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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Lawrence and Monroe
Counties, Indiana;
their people, industries and institutions.
Publ. Indianapolis, Ind. - B. F. Bowen & Co.,
1914
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MARSHALL
GUTHRIE. This biographical memoir has to do with
a character of unusual force, for Marshall Guthrie,
whose life chapter has been closed by the fate that awaits us
all, was for many years one of the best known and most popular
citizens of Lawrence county, Indiana, having come from one of
the oldest and best known pioneer families, and he himself
assisted in many ways in advancing the interests of the
community with which his life was identified. While he
carried on a special line of business in such a manner as to
gain a comfortable competency for himself, he also belonged to
that class of representative citizens who promote the public
welfare while advancing individual success. There were
in him sterling traits which commanded uniform confidence and
regard, and his memory is today honored by all who knew him
and is enshrined in the hearts of his many friends.
Marshall Guthrie, who died at his home in
Bedford, Indiana, on December 28, 1904, was a native of
Lawrence county, Indiana, having been born near Tunnelton, on
the 9th day of July, 1840. He was the son of Daniel
and Lucy (Widdle) Guthrie, the latter being a native of
Jackson county, Indiana, and the former born in Virginia.
In his young manhood Daniel Guthrie accompanied his
parents on their removal to Lawrence county, Indiana, of which
they were the first settlers, having located on what is now
known as Guthrie creek. There the father bought a tract
of government land and gave his attention to its improvement
and cultivation. During his entire life he was devoted
to farming and stock raising in which he was fairly
successful. He and his wife both died on the home farm
near Tunnelton. To them were born the following
children: Alfred, who died in June, 1913, at his
home at Tunnelton, Indiana, is represented elsewhere in this
work; Mitchell, deceased, was also a farmer in this
county; Hester became the wife of E. Lee and
both are deceased; John D., deceased, was a farmer in
this county, as was Hugh D., who is also deceased;
Millie married Andrew J. Lee, and they are both
dead; Erie and Eli were twins and both enlisted
for service in the Civil war; Eli gave up his life
while in the service, while Erie is now a resident of
the state of Kansas; Marshall is the immediate subject of
this sketch.
Marshall Guthrie received his education in the
common schools of hsi home neighborhood and upon attaining
maturity he and his brother, Alfred, engaged in the
mercantile business at Tunnelton, at which they were very
successful and which they carried on for many years.
Marshall Guthrie, in addition to his store, also acquired
the ownership of a good deal of valuable farming land and
during his latter years he gave his attention to the
cultivation of the soil and the breeding and raising of
live stock. He possessed good business qualities, was an
indefatigable worker and made money as a result of his
energetic efforts. In local public affairs he took a
commendable interest and rendered efficient service to his
community as trustee of the township. He was a
Republican in politics and was a prominent figure in the local
councils of his party. Fraternally, he was a member of
the Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to the blue lodge at
Tunnelton, while religiously he was affiliated with the
Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a regular
attendant and to which he gave liberally of his means. A
man of marked social qualities, he easily made friends, and
numbered his acquaintances throughout this section of the
county, among whom he was held in high respect. He was
not selfish in his aims and ambitions, but gave his support to
every movement which had for its object the advancement of the
best interests of the community, his support being counted
upon whenever true men were needed.
On February 10, 1870, Marshal Guthrie was united
in marriage to Mary M. Payne, who was born in Howard
county, Indiana, the daughter of William and Susan (Mitten)
Payne, who were natives of Lawrence county, this state.
William Payne was a son of pioneers of Lawrence county, and in
1853 he and his family moved to Howard county, this state,
where they attained timber land located about six miles north
of Kokomo, to the clearing and cultivation of which Mr.
Payne gave his attention and was fairly successful in
his material efforts. He was a Democrat in politics,
though never an aspirant for public office, and he and his
wife were faithful and earnest members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. They were the parents of ten
children, namely: Clara, now deceased, was first
the wife of John Chrisman, and afterwards married
John Hardman, all of whom are now deceased;
Wesley R., who is a painter residing in Kansas City, was a
soldier in the Union army during the Civil war; Annie, who
lives in Kokomo, is the widow of Zachariah Chapman;
Mary M., the widow of the subject of this sketch;
Ella married Reuben Thomas, of Howard county, Indiana;
Laura is the widow of Joseph Jones, and
lives at Shoals, Indiana; Jennie married Milton
M. Guthrie, of Indianapolis, Indiana; William J.
is a resident of North Dakota; Amanda is the wife of
Ad. Patterson, of Shoals, Indiana; Douglas
has a machine shop at Linton, this state. To Mr. and
Mrs. Guthrie were born the following children:
Alfred B., who is the editor and publisher of a paper at
Chateau, Montana, married Julia Thomas, and they have
three children, Bertrand, Charles and John;
Howard, who died on February 6, 1907, was a train
dispatcher for the Monon railroad and was also for a time with
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He married Iva
Buchannan, who lives in Bedford, and they had a son,
Howard; Charles E. is a bookkeeper at Bedford, and
married Elizabeth Kirby, by whom he has one
daughter, Margaret; Michael B. who is a successful
dentist at Bedford, graduated from the Louisville Dental
College in 1908, since which time he has been located in
Bedford; Grace is the wife of Dr. Walter T. Sherwood,
of Mitchell, Indiana; Clyde is the wife of John Witt
of Centerville, Ohio, and they have one child, John
Marshall; Lydia is the wife of E. L. Schuberth,
a grocer at Louisville, Kentucky. These children all
received good common school educations and were also educated
at the State University at Bloomington, to which place Mr.
and Mrs. Guthrie removed in order to give their
children educational advantages, but after living there five
years, they returned to Bedford in 1899, locating at No. 1108
M street, where they remodeled their home and resided
thereafter. Mr. Guthrie's death removed from
Lawrence county one of her substantial and highly esteemed
citizens and the many beautiful tributes to his high standing
as a man and citizen attested to the abiding place he had in
the hearts and affections of those who knew him and of his
life and work. His honorable and successful career was
not a path of roses, for he had fought against and conquered
adverse conditions which would have discouraged those of less
mettle. He acted well his part in life and while
primarily interested in his own affairs he was not unmindful
of the interests of others, as his efforts to advance the
public good and promote the welfare of his fellow men
abundantly attested. Because of his upright life and
business success he was eminently worthy of a place in the
annals of his county.
Source: History of Lawrence and Monroe
Counties, Indiana;
Publ. Indianapolis, Ind. - B. F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page
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