COL. L. M. MARSH, one of the representative business men of Washington, was born June 24, 1824, at Orange, Essex Co., N. J., the eldest child of Abraham R. and Sarah (Munn) Marsh, both natives of New Jersey. Abraham R. Marsh, father of our subject, was born July 8, 1800, in Rahway, N. J., where he was reared and educated. He learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed in connection with storekeeping for many years, and he lived to a patriarchal age, dying in 1890, when ninety years and two days old. He had married Sarah, daughter of David Munn, of New Jersey, and their children were L. M., David, Stephen, Harriet, George, Abraham, Charles, and Henry and Mary (twins). The mother died in Huron county, Ohio, in 1860, aged fifty-eight years. The father of this family was a Whig in politics, but a Republican as soon as that party was organized. In religious connection he was an old-time member of the Presbyterian Church, in which for sixty years he was an elder. Col. L. M. Marsh passed his boyhood in his native county until he was thirteen years old, when he accompanied his parents to Coshocton, Ohio, the family residing there two years, then moved to Huron county, Ohio, where they made their home some years. Our subject remained in Coshocton county until he was twenty-one years old, and then proceeded to Marietta, Ohio, where he worked at the tailor's trade, which he had learned in Coshocton county. From Marietta he moved to West Virginia, remaining there until 1862, in which year he joined Company E, Tenth W. Va. Volunteer Infantry, as captain, which regiment was assigned to the army of the Potomac, and did guard duty throughout the early part of their service. At the battle of Kernstown he was wounded in the foot, and was left on the field, where he was captured by the Confederates, who took him to Libby prison. After two months' confinement there he was paroled, and in six months thereafter was exchanged. During the six months he was on duty as member of a Court Martial at Baltimore, Md. He rejoined his regiment, and shortly after was mustered out with the command, our subject being then lieutenant-colonel. Col. Marsh then came to Washington, Penn., where he was for the next two years engaged as a bookkeeper, and then (1870) received the appointment as secretary and treasurer for the Washington County Fire Insurance Company, which position he still fills. He also does a large real-estate business, his son, Addison C., being associated with him, the style of the firm being L. M. Marsh & Son. On January 14, 1850, Col. Marsh was married to Louisa, daughter of Asa McCollum, of Washington county, and two children were born to them, viz.: Ella (Mrs. William S. Parker) and Addison C. Our subject is a member of the M. E. Church; in politics he was originally a Whig, and since the organization of the party has been a Republican.

Text taken from page 113 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed April 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published April 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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