Milford chronicle., 1920-11-19
HESTER A. MARSHALL DEAD
PASSED AWAY AT HER HOME IN NORTH
MILFORD LAST FRIDAY MORNING.

Mrs. Hester Angelina Marshall died
at her home on North Walnut street,
Milford, early Friday morning. Novem-
Der II. 1920, aged 80 years, months
and 29 days
She was the daughter of Rev.
/ Truston Polk McColley. She was born
April 18th, 1880. in the house where
she died. She was nine years old,
when, with her parents she moved to
I the farm known as "Eglinton." in
South Milford where she lived until
/ her marriage in 1858 to DR.. William
Marshall, who was a veteran of the
I Mexican War at that time.
I DR.. and Mrs. Marshall made their
home at Georgetown until 1866, when
they moved to her present home in
Milford. Mrs. Marshall was educated
I in the private schools of Milford, and
4 the Wesleyan Female Collegiate In
stitute, Wilmington. In 1S45 she or
ganized a Sunday school. which met
/ in the South Milford district school
house on Montgomery street. This
Sunday school organization was the
necleus of the present Presbyterian
l congregation and church of Milford,
which was organized in 1919. Mrs.
Marshall was the Oldest of all its
membership, having united herself
with this church in 1866.
In her youth she spent much of her
time in the capitol city of the ma
tion, Washington. d. c.. and there
met many of the celebrated people in
the late 40's and early SOS. She re-
tanned up TO her death a very remark
able degree of recollections OF her
early womanhood. Her oldest son, the
late DR.. George w. Marshall, who was
prominent in Delaware political and
educational affairs, and widely known,
died about six years ago. Her hus-
band died 20 years ago. her death
occurring on the anniversary of his
burial.
Her husband died as result of
wounds and hardships experienced in
the Mexican War and of the War of
the Rebellion. He had not only been
actively engaged in the practice of
medicine, but was one of the largest
builders of ships at the shipyards of
Milford for ten years.
Her second son, DR.. Samuel Everett
Marshall. died in his early manhood.
Mrs. Anna Winter Davis, OF the state
of Wyoming, is her oldest living
daughter. and Mrs. Allan ID. Jones,
who made her home with and cared
for her mother compose her imme-
diate family.
Mrs. Marshall was an ardent Repub-
lican all of her life, and had register
ed and expected to be the first woman
to vote in her election precinct, but
an a1aotio,, DIV sbo uyac too faahIa IN
go to the polls.
She has several grandchildren and
two decentralization: Doctor Will
liam Marshall and Doctor Samuel
Marshall. both practicing physicians
in Milford, and both veterans of the
late war and war conditions along the
Mexican border, as well as long ser
vice in the National Guard, and G.
Chester Marshall, all sons of DR.. and
Mrs. G. w. Marshall; also Donald Mar
shall, Jr., a great-grandson. Mrs. Dud-
ley Frazier of Baltimore and Marshall
Jones of Pittsburgh, both children of
Mrs. Allan d. Jones. There are sew
en- children of Mrs. Anna Winter Da-
Wis, all of whom reside in the State
of Wyoming to add to the above list
of grandchildren.
The funeral was held on Monday af- |
ternoon from her late residence with !
a very plain service conducted by her 1
pastor, Rev. Henry L. Bunstein, and /
the remains were laid to rest in Odd 1
Fellows cemetery beside those of her I
husband.
She disposed of all her property by
will, which was made several years
before her death, making as equitable
division as she could devise among
her direct descendants and their
heirs.
The active pail bearers, all of whom
had in the past been employees were
w. John Purnell, Arthur Lofland,
John Curry, Jr, Samuel Brown, Isaac
Curry and Charles Shockley.
The honorary pail Bearers were
Tohn Stanley Short. William v Sip
pie, Sr., Frank L. Grier, Robert Y. ]
Watson, William d. Denney, DR.. John :
J. Sharpe, G. Layton Grier, Saunders
rruitt, G. Thomas Reed and Colonel
rheo. Townsend. /