Walter took the Oath of a Freeman in St. Alban's in 1816.

Walter's father sold his property in St. Alban's in 1817. It seems the family traveled together to New York, but this is unknown. Walter married Louise Meeker (in some records, Lovisa), who was the daughter of Samuel Meeker of Weybridge, Addison, Vermont. This marriage was written down by Walter's daughter, Mary, but was not recorded in Vermont. It is interesting that the deed records of Addison County show extensive business dealings between Samuel Meeker and Walter's uncle, Amos Marsh; they also lived about two doors from each other. Amos Marsh was a miller, and later left the Addision area for New York where he continued his milling work. Another of Walter's uncles, Israel Marsh, owned and/or operated mills. Perhaps Walter worked for his uncles, and in this way he met Louise. It may have had something to do with his later hiring on as grist miller at the Whitman Mission. The family may not have left Vermont until 1818 because Cheever and Electa Richardson were likely traveling with the Marsh family, and Cheever was in Vermont until the early part of 1818.

Walter was in LeRoy, Genessee, New York in 1820. He was married with a small boy and a small girl, and he was traveling or living near cousins from his mother's side: Cheever Richardson, who married Walter's cousin, Electa Winch, Elijah Richardson who was Cheever's brother, and David Winch, the son of Abijah and Rebecca Warner Winch and brother to Electa. LeRoy was near where Walter's brother, James Anson, settled in Rochester, and Walter was especially near to his father, Lemuel, who was found in the neighboring town of Bergen with his name written incorrectly in the census as Lemuel Mash. Deeds could not be found for Lemuel or Walter, and whether that was because of the early year, or because they did not own property, is not known. Neither man ever bought any of their land from the Holland Land Company, but Bergen and LeRoy were east of the Holland Land Company purchase anyway.

Walter Marsh moved to Millsford, Ashtabula, Ohio by June of 1822. The 1827 census shows only a few men, but among them were Cheever Richardson, Elijah Richardson, David Winch, Abijah Winch, and Joseph Winch, (the Winches were brothers), and Lemuel Lucius Marsh, brother to Walter. The father, Lemuel, stopped only a little to the east in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York with some of his other sons. A quick look at Ashtabula, Ohio on the internet searching for Walter Marsh and his traveling group shows some interesting history about these men. It is also on record there in a land deed that Walter's wife's name was Louise. Walter purchased his land from a Solomon Meeker, who would seem to be related to Louise in some way. Asa Richardson, Cheever's brother, had lived with his family in Ashtabula for about three years before anyone else went there. Walter Marsh was elected poor master in 1828.

Walter was still in Millsford in the 1830 census, but his other records there show that he left in 1832. All of these men had left Millsford by the 1835 census, (Elijah Richardson died there; his probate is on file.) The census record from 1830 shows that in the Walter Marsh household there was 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, and one female 30-40. It would appear from this census that Walter and Louise lost their first son born before the 1820 census, or he was out working at an early age.

There are references to "Walter Marsh, editor" writing to "The Christian Connection" newspaper, the earliest being from Millsford, Ohio in 1832. Evidently, Walter was also involved in the religious work that his brother Joseph was, or Walter may have been the forerunner, as Joseph's first entries to the newspaper did not appear until 1836.

-Mary Marsh Cason (Photo courtesy of John Cason)

The 1840 census picked Walter up in Sangamon, Illinois where not only the numbers match up from his family, but his daughter's later history of the Whitman Massacre documents her birthplace and details about Walter's family there. The Sangamon land records also show Walter's wife to have been Louise. The census shows 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5 ( Mary Marsh Cason), 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, and 1 female 40-50. Mary's famous history, which can be read at A Place Called Oregon, also told that Walter sold his large farm there, and the family left Sangamon in 1847 for Oregon. She told of her mother's death at Soda Springs and then the details of the massacre at the Whitman Mission, where she became an orphan when her father was killed by Indians, 29th November, 1847. Whitman Massacre Roster

Mary also wrote in her history that she went to Oregon with her parents and brothers. In the 1850 census, there was a Josiah Marsh in Clackamas, a Lucius Marsh in Washington, a Mary Marsh in Clackamas, and a Smal. Marsh in Washington. Mary recorded that Lucius was her brother. Lucius would have been named for Walter's brother, Lemuel Lucius. He had deeds in Sangamon along with Walter, including one between them, and both Walter and Lucius sold out just days apart in the early part of 1847 getting ready to go west. Lucius was a recorded member of the Oregon Rangers that Mary spoke of in her history as having helped in freeing her and the rest of the survivors of the Whitman Mission from their Indian captives. Lucius probably did not keep his sister with him because he was not married (indicated by his deeds and the census). The 1850 census says he was 27, and so it seems that he was born in the last part of 1822 or sometime into 1823. This matches the census records of the family. Some records give a later date, but Lucius could not have owned property in Sangamon had those dates been correct.

Mary recorded the death of a family member, an Alba Lyman, on Aug. 24, 1866. The website, "Emigrants to Oregon in 1847", lists Alba as the grandson of Walter that is recorded as being in the Whitman Mission, although some earlier records indicated it was a Hayes boy. It also seems that a book called, "The Great Command, The Story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Oregon Country Pioneers," by Nard Jones, recorded this from mission notes, "Among the fifty people [in the mansion (guest house) was] widower Walter Marsh, who ran the gristmill. In his charge was an eleven-year old daughter and a two-year old grandson, Alba Lyman." One person conjectured that the Hayes boy was only thought to be Walter's because he and his mother, Rebecca Hayes, lived in the same building as Walter and his daughter, Mary. I believe that Alba Lyman was the grandson of Walter, and that he was the son of the Walter Lyman and Jane Marsh that married in Sangamon, Illinois, 1 Apr 1841. That marriage there, along with Alba's last name, and his being recorded in Mary's notes, are too close to be a coincidence. Those reading the different accounts think that Alba came west with his grandparents, but that he was taken in by a "woman survivor of the massacre who was on the same wagon train as the Marsh family, and she had looked after him when the grandmother, Louise Marsh, died." (Entry for Walter Marsh over rootsweb.) Alba was in the 1860 census in Oregon, Clackamas County, with a Ross Merrick, 35, born in Ohio, and a Jane 28, from NY. This Jane was not Walter's daughter or Alba's mother; the name was just a coincidence. She was not old enough to have given birth to the Alba A. Lyman 16, born in ILLINOIS, that was living with her. Where this family was from Clackamas, they would have been close enough to Mary for her to know that Alba had died. Alba Marsh was not in the 1870 census. Thanks to John Cason, who made this connection before I did, and had traced the Walter Lyman ancestry. Walter Lyman's father, Luther Lyman was living right next door to Walter Marsh in the 1820 census of LeRoy, Genesee, New York. The Walter Marsh family and the Luther Lyman family had known each other for over twenty-one years before the marriage of their children. Also, Alba was a name used in the Lyman family.

-Amanda Marsh Gibson (Photo courtesy of Lewis Melson)

There was another marriage of a Marsh girl in Sangamon that could have been Walter's daughter, an Amanda Marsh to a Benjamin N. Gibson, 16 Nov 1846, also in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois. This family was in the 1850 census in Mt. Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, Logan County being just north of Sangamon. There was a B. N. Gibson 32, from Virginia, an Amanda, 34, from Ohio, a Lelia Jane 1 Illinois, and a Mary Ellen 2 Illinois. The Walter Marsh family was not in Ohio by 1816 for this girl's birth, but Amanda named two of her daughters after girls in the Marsh family. Thanks again to John Cason for the information from Lewis Melson, a descendant of Amanda Marsh, that she was the daughter of Walter Marsh. After Benjamin and Amanda Gibson's deaths, their last two children were sent to Oregon to live with their Aunt Mary Marsh Cason. Both of these Gibson children married in Oregon, and Lewis knows the family stories told by his ancestor, Mary Amanda Gibson, about her life in Illinois and her trip to Oregon. John Cason later found the 1860 census info for the GIPSONS in,Menard, Illinois. This shows Amanda's age in the 1850 census to have been incorrect; she was born about 1824 in Ohio.

An interesting note is that Amanda Marsh Gibson also told of her parent's friendship with the Lincoln family. She recalled how Abraham Lincoln use to hold her on his knee when he visited them. She had an autographed photo of Abraham Lincoln that he had given to her parents when he left to assume the presidency of the United States.

Lewis Melson sent research for the Gibson family that shows they purchased land in Menard County from a Joseph Marsh. John Cason found Joseph's death in the Petersburg Cemetery with an age that shows he was likely Walter's boy. But the fact that there was also a little one-year old, Walter Marsh, who belonged to J. and L. Marsh buried near Joseph in the cemetery adds to the evidence that Joseph was Walter's. There was also a paper among the research notes of a lawsuit in 1856 between Joseph Marsh and Benjamin Gibson. There was a second party to Joseph in the suit, a J.W. Marsh, whom was likely Walter's brother, Julius W. Marsh. A later search of the land records of Menard County showed that J.W. Marsh was Julius, and there were land deeds between Julius and Joseph.

From the research now, the 1830 census for the Marsh family shows

1. A missing firstborn son of Walter, likely 1818 in New York
2. Jane born in 1820 in New York. She married 1 April 1841 Walter Lyman in Sangamon. It is assumed from the marriage date that Walter and Jane had one or two other children besides Alba that either died young and were buried in the Sangamon area or left with other family members.
1. Alba A. Lyman c. 1845 died 1866
3. Lucius born in 1822 in Ohio, presumbly died in California 1850 or after. Note: From Mary Marsh Cason's notes, the Cason family believes Lucius left Oregon in 1849.
4. Amanda born in 1824 in Ohio. She married 16 November 1846 Benjamin N. Gibson. He served in the Civil War. Amanda died before 1870. Thanks to Lewis Melson for the birth and marriage information on these children.
1. Mary Ellen Gibson c. 1848, Illinois, died young.
2. Lelia Jane Gibson c. 1849 in Illinois, died 1910 buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Rubicon, Greene, Illinois. She married 7 March 1867 Edward Booth. They were living next to Benjamin Gibson in 1870 with a little daughter named Minnie. In 1880, the family was in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, with added children, Charles and Halburt. Edward died sometime before the 1900 census when Lelia was in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois with her two living children, Minnie and Charles. The 1910 census showed the family in Greenfield, and in 1920 they were enumerated again in Rockbridge. Minnie died 15 April 1926 and Charles in 1949, both seemingly unmarried, and both were buried in the Oakwood Cemetery near their mother.
3. Elizabeth S. Gibson c. in 1853 in Ill
4. Benjamin M. Gibson c. 1859 in Ill
5. Mary Amanda Gibson born 31 October 1860, died 20 August 1940. She married 22 July 1879 James Asbury Melson in Oregon.
6. Joseph Lincoln Gibson born 25 May 1865 in Ill, died 19 May 1930. He married Minnie Summers in 1888 in Oregon.

Mary Amanda Gibson Melson and Joseph Lincoln Gibson and his wife Minnie Summers, photos courtesy of Lewis Melson

5. Joseph born 1826 in Ohio. He married Lucy H. Brooks 16 October 1848 in Menard, Illinois. He died 22 June 1856 in Petersburg, and was buried in the Petersburg Cemetery, 29 years, 10 months, 24 days. There was a short will which reflected Joseph's weakened condition. "On the 19th day of June 1856, Joseph Marsh of the County of Menard and State of Illinois, being sick, of the sickness whereof he died on the fourth day afterwards, did, at Petersburg in said County, make and declare his last will and testament, (?) in these or the like words following: 'I want all my property disposed of my debts paid, and my wife, Lucy, to have the net profit thereof during her widowhood, and if she marries, then it shall go to my two children, and I want A.C.Wood to attend to my business."

   Thanks to the observation from John Cason that Joseph Marsh, Benjamin Gibson, and John T. Brooks (Lucy's brother) were all listed in the census as "tinners". This occupation may have been how the men met and then family relationships were developed. Joseph had a large probate showing eight oversized pages of nothing but goods made of tin before the ninth page that showed his household goods. Benjamin Gibson purchased stoves, tinware and tools from the estate for $2829.00.

   After Joseph's death, Lucy married 13 March 1859 Richard H. Smedley or Smeadley (born 19 Feb 1827) in Menard County. Richard was previously married 19 December 1850 to Mary Elizabeth Rice (born 10 Feb 1829, died 11 May 1855) with sons Walter B. (or Waller B.) and Thomas H. Smeadley. By 1860, Richard and Lucy had a child named Mary, who was only a few months old, but by 1870, Richard and Mary were gone, and Lucy had her two living Marsh sons with her. Thanks to Pamela Wright for the information that Richard H. Smedley joined the 114 Illinois Infantry "Company F" on 09/18/1862 in Petersburg. After a promotion to Sergeant, Richard died at Memphis of disease 07/04/1864. He was buried July 1864 next to his first wife, Mary E. Smedley, in the Rogers Cemetery in Morgan County, Illinois. Pam also sent the probate for Richard showing that he and Lucy must have had another child after the 1860 census, a John S. Smedley. John must have died before 1870, as he was not listed with Lucy and her two Marsh sons in the census. In that year, Thomas Smedley, Lucy's stepson, was living with an Amanda Rice, who was likely his grandmother, in Morgan County, Illinois. Walter B. Smedley was buried years later in a cemetery in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois.

   Lucy H. Brooks was most likely the daughter of Charles G. Brooks (died in 1855) and his wife, Permelia Brooks (her maiden name was the same as her married name), who were married in Madison County, Kentucky in 1825 (genweb). Their son, John Brooks, was a purchaser to some property from Joseph's estate, another son, A.I. Brooks, was Lucy's attorney, members of the families were living quite near to each other (particularly in the 1870 census), Lucy named a son Charles, they were from Kentucky as Lucy was, and the C.G. Brooks family seems to be the only possiblity for having been in Menard, Illinois in time for the marriage of Joseph and Lucy. Children of Joseph and Lucy Marsh:

1. Walter Marsh c. 1852 in Menard, died in 1854.
2. Charles Marsh 10 Feb 1853 (shown on death certificate) in Menard. He married 27 June 1874 Nancy S. Davis in Menard. Their census records show her name as Susan. Charles and Susan had children Joseph James (1875), Grace (1877), and Sylvia (1879) by the 1880 census of Havana, Mason, Illinois. Thanks to Pamela Wright for the information on another child for this couple, a Wallace Shehan Marsh born 30 January 1882 in Farmington, Illinois, died 29 October 1925 buried Pottstown Cemetery in Pottstown, Peoria, Illinois. By 1900 Charles and family were in Reynolds, Randolph, Arkansas enumerated in the census with the name of "Mash". There were additional children listed (including Wallace): Stephen Emmanuel (August 1886); Charles Jerome (August 1887); and Lou A. (female, March 1891). Susan said she had 7 children, and 7 were living at that time. Susan must have died a short time after the census was taken as C.W. Marsh, 48, married Mary C. Heater, 39, 21st of April 1901 in Clay County, Arkansas. Thanks to Mark Frazier for the draft registration of two of Charles' sons showing the family returned to Peoria County, Illinois. Charles was in Limestone, Peoria, Illinois for the 1910 census. That shows that Mary must have died before that time as Charles had a wife named Emily to whom he had been married for two years. Pam Wright sent the death certificate for Charles showing that he died 6 May 1927, 74 yrs. 2 mo., 26 days, and he was buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois.

   The known marriages for the children of Charles Marsh are: Joseph married 28 May 1903 in Randolph County, Illinois, Mary E. Evans (died before 1920), and he married (2) Harriet E. Sill, widow of Edward James Sill; Grace married 16 November 1901 in Clay County, Arkansas, Willie M. Thompson; Sylvia married 1 July 1897 in Clay County, Arkansas, Willis Ransom McCracken, son of Joseph McCracken; Wallace married 6 September 1909 in Peoria County, Illinois, Louise Wolstenholme, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Williams Wolstenholme; Charles Jerome (d. 1965) married Jessie May Cummings (d. 1954) and both were buried in Swan Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois.

   Wallace Marsh on left of cart and his wife Louise Wolstenholme, photos courtesy of Pamela Wright.

   

   Sylvia and Willis McCracken and family, photo courtesy of Pamela Wright.

3. George Marsh born 9 Oct 1855 in Menard. George chose his own guardian, John Tice, in 1875, which probably indicates his mother had died. George married 1 February 1875 in Menard County Mary E. Thomas. The name must have been Mary Elizabeth as Bettie Marsh, wife of George Marsh, was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Petersburg 4 January 1879, 23 yrs. By 1880 George (printer) was living in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas with a Samuel E. McCracken (McCracker on census index) and his family. On the 1st of January 1881, George married in Olathe, Lou A. McCracken, Samuel's daughter. Earlier census records show her name to have been Lucinda Ann McCracken. In 1900 George Marsh, printer, was in Joplin Ward 1, Jasper, Missouri with his wife Lou A. and daughters Jane and Sue Ann. In 1910 George D. Marsh was found in Lincoln, Linn, Kansas with his family and living next door was Thomas Smedley (George's step-brother) with his wife, Minnie Kennedy Smedley. Thanks to Pam Wright for finding George in the 1920 census in Miami Ward 4, Ottawa, Oklahoma where records show he was the proprietor of the Grand Theater and Opera House. Pam also sent the info that the daughter, Jane, married about 4 June 1913, John Giffin, who was the son of James and Adelaide Giffin. Sue Ann married 25 August 1921, Clarence G. Heckes, son of David and Cora Heckes. Clarence and Sue Ann were buried in the El Reno Cemetery in El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma. Lou A., George's wife, died in 1918, and George died in 1928. Their stone in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma can be seen at GAR Cemetery.
6. Unknown daughter about 1828 in Ohio, who likely died before the 1840 census.
7. Mary Ellen or Elizabeth Marsh born 8 October 1836 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois. She married James Pulliam Cason 25 December 1853 in Oregon City, and she died 6 April 1907 in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon; buried in Haystack Cemetery. James was born 5 January 1832 to Fendall Carr Cason and Rebecca Rawlings Holladay in Fayette, Howard, Missouri, and he died 6 September 1887 in Shuttler Flat, Gilliam, Oregon; buried Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Gilliam, Oregon. Mary married (2) William A. Gilliam 9 January 1891 in Morrow County, Oregon, son of Charles and Mary Gilliam.

   A special thanks to John Cason for the historical information on the Cason family and the info on their descendants.

Lucius Marsh arranged for his sister, Mary, to stay at various times with Mrs. George L. Durham, Mrs. VanDorn, Mrs. Wilcox, and Mrs. Young until 1849. Mary then lived with Mr. and Mrs. Asa Lovejoy from 1849 until her marriage to James Cason on Christmas Day of 1853. James and Mary took a donation land claim, number 5111 consisting of 320 acres, near Oregon City in Fern Hills. This area soon became too crowded for them, and they moved to Eastern Oregon in 1868, which was also a move to help with the allergy problems Mary dealt with in the damp Willamette Valley. They lived for a short time in The Dalles and then moved to the remote foothills of the Blue Mountains. James had to haul or drag logs for many miles to build a cabin and outbuildings, and they homesteaded on 160 acres in the Rhea Creek area of of what is now Morrow County, at the mouth of Cason Canyon, which was named for them, near the present site of Ruggs, Oregon. They raised cattle and horses and kept some pigs and a flock of chickens. It was a trip of 110 miles each way to The Dalles post office and trading post. After several years, a stage line was opened between Umatilla and Canyon City, and Mary acted as postmistress of the new Midway office. They moved to Lower Willow Creek in the Ione area in 1879 in search of better grazing land, and they took a Land Patent there for 160 acres. When that grazing area played out, they moved to Shuttler Flat in 1882, and they bought and operated a dry land wheat ranch there until James' death in 1887. Mary turned the wheat ranch over to her 18 year-old son, John, and then the family moved to a ranch in Kahler Basin, near Spray, Oregon, to raise livestock. Mary lived the last several years of her life with her daughter, Ada Cason Templeton in Spray, Oregon.

There are more grandchildren than are shown here, as the list is limited by the Right of Privacy Law.

1. Frances Anne Cason born 30 October 1854 in Fern Hills, Oregon, died 19 October 1882 Umatilla County. She married 19 November 1871 in Hepner, Morrow, Oregon, Francis Marion Stewart. He was born in 1850 in Iowa to Mahlen and Matilda Stewart.
1. Ethel Stewart
2. Reverand Charles Lucius Cason born 19 January 1857 in Fern Hills, died 2 August 1931 in Lonerock, Gilliam, Oregon. He married Caroline Hale 30 April 1882 in Arlington, Gilliam, Oregon. She was born 16 Mar 1862 to Milton Hale and Mary Sperry in Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, and she died 8 Jul 1958 in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington. Both were buried in Lonerock Community Cemetery.
1. Willis Eugene Cason, b. 6 August 1883, Shuttler Flats, Gilliam, Oregon; d. 6 November 1965, Condon, Gilliam, Oregon.
2. Albert Raymond Cason, b. 16 January 1885, Shuttler Flats, Gilliam, Oregon; d. 13 April 1952, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
3. Ellis Everett Cason, b. 20 September 1886, Shuttler Flats, Gilliam, Oregon; d. 29 Oct 1957, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon.
4. George Layton Cason, b. 28 April 1888, Shuttler Flats, Gilliam, Oregon; d. 18 August 1941, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon.
5. Lewis Charles Cason, b. 9 April 1890, Haystack, Wheeler, Oregon; d. 17 November 1968, Portland, Multonomah, Oregon.
6. Della May Cason, b. 12 January 1892, Lonerock, Gilliam, Oregon; d. 2 January 1974, Fortuna, Humboldt, California.
7. Perry Glen Cason, b. 20 October 1895, Lonerock, Gilliam, Oregon; d. 27 December 1898 from diptheria, Lonerock, Gilliam, Oregon.
3. Rebecca Eliza Cason born 11 February 1859 in Fern Hills, died 24 November 1863 in Oregon City from diptheria. She was buried on the family homestead in Fern Hills.
4. Lettie Marie Cason born 13 April 1862 in Fern Hills, died 14 November 1863 in Oregon City from diptheria. She was buried on the family homestead in Fern Hills.
5. Walter Carr Cason born 7 August 1863 in Oregon City, died 27 July 1939 in Richland, Benton, Washington. He married Sarah Hale 27 November 1890 in Condon, Gilliam, Oregon.
1. Pearl Arlene Cason, b. 18 October 1891, Ione, Morrow, Oregon; d. November 1974, Yakima, Yakima, Washington.
2. Muriel Mayme Cason, b. 27 December 1892, Ione, Morrow, Oregon; d. 31 July 1992, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
3. Walter Guy Cason, b. 1 June 1894, Ione, Morrow, Oregon; d. 31 July 1992, Portland, Multonomah, Oregon.
4. Delia Marie Cason, b. 4 January 1897, Ione, Morrow, Oregon; d. 4 September 1925, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
5. Sibyl Lorena Cason, b. 13 June 1900, Ione, Morrow, Oregon; d. April 1987, Fresno, Fresno, California.
6. John Benton Cason born 28 December 1865 in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon; died 26 July 1932 in Heppner, Morrow, Oregon. He married 18 August 1895 Ada Templeton, in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon. She was born 3 July 1875 in Hartville, Wright, Missouri to William Templeton and Anne Quick. She died 19 August 1961 in Hepner, Morrow, Oregon. Both were buried in the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
7. Sarah Isabelle Cason born 17 January 1871 in Heppner, Morrow, Oregon; died 23 February 1892 in Heppner, shortly after her only son was born. She married 13 February 1887 Alvin Seth Thomas in Gilliam. He was born 15 April 1861, Halsey, Linn, Oregon; d. 30 May 1923, Condon, Gilliam, Oregon.
8. Mary Oradelle Cason born 3 February 1873 in Heppner; died 17 February 1878 in Ione, Morrow, Oregon. She was buried in Highview Cemetery.
9. James Franklin Cason born 30 August 1877 in Heppner; died 20 July 1932 in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon; buried in Haystack Cemetery. He married Elsie Frost 17 November 1910 in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon.
10. Ada Mae Cason born 31 March 1880 in Ione, Morrow, Oregon; died 31 March 1961 in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon. She married Aaron V. Templeton 24 April 1898 in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon. He was born 8 December 1869 to William Templeton and Anne Quick in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, and he died 4 April 1941 in Spray, Wheeler, Oregon. Both were buried in Haystack Cemetery.

These cemeteries in LeRoy did not turn up anything on the Marshes - Jug City, Ft.Hill (there was an Isaac who died in 1825, 51 years old) Buell, Abury Road or Van Allen, Old St. Marles Episcopal, Mytle, Lent Family Vault, Lathan Farm, and Verney Farm. Langworthy, St. Francis, and Machpelah were not listed on the internet. A town historian there did not find anything on the Marshes either.

Walter also had an uncle on his mother's side, John Spencer, whose sister married Israel Robinson, the son of Amos Robinson from Clarendon, and the brother of the Amos he served with in the War of 1812. The reading of Walter's grandfather's will (in the notes for David Warner) reveals some of these family connections.
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