Question

Seeking parents of George W Marshall, 1816-1883, Married Judith (Tapp) McClure in 1856.

Comments

That is for the USA right?

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Yes, illinois

Answer 1

I think dates for George and Judith are out see son’s record 

First name(s) Warner

Last name Marshall

Sex Male

Race White

Marital status Unknown

Age 41

Birth year 1866

Birth place Victoria, Ill

Father's first name(s) Geo. W.

Father's last name Marshall

Mother's first name(s) Judith B.

Mother's last name Tapp

Event Marriage

Year 1907

Event date 18 Sep 1907

Location -

Place Knox, Illinois, United States

County Knox

State Illinois

Country United States

Spouse's first name(s) Cordelia E?

Spouse's last name Grieder

Spouse's sex Female

Spouse's race White

Spouse's age 19

Spouse's birth year 1888

Spouse's birth place Piper City, Ill.

Spouse's father's first name(s) John W.

Spouse's father's last name Grieder

Spouse's mother's first name(s) Rosa M.

Spouse's mother's last name Wood

FamilySearch film number 001412064

Record set United States Marriages

Category Life Events (BDMs)

Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

Collections from Americas, United States

FamilySearch

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

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First name(s) George W

Last name Marshall

Sex Male

Father's first name(s) -

Father's last name -

Mother's first name(s) -

Mother's last name -

Event Marriage

Year 1856

Event date 14 Feb 1856

Location -

Place Knox, Illinois, United States

County Knox

State Illinois

Country United States

Spouse's first name(s) Judith

Spouse's last name McClure

Spouse's sex Female

Spouse's father's first name(s) -

Spouse's father's last name -

Spouse's mother's first name(s) -

Spouse's mother's last name -

FamilySearch film number 001411912

Record set United States Marriages

Category Life Events (BDMs)

Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

Collections from Americas, United States

FamilySearch

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

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I think more searching is required as there are records for marriage to Judith McClure, but also Warner has parents as George ane Judith Tapp. So are there 2 George’s?

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It looks like Judith Tapp was married to Alvin McClure first, and then to George Marshall. I checked on FS and there's her original marriage to Alvin, then she's living as a widow in 1850, then she marries George as "Mrs Judith McClure"

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Yes, this is all correct.  Warner Marshall is my grandfather and George W. Marshall is my great-grandfather.  I am stuck in finding George's parents.  I am looking for someone with a DNA connection to them but don't know how to use all the info on gedmatch. On ancestry.com I have only 1 person with a DNA connection to George, but hundreds with his wife Judith Tapp McClure so I know this is the right person.

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Judith Tapp is the same as Judith Mclure.  Tapp is madien name McClure is first married name.

Answer 2

I've added a bunch of sources to George and Judith. It seems like Nathaniel, who's listed as his father right now, is a good candidate as he had a son named George living with him in 1850, who is the right age to be George W, Plus George W named his son Nathaniel. Unfortunately Marshall is such a common name it's difficult to be 100% sure. I would check probate records and land transfers in Knox Illinios to see if there's something more definite.

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I have checked index to Knox probate records here; no entry for Nathaniel Marshall before 1874. Looking at land records now.

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I found a land record, but it is going in the wrong direction - on 10 June 1854 George W. Marshall of Knox Co., IL, for $2,000 sells to Nathaniel Marshall of the same place (no relationship named) 6 town lots in the town of Victoria. See https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37H-417H?i=756, right hand side at bottom

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As shown by the next following deed, the lots George W. Marshall sold are part of a larger set of lot George W bought that day from a land developer for $3,500.