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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY.
the age of twenty-one years he began life for
himself, by farming a part of his mother's
land, and in 1872 he moved to the farm where
his widow still resides. { Mr. Green was a man
of good habits, a kind and indulgent husband
and father, his honesty was unquestioned, and
he was without a known enemy. Politically,
he affiliated with the Democratic party.
In 1868 Mr. Green married Miss Lucrecia
Witt, who was born in Illinois in 1849, a
daughter of Leonard and Rebecca Witt. She
removed with her parents to Texas in 1867,
locating near Lancaster, Dallas county. Mr.
and Mrs. Green have.had six children, viz.:
the eldest died in infancy; William 0., born
January 26, 1871; Edgar A., April 9, 1873;
Henry A., December 22, 1875; Bertha B.,
September 12, 1880 and M:aggie M., October
2, 1882. Mr. Green departed this life
November 23, 1888.
UDGE E. P. MARSHALL. Among
the worthy, able and honorable attorneys
in which the city of Dallas abounds, is
to be numbered the subject of this sketch.
He was born in Alabama, August 19, 1842.
His parents were Jesse S. and Catherine
(Shaw) Marshall, the father a native of
Georgia, and the mother of North Carolina.
Jesse S. Marshall by occupation was a farmer,
well versed and active in his calling; was
well-to-do and in every way a model, honest
and upright man, conscientious and fair in
all his dealings, his word ever being regarded
as good as his bond. Both he and his wife
were life-long members of the Baptist Church.
They were humble, unpretentious, good
people, well respected and noted for zeal and
earnestness in their high callings. Glorious
hope! Their work done, and well done, they
64went from the labors of the church militant
to the church triumphant,-the father in 1873,
at the age of seventy-one years, and the mother
in 1871, at the age of sixty-seven. They left
a good name-an endearing heritage to their
children, their acquaintances, and the church
of their choice. Of their twelve children,
eleven reached maturity and five are still
living. Judge Marshall was educated atGilmer,
in eastern Texas, the only school of that
character that was carried on successfully
during the late war. The instructor, Prof.
Morgan H. Looney, is now a resident of
Hunter county, Texas. In the spring of
1862 our young friend Marshall enlisted in
Company B, Seventh Regiment, Texas Infantry,
and was in many of the leading
battles of the war. At Fort Donelson he
was captured and was taken to Camp Douglas,
where he was held a prisoner five months,
receiving kind treatment and plenty of food.
IHe was then paroled and landed at Vicksburg,
Mississippi. Subsequently, at the battle
of Franklin, he was captured, and until the
war closed was held a prisoner at Camp Chase,
Ohio, also meeting with kind treatment there.
He was then sent to Shreveport, Louisiana.
He stood the service well; was wounded
slightly at New Hope, but was only disabled
for a few days. His rank was that of Second
Sergeant.
After the war closed he farmed until 1868.
Then he took a course of law study under
Clief Justice Roberts at Giliner, Texas, the
same school he had attended previous to the
war. He was admitted to the bar in 1868,
since which time he has practiced before all
the courts of the State and the Supreme
Court. He was elected District Attorney
for the nineteenth district, comprising the
counties of Smith, Upshur, Gregg, Camp,
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Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas., book, 1892; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20932/m1/1087/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.