Thanks to John Cason for finding Julius' marriage, Harriet's second marriage, Henry Morrison's 1880 census entry, and Julius' headstone photo.
Julius was single and had a piece of property next to his father's and brothers' in Conewango in 1830. He was not located in the 1840 census, and he may have been living in his father's home in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, as there was a man there the right age to be him.
A late find in the research showed more information about Julius. "The Randolph Herald was started at Randolph in March, 1842. It was successively issued by William Mason, Lorenzo and Julius Marsh, and Fletcher & Russell until 1845, when it passed in to the hands of J.J. Strong, who continued it 2 years. Strong then joined the Mormons, and removed the establishment to Nauvoo, Ill." - Gazeteer of the State of New York by Frank Place published in 1861 by R.P. Smith.
In 1850 in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, there was a census entry for William Cox, 68, chairmaker from England, Elizabeth Cox, 60, from Pennsylvania, Harriet Marsh, 20, Pennsylvania, Julius M. Marsh, 34, Printer from Vermont, Edgar Marsh,1, born in Michigan. After Julius' marriage was found, it seems that the Coxes were Harriet's parents. Her later census records show her father to have been from England and her mother from Pennsylvania, just like this Cox couple.
Harriet's name comes before Julius' in that census entry; when the census taker was writing it he likely meant it the other way around. It was Harriet's initial that was M. as seen from other census entries. But the census taker could have also meant a W. for the M., and it was hard to read which letter it was. Julius' age is wrong, but later census entries show it correctly.
Julius' marriage in Boone County, Illinois, was just across the border from where Julius and Harriet (Cox) Marsh were living in Wisconsin. Julius moved around quite a bit. His first son was born in Detroit, Michigan. Thanks to Jan Stilson, Church of God historian and writer, for the information that Julius was living in Cherry Valley, Winnebago, Illinois in 1851 when Joseph Marsh recorded in his writings that he had visited Julius there. In the mid 1850's, Julius went down into Illinois near his nephew, Joseph Marsh (son of Walter) where land deeds were found in Menard County between the two men. There was also a lawsuit between Julius and Joseph Marsh against Benjamin Gibson, the husband of Joseph's sister, Amanda. In a book printed over the Peoria County, Illinois genweb, it was found that Julius must have done some preaching as he was the pastor of the Congregationalist Church there from January 2, 1853, to May 1, 1854. When the grave of Julius's sister, Pamelia, was located in Greene County, Illinois, the cemetery records showed that Julius also spent some time in that area as there were two little boys buried in the same cemetery that belonged to Julius and Harriet. A later find was a letter Julius wrote to his brother, Joseph Marsh, to inform him of Pamelia's death; this can be read in the section for Pamelia. Greene County land records showed that Julius purchased land there from a James L. Hall in 1858-59.
In the 1860 census for Buchanen, Berrien, Michigan, there was a J.W. Marsh, 50, printer, born in Vermont. His wife was Harriet M., 30, from Pennsylvania. He had a son Ed.,11, Michigan, and a daughter, Lydia,2, born in Illinois.
That entry shows Julius as J.W. - Julius W. Marsh at the right age. Harriet is the same woman from the 1850 census. For some reason, the family was enumerated twice in the 1860 census. Perhaps one or the other parent was giving the information at separate times, but this highlights the errors of census taking when it is obviously the same family.
J.W. Marsh in Berrien stays the same. H.M. Marsh ,30, from Pennsylvania, Ed. Marsh, 11. Sylvia Marsh, 2, Illinois.
There are so many flourishes on the writing that it was hard to read whether Sylvia and Lydia could have really been the same name. Later census records show the name to be Sylvia.
Julius was the school inspector in Galien, Berrien, Michigan in 1863, according to the History of Berrien and Van Buren Counties, Michigan, Chapter XXX11, p.239.
Julius was found in the 1870 census of Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, enumerated as John W. Marsh for some reason. Harriet was listed, as well as Edgar and Sylvia Marsh. Julius died 4 November 1870, 60 yrs. 7 mos. 8 days, and he was buried in the Harlington Cemetery. There is a picture of his stone at genweb for Bremer County.
Harriet married George S. Fisher, 3 June 1871, in Waverly, Bremer, Illinois. A history for George was found at the Iowa Genweb for Butler County. George and Harriet had a child named Lillian Fisher about 1873.
Harriet was found in the 1900 census living with her daughter, Sylvia, and her husband, Henry Morrison, in Fallbrook, San Diego, California. The
census said she was born in November of 1829, and she had five children, only two living. Henry died before the 1910 census, but Harriet was
still living with Sylvia at that time. By 1920, Harriet was deceased, and Sylvia was living with her half sister, Lillian, and her husband, a Vetuntine
Greenig (sp.?) from Switzerland.
Cemetery records for these two boys can be seen at Hermitage Cemetery.