Jehu Foster Marshall
Born: August 26, 1817
Birthplace: South Carolina
Father: Dr. Samuel Marshall 1789 – 1861
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)
Mother: Eliza Clopton Foster 1797 – 1870
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)
Wife: Elizabeth DeBruhl 1823 – 1863
(Buried: Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina)
Children:
Sgt. William Jesse Marshall 1844 – 1915
(Buried: Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Education:
1837: Graduated from South Carolina College
Occupation before War:
Attorney & Wealthy Planter in Abbeville, South Carolina
Served in the Mexican War
1848 – 1862: South Carolina State Senator
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 1st South Carolina Rifles Regiment
1862: Colonel of 1st South Carolina Rifles Regiment
1862: Killed 2nd Battle of Manassas, Virginia
Died: August 29, 1862
Place of Death: Manassas, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 45 years old
Burial Place: Trinity Episcopal Churchyard, Abbeville, South Carolina
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