Thomas Marsden was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1835, and among the most vivid recollections are the impressions made upon his young mind, when, a boy of seven years, he first landed in New York and crossed more than a third of the continent to find a home whose character and surroundings were totally different from anything with which his previous short experience had made him familiar. As he grew older he aided his father upon the homestead, and soon after reaching manhood he married, his wife's name being Sarah Fry. Her father, John FRY, was a Pennsylvania farmer, who had migrated first to Iowa, and afterward to Grant county, Wis., settling in Ellenboro township in 1854. To Mr. and Mrs. Marsden five children have been born, one of whom, Julia, died at the age of seventeen. Those yet living are Olive, Thomas Henry, Cora and John Riley. Olive is the wife of William Ellsworth Lathrop. Thomas Henry is a practicing physician.
In 1864 Mr. Marsden moved to the farm in Fennimore which is his present home, and which, through his efforts and energy, has become of the most attractive homes in Grant county.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, published 1901- page 469-470
In 1864 Mr. Marsden moved to the farm in Fennimore which is his present home, and which, through his efforts and energy, has become of the most attractive homes in Grant county.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, published 1901- page 469-470
Thomas Marsden was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1835, and among the most vivid recollections are the impressions made upon his young mind, when, a boy of seven years, he first landed in New York and crossed more than a third of the continent to find a home whose character and surroundings were totally different from anything with which his previous short experience had made him familiar. As he grew older he aided his father upon the homestead, and soon after reaching manhood he married, his wife's name being Sarah Fry. Her father, John FRY, was a Pennsylvania farmer, who had migrated first to Iowa, and afterward to Grant county, Wis., settling in Ellenboro township in 1854. To Mr. and Mrs. Marsden five children have been born, one of whom, Julia, died at the age of seventeen. Those yet living are Olive, Thomas Henry, Cora and John Riley. Olive is the wife of William Ellsworth Lathrop. Thomas Henry is a practicing physician.
In 1864 Mr. Marsden moved to the farm in Fennimore which is his present home, and which, through his efforts and energy, has become of the most attractive homes in Grant county.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, published 1901- page 469-470
In 1864 Mr. Marsden moved to the farm in Fennimore which is his present home, and which, through his efforts and energy, has become of the most attractive homes in Grant county.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, published 1901- page 469-470
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