John Marshall Mystery
Newspaper Articles
A newspaper article published when Elizabeth was 95 states “Membership in the Virginia family that claims John Marshall, the jurist, and Thomas R. Marshall, vice-president-elect . . . “
The same age 95 newspaper states, “Her mother was a daughter of Thomas Marshall, a member of the famous Virginia family.”
A newspaper article published when Elizabeth was 98 states, “The aged woman was born June 1, 1818 in Mason Country, Kentucky”
The same age 98 newspaper states, “She comes from an old Virginia family, of which Chief Justice John Marshall was a member and of which Thomas R. Marshall, Vice-President of the United States, is a descendent.”