MICHAEL MARSHALL
Michael Marshall resides on section 30, where he owns two hundred and eighty acres of land, upon which he settled in 1871. All was at that time wild, raw prairie, but before many years had elapsed he had improved his farm, planted trees and built a fine residence. His house is of frame, two stories, and cost about $2,700, and he has besides this, a tenant house on the same section. Mr. Marshall was born in Ireland, and is the son of Michael and Ella Marshall. He came to America when about eight years of age, and first settled in Champaign county, Ohio, where he made his home until 1874, when he came to Cass county. He was married to Betsy Gafney, a native of Ireland. They have been blessed with five children: Michael, Thomas, Mary E., Anna and Josie. Mr. Marshall has been an honorable and upright man, and owing to his intelligence and industry, he has become one of the prosperous farmers of the county.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 772.
