Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-19
COMMUNIC.tTED.
DR.. Samuel Marshall

sTyTcnc, lrcia!d. III lI9l his father Samuel
F2Aimshal, with wife, four sons and threo
daughters eu,igratcd to this State and settled in
Ncwbcrry Dist let, OF Indian Creek. Here he
raiseu a.large family of sons and daughters
and gave them that moral and religious train
ing which has sustained and elevated them in
after life. Tic died in his 9th year, and was
buried at Gilders Greek church. His widow,
Mary Stcnc, died i'll her 92i year, and was
buried at Old Smyrna, in this District This
branch of the MARSHALL family has become
very numerous, and arc now living in the seven
Confederate States, and so attached arc they to
he rights and institutions Of these States, that
they have never CROSSED the Ohio River, or
MASON and nixon's line" to seek home.
, The subject Of this obituary after receiving
his elementary cduqa,ion ut old Gilders Creek
church, was sent to Mount Bethel Academy,
which was then under the direction Of the Rev.
Mr.. Hammond, the father Of Senator Ham
none. Here lie met with the Crcnshaws, Glenns,
| 0'Ncals. Caldwclls, Williams aud Gists After
receiving his Acadcmical education ut this celo-
bra,cd School, he went to Charleston, in 1910
to study medicine under that distinguished
! physician, DIR. WarreA Waldo, who treated him
as a son, and for whom as mark of esteem
and gratitude he named ono Of Lis sons.
IIe remained two years in Charleston, and
/ from thence he removed 10 Columbia, and firl-1
ishcd his medical instruction under Dr.. James
fDavis, who was then the leading physician in
I Columbia. In 1872 his was licenced TO prac.
tice by 4 Eoar,l Of Physicians appointed by
the Legislature, for that purpose, and removed
! tn K f,r. ,l, en-.
and settled in the White Hall ncipGhorliood
Here with horse and $50 wo,tIi of ,aclio;ne
he commenced the world and in n few months
lie established n rcruiaiinli,ns an energetic and
skliul physician. BY strict attention to his
profession his practice extended from Long
Caac in Abbeyi!ie, 10 Gully Town. Creek in
EdgcGell. '.'-'f
| The ncish'jo,s AMI friends of his carly'man.
FOOD are al gone. The t;riisin's, Willinm liar
ris, Wason's. John Lirsco,nb, Ru'd Smith,
James pattcrson.,A lctlu;r,ics, Grays, tic Chldcs
the perrin's, the !ieaisis, and the Snsou!ls, are
no more; tle grave ,larks their rrs,fiiS place.
Their dcceula,s arc tho true representatives of
;;noblc ancestry. ''
| In 1915 lie married Eliza TClonson Foster
second daughter of Cap. John Foster, who
was originally from Richmond. Virginia, and
settled five mil"s below the Court House OH
Long Cane Greek. Soon after marrying he
permanently located on IIarl Labor Creek,
near NJ. Moriah church. The lIard Labor
lands were then in their virgin ss4e, and were
regarded as the finest cOtt III lands III the Dis
trict. yielding from SEQ ~ 1905 lbs: per mere;
ndd 10, this The high price Of cotton from &c 10
! 30 cents. liz was in!ucrl to abandon his ppo-
ftssipn to his frcn,i and successor DR.. ]. =.
Ear-at, and turn his stlention to agriculture.
! In farming rs III me,!icinc his sound praclica.
BILE Judgment and2indbmtable energy, soon ~
Ehnguishcd nim a. one Of thc mcst successful
planters IN THAT section OF the District. l have
often heard lilns say IL after life, although, liy-
ing the last Thirty years of s life OH wla::is
known us the. "'Chesnut Ridge" between Curl
tail and Ifard labor Creeks. that lie never
bought - 3aslictof corn or n pouE3sof pork to
sustain his plana:!ons. And. it is within tho
last few years Of his life that he gave up manu-
featuring his OWL negro cloth and sAocs-=,he
wcolen cloth Ii. has never given up. These ar
ticles were all uanhf;curcsV without the least
! Inconvenience 10 his planting interest. II was
then he said lie nScunu!trac;t money-although
he sold many crops of cotton Mt from TO 8
ccnts-hut- ,said since he. commenced relying
upon the Yankees for his slocsa and negro clothes
he has nnde but SLOW progress. Ills motto in
i farming 'was to raise and manufacture every
thing for the support Of the plnntationi and let
! your cotton money represent the nett prof.
its. 3 * -, .e.r.s,a. -
+ As ,a:reader and tinker there were f.1 men
4 in tile District who had treasurei ub more
knowledge, and appliedit more practically to
tho pursuits Of life Ihsn he did. al an ardent
admirer% and supporter ofssthcf principles of
.Jno. , c.. Calhoun, me has atways sustained she
States Rights doctriEc,se BET forth by that
truly great man. In 1882 he was an ardent
supporter Of the doctrines Of NuiEhchtion, Be-
Ting then, .witf ote' of lis ssns Who was only
|:sixtecn year 8, Of Enee;a yoIuIteer during tlat
poh,icniasrruegle: In s5g4oswas o strong
supperteI. Of The doc rinos of secession be.
! ieyipg ilenaihat sout, Caregiga; sl.ould decide
for hers"!5 a1cthcr sI,s slioalIlonger remain in
that Union which was . elrsd 10 her, instead OF
/ being 2 Hessinge7a,thousli the State then dc-s
fered TO her sister stafss Fssa maticr Of csae.
Edieney; bats sill III. bslisssa tie day wou,d
tscoRne when great doctrins which, this State
tcenfenaeq fur in 's z snd, ,'5e wonid be. yindi-
Gated; When hs read The neys that South
tGagalins Ind ON Ahe pecenber, secedsd
tom the United States, he ,l.ankea Ills God
Chat he lad liyedte sec great oct Of scpaai6-
ton esn snhnatad and hah oHseed That ii wOaidbe
Iforegersss u y ~ sEi ,;asss
.,shatsvertehdod 4o develop the resources
Of Ills pistsistos
Internal Innro yem ton ~, ol;;,,