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John Rogers Marvel 1 2
Birth:8 Apr 1794 in Sussex Co., DE 1 2 3 4 5 6
Death:18 Nov 1876 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., IL 2 3 4
Sex:M
Father:Prettyman Marvel b. 29 Jan 1763 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co., DE
Mother:Lavina Rogers b. 2 May 1770 in Sussex Co., DE
  
Move: About 1796 GA 3
Move: About 1809 IN 3 7 Nov 1811 IN 1 2 1812 IN 3
Census: 1850 Montgomery Twp., Gibson Co., IN 5
Census: 1860 Montgomery Twp., Gibson Co., IN 6
Move: 1865 Wabash Co., IL 3
Burial: 1876 IL 3
Changed: 23 Jul 2001

Spouses & Children
Mary "Polly" Barr (Wife) b. 18 Oct 1801 in Chester Co., SC
7
Marriage: 16 JUL 1818 in Gibson Co., IN
Children: 
  1. Nancy Barr Marvel b. 16 May 1819 in Gibson Co., IN
  2. James H. Marvel b. 3 Feb 1822 in Gibson Co., IN
  3. Lavina Marvel b. 4 Apr 1824 in Gibson Co., IN
 
Elizabeth "Bessie" Williams (Wife) b. 1792 in Montgomery, KY
8 3 7 2
Marriage: 19 JUL 1825 in Posey Co., IN
Children: 
  1. John W. Marvel b. 15 Apr 1827 in Gibson Co., IN
  2. Wesley Marvel b. 22 Oct 1829 in Gibson Co., IN
  3. Mary Ann "Polly" Marvel b. 9 Aug 1832 in Gibson Co., IN
  4. Andrew Jackson Marvel b. 25 Jul 1835 in Gibson Co., IN
  5. Elizabeth Clark Marvel b. 22 Oct 1842 in Gibson Co., IN
 
Henrietta Gidney (Wife)
1
Marriage: 10 DEC 1845
 

Notes
Individual:
Battle of Tippecanoe
Guarded the town of Vincennes.
Farmer; Age 54, Value $1400; Born DE; living with Wesley, Mary A, Andrew
J, Jacob P, Elisabeth.
Age 66; Farmer; Real Estate value $3260, Personal Property value $800.
John living with children A. J. and Elizabeth Marvel. (Spelled Marveil
in census.)
Near Mt. Carmel
Friendsville Cemetery
Which is his birth date? Is Kent in Sussex Co?In the 1850 Census lists a minor Jacob P Marvel, Age 10, born IN,"Idotic". Is this another child or is this a nephew?John and his sister Patience were the only children of Prettyman andLavina that were born in Delaware. John was s small lad, some two yearsold, when his parents decided to move to Georgia. Life was not at all what John's father had expected in Georgia. Poorsoil, poor crops, unfamiliar climate and conditions with failing healthmade Prettyman seek a better life for his family. When his father couldput his affairs in order so that they could leave Georgia, John wasalmost fifteen years old. In pioneer days that meant John was almost aman. The decision to immigrate to Indiana Territory preempted a long andarduous journey, lasting between eight and nine months. On that journeyJohn, no doubt, proved just how much of a man he was. When the Marvelshad reached Indiana Territory they found the land to be heavilytimbered. Being the oldest son he was his father's assistant and agent.Each winter was spent clearing trees and undergrowth to put more landinto cultivation. In the fall of 1810, Prettyman had to return to Georgia to finish whatremained of his business affairs. John was left to take care of hismother, brothers and sisters. This meant he had to provide them withmeat by hunting and fishing also protect them from any unwelcomeintrusions from man or beast. John Marvel volunteered to serve in the War of 1812 at the age ofseventeen. He helped to guard the town of Vincennes. John married first, in 1818, to Mary 'Polly' Barr, daughter of John andMary Agnes (Hamilton) Barr (See the Barr Family). The Barr family hadcome to Indiana about the same time the Marvels did. Polly died in 1824and John married second on 19 July 1825, to Elizabeth Williams. She wasthe daughter of John Williams and was a native of Tennessee. She died attheir home in Gibson county, Indiana in 1843 and was buried at Mounts'Station. Since several of his children had moved to Illinois, John leftIndiana in 1865, going to Wabash county, Illinois, near Mt. Carmel,where he also owned land. John died 18 November 1876 in Wabash, Illinoisand is buried in the Friendsville Cemetery. SOURCE: Cox, Carroll and Gloria, "We the People of North Central PoseyCounty," printed by C&E Enterprises, a division of Hope's Hopechest,Route 1 Poseyville, IN 47633, 1993.1829 Marriage -- Indiana Marriages Through 1850, Indiana GenealogyLibraryCompendium of American Genealogy; Marvel History pg 189; Illinois census;

Marriage:
Married by Rev. William Smith


Sources
  1. Type: Book
    Author: James A. Marvel M.D.
    Title: The Marvel Family
  2. Type: GEDCOM File
    Date: June 1, 2000
    Submitter: hartmont@cqc.com
  3. Type: Book
    Author: Jimmie Howard
    Periodical: The Marvel Family
    Publication: Privately distributed
    Date: 1992
    Quality: Q1
    Text: (P. O. Box 1043, Canyon, TX 79015)
    Text: April 8, 1794 Sussex Co., DE
  4. Type: Web Site
    Title: Descendants of John Barr, Sr.
    Date: January 10, 2000
    Quality: Q1
    Text: April 8, 1796 Kent, DE
  5. Type: Census
    Title: 1850 Federal Census
    Place: Gibson County, IN
    Date: 1850
    Media: Transcribed by Terry L. Nolcox
    Text: Born in Deleware; age 54 in 1850
  6. Type: Census
    Title: 1860 Federal Census
    Place: Gibson County, Indiana
    Media: Transcribed and Edited by Marilyn Mapes Barrett and Charles Luther Barrett
    Text: Born in Deleware; age 66 in 1860
  7. Type: Web Site
    Title: Indiana Marriages thorugh 1850
    Date: March 7, 2000
    Quality: 2
    Text: 16 Jul 1818
  8. Type: Book
    Periodical: Posey County, Indiana, Marriage Record 1, 1815-1831
    Page: Line 459
    Quality: Qual 2

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