Richard Spencer Marshall ^{2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1860 census, Richard was a farmer in Monroe County, Tennessee. He had real estate valued at $500 and personal assets of $200. At the time of the 1870 census, he was working as a wool carder in Benton, Polk County, Tennessee. His mother, Mary Marshall, 73, was listed with the family. At the time of the 1880 census, Richard was a farmer in Monroe County, Tennessee. His mother still lived with the family. His parents were born in North Carolina. At the time of the 1900 census, Richard was farming in Karnes County, Texas. He was paying a mortgage to own his farm. He had come to Texas between 1880 and 1883.

  Additional Information:

• Military Service: Cpt, Company G 37th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States Army: the Civil War. ^{6 8} (7 Tennessee, Regiment Provisional Army, 1 E. Rifle Regiment)

Richard married Sarah Caroline Blanton, daughter of Burrell Bradford Blanton and Mary Caroline Tate, on 24 Jul 1859 in , Monroe County, Tennessee.¹ (Sarah Caroline Blanton was born on 8 Dec 1841 in , Monroe County, Tennessee,⁶ died on 12 Mar 1914 in Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas ^{6 9} and was buried on 13 Mar 1914 in Choate Cemetery, Choate, Karnes County, Texas ^{9 10}.). The cause of her death was cancer of the tongue.