Sylvester James Marshall, Sr.

1819 - 1886  (67 years)

• Name	Sylvester James Marshall  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	3 Apr 1819	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	1850 census puts his birth at 1825.
  Gender	Male
  Census with another person	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as Sylvester J. Marshall, a 25 year old merchant in HH#971 headed by Littleton T. Bird, a 29 year old shoemaker with real estate valued at $900. Also listed was Mary F. Bird, age 17. (Note: After Littleton's death, Mary married Sylvester Marshall.)
  Deed - They were named in a deed	12 Mar 1859	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	On 12 Mar 1859 Sylvester J. Marshall purchased 10 acres for $500.00 from Richard Summers & Mary his wife. The land was on Muddy Creek Road adjoining on the north, Sylvester J. Marshall & Obed S. Bird; south, Richard & John Summers; East, Kendall Fisher; west, Elizabeth Justice (Acc Deeds No. 41, 1858-1860, p. 439).
  Was Living	1863	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Reference Identifier	Acc 1.2.5.1.
  Record ID	2524
  Death	6 Apr 1886	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	He was shown as Sylvester J. Marshall, who died of pneumonia at the age of 63 years. He was the son of Shadrack & Mahaly Marshall, born in Acc Co, a farmer, the husband of Polly. His son Sylvester J. Marshall gave the information.
  Burial	Byrd Plot Near Burned House, Mearsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Marshall,   b. Abt 1640   d. 1707, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Thomas,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. William H. Marshall,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jun 1894  (Age 76 years) ╚═ (1w|o W.H. Marshall) (--?--),  m. Abt 1840 ;   Henrietta M. Trader,  m. 25 Sep 1849 + 2. Sylvester James Marshall, Sr.,   b. 3 Apr 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Apr 1886, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years) ╚═ Mary F. 'Polly' Byrd,  m. 30 May 1859 + 3. Sarah 'Sally' T. Marshall,   b. Abt 1820, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 17 Feb 1902, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years) ╚═ James Henry Rowley, (shoemaker),  m. 7 Jul 1837 ;   James Benston Taylor,  m. 29 Jun 1858   4. Margaret Marshall,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Levin Thomas Marshall,   b. 13 Feb 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Feb 1907  (Age 81 years) ╚═ Ann Elizabeth Kelly,  m. 28 Dec 1852 ;   Margaret A. Hinman,  m. 13 Sep 1865
  Person ID	I2524	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Shadrack D. Marshall,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1826 (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Mahala Evans,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 May 1814	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	Savage Cobin and William L. Lucas were the securities on the M.L.B. of Shadrack D. Marshall and Mahala Evans.
  Family ID	F12522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary F. 'Polly' Byrd,   b. 12 Jun 1833, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 4 Apr 1886, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Littleton Travis Byrd,   b. 22 Apr 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1855  (Age 33 years)  m. 27 May 1850
  Marriage	30 May 1859	Worcester Co, Maryland   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Ethridge J. Marshall,   b. 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1913 (Age 53 years) ╚═ Mary Roberts Taylor  (Age 52 years)  m. 30 Dec 1885   2. Thomas Frank Marshall,   b. 1861, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1945 (Age 84 years) ╚═ Henrietta T. (--?--)  (Age 84 years)  m. Abt 1885   3. Samuel Marshall,   b. 23 Apr 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Sylvester James Marshall, Jr.,   b. 23 Apr 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Feb 1940 (Age 76 years) ╚═ Sarah Tunnell  (Age 76 years) + 5. Mary 'Manie' Marshall,   b. 12 Mar 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1957 (Age 91 years) ╚═ Thomas G. Nock  (Age 80 years)  m. 20 Dec 1885 + 6. Florence Olivia Marshall,   b. 1868, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1953 (Age 85 years) ╚═ Hance James 'Handsome' Lewis  (Age 72 years)  m. 27 Feb 1884   7. Margaret 'Maggie' Marshall,   b. 12 Mar 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1957 (Age 85 years) ╚═ Daniel J. Birch  (Age 82 years)  m. Abt 1890
  Family ID	F9461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Apr 1819 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Deed - They were named in a deed - 12 Mar 1859 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Was Living - 1863 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Byrd Plot Near Burned House, Mearsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244314307/sylvester-james-marshall, 2259. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S925] Judy Marshall Stell, Stell, Judy to Miles, Emails, 2006-2009, 925. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S57] Accomack Co, VA, Deeds (General Reference), No. 41, 1858-1860, p. 439, 57. [S1287] Kahler, Jane (Bailey), 1287. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.