Life Story of George T. Marshall

George T. Marshall

LIFE STORY OF GEORGE THOMAS MARSHALL**BORN 1851

Written by his daughter Lola
His granddaughters Wanda and Rose
George Thomas Marshall was born the 9th of November 1851. The records of his children have 1852, but his birth certificate from England has 1851. He was born in Linton Hill, Herefordshire, England.
His father was Thomas Marshall born 28 August 1820 in Linton Hill. His mother was Sarah Goode born 4 March 1822 in Abenhall Glostershire, England.

His brothers and sisters were:
Lovinia Born 12 March 1844 Selena Born 22 Feb 1846 Louisa Born 13 Mar 1850 Sarah Born 11 Jan 1854

Tryphena
William Chadwick Charles Fredrick

Born 4 Feb 1848 Born 6 Oct. 1857 Born 6 Aug 1860

Sarah Goode, George's mother joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints while in England, but his father was very bitter.
His father died when he was only three and his mother worked and saved enough money to come to the United States with her family to be with the Saints in Utah.

The 19 of April 1856, Sara Goode Marshall with her family boarded the ship Samuel Curling and sailed from Liverpool, under the direction of Dan Jones.

They arrived in Boston the 23 of May. Then by rail to Iowa City where preparations were being made for the long journey across the plains. They left with the McArthur Hand Cart Company. (Editor's note: Sarah and her children are listed on the roster of the first hand cart company - Captain Ellsworth.)
They arrived in Salt Lake September 26, 1856. They lived a short time in Ogden with the William Wooley family, whom they had known in England.

She met and married Joseph Chadwick. They were among the first settlers in Franklin Idaho. William and Charles Chadwick were born to them but were sealed to Thomas Marshall.

Franklin was the first settlement in Idaho. A fort was built for the protection of the settlers against the Indians. George made friends with an Indian boy about his own age. His name was Charlie. When the Indians got quarrelsome Charlie would tell George and George would tell his mother who warned the men. A lot of trouble was halted through their friendship. One day when it was very cold Charlie rode up on a horse dressed only in a britch cloth. George asked him why he didn't have on more clothes and Charlie said, "George my ass all same as your face."

George married Elvira VanCuren 20 Dec. 1870 in Salt Lake City. They were endowed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake the 10th Nov. 1873. 

There children were:

Born 22 June 1872 Born 6 Jan 1875 Born 26 April 1878 Born 28 June 1880

Children couldn't be sealed in the endowment house when they were endowed so the son George was sealed to parents by the family 4 Nov. 1969.

George T. Marshall

George Thomas Sr. had the first saloon in Franklin and when the married men gambled away their money or spent all their money on whisky he said he was disgusted with them but if their families were in need he left flour, wood and necessities on their door steps.

Elvira, George's wife died 5 June 1882. She was the daughter of Elvira Teeples Wheeler Rockwood VanCuren. She had a twin sister named Ellen. George's mother-in-law raised Nellie and Rosella (first name Sarah but she was called Rose). Aunt Rose claimed she was mean with them. Lovinia or Lovina (nicknamed Vinnie) was raised by her aunt Sarah, who didn't have any children at the time. Vinnie loved her dearly and said Aunt Sarah really spoiled her. George Jr. stayed with his father.

Pistols owned by George T. Marshall

They also helped raise 5 other children. (His 2nd wife's son's children - he was divorced) George Sr. was sheriff of Franklin for a few years and reports were he was a very good one.
Mary Jane was a sweet lady, hard working, a good cook and she loved children. Lola the youngest daughter said in her life's history: "We all lived as one family, there was no halfs to us, we were all brothers and sisters."

George Thomas was a wheelwright by trade and built wagons. He also had a farm and a home in Franklin. He also made caskets. Mary Jane trimmed them inside and out with cotton batting and white fabric. Lola her daughter said they used to play in them when mother and dad were not home. One of the kids would play dead and they would have them get in the casket, then they would have a funeral.

The farm was a mile north of Franklin. Maple creek ran through the farm. A violet garden surrounded by a spring in the west of the field and there was a row of Poplar trees in the middle of the farm where the coyotes lived and howled all night long. Some said it used to be an Indian burial ground. We found lots of arrow heads there. There was a three room house on the farm, a cow shed and a pig pen. There was always plenty of work to keep everyone busy.

George Sr. remarried 9 Nov. 1882 to Mary Jane Alder Gosland. She had 4 children also by a previous marriage, then eight more children were had by this union:
Francis
Mary Jane

Born 23 Nov 1844 Born 27 Dec 1886 Born 14 Jul 1888 Born 31 Dec 1891 Born 14 Jan 1894 Born 5 Jan 1896 Born 2 Aug 1989 

Maria Goode Smith

Maria Goode Smith

Maria Goode was born 16 May 1831 to George and Selena Mary Ann Holder Goode.  She was baptized a member of the Church Latter Day Saints on 22 Aug. 1849.

She came to Utah with her sister, Sarah Goode Marshall and Sarah's six children on the Edmund Ellsworth Handcart Company in 1856.  She arrived in Salt Lake on the 26 August 1856.

She went to Fillmore, Utah, and married Jonathan Pidcock Smith in Fillmore, Utah, on 22nd of October, 1856. Married by Lewis Brunson.   In 1862 Maria repaid $20.00 to the Perpetual Immigration Fund.  In 1868 she was noted as being in the Fillmore Ward Choir.  Maria and Jonathan are on the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census living in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah.  The couple bought property in 1880 and it was sold again in 1886.   We have not been able to find an exact death date for her.

She went to Salt Lake City and took her endowments out at the Salt Lake Endowment House.

The records that contain information on early church members are kept in Special Collections at the LDS History Center in Salt Lake City Utah. You have to have Temple Recommend to view these records.

Maria Goode is listed in the Endowment Film # 183,404 in Book C. Page 44.  Her name is listed as Maria Smith.  She took her endowments out on Oct 2, 1856, on this film it shows her parents George and Selena Mary Ann Holder Goode.

This record has been verified by Delmont (Pete) Goff and Jolene Goff. On the 25 May 2011 they personally viewed the records.

The sealing of Jonathan Pidcock Smith and Maria Goode Smith is on Film #  1,149,514, page 325, Sealing,  Number 2165.  The date was 31 of August, 1858.  This sealing was performed by Amasa M. Lyman, a member of the 12 Apostles.  This sealing was done at the home of  Orson Tyler in Beaver he was the Sheriff in Beaver, Utah.  The witnesses to this sealing were A. Sullivan and J.H. Raser.

Amasa M. Lyman

The reason for the sealing being done in Beaver is because from  March 19, 1858 until August 20, 1859, there were no endowments recorded in the Salt Lake Endowment  House because there was unsettled advent in Salt Lake City with the U.S. Army being present in Salt Lake during the time that the Church was being persecuted. This note is listed on the film at the end of the film in September 1858 film number 183404

Jonathan Born on the 5 May, 1816 in Tinicum, Bucks Pennsylvania.   Died on the 9 Sept 1890, buried in Fillmore Utah, Fillmore Cemetery  Block 31, Lot 3 Grave 6, no head stone as noted on the Fillmore First Ward records.

We have been to the Fillmore, Utah, cemetery and Jonathan is buried in the Pioneer Section of the cemetery.  He has a grave site, but no headstone.  Maria is not buried in this grave site.  The Sexton indicated that during this period of time some families were buried one on top of another, Maria was buried  around 1880 and Jonathan on September 9, 1890.

From early records of Fillmore, names of people who deeded all their property to the church and joined the United Order are found.   Jonathan P. Smith's name is among those listed, indicating that he and Maria lived by the United Order for a time at least.   The information was taken from book entitled, "Millard Milestone" page 13. The research for Jonathan Pidcock Smith and Maria Goode has been challenging but rewarding, through lots of prayer and perseverance I feel like we are closer in solving this mystery in our family for so many years. 

The reason we put so many different documentation and various information we hope that someone out there will be able to add to the story.  One fact we know for sure is that Jonathan Pidcock Smith came from Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and he married Maria Goode, Sarah Goode Marshall's sister . Thanks for all those who have helped solve this mystery.

 Do you think Sarah Goode Marshall Chadwick. knew Jonathan Pidcock Smith because his brother John Pearson Smith lived in Logan Utah and went to the Logan Temple where Sarah often went.?

Pete and Jolene Goff

beaverpete@q.com

 I'm so grateful to Pete and Jolene for their research and documentation of Maria Goode.  It had been recorded in error, that Maria died along the way and was buried "in the plains".   Having the record corrected with meticulous documentation as they have provided is so important in clearing up this long standing error.   I have researched as others have, reading all the diaries available that were kept of Capt. Edmund Ellsworth's Company finding no record of her death or burial.  They seemed to keep a consistent record of deaths and location of burials, none was reported for Maria Goode.  I have also seen documents of Maria's marriage to Jonathan P. Smith.  The documents identified Maria as the daughter of George and Selena Holder Goode. The only record I could find however that she did come all the way to Salt Lake, was a brief mention in a history for George T. Marshall, where its stated,  "Maria, his mother's twenty-five year old sister came from England with the family and was a great help in crossing the plains during the entire journey."
Georgia Drake

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Sources:
United States Census 1880 for Jonathan P. Smith Forest of Dean Family History Ken Wilks of LDSFamily History Center in SLC Utah
Sons of God, Gwendoyn Perkins, pp 311

George Thomas Marshall



Standing: Selena Marshall Gregory, Tryphena Marshall Hunt,
Dauean Louisa Marshall Boyce, and Sarah Ann Marshall Poole Callan.
Seated: George Thomas Marshall, Sarah Goode Marshall-Chadwick
and Charles Frederick Chadwick from her second marriage




George Thomas Marshall
only son of Thomas and Sarah Goode Marshall
He has that, "Do you feel lucky" look in his eyes.



George Thomas Marshall was about 4 years old when his mother brought the children across the plains with the Ellsworth Handcart Company in 1856. Because of sheer determination, Sarah Marshall was the first member of any handcart company to enter the Salt Lake Valley.   All her children appear in the photo above with the exception of Lovina Marshall Adams, and William Chadwick from her second marriage.  George must have been very fond of his younger brother Charles Frederick Chadwick because he named one of his sons after him, Charles Frederick Marshall.

Guns believed to be used by George T. Marshall
while Sherrif in Franklin, Idaho

During George T. Marshall's life he served in Franklin Idaho as a law officer. If anyone has any more information about this please let me know. The picture above shows what is believed to be his guns he used as a lawman.



Historic Jail in Franklin's Historic District
Once used as the Old City Hall

  
Source: 
 http://angiesfamilies.blogspot.com/2009_10_11_archive.html

Selena Marshall's Life Story

Selena Marshall Gregory

SELENA MARSHALL’S LIFE STORY
Author Unknown - Posted as Written

Selena Marshall was the daughter of Thomas Marshall and Sarah Goode. Selena was born February 22, 1844 at Linton Hill, Herefordshire, England. She was baptized August 13, 1854.

They had joined the saints, but Brother Thomas Marshall did not have good health and died in England. After his death sister Marshall still was very anxious to come to America. She had the courage and desire to emigrate to Utah. She had five daughters and one son. One of the daughters was a frail sickly child, and on that account she hesitated to leave their comfortable home, but she had a blessing given to her, in which she was promised, she would go to Salt Lake Valley and not lose a child. This was a great encouragement to her. She made preparations as fast as she could for their departure from England. She and her children left Linton Hill, Herefordshire, England in April, 1856 by railroad to Liverpool, where they sailed on the ship “S. Curling” with Samuel Curling as master. Dan Jones was president of the company on board, comprising 800 souls of L.D.S. saints, mostly all of them were Welsh stock.

Selena’s mother also paid emigration for her sister, Maria Goode, who was unmarried. Sister Marshall was 34 years of age, and the children were: Lavinia 12, Selena 10, Tryphinia 8, Louisa 6, George 4, and Sarah 2 and Maria Goode 25 years of age. They sailed from Liverpool on the 19th of April, 1856, and landed in Boston on the 23rd of May, 1856 where they boarded a train for Iowa City, arriving there on June 2, 1856.

A few days after their arrival on camp grounds, they joined the handcart company and headed for Salt Lake Valley with Edmund Ellsworth and Daniel McArthur as their captain and leader. This was the first hand cart company headed for Salt Lake Valley. Selena was next to the oldest child, and she had the responsibilities of helping her younger sisters and brothers along while her mother and eldest sister pulled the handcart. Everyone, even the small children had to walk, unless they were ill.

Every person in the company was given a pint of flour a day to make whatever they wanted to do with it. Selena always made her share into bread, and kept most of it to coax her sisters and brother along and it helped a great deal when they were so tired and weary. She sometimes helped others in their camp by gathering wood for their campfires. Some were thought wealthier than others for they had more supplies in their camp. These people at times gave bread to Selena for her help. She would keep it to coax the children along, as it helped so much to keep the children moving along ahead of the hand carts. Selena asked her Father in Heaven to take away her appetite so that she could give her rations to the younger ones more easily. She got very weak and made tea from wild herbs to strengthen her, but she seldom got hungry.


Selena with sisters Sarah and Louisa
Selena is sitting

When the children were tired, she offered them a small piece of bread if they would go to a bush or rock that she would point out ahead, and she took turns carrying them a little ways to rest them. When they reached the chosen place, she would give them a bite of bread. This was a very long and tiresome journey for these brave souls. 

Tryphena Marshall Hunt

They encountered a very disheartening experience on their journey. When the company had stopped to make camp after a long hard day, they found that one of Selena’s sisters was missing.(Tryphinia) Many were alarmed but the captain tried to quiet them by saying that the wolves would have her by that time, and he didn’t want anymore lives lost by trying to rescue her. Selena and her mother really felt that they could find the child and started back in search for her. After going a short distance from camp, they both knelt down in prayer. Her mother had a feeling immediately that she would find her child and they did find her huddled up close to a large bunch of grass near the trail. They hurried along with light and happy hearts with the finding of her. The wolves howled on all sides of them, but they were so thankful to find the lost one, that they were not afraid. The mother didn’t forget the promise made to her in the beginning of her journey westward, and it buoyed her on the road to her goal. On their way back to camp, three men of the company came to meet them. They arrived back to camp in the early morning in time to go on with the company that day. 

Brother Brigham brought a treat of ginger snap cookies

When the company was two days from Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young and a few other men came to welcome and cheer them on. Brother Young brought them a treat of ginger snaps. Each child was given three cookies. There was not enough for all the grown ups. Selena kept most of hers for her little brother and sisters. Their journey proved a very hard one, and conditions were very bad in Salt Lake Valley. They arrived on September 26, 1856 and camped a week to rest. As conditions were so bad, they went on to Ogden and made their home at William Wadleighs residence for a while. He was very good to them and helped them in many ways. Mrs. Marshall married Joseph Chadwick in 1857. Mr. Chadwick didn’t prove to be a good husband to Selena’s mother, and she obtained a divorce in the beginning of 1860. That spring she left Ogden and took her family to Cache Valley, arriving in Franklin, Idaho April 14, 1860 where she made her home.

Selena worked very hard to help her mother get a home, and they planted a garden and small crops. She went to the canyon for wood and also plowed with an ox team. She became acquainted with a good man who was a widower, and who had just previously come to Franklin. He was from England and Selena was 18 years old now and anxious to get a home of her own. She married Robert Gregory, son of John Gregory and Elizabeth Sylvester, on the 2nd of January, 1863. Bishop Preston Thomas performed the ceremony. They were quiet about their marriage, and Bishop Thomas left a dance during intermission to marry the couple at the bride’s home. They lived a short time with Selena’s mother, then made a home out in the Franklin Fort. Selena was very happy and contented with her fine husband, and she gave birth to a daughter on October 17, 1863.

The town Franklin was divided in 1864 into one-fourth acre lots. With eight lots to a block, Selena’s husband was given a lot on the south of the public square. They raised a good crop of potatoes that year, and started to build them a house on their lot. They had this year for their share, 80 bushels of wheat, which they sold for flour and other necessities. Wheat was worth $5 a bushel and potatoes $2 a bushel. They surely felt like they were on the road to prosperity. They bought a team and wagon, which they badly needed. In January, 1865, they received their endowments and Selena acted as proxy for her husband’s first wife, Mary Stevens Gregory, who died while they were crossing the plains at Fort Laramie Wyoming. The weather was extremely cold and their ears were frozen while returning home from Salt Lake City. When they got back as far as Smithfield, their little daughter was very sick and broke out with measles. They stayed with brother McCann until Mary Lavinia was well enough to be moved to Franklin.

Brother Gregory purchased more land out south of Franklin, which they called the south field, but which later was named Mount Hope, then later called Cove. When the ward was divided into two precincts, Cove was the south ward. On January 6, 1866, Selena gave birth to another girl, whom they named Sarah Selena.


Wild Parsnip

In the summer of 1867, a sad experience happened. Their daughter, Mary, with two other little girls of the neighborhood wandered away into the south fields near spring creek. They picked a bouquet of poison parsnips and ate some of them on the way home. The girls became deathly sick. With great difficulty they saved Mary’s life, and the life of Emma Pree, but the neighbor girl could not be made to vomit up the poison, thus causing her death.

Another daughter was born February 1, 1868 and named Charlotte Maria. This year, their crops were much better and grasshopper pests were not so bad.

In November, 1883, the Y.L. M.I.A. (Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association) was organized, with Selena taking the office of President. Her husband, Robert, acted as first counselor in the Y.M.M.I.A. (Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association). In 1894, the primary organization was effected and Selena served as counselor, continuing to labor in this organization for six years. Selena served as Relief Society visiting teacher until her health would not permit her to serve any longer. She enjoyed good health, however, until her family was grown and all married. She was the mother of thirteen children, eight girls and five boys. Three children died in infancy, but all the rest married and had large families, also. They all worked in the church in their respective wards. Her husband, Robert Gregory died suddenly while asleep in bed at the home of their second daughter, Sarah G. Porter, which whom he was visiting for a few days. The date of his death was December 28, 1900.


Selena Marshall Gregory 1888


Selena acted as nurse and midwife and helped many, many people through sickness, epidemics and childbirth. It is estimated that she brought 2000 or more babies into the world, including all her grandchildren. She also nursed under doctor Adaminson and he swore by her. There were many, many times a doctor would send patients to Selena, telling them that she could do more for them than he could do. She was good and stayed by her patients until they were out of danger.


Selena Marshall Gregory

 She was very kind and helpful to everyone, a very good cook and home maker. She knew how to work and do many kinds of art and needle work. She could knit a stocking or mitten with her eyes closed, and did this many times while telling stories to her grandchildren, of her many experiences crossing the plains. Selena never had a chance for book learning or to go to school during her whole life.

In 1914, she bought a small home in south Franklin, Idaho, thereby leaving the home in Cove to her boys, George and Thomas. They each bought an equal part of the farm from her. She became a victim of sugar diabetes and suffered several years from that disease. She cared for herself until December, 1917, when she became bedfast and died at the home of Charlotte G. Preece, on January 1, 1918.

She left numerous posterity- sons and daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a noble wife and other with a sterling character, and did much good in this world. All loved her and her wonderful ways. She was buried in Franklin, Idaho.

Robert and Selena Gregory Monument
Franklin Cemetery Idaho

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Source:
Author unknown

Sarah Goode Marshall - First Handcart Company and Captain Ellsworth

Sarah Goode Marshall



Sarah Good Marshall

By Lulu Parry

(Typed as written)

 

 

Name: Sarah Good Marshall
Father’s Name: George Good
Mother’s Maiden: Selina Holder

Where Born: 2 Mar 1821
Where Born: Mitchelldean or Abbinhall, Glouchestershire, England
When Baptized: In the year of 1854
Married to: Thomas Marshall
Date: 7 May 1843
Where: Hereford, England by Wilford Parish
Where Endowed: 28 Sept 1874
Where Sealed: 27 Mar 1884
To Whom: Thomas Marshall
Where Died: Dayton, Oneida Co., Idaho Age 83 Date: 21 April 1904
Where Buried: Franklin, Idaho Cemetery Date: 26 April 1904

Important Events

A Sketch of the Life of
Sarah (Goode) Marshall

Sarah (Good) Marshall was the daughter of George Good and Selina Mary Ann Holder. She was born 2 March 1821 at Mitchelldean or Abbinhall, Glouchestershire, England.
While in her youth she learned the art of making kid gloves. Being deprived of scholastic education she always worked hard. Many times I’ve heard her say, “Idleness is the Devil’s workshop.” However, she became a great reader of the Bible and often remarked, “There is something more in the Bible than the Ministers understand.”

She heard the Gospel in her native land and often walked 20 miles with her baby in her arms to hear the Elders preach. This caused confusion in her home, as her husband opposed here bitterly and would often follow her to the meetings to cause a scene and disturbance, but she always was impressed by the sweet spirit, “Sarah you had better go, Tom is coming.” She would leave the meeting immediately and often took a severe whipping (from her husband) before reaching home.

Sarah Good was married to Thomas Marshall 7 May 1843. During the early part of their married life they lived comfortable and happy until she became interested in the Gospel, thus she became a victim of persecution and continued to live under these conditions until the death of her husband which was in the summer of 1854, leaving her with six children and penniless.

Her dreams of coming to Zion seemed utterly impossible but she sought Divine help in the great undertaking and worked very hard to save means for her migration. During the day, she worked as ladies maid and at night she made gloves and in two years she had saved enough to realized the desires of her heart.

She had many friends as she always lived an honest life and was well respected by all. The night before leaving her native land Grandmother’s relatives and close friends had planned a party to show their esteem and respect for her. Some of the presiding Elders of the British Mission were invited guests at this party.

Unfortunately, the spirit of discouragement spread like contagion among the members who were thus assembled. They began to gather close around her using their powers persuasion in every way trying to get her not to leave telling her she would lose her children and probably her own life on the way. One of the Elders overheard the discouraging remarks, he arose to his feet and by the power of God -- raising his hand over his head--he exclaimed, I will promise Sister Marshall -- in the Name of Israels God -- that she shall go to Zion and shall not lose one of her children by the way.



Painting of ship Samuel Curling



The following day, Saturday, April 19, 1856, my Grandmother Marshall, with her little family boarded the ship (Samuel Curling) and sailed from Liverpool, England, under the direction of Dan Jones. They arrived at Boston, Mass., May 23, 1856, being on the water about five weeks and from there they went by rail to Iowa City where preparations were under way for the long journey across the plains.



Captain Edmund Ellsworth

 This was the first Great Handcart Company from foreign nations, made up mostly of British Isles organized with Edmund Ellsworth as Captain. Grandmother procured a handcart and asked Captain Ellsworth if she could join with this Company in crossing the plains. The Company was large and this was the first attempt in crossing with handcart and he answered, “Sister Marshall, it would be unreasonable for you to expect such a thing. You a widow with six small children, you would only be a hinderance to the Company.” Her answer was, “Well Captain Ellsworth, I’m going and I’ll beat you there.”

Their journey through the state of Iowa was very difficult, but they must become accustomed to the hardships and exhaustion which comes through over work and little nourishment. Alone, she, most of all must become accustomed to being the one who must sacrafice, the one who must endure patiently, the one who must have explicit confidence in their Captain. She must learn to submit to his will and obey Company regulations without question.

After three months and seventeen days of trying hardships, enduring hunger, thirst, and fatigue and ceaseless toil -- pulling her handcart the entire distance -- the end of their journey was near at hand.

The night before entering the Salt Lake Valley Grandmother asked the Captain if she could arise early the next morning and start ahead of the Company, with her little family as this would be their last day of travel. Permission was granted and very early the next morning she -- with her little brood started out.

After traveling some distance and being out of sight of the Company, she discovered some men on horse back coming in her direction. As they came nearer they started yelling. Thinking them to be Indians Grandmother gathered her frightened children about her. The horsemen seeing her terror, stopped their noise and rose quietly down where she was. They were scouts sent out from Salt Lake City to meet the Saints as the settlers in the Valley had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this Company. These men assisted Grandmother by taking her children on their horses to the settlement thereby leaving her free to pull the handcart. She and her children were the first in the Company to arrive in Salt Lake City. Thus her statement to Captain Ellsworth became prophecy, “I’m going and I’ll beat you there.”

When she had left Iowa City she didn’t realize the tedious journey and trials and hardships she would encounter. Food was rationed out to them -- only two ounces of flour was allowed for each member of the family a day. At night they took turns in using the bake oven.

The members of the Company had retired for the night, and Grandmother was no doubt very lonely listening to the strange night cries of the beasts and birds while preparing her rationed food for the next days journey. It was about 11 o’clock, a young man came to her and said, “Will you please give me something to eat? I’m starving to death.” Knowing that she was taking food from her children she shared what she had with him. I have heard Grandmother say, “I have thanked the Lord many times for sharing my food with this young man, for he was found dead in his bed the next morning. If I had not done so my conscience would have condemned me the rest of my life.”

After camping at night, her first impulse was to look for her children as they would get scattered among the Company during the days travel. Sometimes it was late in the evening before making their camp for they had to travel until they found water.

One night Grandmother was horrified when she discovered her little girl (Tryphenia) was missing. The child was only 8 years of age. Immediately she reported it to Captain Ellsworth and said, “I cannot rest until my child is found.” The Captain tried to discourage her but to no avail. At once he asked for volunteers to go back and search for her. As no one volunteered, he went back some distance with her as it was after dark.



Tryphenia Marshall

They passed by where the child had fallen to sleep. After going back some distance they were forced to return to the Company because of hungry wolves which were encircling around them. After a while the child awoke and startled by finding the Company had gone and she was lost, she started to run. By following the tracks through the sagebrush where it had been trampled down by the handcarts she would stop when tired and put her ear to the ground to see if she could hear any sound. This was one of the instructions they were to follow if in trouble. Tryphenia did this a number of times.

Finally, discovering a light, started to run towards it. When she got close to it -- not knowing for sure whether it was Indians or the Company -- she crawled on her hands and knees into camp, discovering it was the Company, which filled her heart with joy.

Poor Grandmother hungry and tired had traveled late into the night until they came to water. What was she to do, take a chance on her life or return to camp worried and frantic. Approaching the camp, they heard shouts and to their great joy they found everybody rejoicing because the little girl was safe in camp. Grandmother shed tears of joy and thankfulness and rejoicing that words couldn’t express.

The little girl’s own story was as follows: I walked along with a man all afternoon. He sat down by the wayside to rest. He laid over on his elbow resting his head in his hand and went to sleep. I sat down by him and after resting for a while I was afraid I would lose sight of the Company and I started out alone. Dark cam on and I found that I was lost. Finally I saw a fire and walked toward it, and as I came near it I was afraid it was Indians. I crawled on my hands and knees so they would not see me and when I was sure it was our Company I raised to my feet and came in.

The next morning some of the men went back in search of the man and found him resting as the little girl said. But he had passed away. They dug a grave and buried him at his place of resting. This man was an Italian and could not speak English, consequently he and the child had no conversation.

The second story goes as follows: One day after the journey had resumed and following a short rest, Mrs. Marshall missed one of her little girls. She became frantic and sick with fear for the child. A search among the children of the Company was hurriedly made. Inquiries were made regarding the child and her disappearance, but no information could be gained. It seemed no one had missed the child. Mrs. Marshall then appealed to the Captain of the Company and asked permission to go back over the trail in search of her baby. He pondered and stared at her and then said, “You must not leave the Company, too much time has already been lost and all must be on their way.” Her heart was filled with anguish, her sorrow and anxiety was almost more than she could endure. Sympathetic mothers in the Company wept and tried to comfort her. They uttered silent prayers for her and her baby. She obeyed the Captain and slowly she pushed her little cart along the weary trail. Every step separating her farther and farther from her child.

At last halt was called and their days journey ended. Her great mental anguish and suffering made her ill, but after a scant supper had been eaten she carefully tucked her five remaining children in their camp beds and then she waited patiently for darkness to fall. When all was quiet and she was alone she slipped away back over the trail which she had just traveled, hoping, praying, listening, weeping, she often called aloud to her child only to be mocked by the echo of her own voice and dead silence of the prairie.

She plodded wearily on but her fear was consuming her hope and the faith that she would find her little girl became weaker.

Her strength was failing and she was almost exhausted. It seemed that she would fail, she was lost. Alone, weary, and sick she staggered on and then out of the shadows of the night she came upon her babe lying on the trail. Then came the realization that she was rewarded. Her little one lay exhausted at her feet.

Mrs. Marshall knelt beside her sobbing, sleeping little child and on the lonely prairie trail, thanked God. She knew that the prayers she had uttered during that day and night had been heard and answered.

She hugged her babe to her. She could hear the howls of the wolves and the hoot of the owl. After a very short rest she nestled her sleeping baby’s head to her breast and began once more plodding back over the trail to the Company. Just as the Company was about to start on the days journey, Mrs. Marshall appeared in camp baby safe and the heroic mother feeling that she had rescued her baby from the perils of the wilderness.

Handcart Pioneer Marker on Sarah's Monument

Several days after her arrival in Salt Lake City Grandmother was washing and meditating on the hazardous journey crossing the plains and her words to Captain Ellsworth came to her. It was then she realized her statement had become a prophecy. She was not in want for the necessities of life as long as her family remained in the fort for their meals were cooked and brought to them.

My Grandmother was the age of 34 when she left England. Her children were as follows:
Lavina Age 12
Selina “ 10
Tryphenia “ 8
Louisa “ 6
George “ 4
Sarah “ 2

This information was taken from the S Curing boat records by Lulu Parry, a cousin to Delilah Pike.

Editor's Note:  Source of painting of S. Curling: http://www.welshmormonhistory.org/index.php?/resources/view/274

Sarah Goode Marshall

Commissioned painting depicting Sarah (35)  in red dress, and daughter Lovina (12) in blue pulling the hand cart somewhere in Nebraska.  Daughter Selena (10) in green, Tryphena (8) in red walking behind the handcart, Louisa in blue (6) George playing in mud (4), and baby Sarah (2) riding in cart.  Maria (25) would likely be with the group and a hint of red skirt can be seen near the front right, I picture Maria there.

Sarah Goode Marshall, was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-saints while living in Herefordshire, England. Her husband, Thomas was vehemently opposed to her association with the Church. It is said, she would walk 10 miles to hear the missionaries speak, carrying the youngest of her children. Sarah prayed for the Lord to remove the stumbling blocks from her pathway that she would be able to come to America.  "Little did I think the Lord would remove the stumbling block by the death of my husband. I was so hopeful he would embrace the gospel." Thomas died in 1854, leaving Sarah penniless. She worked for two years making kid gloves at night and as a ladies maid during the day to earn passage for herself and her children to come with the Saints to Zion.

Sarah gained passage on the ship, "Samuel Curling". They set sail on th 19th of April 1856 with a company of 707 saints. They were at sea for 36 days, living on ship rations, and arrived in Boston, May 25th. The voyage was under the direction of Captain Dan Jones. They remained in quarantine one day, observed the Sabbath, then on a Monday, proceeded to Iowa City by rail where they were outfitted for the trek to Utah. Nearly 1800 saints awaited on the banks of Clear Creek in Iowa until a sufficient number of handcarts could be constructed. It took three week to finish, and on June 23, began their historic 1,300 mile journey on the first handcart company lead by Captain Edmond Ellsworth.

S. Curling Register (double click on images to enlarge)

S. Curling Circular

The Franklin Cemetery is located about one mile south of Franklin.

The Headstone for Sarah Goode Marshall is attractive with an open book and a shawl draped over the stone. There is a Pioneer designation plaque noting her Pioneer standing.

Sarah Goode Marshall-Chadwick's grave site is located in the south-west end of the cemetery in Block 36 Lot 10.

The marker reads at the bottom: "Dearest Mother thou has left us here thy loss to deeply feel. But its God that hath bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal."

Sarah and Joseph's son William Joseph Chadwick is buried at Block 36 Lot 3 near his mother. George Marshall, Sarah and Thomas Marshall's only son is also located in this cemetery.

Joseph Chadwick and Mary Whitehead monument. His burial site is located in Block 33 Lot 1. This is a long way north of where Sarah Goode Marshall is buried... he apparently was not kind to her.