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Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall[1]

Male 1854 - 1925  (71 years)


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  • Name Thomas Riley Marshall  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Prefix Vice President 
    Born 14 Mar 1854  North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jun 1925  Washington, District Of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried 2 Jun 1925  Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Name Thomas Riley Marshall
      Gender Male
      Burial Date 02 Jun 1925
      Burial Place Indianapolis, Ind
      Death Date 01 Jun 1925
      Death Place District Of Columbia
      Age 71
      Birth Date 14 Mar 1854
      Birthplace North Manchester, Ind.
      Occupation Publicist
      Race White
      Marital Status Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name Daniel M. Marshall
      Father's Birthplace Marion, Ind.
      Mother's Name Martha Patterson
      Mother's Birthplace Penn.
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number B01112-5
      System Origin District of Columbia-EASy
      GS Film number 2116023
      Reference ID cn 292033

      Citing this Record:
      "District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7RP-182 : accessed 07 Aug 2013), Thomas Riley Marshall, 01 Jun 1925.

      The item below was discovered by Mary Pat Strong and her dad, Charles R. Strong during research in LaGrange Public Library. They were asked by a historian there if our Samuel Marshall was related to Thomas R. Marshall. It appears he was a great-nephew.

      Taken from "History of LaGrange (Lewis County, Missouri) Sesquicentennial, 1832-1982, LaGrange Historical Society, p. 18."

      Boyhood home of US Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall (1854-1925) lived in LaGrange 1858-60. Because his father was an abolishionist[sic] and he and he and his neighbors did not agree in this violent period of history, the family fearing bodily harm crossed the Mississippi at night in 1860. Later Mr. Marshall became a reform Governor of the State of Indiana, and a popular Vice-President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson, serving two terms. He was on the threshold of the Presidency when Woodrow Wilson suffered a debilitating stroke. He was an apt phrase maker and his quote "What this country needs is a really good 5 cent cigar" was widely quoted. Mr. Marshall returned to LaGrange as Governor of Indiana and prospective Vice-President of the United States on September 17, 1912. He was received by Missouri and Illinois state officials and a crowd of 3,500 people who gave him a tumultuous welcome.

      He served two terms as Vice President under President Woodrow Wilson. The older lady in the picture was Mrs. Carrick, a neighbor, who remembered Thomas Marshall.

      A more complete biography from Grolier's online encyclopedia is below:

      Thomas Riley Marshall, (1854-1925), the 28th VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. He was born in North Manchester, Ind., on March 14, 1854. He graduated from Wabash College in 1873, studied law, and was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1875, practicing his profession at Columbia City. In 1908 he was elected governor of Indiana; his administration was progressive. Several laws Marshall sponsored, including an employers' liability law and a child labor law, were enacted, but he failed to have a new state constitution adopted.

      At the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore in 1912, Marshall was the favorite-son candidate of Indiana for the presidency. When Woodrow WILSON was nominated for that office, Marshall was chosen for the vice presidency. Reelected in 1916, he served with Wilson until 1921. As presiding officer of the SENATE, he enjoyed much popularity, becoming known for his humorous remarks. In 1917, during a Senate debate on the country's needs, he said, "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar."

      While Wilson attended the peace conference after World War I, Marshall presided over cabinet meetings, the first vice president to do so. During Wilson's serious illness, beginning in late 1919, Marshall considered the possibility of declaring himself acting president. But he decided not to do so, partly because he feared that his action would divide the country. He died in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 1925.

      http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/vp/vpmarsh.html
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia Twp
      Enumerated 21 Jun 1900
      SD 12 ED 113 Sheet 26B
      Jefferson
      619-647
      Marshall, Thomas R Head M W Mar 1854 46 m 5 Ind Ind Penna Attorney
      Marshall, Lois K Wf W F May 1873 27 M 5 0/0 Inda Inda Ohio
      Kimsey, Mortin Brother-in-law W M May 1889 11 S Ind Ind At school
      Kimsey, Edna Cousin W F Dec 1892 7 S Ill Ind Ill At school
    Person ID I19112  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Daniel Miller Marshall,   b. Abt 1823, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1892  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann Patterson,   b. Abt 1828, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1894  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married Abt 1849  [2
    Family ID F6949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lois Irene Kimsey,   b. 9 May 1873, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1958, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Abt 1895  [7, 8
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F6954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1854 - North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jun 1925 - Washington, District Of Columbia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Kuykendall, Anna Mary 'Mamie'
    Marshall, Thomas Riley Campaign Poster
    A Woodrow Wilson/Thomas Marshall Presidential campaign poster appears over the shoulder of Mamie McGuire.

    Documents
    Marshall, Caladonia V. 'Callie', Obituary
    Marshall, Caladonia V. "Callie", Obituary
    Obituary from the Duncan Banner, along with newswire article from the Quincy, Ill. newspaper reporting that her funeral was being held on the same day that her cousin, Thomas Riley Marshall, was being inagurated as Vice President of the United States

  • Sources 
    1. [S1656] FamilySearch.org, District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964.

    2. [S306] Caldwell, Cecile (ccaldwel@eterier.net) "Draper/Marshall of Botetourt and Bedford Counties, Virginia" Ver. Feb 23 12:03:01 2002 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=4909.

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 675 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Indiana, Lewis County, LaGrange Twp, PO LaGrange Enumerated 8 Oct 1860 941-950 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Enumerated 14 July 1870 Indiana, Kosciusko County, Pierceton Twp. PO Pierceton Page 6 52-52 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia City Enumerated 5 Jun 1880 Page 21 SD 6 ED 96 Stamped 447 (Boarding home, other boarders in the home were not transcribed) 207-220 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia Twp Enumerated 21 Jun 1900 SD 12 ED 113 Sheet 26B Jefferson 619-647 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 5943067 (Reliability: 3).