Many years ago, Daniel Marshburn and wife, Miriam, moved to Bladen from Duplin County. They settled near White Lake, where they lived and died. There were 13 children born unto them, five boys and eight girls. All lived to maturity, and came to old age, except one boy who died when but a few years old. Since 1889, we have known the family intimately. Prior to that time the father, two daughters, Mrs. John Peterson and Miss Matilda, and the young boy had died. We do not know the dates of their deaths. Since then, on the first Sunday in October 1889, the mother died. On the first Sunday in October 1891, a daughter, Mrs. W.M. Lewis, died. On the first Sunday in October 1900, a son, Frank, died. On the first Sunday in June 1924, the oldest son, James Madison, died in the 80th year of his age. On the first Sunday in November 1925, a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Kelly, died in her 81st year. Two more daughters have died—Mrs. Susan Mulford in December 1921 in her 73rd year, and Mrs. Julia Williams of Brandon, Fla., died in September 1924 in her 78th year.
Four of the 13 children are still living—R.H. Marshburn of Elizabethtown; J.W. Marshburn of Tomahawk R.F.D., Mrs. W.R. Dyson of Ivanhoe R.F.D.; and Mrs. Tom Carter, Magnolia R.F.D.
--Mrs. J.W. Marshburn, R.F.D., Tomahawk
From page 2 of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Nov. 30, 1925
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