cordova Twsp & Horace Marshall of Cordova Twsp. Mrs. Marshall had resided
her until 4 yrs. ago. She died Mar. 23, 1887 at age 67 yrs. , 8 mos.,
14 days. She was a member of the 1st Baptist Church of Cordova. She was
baptized by the Rev. Asa Prescott on 13 Mar. 1861.