Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Mary Elizabeth ORR
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 8 Apr 1832 in Fairview Township, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 12 Sep 1925 in Fairview Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: Mill Brook Cemetery u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • William ORR Birth: Abt 1800 in Maryland Death: 3 Dec 1882 in Fairview Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Elizabeth REED Birth: 1807 in Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 25 Apr 1869

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Isabell HARSH Birth: 1 Nov 1852 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 23 Jul 1944 in Springboro, Crawford Co, Pennsylvania
  2. William John HARSH Birth: 9 Sep 1854 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 24 Dec 1931 in Fredonia, Pennsylvania
  3. Sarah Jennie HARSH Birth: 2 Dec 1856 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
  4. Mary Elizabeth HARSH Birth: 10 Apr 1860 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 6 Oct 1921 in St Elizabeth Hospital, Niles, Trumbull Co, Ohio
  5. Ida HARSH Birth: 11 Feb 1862 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 5 Mar 1895
  6. Sherman Elias HARSH Birth: 8 Dec 1864 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1950
  7. Charles Elmer HARSH Birth: 7 May 1868 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 17 Dec 1956 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
  8. Eddie HARSH Birth: 17 Jul 1874 in Fredonia, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 18 Mar 1884
  9. Carrie HARSH Birth: Abt 1875

Bibliography
  1. Census 1850, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, Springfield, p07. M432-796. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004205100 image 248. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1850 PA Mercer Springfield 07].
  2. Census 1860, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, Fairview, p08. M653-1139. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005171139 image 123. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1860 PA Mercer Fairview 08].
  3. Census 1870, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, Fairview, p01. M593-1373. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/ 004278806 image 108. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1870 PA Mercer Fairview 01].
  4. Census 1880, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, Fredonia, ED206, p28. T9-1154. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005162273 image 763. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1880 PA Mercer Fredonia ED206 28].
  5. Census 1900, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, ED133(Fairview Twp Fredonia), p02. T623-1440. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004115133 image 218. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1900 PA Mercer ED133 02].
  6. Census 1910, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, Fairview Twp, ED145, p12. T624-1374. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004449311 image 676. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1910 PA Mercer Fairview ED145 12].
  7. Census 1920, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co, Fairview, ED36, p01. T625-1601. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004968643 image 645. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1920 PA Mercer Fairview ED36 01].
  8. Baer, Bill, Mary E Harsh, private email, 12/17/2001. Author address: campvernon12 at hotmail dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bill Baer 12/17/2001].
  9. Brown, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Brown, Funk, & Co, 1888. SUTRO F157.M5H6. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/245812. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Brown MercerCoPA p[0-9]*].
  10. Stewart, Charlotte, James and Betsy Orr, private email 2/11/2013. Author address: char at stewart dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Charlotte Stewart 2/11/2013].
  11. DeSantis, Loretta Barker and Sally Glaser Dufford, Mercer County Pennsylvania Cemetery Inscriptions. Sharon, PA: authors, 1982. FHL 974.895 V3d Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DeSantis MercerCem v[0-9]p[0-9]*].
  12. Gilkey, George Leland, The Gilkeys: A History of the Early American Gilkeys and their descendants. Merrill, WI: 1950. G3908. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/110992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GilkeyGL GILKEY p[0-9]*].
  13. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate - Mary Elizabeth HARSH, 12 Sep 1925. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate].
  14. Harsh, Robert C, and Clara Hickox Harsh, The HARSH Family Genealogy 1740-1987, 3010 Derby Rd, Columbus, OH 43221; LDS Film#1421801#3. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/559090. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HarshRC HARSH p[0-9-]*].
  15. Denning, Lucille, Descendents of John Harsh, mid 1970's Information from this source tagged as [Ref: JohnHARSH Family].
  16. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate - Isabelle MARSHALL, Jul 23, 1944. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MARSHALL Isabelle Death Certificate].
  17. Mercer County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Will Books 1804-1917, SLC: GeneSocUT, 1971. Book 1, 1804-1853, LDS Film#0878967#1. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005538219 image 113. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MercerCoPA Wills 1-200].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate]
Apr 1832 [Ref: 1900 PA Mercer ED133 02]
abt 1832 [Ref: HarshRC HARSH p205]
age 18 in 1850 [Ref: 1850 PA Mercer Springfield 07]
age 28 in 1860 [Ref: 1860 PA Mercer Fairview 08]
age 38 in 1870 [Ref: 1870 PA Mercer Fairview 01]
age 49 in 1880 [Ref: 1880 PA Mercer Fredonia ED206 28]
age 78 in 1910 [Ref: 1910 PA Mercer Fairview ED145 12]
age 87 in 1920 [Ref: 1920 PA Mercer Fairview ED36 01],
place:
Pennsylvania [Ref: 1860 PA Mercer Fairview 08, 1870 PA Mercer Fairview 01, 1880 PA Mercer Fredonia ED206 28, 1910 PA Mercer Fairview ED145 12, 1920 PA Mercer Fairview ED36 01, HARSH Mary Death Certificate]
of Fairview Township, Pennsylvania [Ref: Brown MercerCoPA p998],
parents:
[Ref: Charlotte Stewart 2/11/2013, GilkeyGL GILKEY p267],
father:
[Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate, HarshRC HARSH p205]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
1 Apr 1831 [Ref: Charlotte Stewart 2/11/2013, GilkeyGL GILKEY p267]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate]
12 Sep, year not given [Ref: GilkeyGL GILKEY p267]
living in 1920 [Ref: 1920 PA Mercer Fairview ED36 01],
place:
[Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate]
Sources with Information about marriage to Johannes (John) HARSH
date:
[Ref: GilkeyGL GILKEY p267]
1853 [Ref: Brown MercerCoPA p998, HarshRC HARSH p205]
second marriage [Ref: JohnHARSH Family],
names:
John HARSH & Mary ___ [Ref: DeSantis MercerCem v8p177]
___ HARSH & Eliza ORR [Ref: MercerCoPA Wills 1-200],
child:
[Ref: Bill Baer 12/17/2001, Brown MercerCoPA p998, DeSantis MercerCem v8p177, GilkeyGL GILKEY p281, GilkeyGL GILKEY p282, HarshRC HARSH p205, HarshRC HARSH p214, JohnHARSH Family, MARSHALL Isabelle Death Certificate]
Research Notes:
1900: living with her son Sherman, mis-identified on census form as Sherman Foy (ditto marks from previous entry on form). Married 9 years [sic], 8 children, 7 still living [Ref: 1900 PA Mercer ED133 02]

1910: living with Sherman HARSH, on New Road to Fredonia, in Fairview Twp, Mercer Co, PA [Ref: 1910 PA Mercer Fairview ED145 12]

1910: 8 children, 6 still living [Ref: 1910 PA Mercer Fairview ED145 12]

1920: living with Sherman HARSH in Fairview Twp, Mercer Co, PA [Ref: 1920 PA Mercer Fairview ED36 01]

cause of death: Bronchitis [Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate]

----- Death Certificate, Commonwealth ofPennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File #6-88963. Registration District No 687, Primary Registration District No 3012, Registered No 18.
1. Place of death: Mercer County, Fairview Twp
2. Full Name: mary Eliza Harsh Personal and Statistical Particulars
3. Sex: F
4. Color or Race: W
5. Single, married, widowed: widowed
6. Date of birth: April 8 1832
7. Age: 93 years 5 months 4 days
8. Occupation: Housewife, retired
9. Birthplace: Penna 10. Name of Father: William Orr 11. Birthplace of Father: Ireland 12. Maiden Name of Mother: not known 13. Birthplace of Mother: not known 14. Informant: S. E. Harsh, Fredonia, PA 15. Filed: Sep 14 1925, Margaret E Hays, Registrar Medical Certificate of Death 16. Date of death: 9 12 1925 17. I Hereby certify that I attended deceased from August 1925 to Sept 1925, that I last saw her alive on 9/11/1925, and the death occurred on the date stated aboe at 2 pm The Cause of death was as follows: Bronchitis, duration 3 days, contributory: duration 99 years. Signed T. F. Hayace, M.D. 9/12/1925, Fredonia, PA. 18. Length of residence (for hospitals): 19. Place of burial: Mill Brook Cemetery
Date of burial: Sept 14, 1925 20 Undertaker: Wm Byron Slater, Fredonia, PA [Ref: HARSH Mary Death Certificate]



Pedigree of Mary Elizabeth ORR
                   /-----James ORR
          /-----William ORR
         |         \-----Elizabeth (ORR)
 /-----William ORR
|         \-----Mary ORICK
Mary Elizabeth ORR
|                           /-----Benjamin RIED
|                  /-----William RIED
|         /-----William REED
|        |         \-----Polly O'DONNELL
 \-----Elizabeth REED
         |         /-----Robert GILKEY
          \-----Jane GILKEY



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