CHARLES MARSH
Charles Marsh, a brother of W.F. Marsh, resides in Exira township, Audubon county. He first settled on section 12, of Benton township, where he entered a quarter section and lived until March 1, 1884. He was born in Sharon, Litchfield county, Connecticut, in 1828. He was married to Elizabeth Millhollen, daughter of William Millhollen, an early settler of Benton township. They have five children...George, Anna, Eva, Isadora and Louisa. They have lost two sons -- Franklin and Earl.
The father of the Marsh brothers, died in Pennsylvania, in April, 1830. Their mother came here and lived with her children till her death in 1867, at the age of seventy-nine years. The brothers have spent some time in prospecting and mining in Colorado. Charles went there in 1859, and remained till 1864. W. F. went in 1860 and came home in 1863. Both W.F. and Charles Marsh have been Republicans since the organization of that party, and still fight under that banner.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani 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, pp. 649.
