William Tolbert "W. T." Marsh

William married Ellen Sarah Whitehead on 13 Mar 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ellen (daughter of William Whitehead and Margaret J. Miller) was born in Sep 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Wednesday, July 8, 1942
William Marsh, Well-Known Local Figure, Dies [photo]
William B. Marsh, a prominent figure in county political, civic and business affairs for many years, died suddenly last evening at seven o'clock, at the age of 49. Mr. Marsh had been in failing health for several months but his sudden death was unexpected and came as a great shock to his many friends.
A native of Carter county, Mr. Marsh had lived most of his life in Elizabethton. He attended schools in the county and was graduated from the State Teachers College and subsequently taught school here. He had been Civil Service examiner for a number of years and was affiliated with the local post office as a rural carrier for eighteen years. For a number of years he was chairman of the Democratic party of Carter county and served also as state Democratic election commissioner. At one time he was candidate for state senator on the Democratic ticket but was defeated by a small margin. For four years he served as a colonel on the staff of ex-Governor Browning.
Mr. Marsh was widely interested in civic and business affairs. He built and owned the structure now occupied by the J. C. Penney Company and the Elizabethton Hardware Company and was one of the officials of the Marsh-Hyder Hardware Company and the Service Lumber Company when those two companies were in existence.
He was affiliated with the First Christian Church of Elizabethton and was a member of the Dashiel Lodge, Modern Woodmen and Junior Order.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Corintha Hyder Marsh; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Mottern, Mrs. Hazle Clear; one son: William B. Marsh, Jr., his mother, Mrs. Ellen Whittemore; stepfather, Mr. A. G. Whittemore; one brother, M. H. Marsh, all of Elizabethton.
The body will be removed from the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home to the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock.
Funeral services will be conducted from the First Christian church Thursday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock with the Rev. J. J. Musick and Rev. John Shepherd officiating. Luther Hampton and Mrs. Daisy Williams will be in charge of the music. Burial will be made in Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers will be: J. B. Gibson, K. P. Banks, R. T. Johnson, Jr., Alex Shell, Bailey Williams, W. C. O'Brien, James Deal, George Edens, Max Jett.
The body will lie in state at the church from 3:00 o'clock until time for the funeral at 4:00 o'clock.

William married Corintha Hyder on 2 Jun 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Corintha was born about 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His given name had several variant spellings (Madison, Matison), but the spelling Matson was verified by his granddaughter Gaye McCullough

Matson married Zeuleaka Bradley on 25 Jan 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced in 1938. Zeuleaka (daughter of James Alfred Bradley and Eliza Range) was born on 24 Jul 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Dec 1962 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Byron "Bill" Marsh, 84, died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Life Care Center East in Greeneville, Tennessee. He was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church in Maryville. Mr. Marsh was a long time automobile salesman for Roger's Cadillac in Knoxville. He served with the Army National Guard and the Merchant Marine during World War II. He and his wife Louise were both founding members of The Gatlinburg Highland Games. For the last several years, Mr. Marsh was a regular member of the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Bridge Club of Greeneville. He was born August 19, 1924, son of the late William B. and Corinthia Hyder Marsh of Elizabethton and was preceded in death by sisters and brothers-in-law, Lewis and Peggy Merryman and Jim and Hazel Clear all of Elizabethton. He was a widower of Louise Leith Marsh, who passed away November 23, 2000. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Norman and Ruth Anne Marsh of Farragut and William Brownlow "Brownie" Marsh of Maryville; one daughter and son-in-law, Amanda "Mandy" and Mike Franklin of Greeneville; six grandchildren, Billy Havik of Playa del Carman, Mexico, Elaine Marsh Peterson of Richmond, Virginia, Hannah Franklin Kirkpatrick of Greeneville, Leith Marsh of Knoxville, Alex Franklin of Knoxville, and Chuck Marsh of Farragut; four great-grandchildren; Nathan, Mary-Kensley, and Olivia Peterson of Richmond, and Sutton Kirkpatrick of Greeneville; one niece and family, Cathy Clear and Pete Ross and daughters, Holly and Annie Ross all of Elizabethton; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert "Bud" and Nancy Thomas and the Late Jerry Allen and Lori Hoffman Thomas all of Elizabethton; one sister-in-law, Julia Leith "Judy" Hartel of Lake Charles, Louisiana, deceased, and children Kent Hartel and Leith Hewitt both of Texas; many special nieces and nephews; two cousins, Edna Carrington of Kingston, and Gaye McCulloch of Elizabethton; special friends, Matilda "Tid" Bowen and Matilda Green both of Greeneville; and special caregivers, Life Care Center East of Greeneville and Martha Brown of Chucky. A graveside service and interment will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at Happy Valley Memorial Park in Elizabethton, pallbearers will be Mike and Bud Thomas and honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth H. "Bucky" Howard Jr., Trevor Peterson, George Pate, Haynes Elliot, Tom Hawkins, Pete Ross and Donald Mason. The family will receive friends from Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.

William married Louise Leath about 1946. Louise was born about 1925; died on 23 Nov 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]