Marshall was a prosperous farmer just north of Washington, Rappahannock Co., Virginia, whose property was at the foothills of the Blue Ridge.
"Mr. Marshall Johnson, a highly respected citizen of Rappahannock Co., Virginia, was accidentally shot about 3 weeks since. Being dressed in a thick coat, he was mistaken for a bear and fired upon by Mr. Madison Fletcher."
(Obituary from "The National Ingelligencer" newspaper, March 13, 1848)
Claude Nash in his book on the Nash family relates that descendant Alice Grady Mooring Powell told him that her grandfather was killed by a demented neighbor in a turkey blind, and that the death was in December and the court case was in January.
Chancery record, Rappahannock Co., VA, 1848-1850, #394:
Swindler vs. Johnson.
James W. Swindler and wife Lucy C.
Marshall Johnson died January 1848 intestate. Three tracts of land: 142 acres, 100 acres, 75 acres. Children, each entitled to 1/10th share of real estate: Lucy C., wife of James W. Swindler; Harriet, wife of Benjamin Houghton; Emily F., wife of William A. Gaunt; Sarah A., wife of Joseph Bowman; Penelope Johnson; E. Virginia Johnson; James H. Johnson; John W. Johnson; Joel W. Johnson (under 21); and Mary J. Johnson (under 21).
Widow: Sarah
Administrator - Thomas H. Martin. Advancements to children as they reached age 21.
Marshall Johnson, appraisement of personal estate, Will Book B., p. 441, 12 June 1848. Appraisers - William R. Almond, William Houghton, and Isaac Huff.
Marshall was a prosperous farmer just north of Washington, Rappahannock Co., Virginia, whose property was at the foothills of the Blue Ridge.
"Mr. Marshall Johnson, a highly respected citizen of Rappahannock Co., Virginia, was accidentally shot about 3 weeks since. Being dressed in a thick coat, he was mistaken for a bear and fired upon by Mr. Madison Fletcher."
(Obituary from "The National Ingelligencer" newspaper, March 13, 1848)
Claude Nash in his book on the Nash family relates that descendant Alice Grady Mooring Powell told him that her grandfather was killed by a demented neighbor in a turkey blind, and that the death was in December and the court case was in January.
Chancery record, Rappahannock Co., VA, 1848-1850, #394:
Swindler vs. Johnson.
James W. Swindler and wife Lucy C.
Marshall Johnson died January 1848 intestate. Three tracts of land: 142 acres, 100 acres, 75 acres. Children, each entitled to 1/10th share of real estate: Lucy C., wife of James W. Swindler; Harriet, wife of Benjamin Houghton; Emily F., wife of William A. Gaunt; Sarah A., wife of Joseph Bowman; Penelope Johnson; E. Virginia Johnson; James H. Johnson; John W. Johnson; Joel W. Johnson (under 21); and Mary J. Johnson (under 21).
Widow: Sarah
Administrator - Thomas H. Martin. Advancements to children as they reached age 21.
Marshall Johnson, appraisement of personal estate, Will Book B., p. 441, 12 June 1848. Appraisers - William R. Almond, William Houghton, and Isaac Huff.