Henry A. Marsh
Henry A. Marsh, farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, born in Vermont, June 8, 1824; son of Henry R. and Harriet (Stow) Marsh, both natives of the East, former born in Vermont in 1798, latter in Massachusetts in 1796. They were married in Vermont in 1822, and there resided until the father's death in 1827. His widow, accompanied by her family, came to Trumbull County, Ohio, soon after, thence to this county, where she was married to Robert Earl. He dying in 1855, the widow next married Peter Bissel, who died September, 1872, his widow surviving him until February 13, 1882, when she died. Our subject was married, the first time, September 24, 1846, to Eliza M. Hillman, and after her death, he married October 4, 1849, Thalia E. Strong, who was born on the farm where our subject now resides, April 3, 1825, daughter of Ethel and Elizabeth (Bosworth) Strong, both born in the year 1801, the former in Connecticut, the latter in Massachusetts. Thej came to this county in about 1820, where the mother died in 1860, and after her death Mr. Strong married Mary Hale, but dying in 1865 left her a widow. Our subject and wife are the parents of one child, Stellie E., wife of William Kilpatrick. They have an adopted daughter—Edith A. Carlton. Our subject is an artist by profession, but for the past twenty years has engaged in farming and owns thirty acres upon which he and his family reside. He has served as Township Clerk for eight years. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885