Dec. 21 [1854] -- John S. Marsh having died, his widow, Mary A., administers. Bond, $5,000. Mrs. Marsh was a man of some culture. He settled the Carmack place, three miles east of Platte City, on the Liberty road. He married Mary A. Gibson, daughter of William. She was a lady of spirit and refinement. She was an advocate for the South, and the Federal troops burned her house July 14, 1864. She married September 28, 1865, Rev. Wm. James. They separated, and Mrs. James lives with her son, Gibson, in California. Mr. Marsh left two sons:
I. Jas. L. Marsh, was a deputy county clerk, and an accomplished young man. He died about the close of the war.
II. Gibson Marsh, went to California, and is believed to be still living.
