 The Whitewright Sun Friday, June 16, 1916 pg. 5 Mrs. John Marshall died Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock at her home three and a half miles southwest of this city. Mrs. Marshall was about fifty years of age and had been in ill health several months. She is survived by her husband and several children. The burial was at Vittitoe Cemetery Saturday. The Whitewright Sun Thursday, May 21, 1931 FATHER 26 CHILDREN BURIED AT VITTITOE John T. Marshall, aged 79, native Texan and father of 26 children, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S.H. Murphy, southwest of town, Tuesday afternoon. The funeral and burial services were held at the Vittitoe Cemetery Wednesday afternoon with Rev. J.A. Henderson and Rev. Garner of Tom Bean in charge. The deceased was married first to Miss Sarah Teague, sister of the late Rev. I.E. Teague. To this union 10 children were born. His second marriage was to Mrs. Mary Todd and to this union 16 children were born. Mrs. Todd was the mother of 3 children at the time of her marriage to Mr. Marshall. Mr. Marshall was born in the Little Rock community, southwest of Whitewright, November 16, 1851, and his entire life was spent in that community. He had been a member of the Baptist church for more than 50 years. The following are the names of the 14 surviving children: Mrs. Nannie Reece, Throckmorton Mrs. Maggie Barrett, Graham Mrs. Lizzie Miller, of near Whitewright John Marshall, McAlester, Oklahoma George Marshall, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Mrs. Nettie Willy, Oklahoma City Mrs. Hattie Mitchell, Dallas Mrs. Elmina Magers, Slaton Mrs. S.H. Murphy, of near Whitewright Mrs. Unavee Duke, Graham Mrs. Ruby Price, California Mrs. Dena Robbins, Wichita Falls Mrs. Violet Griffin, Wichita Falls Mrs. Dorothy Simms, Farmersville  Vittitoe Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |