Marshall Co, IA, Marshalltown, Times-Republican (newspaper), Thursday, 30 Jun 1921.
"Pioneer Farmer of County is Sticken" (photo caption). "Marshall Ogan" " Marshall Ogan, 88, a pioneer farmer of the county and a resident of Jefferson township and this city for fifty seven years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R.R. Parriott, at Iowa Falls, at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. A nervous breakdown, brought on by infirmities of old age, caused his death. Mr. Ogan had been at his daughter's home since May 2.
He was among the early settlers of Jefferson township where he started farming in 1864 and where he remained until 1899 when he and Mrs. Ogan moved to this city. Mrs. Ogan died here Feb. 17, 1920.
Mr. Ogan was born in Green county, Ohio May 12, 1833, and was the seventh child of a family of eighteen children, nine of whom are still living. The oldest is 92 and the youngest is 76.
During Mr. Ogan's youth the family moved to Illinois where he grew to manhood. He was untied in marriage with Mary E. Perry, Jan., 1, 1861 at Princeton, Ill.
Their first home in the county was near the present site of the town of Laurel where they remained, except for two years spent at Iowa Falls, until they moved to this city.
A son, H.W. Ogan, of this city, and two daughters, N.M. and Mrs. Parriott, of Iowa Falls, survive him. The surviving brothers and sisters are: Allen Ogan of this city, George and Allen (sic Aaron) of California, Calvin of Illinois and Granville of Washington and Mrs. Mary Young, Gilman; Mrs. Marie Matson of Rhodes, and Mrs. Caroline Ellis and Anna Sabin, Ottumwa.
Mr. Ogan was a life-long member of the Methodist church. The funeral will be held from the church of the denomination here at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. The building will be opened at 11:30."