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Babcock was born at Chardon, Ohio, August 7, 1851, and died at Carleton, July 5, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Marks have two children, Robert Harold, born March 14, 1908, who was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1929 with the Bachelor of Arts certificate in journalism; and Howard Clemons, born March 24, 1913, who is a high school graduate. Residence: Alexandria.
John Martin Markussen
Born at Moorehead, Iowa, March 29, 1892, John Martin Markussen is the son of Johannes and Anna Frederika (Neilsen) Markussen. His father, who was a Lutheran minister, was born in Denmark, October 12, 1855, and died at Cordova, Nebraska, in July, 1919. His mother was born in Denmark, April 22, 1860, and died at Cordova, in 1924.
Mr. Markussen attended school in South Dakota, was a student at Staplehurst, Nebraska, and was graduated from Dana College, at Blair, Nebraska. He attended the Chicago School of Watchmaking, 1910-1911 and the Chicago School of Optometry, 1914.
From 1911 to 1914 he was a watchmaker at Fremont, Nebraska, and since 1915 has been a jeweler at Minden, Nebraska. Mr. Markussen organized the Minden Ad Club and in 1916 was elected president of that organization, also was elected city clerk in 1917 serving for a four year period with the exception of the time he served in the army. In 1920 the Commercial Club and the Ad Club were consolidated and organized under the name of Community Commerce Club and served as the first president of the new society. He served as a first class private in Company F, 355th Infantry, 89th Division of the United States Army and was active in the Meuse-Argonne engagements in France, and in the Army of Occupation. He was a charter member of the American Legion serving as commander for two terms and later adjutant.
His marriage to Elizabeth Dagna Aabel was solemnized at Minden, August 20, 1919. Mrs Markussen was born at Minden, October 9, 1896. They have two children: Keith, born August 10, 1920; and Marilyn, April 7, 1925. Residence: Minden.
Charles Henry Marley
Born at Omaha, on November. 14, 1879, for the past twenty years Charles H. Marley has been engaged in the practice of law. He is the son of Charles and Mary Jane (Leech) Marley, his father, a native of Bristol, England, born May 5, 1842. He came to Omaha and started work for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1864, and later pioneered in Montana. He died at Omaha, May 1, 1929. His wife, Mary Jane, was born in Manchester, England, June 26, 1844, and died at Omaha, September 22, 1918.
Charles H. Marley was educated in the public and high schools of Omaha, and studied law with General Charles F. Manderson. He was admitted to the practice of law at Omaha, on June 4, 1907. Mr. Marley started work in the office of General Mauderson, then general solicitor for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines west of the Missouri River, in June, 1895, as office boy. He subsequently became secretary to the general solicitor, chief clerk in the law department and finally attorney. He left the railroad service in 1912 to enter the general practice of law, and is now associated in practice with Frank H. Woodland.
Mr. Marley was married to Marian Valetta Garvey at Omaha, November 30, 1928. Mrs. Marley, who is a registered nurse, was born at Albion, Nebraska, August 15, 1895. During the World War Mr. Marley was a four minute speaker and otherwise active. He holds the rank of major in the Judge Advocate General's Department, Commissioned November 1, 1923, and was president of the Omaha Reserve Officers Association, in 1926. He is affiliated with All Saint's Episcopal Church, is active in the Red Cross and other welfare organizations; and is a member of the Omaha-Douglas County and Nebraska State Bar Associations.
A Mason, he belongs to all bodies of Masonry. During 1918-19 he was master of Nebraska Lodge No. 1, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and was commander of Mt. Calvary Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, in 1920. He was grand commander of the Knights Templar of Nebraska, 1930-31, and sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine in 1925. His club is the Happy Hollow Country Club, and his sport is golf. Residence: Omaha.
Robert O. Marnell
Robert O. Marnell, banker and business executive of Nebraska City, was born at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. His father, James E. Marnell, who was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 25, 1822, and died at Hannibal, June 17, 1870, was a tinsmith. He was a Mexican War volunteer.
Katharine Sophia Frances (Hawkins) Marnell, his mother, was born at Georgetown, Kentucky, June 28, 1832, and died at Nebraska City, January 26, 1928. Her ancestors came to this country on the Mayflower, and have been prominent since Revolutionary days. Members of the family were active in the Civil War and in the reconstruction period.
Mr. Marnell has lived in Nebraska for 48 years and has led an interesting and varied life. In 1885 he left Nebraska City public school; even before the termination of his school days had found employment of various kinds. From 1880 to 1883, he was consecutively a picket-piler, tinshop boy, employed by the Hannibal Saw Mills, helper in a feed store, clerk, and driver of a delivery wagon. From 1883 to 1886 he was: a carrier and type-sticker for the Nebraska City News, and postoffiee clerk. In 1886 he became connected with the Merchants' National Bank at Nebraska City, and has since become cashier and director in this organization. Since 1917 he has been a director in the Omaha Branch Federal Reserve Bank. He was for a time a theatre manager, and has handled accident, fidelity, health compensation, and life insurance
On June 2, 1896, he was united in marriage with Georgia Hawke at Nebraska City. Mrs. Marnell was born at Nebraska City, and is descended from early Nebraskans. There is one daughter, Sue, born March 8, 1899, who married Frank D. Lowrey.
Mr. Marnell was active during the World War in all the loan drives, Red Cross affairs, and other war work necessary to carry on war successfully. He is a member of and a contributor to, the Red Cross: is a member of the Nebraska City Chamber of Commerce, the National Economic League, and the Nebraskana Society. He is affiliated with the Eagles, Elks, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen, Workmen, Yeomen, Herman Sohne, and Woodmen of the World. His club is the Omaha Athletic Club. He is a Gold Standard Democrat. His hobby is the study of human nature. Residence: Nebraska City.
Harry Miller Marquis
Since 1885 Harry Miller Marquis has lived in Nebraska most of the time, and has been in the practice of law at Osceola and Bridgeport. He was born at Dunkirk, Ohio, January 12, 1857, the son of David Lowry and Mary Ayers (Miller) Marquis, the former a carpenter. His father, who served with General George H. Thomas during the Civil War, was born at Beaver, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1832, and died at Denver, Colorado. His mother, whose ancestors were Pennsylvanians and Virginians, was born at Magnolia, Ohio, in May, 1849, and died at Denver, September 1, 1917.
Mr. Marquis was graduated from the high school at Dunkirk in 1876 and in 1884 was graduated from the University of Kansas law school. He has had a varied
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colorful career as a teacher, miner and lawyer. He engaged in the practice of law with M. A. Mills at Osceola for a time, practiced law in Washington, and is now county judge of Morrill County, having previously served as county attorney in Polk County.
Judge Marquis is the author of several stories published a few years ago. He holds membership in the Knights of Pythias and the state and district bar associations. His hobby is history. He holds membership in the Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Jessie Catherine Ford occurred at Blair, Nebraska, June 10, 1886. Mrs. Marquis, who was a teacher, was of English descent. One son was born to this union: Vance William, September 3, 1891.
On November 30, 1922, Judge Marquis married Sylvia Sybil Hunt, widow of Frank N. Hunt, of Bridgeport, and daughter of John Ball Ball of Putney Heath, London, England. Residence: Bridgeport. (Photograph in Album).
Donald C. Marr
Donald Marr was born at Tekamah, Nebraska, July 8, 1893, the son of Peter G. and Rose E. (Babbitt) Marr. His father, who is of French, Canadian and English ancestry, was born on November 21, 1849, and died at Takamah, Nebraska, June 29, 1903. His mother was born January 10, 1861. She is of English and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
Mr. Marr was graduated from the Tekamah High School in 1914. On March 6, 1918, he married Irene Mason at Tekamah. She is a direct descendant of Captain John Mason and was born at St. Louis, Missouri., October 4, 1895. Their children are Donald R., born January 9, 1926; and Carolyn I., born August 4, 1929. Both children were adopted at the age of three months.
He is affiliated with the Tekamah Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of The Nebraskana Society, and is treasurer of school district No. 24. Residence: Tekamah.
Emmet Elmer Marr
One of Hastings' leading dentists, Emmet Elmer Marr has been a resident of Nebraska since June, 1915. His family on the paternal side, was originally Scotch, members of it migrating to Ireland, and thence to North Carolina. His father, James Carson Mart, was born in Missouri City, Missouri, December 23, 1828. He was a forty-niner in California and returned to Missouri after about two years. Later he served in the Confederate Army, while residing in Texas. He returned to Missouri soon after the close of the war and married Alice Caroline Poe about 1882; this was his second marriage. His death occurred at Liberty, Missouri, December 10, 1908. Alice Caroline, his wife, was born in Calloway County, Missouri, and now resides at Liberty. She is of English ancestry, and her chief interest is in her church.
Emmet E. Marr was born near Liberty, Missouri, October 26, 1884, and attended rural schools in Clay County. He was graduated from Liberty High School in 1904. In 1908 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from William Jewell College, and in 1915 received his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Kansas City Dental College. Active in debating and dramatics, he also was his class president, and a member of Psi Omega.
From 1908 to 1912 Dr. Marr was a teacher in the government schools in the Philippine Islands. On June 19, 1912, he was united in marriage to Avis Ritehey at Cowles, Nebraska. Mrs. Marr, who is of English and German extraction, was born at Casey, Iowa, July 29, 1884. They have two children, Emmet Elmer, Jr., born September 25, 1914; and Marlos, born October 11, 1917.
Dr. Marr has engaged in general dental practice since 1915, and is a member of the national, state, district and county dental societies. During the World War he was a member of the Home Guard, and a four minute speaker. His religious affiliation is with the First Baptist Church, and he is a member of the Men's Inter-Church Reserve of Hastings. Dr. Marr is a member of the Red Cross, the Nebraska Conference of Social Work, the Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club. He is an Odd Fellow, and a life member of The Nebraskana Society. His hobby is scouting. Residence: Hastings.
Fred Alexander Marsh
Of pioneer parentage, Fred A. Marsh was born at Central City, Nebraska, November 21, 1871, and for 60 years has lived continuously in Merrick County. William E. Marsh, his father, was born in Kent County, Ontario, Canada, November 8, 1832, and until 1852 remained there where he aided in clearing land on the family homestead. As a young man he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he entered the practice of dentistry, but a little later gave up that profession because of his health and entered the service of the Western Union Telegraph Company. In 1869 he moved to Merrick County and homesteaded in Midland township where he was prominent in the progress of the middlewest; he was successful as a farmer and stockman until 1917 when he died at Archer, Nebraska.
Mary Ladoska Parker, mother of Fred A. Marsh, was born near Olean, New York, April 17, 1838, moving to Nebraska in 1858. She was engaged in the mercantile business in Denver, Colorada (sic), for several years and later was the owner and manager of a hotel in Virginia City, Montana. She returned to Nebraska in 1867. She knew all the privations and hardships of early settlers in Nebraska, and was a typical pioneer home builder. Her death occurred at Archer, October 31, 1920.
Mr. Marsh attended rural schools in Merrick County, was a student at Central College for two years, and in 1892 was graduated from Fremont Normal School. He served as county superintendent of schools for eight years, and has been engaged in farming and stockraising in Merrick County for many years; At this time he is a regent of the University of Nebraska. He has been the teacher of the Men's Bible Class in the Methodist Episcopal Church for 35 years and has written many articles for the Central City Republican during that time
He is a member of K. O. T. M., contributes regularly to various welfare organizations at Archer, and until recently was president of the Merrick County Historical Association. During the World War he helped to secure funds for the Red Cross, Young Men's Christian Association, and Salvation Army.
He was united in marriage at Central City, April 19, 1893, to Virginia Ivy Crites. Mrs. Marsh, who was born at Central City, November 23, 1871, is the daughter of William H. and Phoebe (Saxton) Crites. To this marriage the following children were born: Earl C., June 19, 1894, who married Mary E. Perisho; Erma L., January 23, 1896, who married Raymond D.. Mesner; Marion F., September 17, 1897, who married Lillie Belle Mesner; Elizabeth M., September 14, 1900; W. Warren, July 4, 1903; Portia, September 26, 1905, who married Theodore C. Reeves; Dorothy, January 10, 1913, who died January 17, 1913. All the children received liberal educations. Residence: Archer.
George Wesley Marsh
George W. Marsh was born in Saline County, Missouri, January 14, 1852, the son of Elijah Simeon and Delilah (Homer) Marsh. His father, who was born in Ohio, February, 1821, and died at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, June 2, 1902, was a mechanic. His mother was
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born in Pennsylvania, January 1, 1825, and died in Richardson County, Nebraska, August 9, 1901.
Mr. Marsh attended the Nebraska State Normal School. He has lived in the state since 1859, and for a time was editor of the Falls City Journal at Falls City, Nebraska. He is now state auditor. A Republican, he was county clerk of Richardson County, was county treasurer, and secretary of state, 1901-1905.
He was united in marriage with Anna Rutledge Stephens in Richardson County, February 4, 1877. Mrs. Marsh was born in Maryland, January 5, 1856, and died at University Place, Lancaster County, Nebraska, June 26, 1916. Five children were born to them, four of whom are living: Stella E., born January 15, 1878, who died March 6, 1888; Nellie M., born February 6, 1887, who married Charles F. Greenburg; Benton, born December 2, 1892, who married Hazel Sutton; Arthur, born August 9, 1897; and Wayne, born April 1, 1890, who married Beatrice E. Speier.
Mr. Marsh is a member of the Sons of Veterans and the Methodist Church at Lincoln. He is fond of baseball, fishing and hunting. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph on Page 767).
Chester Chancy Marshall
Born at Cannonsburg, Hancock County, Ohio, September 23, 1862, Chester Chancy Marshall has been a resident of Nebraska since 1881. He is the son of Benjamin Clark and Catherine (Nonnamaker) Marshall, the former of whom was a farmer of Scotch-Irish ancestry, born in Warren County, Ohio, February 4, 1835. He died at Arlington, Nebraska, February 16, 1919. His wife, Catherine, was born in Cannonsburg, Ohio, December 10, 1836, and died at Arlington, November 7, 1904. She was of German descent.
Mr. Marshall was educated in the public schools of Cannonsburg, Ohio, and since 1887, has been associated with the Marshall Nurseries, of which he is vice president. From 1908 to 1927, he was president of the Arlington State Bank. He is now a director of the Arlington State Bank and the Fremont Union National Bank and president of Washington County Agricultural Society. A Democrat, he served as state representative from District 11, 1897-98, and was defeated by a narrow margin for the same office in the fall of 1898. He was defeated for the state senate from Dodge and Washington Counties in Lorengo Crounse 1900, and served as county supervisor 1895-96.
On July 1, 1886, he was married to Mary Catherine Fellers, at Findlay, Ohio. Mrs. Marshall was born at Findlay, March 31, 1859, and died at Fremont, May 6, 1928. There are three children living and two deceased: Herma Gail, born May 13, 1887, married Glen Leonidas Johnson; Leta Jane, born October 12, 1891, is a former public school teacher; Floyd Millard, born December 12, 1888, died February 15, 1890; Earl Fellers, born February 7, 1895, died January 6, 1899; Eva Constance, born January 13, 1898, married Jasper Hobson Ludwig. Eva is a teacher of public school music, and Gail teaches in the Fremont Public school.
Mr. Marshall was assistant food and fuel commissioner of Washington County, and assisted in all War Drives. He is a member of the First Congregational Church, the Nebraskana Society, Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America. He belongs to the Young Men's Christian Association and is chairman of the rural committee of the Rotary Club. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. Residence: Fremont.
Chester George Marshall
Chester G. Marshall, a lifetime resident of Nebraska, has been active as a horticulture executive for many years. He was born at Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska, April 27, 1883, the son of Benjamin Ami and Minnie Wilhelmina (Marquardt) Marshall. His father, who is a retired farmer and nurseryman, was born at Bluffton, Hancock County, Ohio, January 27, 1859; his father was Irish. His mother whose ancestry was German, was born at Bluffton, September 6, 1866.
Mr. Marshall was graduated from the Arlington High School in 1901, and in 1901 and 1902 studied botany and horticulture at the University of Nebraska. He was president and secretary of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society for five years. He was editor of the horticultural department of the Nebraska Farmer from 1909 to 1917. For a number of years he has been interested in the development of county fairs, and has served as secretary of the County Fair Circuit of northeast Nebraska. With Val Keyser he organized the Central Fruit Growers' Association and was manager for two years and served as institute lecturer for the Farmers Association. He was connected with the horticultural department at the University of Nebraska for three years. He is now secretary and sales manager for the Marshall's Nurseries, at Arlington.
He is the author of several articles on horticultural subjects published in the Nebraska State Horticultural Society Reports, 1909-1920. He is a member of: Arlington Community Club; Parent-Teachers' Association; the Nebraskana Society; and the Young Men's Christian Association. He is serving as president of the Retail Nurseryman's Association of the United States; and is past president of the Western Association of Nurserymen. Mr. Marshall is affiliated with the Congregational Church at Arlington; is a member of Masons, Scottish Rite, and Shrine; and is an Independent, politically.
His marriage to Margaret Anna Brenizer was solemnized at Bennet, Lancaster County, Nebraska, November 26, 1912. Mrs. Marshall was born of German parentage at Bennet, May 6, 1885. They have two children: Betty, born November 12, 1914; and Frances, born September 1, 1917. Residence: Arlington.
Clarence LeRoy Marshall
Clarence LeRoy Marshall, newspaper publisher and writer, was born at Carroll, Nebraska, October 23, 1899, the son of Charles William Marshall and Mary Catherine (Mason) Marshall. His father, who was born at Fontanelle, Nebraska, March 6, 1874, was a garage proprietor, a mail carrier for many years, and a harness maker; he served in the Nebraska National Guard during his younger days, and is now retired; his ancestry is Irish. His mother was born at Cuba, Kansas, October 20, 1879. She is descended from the Mason family of Colonial days, and can trace her ancestry to the early land grants of Philadelphia. Her father was a soldier in the Civil War and her paternal grandfather served in the Revolution and the War of 1812.
Mr. Marshall attended Carroll High School, Boles Business College of Omaha, and the Naval Conservatory of Music at San Francisco, California. He learned the publishing business at an early age, and worked in various newspaper offices as an apprentice for several years. At one time he was agent for the Chicago, St. Paul, Missouri & Ohio Railroad Company and later served as messenger for this organization. He is now editor and publisher of the Verdel News at Verdel, Nebraska.
He is a member of the board of trustees of Verdel, the Modern Woodmen of America, Nebraskana Society, and the First Baptist Church of Carroll. His sports include baseball, basketball, boating, and motoring, while his hobbies are reading and writing. He served in the United States Navy as bandmaster the Mine Force Naval Band of the Pacific Coast from 1918 to 1922.
His marriage to Martha Amanda Peterson was solemnized at Creighton, Nebraska, June 21, 1923. Mrs. Marshall, whose ancestry is Norwegien, was born at Perkins, South Dakota, December 31, 1900. They have one daughter, Charlotte Elaine, born July 16, 1924. Residence: Verdel.
George Allison Marshall
George A. Marshall, a well known nurseryman and executive in Nebraska, was born at Cannonsburg, Ohio, December 20, 1864. His father, Benjamin Clark Marshall, who was a farmer, was born in Trumble County, Ohio, February 4, 1835, apd died at Arlington, February 16, 1919; his ancestry was Scotch-Irish; his early geneaology includes Chief Justice Marshall and President McKinley. Catherine Howdeshell (Nonnamaker) Marshall, his mother, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, December 10, 1836, and died at Arlington, November 7, 1904; the was of German descent.
Mr. Marshall attended grade school in Ohio, and the Whitford School at Arlington. He was a student at the Fremont Business College for a time, 1887, and the same year entered the nursery business with his brother. He was a grower and salesman of nursery stock, 1897-1901, serving as president of the State Horticultural Society during that time; he was a member of the board of the latter organization several times. He has lived in Nebraska 50 years and is now president of the Marshall's Nurseries and president of the Loes, Land & Orchard Company.
He holds membership in the following: National Nurserymen's Association; American Association of Nurserymen; National Pomological Society; Western Retail Nurserymen; Nebraska State Nurserymen's Society; and the State Horticultural Society. For a number of years he was chairman of the Synonym Committee of the State Horticultural Society. For five years he served on the National Board of the American Association of Nurserymen and was president for one term. He also served as a member and as president of the board of the Western Association. As vice president and later as president of the State Horticultural Society; he assisted in the establishment and development of the plant at Halsey. He is a member of the Community Club; the State Historical Society; the Nebraskana Society; and the Parent-Teachers' Association. He has served as a member of the state committee and the Camp Sheldon committee of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is a Mason, Scottish Rite, and an Odd Fellow. His sports are fishing and coon hunting. He is affiliated with the First Congregational Church of Arlington, of which he is a trustee. He is an Independent Democrat.
Mr. Marshall was married to Dora Bertha Goltry at Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, June 27, 1893. Mrs. Marshall was born at Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, April 16, 1875. Her ancestry is Scotch-Irish and English; her maternal grandfather was a Congregational minister and the organizer of Tabor College. Their children are: Victor Vernon, born April 28, 1894, who married Louise Anna Boker; Flora Catherine, born October 3, 1895, who married Edward Boker; Greeta Ruth, born December 17, 1896, who married Edward John Renard; Benjamin Ralph, born June 26, 1902, who married Victoria Huey, and who is ranching in South Dakota; Maurice Nonnamaker, born November 13, 1904, who married Lida Larson; and Sterling Todd, born November 30, 1908, who died January 4, 1912. Victor Vernon, Maurice, and Catherine, are in the nursery business. Greeta Ruth lives on a farm near Arlington. Residence: Arlington. (Photograph on Page 770).
Ralph Waldo Marshall
Ralph Waldo Marshall, banker, was born at Avoca, Nebraska, March 13, 1889, son of John Thomas and Laretta Medella (Smith) Marshall.
The father was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, December 8, 1849, and came to the United States in 1872. He was president of the bank of Panama, state senator from Lancaster County in 1913 and 1915. He died at Panama, September 6, 1925. His wife, Loretta, was born in Meridian, Mississippi, May 14, 1859, and died at Panama, April 14, 1915.
In 1907, Mr. Marshall was graduated from Doane College Academy at Crete.
He was married on May 27, 1928, to Esther LaRue McLaughlin at York. She was born at Panama, July 14, 1904, and was a school teacher. Her father, the Honorable M. O. McLaughlin, is congressman from the 4th district of Nebraska.
At the present time, Mr. Marshall is cashier of the bank of Panama. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masons, and the Odd Fellows. Residence; Panama.
Virgil Albertus Marshall
Virgil Albertus Marshall was born at Nelson, Nebraska, July 24, 1901, the son of Robert Marshall and Ida (Linch) Marshall. His father was born at Monoga, Hala County, Pennsylvania, October 15, 1859, and is a successful farmer. Mrs. Marshall was born in Iowa, on January 2, 1859 and died at Nelson, January 7, 1927, after an active life in club and church work.
Mr. Marshall was graduated from the Nelson High School in 1918, and soon after his graduation he secured a position in the Bostwick State Bank. In 1921 he was oppointed (sic) its cashier.
Holding this position until September, 1923 when he became connected with the Bankers Life Insurance Company of Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1927 he was appointed district manager, which position he now holds.
His marriage to Marie Katherine Diehl occurred July 22, 1922, at Nelson, Nebraska. Mrs. Marshall was born February 7, 1901, at McCook, Nebraska. Their son, Darrell LeRoy, was born October 18, 1928.
Mr. Marshall was active in the loan drives during the War. He is affiliated with the First Christian Church at Fairbury, Nebraska, and is a member of the National Underwriters Association, the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a director, the Kiwanis Club, of which he is vice president, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal Arch and the Knight Templars He is a member of the Nebraskana Society and the Fairbury Country Club.
Mr. Marshall is especially interested in his beautiful lawn. He enjoys golf and other sports, and is a lover of music. Residence: Fairbury.
Alice Marshell
Alice Marshell, executive secretary of the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association, has lived in this state for the past 33 years and since 1917, has taken an interest in social and welfare work in her community. She was born at Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob William and Ada Byron (Johnson) Marshell. Her father, who was western agent for the Otto Gas Engines Works, was born at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 5, 1852, and died at Omaha, November 26, 1921. His Scotch ancestors came to America in the early settlement of the country and members of the family fought in the Revolution.
Her mother was born at Pittsburgh, September 26, 1855. Her great-great grandfather came to America from Ireland, and her great grandfather Johnson, was a pioneer in Pittsburgh, and a member of the first council of that city.
Miss Marshell was graduated from the Farnam School in 1897, and was graduated from high school at Omaha, in the class of 1901. She took short courses in social service work at the University of Nebraska, and the University of Chicago, and in 1918 became associated with the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association, being made executive secretary of this organization in 1925.
She took part in Red Cross activities during the late war; and was engaged in canteen work and tuberculosis prevention throughout the war period. She is a member of the American Association of Social Work, the Omaha Social Workers Club, and the Conference of Tuberculosis
