2004-10-30/2019-11-08 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Born 1840 in Tottenham, England; brother of Edward, George, and Thomas Marshall, father of Douglas B., George D., Newton C., and O. Alison Marshall; his obituary cites association with Henry Willis & Sons in England, uncorroborated; immigrated to the United States, 1860; partner in Marshall Brothers Organ Co. of Ripon, Wisconsin, 1864-1867; with successor Marshall & Odenbrett, 1867-1870; with Marshall Brothers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1870-1872; with Marshall Brothers & Clarke of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1872-1874; with Marshall Brothers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1876-1877; established his own firm, 1880, installed Hook & Hastings organ, c. 1883; partner with John L. Lancashire in Lancashire-Marshall Co. of Moline, Illinois, 1891-1902; in successor Marshall-Bennett firm, Rock Island, Illinois, with Robert J. Bennett, 1902-1908; established his own firm in Kansas City, Missouri, 1911, representative of Austin Organ Co. of Hartford, Connecticut; died May 10, 1918. Sources: Letter of Robert Coleberd. Nunc Dimittis "Octavius Marshall", The Diapason June 1918, 3. One or more local directories of the places and period. Musical and Sewing Machine Gazette February 28, 1880, 51. Organ Handbook 1986 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society), 17. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt. Richard Weber, "Sketches of Milwaukee Organbuilders, 1847-1902: The Mashall Brothers", The Tracker 34:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1990), 17.
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