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"Peace to the soul of the young printer-soldier."
These words mark the end of the death notice of 32 year
old Andrew Eaton Marshall in the Pittsburgh newspaper at which he worked. Andrew was the only
child of the ill-fated couple Andrew Marshall (1800-1832) and his wife Barbara McQuiston.
Andrew E. Marshall (1828-1860) was born in Wheeling, [West] Virginia,
only a few miles from St. Clairsville, Ohio, where his father was reared by the Marshall family after the death of John and Catharina Truby Marshall
in 1806. After the death of his own parents, Andrew was reared in Butler, Butler County, PA,
by his mother's family, the McQuistons. His paternal
grandparents were John Marshall (1761-1806) and Catharina Truby Rohrer Marshall (1764-1806).
His maternal grandparents were John McQuiston (1767-1841) and Barbara Arter/Arthur (abt. 1768-1837).
Andrew married
Sarah Ellen Dougherty (sometimes Daugherty) of Clearfield
Township, Butler County. She was the daughter of Patrick Dougherty and Eunice Gallagher. We
may assume that this marriage into an Irish Roman Catholic family was a matter of consternation to his Presbyterian family--the
McQuistons in Butler and the Marshalls in Lawrenceburg (now Parker). The baptism records of his children show that he
was non-catholic; however, he was buried in the churchyard of the family's parish church in Pittsburgh.
Andrew
died in August 1860, a few months after the Congress granted him a pension for his service in the Mexican War. The day
after his death, Mary Ada Marshall, youngest child of the family, was born. Sarah Ellen died in March 1861, seven months later. Their five orphaned children were reared in
Butler County
by their maternal Grandmother, Eunice Dougherty (1804-1879), and their Uncle Patrick
Dougherty. Their names were Barbara, Amelia, Sarah
Ann, Andrew, and Mary Ada Marshall.
Andrew was a veteran of the Mexican War, having served with Pittsburgh’s
Duquesne Greys. He was by trade newspaperman and printer. He was one of the owners of Butler’s “Democratic Herald”
and was employed at the time of his death by the Pittsburgh
“Morning Post”. He is buried with Sarah Ellen in St. Mary’s
Cemetery, Penn Avenue and 45th Street, Pittsburgh. Some of their children
also may be buried with them.
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Children of Andrew E. Marshall and
Sarah Ellen Dougherty
Barbara F. Marshall McCurdy (1849-1909)
William P. Marshall (1851-1853)
(Sarah?) Anna "Annie" Marshall (1854-?)
John Steward Marshall (1858-1861)
Mary Ada Marshall (1860-?)
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Click on underlined words,
above, for more information.
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| Artist H. Charles McBarron's rendering of an American soldier's uniform in the Mexican War |
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| The Record of the Sale of Items from Sarah Marshall's Estate, 1861 |
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| A View of the Graves of Andrew and Sarah Marshall, near historic St. Mary's Church, Pittsburgh |
The Site of the Graves of Andrew Eaton Marshall
and Sarah Ellen Dougherty Marshall
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
Cemetery,
in the Lawrenceburg Section of Pittsburgh
They are buried a few rows from the fence,
toward the back of the church building,
in graves which are no longer marked.
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What We Know About the Children
of Andrew E. and Sarah Ellen Marshall
Concerning the Orphaned Children of Andrew
Eaton Marshall
and His Wife, Sarah Ellen Dougherty
"And now to wit September 23, 1861 at an Orphans Court held at Butler in
and for the County of Butler The petition of Eunice Dougherty was presented stating that she is
the grandmother of the following Minors of Andrew E. & Sarah Marshall
dec'd late of Pittsburg Pa. to wit Barbara Marshall, Amelia Marshall, Anna Marshall, Andrew Marshall & Mary
Marshall. That all of said Minors are under the age of fourteen years That they have no personal estate
That the real estate consists of one lot in the Borough of Butler & County of Butler Penna. with a two story Brick house
thereon erected that the yearly Value of the said property is the sum of sixty dollars. She therefore asks the Court
to appoint a guardian for the said children as there is no person legally authorized to take charge of their said persons
and estate that the said Minors have no other residence than that of their Uncle Patrick Dougherty in
Clearfield township Butler Co. Which petition was duly verified by affadavit of Petitioners before the Clerk of the
Orphans Court. And now to wit September 23, 1861 prayer granted and Eunice Dougherty appointed guardian
& ordered to give Bond for each of the heirs in the sum of $100 with surety By this Court."
THE DOUGHERTYS
(Sometimes, Daugherty)
Andrew Marshall Dougherty
The sadness which dogged
the family of Andrew Marshall (1800-1832) and his wife Barbara McQuiston (1809-1837) extended even to a child
named after their son, Andrew Eaton Marshall (1828-1860). Andrew’s
brother-in-law, Patrick Dougherty of Clearfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, named his second son Andrew
Marshall Dougherty. Patrick Dougherty was the brother of Sarah Ellen Dougherty Marshall
(about 1829-1861). He was a farmer in 1860 and owned real estate valued at $2500. His wife’s name was Catharine Duff, and other children
in the family in 1860 were Hugh Francis Dougherty (aged 3) and John R. Dougherty (aged
5 months).
Andrew Marshall
Dougherty was born in about 1858—he’s two years old when the 1860 Census was taken. His Uncle Andrew E. Marshall died in Pittsburgh
in the summer of 1860; and his Aunt Sarah Ellen Dougherty Marshall died the next spring. Their orphaned children landed in Clearfield
Township with Eunice Gallagher Dougherty, mother
of Sarah Ellen Marshall and her brother Patrick Dougherty. We don’t know
when little Andrew Dougherty died--or whether a childhood illness or an accident took his life. But he is absent from the family listing in the 1870 census record.
Is he buried near his grandmother Eunice in the historic cemetery of St. John’s
Roman Catholic Church in Coyleville, Clearfield Township?
If you are reading this
and know more about the Doughertys of Clearfield Township, Butler
County, Pennsylvania, please be in touch with me -- marshallfamily@zoominternet.net. Thanks!
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| Possible site of Andrew's grave--St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Clearfield Twp., Butler Co. PA |
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Children of Barbara Marshall McCurdy and John McCurdy
Andrew McCurdy
(about 1867-after 1930)
Henry (Harry) McCurdy (1869-?)
John M. McCurdy
Anna May McCurdy
Charles McCurdy (1876-?)
George McCurdy (1878-?)
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