In the 1860 census Marshal (age 27) was living in Township 8 Range 12, Crawford, Illinois.[1]
In 1880 according to 1900 census Marshal (age about 47) was living in Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self[3]
In the 1880 census Marshal (age 48) was living in Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self[4]
In the 1900 census Marshal (age 67) was living in Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, USA. Age: 72Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head[3][5]
Marshal died at the age of 74 on 19 December 1906 in Crawford County, Hutsonville, Illinois, USA. Buried on the 20th of dec. 1906[6][7]
Marshal was buried after 19 December 1906 in Crawford County, Hutsonville, Illinois-New Cemetery.
Research Notes
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There are alternate names for this person:
Marsh
Marshal James Beckham
Notes from external profile
Note: On Marriage Certificate Beckham is spelt Beckum.
OLDEST PIONEER DEAD
Marshal Beckham, the oldest inhabitant of Hutsonville, died at his home here
Tuesday evening after a short illness, Marsh, as he was familiarly known,
was one of the pioneers, coming here in the later part of the forties and
was for sometime manager or stable boss of a stage line owned by J. R. Hurst
and operated between Vincennes and Marshall. He was married a short time
after coming here to Miss Jane Lowe and to them were born thirteen children,
three of whom are living, being Mrs. Mattie Adams of Terre Houte, Mrs. James
Brinton and Mrs. Sebastian Fox. Mr. Beckham was engaged in various
enterprises here and for nearly forty years has made a livelihood by
fishing. He was known by everyone along the Wabash and nothing was ever done
by him that could ever discredit his character. A member of no church, his
creed was to do right because it was right. He would not own a pair of
scales that weighed a short pound and in his rugged nature there was a
tenderness peculiar to men of his time. No event transpired in Hutsonville
that escaped his knowledge and for years he has been the source of much
information relating to the early history of this history of this community.
There are only a few persons living who were residents of Hutsonville in Mr.
Beckham's early days, among them being Judge William C. Jones of Robinson,
who contributes the following to his memory:
It is sad to contemplate the death of an old citizen in any community,
especially when we have been accustomed to daily look on the face of a man
whom we recognize to be the oldest pioneer in the settlement. It is with a
feeling of regret that we drop a parting tear to his memory. It makes but
little difference in this life whether a man walks in the humblest paths or
its greatest spheres--all come to the same end. Death is truly a common
leveler. Many impressions in childhood are gained from the surroundings of
those with whom we mingle. Fifty years ago the people of Hutsonville were
different from what we find them today. No one was very rich, neither were
any very poor. There was a cheerfulness and happiness and a friendly feeling
in the community that made every one enjoy life's existence, and a common
prosperity was shared by all. Hutsonville was then a thriving little
village. We had no railroads, but the Wabash river furnished us
transportation, and the little town was a distributing point for all the
surrounding country. Boats plied up and down its waters, bringing products
from the south, and in return taking corn, pork and other products from the
north. The country was is a state of complete transition, and its people
were as migratory as birds. Many people came and mingled in the busy throngs
for awhile and then disappeared until its citizens were scattered in many of
the hamlets and villages of the land. Death removed one by one the old
familiar faces until few were left, and death this week removed from among
us Marshal Beckham, the oldest inhabitant of the community. In his young
manhood he was strong and vigorous, with piercing black eyes and locks as
black as the wings of a raven. He was of a kind and generous disposition and
ever ready to help his fellow man in sickness as well as in health. The
Wabash Valley back in the fifties was not the healthful place that it is
today. The country was new, vegetation luxuriant. The lowlands produced
immense crops of corn, but at that time was very malarious, and along with
the rich harvest came fevers and chills. Frequently it was difficult to find
those well enough to nurse the sick. Mr. Beckham was a good nurse and was
ever in attendance at the bedside of some friend, lending him aid and
assistance. To the boys of that day Marsh was a hero. He had better boats,
was a better oarsman, had longer trotlines and better fishing tackle than
any other man on the Wabash. He used to take us in his skiff to an excellent
place along the river, and he knew them all, where we would drop our lines
and catch the golden sunfish, the silver crappie and the festive black bass.
If we were not successful he would reward us with some of his own taking.
There are few people here young or old who have not enjoyed some of his
toothsome catch. Mr. Beckham for years had partial charge of the porkpacking
interests of Preston Bros., which was the largest at that time in the Wabash
Valley. For about fifty years he was a well known figure in the community
and his black locks had silvered, but he will be remembered by those who
knew him as a generous, kindhearted, man and as one of the last survivors of
the early pioneers of the Wabash.
Surnames: Beckham, Hurst, Lowe, Adams, Brinton, Fox, Jones
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A burial fact had no date. Changed its date to be after the death date.
There is no source with source id 'S-598877011'. GEDCOMPare typically does this when there is a source which is a record for a different person (such as the spouse). The ref is still added but is missing the source repository data.
There is no source with source id 'S-598877051'. GEDCOMPare typically does this when there is a source which is a record for a different person (such as the spouse). The ref is still added but is missing the source repository data.
Multiple names found in Proper First Name field. Changed from 'Marshal James' to 'Marshal'. Same for Preferred Name field. Changed Middle Name field to 'James'.
A fact of type 'Race' had no date but shared a ref with a 'Residence' fact with the date '1900'. So the fact with no date had its date set to that.
Combined two residence/census/occupation facts. First dated '1 June 1900' with location Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, USA and section Residence. Second dated '1 June 1900' with location Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, USA and section Residence.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11860 Census: Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,4,
Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 8 Range 12, Crawford, Illinois; Roll: M653_171; Page: 445; Image: 450. Ancestry Record 1860usfedcenancestry #37307118 (accessed before 5 November 2015),
Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Township 8 Range 12, Crawford, Illinois Ancestry Record 7667 #37307118.
↑Marriage: Missing source ID S-598877051. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑ 3.03.13.21900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author:
Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois; Roll: 295; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240295. Ancestry Record 1900usfedcen #11859274 (accessed before 5 November 2015),
Record for Mattie A Harris Ancestry Record 7602 #11859274.
↑1900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,
Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois; Roll: 295; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240295. Ancestry Record 7602 #11859272 (accessed before 5 November 2015).
↑Death: Title: Death Certificate. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Death: Title: Obituary. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Unclassified: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Note: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 www.ancestry.com. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Unclassified: Title: Census 1860. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Unclassified: Title: Census 1880. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Unclassified: Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Note: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 www.ancestry.com. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Unclassified: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Note: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 www.ancestry.com. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
↑Marriage of other person: Missing source ID S-598877011. (accessed before 5 November 2015)
Acknowledgments
Profile Beckham-360 was created through the import of Lowe Miller 1.ged on Nov 5, 2015 by Carla Lowe.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marshal by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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