Sunday's Obituary: Tyler/Norman/Haislip/Marshall

Alexandria Gazette (Va)
23 September 1854

At Millpark, Prince William C., Va., on the 21st inst., of typhoid fever, VIRGINIUS TYLER, son of Geo. G. Tyler, in the 19th year of his age.

Alexandria Gazette (Va)
24 October 1855

On the 8th of October, at his residence, in the village of Occoquan, after a short but painful illness, of congestive fever, CHARLES E. NORMAN, in the 42nd year of his age.

Alexandria Gazette
25 July 1870

On the 21st instant, of brain fever, at the residence of her uncle, Henry C. Haislip, esq., in Prince William county, Miss ANNIE HAISLIP, in the 22nd year of her age.

Alexandria Gazette
2 August 1875

At the residence of her brother, Peter Marshall, esq., in Prince William county, July 27, Miss SUSAN J. MARSHALL.

Sunday's Obituary: Mrs. J. A. (Wyatt) Marshall

Daily Illinois State Register (Springfield, IL)
4 March 1890

Mrs. J. A. Marshall, wife of the late John Marshall, died at her residence near Salisbury, Sangamon county, Ill, Feb. 23, 1890.   She was born in Prince William county, Va, August 23, 1811, and was married to John Marshall Aug. 15, 1834; moved to Ohio in 1836, and removed to Illinois in 1860. She was the mother of eight children, of whom seven are living -- Mary, wife of William Rhodes, of Salisbury, Ill.; Martha E., wife of F. James, of Spring Creek, Sangamon county, Ill; Henry, who lives in Fort Scott, Kan.; George P., who resides in Birmingham, Ala; Anna, wife of Jonathan Dunkle, of Pleasant Plains, Ill; Emma, wife of A. McKinney, of Kansas; Scott Marshall, of Salisbury, and James, the eldest, who has been dead about four yers.

Mrs. J. A. Marshall was an early professor in the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, and joined the Baptist church about the year 1840. When she moved to Illinois she became a member of the Baptist church in the McKenny settlement, near Spring Creek, and has been a member of that church ever since. She was a consistent christian, and was beloved by all. In her last moments she called her children to her bedside (except Emma, who was sick) and requested them to meet her in heaven. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. H. P. Curry; text, Philippians 1, xxi: "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." She was interred in the cemetery at the Baptist church near Spring Creek. May the children take the admonition their mother gave them and be able to leave as bright an evidence of their acceptance of their Heavenly Father as their mother did, is the sincere prayer of the writer.

A Friend

[Jane Ann Wyatt married John Marshall on 15 August 1834 in Frederick, Virginia. ~cgl ("Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch)]

Newspaper Tidbit: PWCo Items

Alexandria Gazette

15 September 1873

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS - [From the Manassas Gazette] - One of the most pleasant affairs that has ever occurred in this place came off on Tuesday night last at the Manassas Hotel, it being the occasion of a birth day party given Miss Rachie Varns, daughter of the proprietor of the hotel.  A large and fashionable gathering of invited friends were present to do honor to the occasion and the evening was spent amid enchanting music and dancing.

A tournament and ball will be given at Manassas on the 18th inst.; also, one at Centreville on the 15th inst., both under the auspices of the colored fraternity.

A sharp and spicy discussion took place on Saturday last at Trenness', between G. W. Larkin and E. E. Meredith, candidates for Commonwealth's attorney.

We regret to learn the death at his home in Lesurur, Minn, on the 7th inst., of George D. Snow, esq., eldest son of Col. Wm. R. Show of this county.

It is the first time since we have known Manassas that we have heard the hum of that annoying insect, the mosquito.

A basket pic nic will be held in a grove near A. T. Marshall's on the 20th inst.

Chills and fevers are very prevalent in and around Manassas.

Those Places Thursday: Bids for Sites

Fredericksburg Free Lance (Va)
15 April 1909

BIDS FOR SITES

ONE THOUSAND ACRE TRACTS NEAR THIS CITY OFFERED TO GOVERNMENT - PRICES VARY

Bids were opened in Washington for the sale to the District of two tracts of land to be used as sites for new workhouse and reformatory buildings to replace the present penal institutions along the Eastern branch.  There were thirty-four bids, some offering sites for both institutions and others offering only one site.

The District asked for proposals to sell to the District two tracts of land widely separated, of not less than 1,000 acres each, either or both to be situated in the states of Maryland or Virginia.

Among the bids were the following:

Wm. Metzger, Woodbridge, 1,100 acres in Prince William county, $42,000, or $36.21 per acre.

B. B. Detweller, 1,287 acres near Quantico, $18,000.

John S. Barbour, 1,400 acres in Prince William and Fairfax counties, $40,000.

Charles H. Rhoades, 1,185 acres near Gainesville and Haymarket, $33,000.

J. A. Marshall, 1,750 acres near Occoquan, $35,000.

Butler-Taliaferro Co., 1,218 acres in Stafford county, near Brooke station, $30,000.

C. B. Robinson and Dora Robinson, 1,035 acres on Potomac river near Reid station, in Stafford and Prince William counties, $33 per acre.

Charles M. Wyeth et al, $1,000 acres near Fredericksburg, $23 per acre.

Oscar B. Billingsley, 1,000 acres on Potomac river, eighteen miles below Colonial Beach, at $20 per acre.

Oscar H. Billingsley, 1,180 acres at Freestone Point, $35,400.

Horace H. Wescott and O. G. Pessona, 1,057 acres in Prince William county, near Gainesville, $37.21 per acre, or $40,000.

R. J. Marshall & Co., 1,500 acres in Prince William county, opposite Indian Head, fronting on Potomac river, $36,000.

Military Monday: Testimony at Trial of Gen. Fitz John Porter

New Orleans Item (New Orleans, LA)
July 17, 1878

SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS

During the trial of Gen. Fitz John Porter at West Point, Thursday, Mr. John S. Leachman, of Groveton, Prince William county, was recalled and closely examined as to the supposed route of Capt. Pope bearing the 4:30 order from Gen. Pope to Gen. Porter, commanding the latter to move against the enemy.  It was charged in the proceedings of the court martial that the order reached Porter at five o'clock p.m.  The latter stoutly avers that it did not get into his hands till between six and seven p.m.

The testimony of Mr. Leachman, who had been a resident in the locality for fifty years, shows that it was a physical impossibility for Capt. Pope to go over the rout.e  Witness supposed he did go in less than an hour and a half, which would make his arrival at Porter's headquarters not before 6 p. m. providing the order was handed to him at the precise time it was dated, and he rode at the utmost speed.

Col. Charles Marshall, a lawyer of Baltimore, and who was an aide-de-camp for Gen. Lee, of the Confederate army, in 1862, was sworn.  He said that twelve Confederate brigades marched through Thoroughfare Gap on the 28th, and one on the morning of the 29th.  About half-past nine the advance was near Groveton.  Then witness located the position of the Confederate troops, and said that as late as two p. m. Gen. Stewart reported that Gen. Jones' right was being threatened, and Gen. Wilcox was ordered to go to his supper.  Later in the afternoon, Hood was attached, and Wilcox was sent back.  The troops threatening Jones appeared to be coming along the Manassas and Gainesville road, and six brigades had to be kept there to watch them.

This was considered important evidence for Porter, as it was his command that threatened the Confederates, and thus it is claimed he acted discreetly, and held the Confederates in check, preventing them from carrying out an intended general attack that day.

Witness stated that he had in his hand Lee's original report of the second Bull Run battle.  He said Gen. Lee did not make an attach on the 29th for the reason that Longstreet advised against it.  This witness also denied previously that there was a general battle on the 29th, as indicated in Pope's dispatch.  There was some artillery firing, and Hood had a severe fight, but it did not become general.

Friend of Friends Friday: Notice of Committal to Jail

Alexandria Gazette
June 28, 1862

NOTICE OF COMMITTAL TO JAIL

Was committed to the jail of Prince George's county, Md., as a runaway

Negro boy, calls himself Joe Tibbs, says he belongs to Mr. John G. Bealle, of Fauquier county, Va.;

also, a negro Peter Whittlesey, says he belongs to Mr. Bernard George, of Fauquier county, Va.;

also, a negro Addison Walker, says he belongs to John Marshall, of Clarke county, Va.;

also, negro Dennis calls himself Dennis Walker says he belongs to Robert Hudgins, of Fauquier county, Va.;

also, negro Washington Tyler, says he belongs to Washington Ferguson, of Loudoun county, Va.;

also, negro man Geo. Banes says he belongs to Mrs. Polly Elgin, of Loudoun county, Va.;

also, negro man Thomas Addison, says he belongs to J.H. Harding of Loudoun county, Va.;

also, negro Milton Thornley, says he belongs to John Marshall, Clarke county, Va.;

also, negro Beverly Harrison, says he belongs to Bernard George, of Fauquier county, Va.;

also, negro Lawrence Walker, says he belongs to Robert Hudgins, of Fauquier county, Va.;

also, negro Adam Moore, says he belongs to Patrick Smith, Fauquier county, Va.;

also, negro Leonard Jones, says he belongs to Dennis Johnson, of Fairfax county, Va.;

also, negro John Wormley, says he belongs to Robert Horner, of Prince William county, Va.;

also, mulatto man John Williams, says he belongs to John Harris, of Fairfax county, Va.

The owners of the above named negroes (if any) are requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take them away -- otherwise, they will be disposed of according to the act of Assembly in such case made and provided.

Peter G. Grimes
Sheriff of Prince George's county, Md.

Prince George's county, Md., je 14--law3w

[Friend of Friends Friday is a Geneabloggers blogging prompt that encourages transcribing and posting records of enslaved ancestors. ~cgl]