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Meriting to the Early Mistery @ Marshall, The fret fro company to Marshall was organized in 1840, Oakridge cemetery was Grat opened to the public in 1809. Previous to that date the dead were sapultured to @ litte plat of ground a the village saluced by Joho D. Pierce and Ysque B. Crary and land belonging to loge N. Hurd, and at which plat Mr. Hurd was himself the firat burial within a week after the plat wue soteated, he baing the firat yietin of the plague which raged in Marehall at, an early day. in 1830 the population was 4,600 and there were 793 houses. ‘The village of Marshall was first in corporated October 28, 1847, St. Albans Lodge, No. 20, was charter ed January 1, 145, James M. Crocker being the first worsbipfal master. The Marshall village company was or ganized in 1889 to improve the upper, village property, a called. ‘She original company was composed of Sidney Ketchum, Ondea Wilder, sume C. Smith, George 8. Wright, John W H. Mont gomery and Montgomery Schuyler. The company bought of Sidney Ketchum hia interest in the tutor power and line embracing the prevent cemdtery and railroad grounds, the same nein ounvyyed to Cream Wright an treates for the company, 4nd who was business manager for the adue. The company built a bridge over Blea Creek to im prove the property to the present site of Perrinville, worked the strate and built the Maraba Young Ladies’ seminary in 1837, and built the Marahatl hogge. The company was an important factor in the early history of Marehall. The next school noun was built in 1332 and was located In Manalou Street. It was of loga and served for a church as well. Elina Ketebuor was the lrst teacher, Shon fret puatofier in Calhoun county was established in Maraball In 1832 George Ketchums was appointed post toaster and kept the postal matter for the sutthe went in a cyar bor. Tha wait was brought on horseback, Rev. daha D. Puerce succeeded Mr. Ketchum and kept the office in his dowble log house on the site now occupied by M. M. Parrett’s residence. The Urvt house erected on the site of the present city was the log cabin of ,George Katchum and the firat frame building was Charles D. Smith's store, Dr, A. . Hays was the first physician in the county, and came in May, 131,
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Marshall Daily Chronicle
Marshall, Michigan, US
Sat, Feb 11, 1905
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