1920 Jasper Co., Galena Twp., Missouri US Federal Census, transcribed by by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
Smith, William A head 45 KS NY NY manager
Etta J., wife 48 KS KY KY
William L son 21 KS
Clara M. dau 19 KS
Irene dau 12 KS
Mary L dau 5 MOObit, July 27, 1956 courtesy of Campbell Griffen, Jr.
(transcribed by by Cindy L. Bent Marcell)
Mrs. Etta Smith, 85 years old, of Lawrence Kansas, a former Joplin, MO will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday norning in Thornhill Dillon Mortuary chapel. The Rev.Edwin Michael will officiate burial will be in Forest Park cemetery, The body will arrive at 7:17 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday in Little Rock, Ark. where she had gone last week to visit a daughter Mrs. James H. Growden. She formerly lived in Joplin and was the widow of William Archer Smith. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America and former member of the south Joplin Christian Church. Surving beside Mrs. Growden, are two other daughters, Mrs. Clara Marie Griffin of Denver, Colo. and Miss Irene Smith, Lawrence, Kans; a son, William L. Smith of north Hollywood, Calif.; three brothers, T.J. Marcell of St. Joseph, L.P. Marcell of Bogue, Kans, C.L. Marcell of Fort Worth, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Miller of Highland, Kans; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo., transcribed by by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
William Archer Smith
b: 12 May 1875
d: 1938
Buried: 7 Mar 1938
63 years old
Space 10, Lot 56, Sec. 1
Etta Isador Smith
b: 19 Jun 1871
d: 1956
buried: 27 Jul 1956
85 years old
Space: 8, Lot 56,Sec. 1
Mattie Josephine Smith
b: 5 Jan 1904
d: 17 Mar 1914
buried: 19 Mar 1914
10 years 2 months 12 days old
Space 7, Lot 56, Sec. 1Is Cardin actually in Oklahoma? There is a Cardin, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Note there is no Missouri Death Certificate for William Smith, 1875-1938. CMarcell
1920 Jasper Co., Galena Twp., Missouri US Federal Census, transcribed by by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
Smith, William A head 45 KS NY NY manager
Etta J., wife 48 KS KY KY
William L son 21 KS
Clara M. dau 19 KS
Irene dau 12 KS
Mary L dau 5 MOObit, July 27, 1956 courtesy of Campbell Griffen, Jr.
(transcribed by by Cindy L. Bent Marcell)
Mrs. Etta Smith, 85 years old, of Lawrence Kansas, a former Joplin, MO will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday norning in Thornhill Dillon Mortuary chapel. The Rev.Edwin Michael will officiate burial will be in Forest Park cemetery, The body will arrive at 7:17 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday in Little Rock, Ark. where she had gone last week to visit a daughter Mrs. James H. Growden. She formerly lived in Joplin and was the widow of William Archer Smith. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America and former member of the south Joplin Christian Church. Surving beside Mrs. Growden, are two other daughters, Mrs. Clara Marie Griffin of Denver, Colo. and Miss Irene Smith, Lawrence, Kans; a son, William L. Smith of north Hollywood, Calif.; three brothers, T.J. Marcell of St. Joseph, L.P. Marcell of Bogue, Kans, C.L. Marcell of Fort Worth, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Miller of Highland, Kans; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo., transcribed by by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
William Archer Smith
b: 12 May 1875
d: 1938
Buried: 7 Mar 1938
63 years old
Space 10, Lot 56, Sec. 1
Etta Isador Smith
b: 19 Jun 1871
d: 1956
buried: 27 Jul 1956
85 years old
Space: 8, Lot 56,Sec. 1
Mattie Josephine Smith
b: 5 Jan 1904
d: 17 Mar 1914
buried: 19 Mar 1914
10 years 2 months 12 days old
Space 7, Lot 56, Sec. 1
Age at death: 10 yrs, 2 mos, 12 days old per BM who has copy of MO. death certificate #8877.
Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
William Archer Smith
b: 12 May 1875
d: 1938
Buried: 7 Mar 1938
63 years old
Space 10, Lot 56, Sec. 1
Etta Isador Smith
b: 19 Jun 1871
d: 1956
buried: 27 Jul 1956
85 years old
Space: 8, Lot 56,Sec. 1
Mattie Josephine Smith
b: 5 Jan 1904
d: 17 Mar 1914
buried: 19 Mar 1914
10 years 2 months 12 days old
Space 7, Lot 56, Sec. 1
Actively gathered information on Marcell genealogy. Irene never married. Death info from SS Death index. SS# 515360649.
Lawrence Journal-World, August 26, 1989 has obituary-
Bachelors & Masters Degrees from KS Univ. Was a teacher and never married. Died of carcinoma of the brain at St. Vincent's Infirmary in Lawrence. Buried in section Center Lawn, lot 42, space 1
1860 Wolf River Twp., Doniphan Co., Kansas Territory Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell, p 163, enumerated Aug 17, 1860, Highland Post Office
Morale, Chas 65 m farmer KY
Julia 60 KY
Lavina 18 KY
Jordan 21 KY
Lewis 14 KY
(2 houses away is their daughter Mary and Robert Birchfield)1870 Wolf River, Doniphan Co., Kansas Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Marcell, Jordan 27 farmer 1500 925 KY
Margaret E. 21 MO
Idella V 3 KS
George E 1 KS
Next door
Marcell Charles L 23 farmer 1000 350 KY
Martha J 20 KY
Erminnie 3 KS
Ida M 1 KS
next door
Marcell, Charles 63 farmer 1500 300 Switzerland, mother & father of foreign birth, male citizen older than 211900 Wolf River, Doniphan Co., Kansas Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Marcell, Charles L. head Jan 1847 53 m 36 KY Swz VA farmer
Martha J Feb 1850 50 m 36 12 10 KY KY KY
Elsie A Oct 1885 15 KS
Timma J. Jun 1887 13 KS
Lonzo T. Apr 1888 12 KS
Mattie B Oct 1990 10 KS
Charles L. Jan 1893 7 KS
Clarence O. Masden, Ward Feb 1878 s 22 KY KY KY farm laborTranscriptions below provided by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
"History of Doniphan County, Kansas", R. F. Smith, Topeka. KS publiclibrary (978.135, genealogy room)
Land owned in _____
Twnshp Range Sectn Acres
3 19 2 160Doniphan County Wolf River Township 1870 Kansas Census, p 219
CHARLES JR. MARCELL
CHARLES L. MARCELL
ELIZABETH MARCELL
JORDON MARCELL
MARGARET E. MARCELL
MARTHA J. MARCELL"Doniphan County, Kansas Residents of 1890" by J. A. Ostertag, Topeka, KSpublic library (929.30ST, genealogy room) p. 158
MARCELL, J. O. 49 years Highland
M. (fem) __ years
CL 42
Delia 21
Martha J. 38(NOTE- Tax Assessors did NOT include children. Nearest record to anycensus of this period, National 1890 Census destroyed by fire.")
"History of Doniphan County, Kansas", R. F. Smith, Topeka. KS publiclibrary (978.135, genealogy room)
p. 7 "C. L. Marcell was born in 1847 in Jessamine County; settled inthis county in 1857; residence, Sec. 1, Township 3, Range 19; P. O.,Highland; business, farming."Obituary - Charles Louis Marcell (Jr.), probably from Highland's newspaper
Mr. C. L. Marcell's father and mother were born in Switzerland. Whenthey were married they came to America, and first located in the BlueGrass Country of Kentucky where their son, Charles Louis, was born, Jan13, 1847. The family left Kentucky in 1857 and came to Doniphan countysettling on a claim in Wolf River Township.
As a boy Mr. Marcell was a hard worker. Arriving in Kansas in thetroublesome days before the war the years of education were limited andresponsibility of farm work came to boys when quite young.
In 1864 he joined the Kansas State Militia and saw service in thePrice Raid. After the war he entered Highland University and attendedthe first semester of 1866.
On Feb. 25, 1866 he married Mattie J. Birchfield who lived in theold mission where the wedding ceremony was performed by the late Rev.Nesbet.
To this union were born twelve children: Minnie, Mrs. L.T. Skinner;Ida May, Mrs. J.J. Mulkey; Ettie, Mrs. W.A. Smith; Ollie, who died; JamesEverett; Lewis Lee; Maude Pearl, who died; Elsie Anna. Mrs. J.L.Thornton; Timothy; Alonso; Mattie, Mrs. Curtis Miller and Luther.
The farm which Mr. Marcell owned is one of the best in the countrysoutheast of Highland. As a farmer Mr. Marcell ranked among our best asa neighbor unexcelled; as a citizen one who always stood for the rightand always ready to do his full share for the advancement and improvementof the community.
Mattie Marcell died March 27, 1919 and since that time Mr. Marcellhas continued to live in the old home which he and his devoted wife hadshared so many years.
This old family which has passed will be remembered for theirinfluence in our locality and the fine family which they have left toperpetuate their name are a tribute to their earnest endeavors.
Those present from out of town were: Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Thornton,Fairbury, Nebr; Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Mulkey, Fairbury, Nebr; Mr. and Mrs.T.J. Marcell, St. Joseph, Mo,; Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Marcell and daughterGenieve, of Kansas City.The family farm was 3.5 mi SE of Highland, Doniphan Co., KS
Attended x1 sem. at Highland University in 1866. Worked as a farmer inHighland, KS & later Vice-President of Bank of Highland.
Military served in the National Guards of Kansas (Kansas Militia) Bet.1863 - 1964, and saw service in the Price Raid, bef. 1866
Annabelle Wisehart-Lane, "The Pioneering Ancestors", transcriptions belowprovided by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
p. 16
Another communication from Mrs. Anna Burchfield (Mrs. Dan) ofCentralia, Mo. (pencilled notation here quoted) "James Birchfield and Elizabeth Ross Birchfield had three boys, John, Bob, and Henry, and some girls. Mother died when Mother Marcell was eleven days old, and father died when she was eleven [?] years old." Another notation, unsigned, differs somewhat from the foregoing: It says "Grandfather Birchfielddied when daughter Martha Joseph was seven years old. He was dragged todeath when horses ran away." "Martha Joseph was brought up by her aunt(Susan Jones) in Lexington, Kentucky. Uncle John Burchfield visited them and Uncle Bob (Robert Burchfield), (married Julia Marcell) and she ranout and returned to Kansas with him, living with Uncle Tom Vanderslice.(Old Tom.)
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Came to Kansas and lived with Tom Vanderslice for a period? per AW notes,p. 16"Martha lived with her aunt Susan Jones, she was visited by her uncles Robert & John, who were married to the Marcell sisters of Mary Ellen &Juliana. Through this relationship Martha met the Marcell brother, Charles Louis (CL). Being too young to wed she went and lived with her uncle, Tom Vanderslice in KS; very near CL's home in Doniphan Co., KS"
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(Martha Birchfield Marcell)
Death of Mrs. C. L. Marcell died last Thursday night at the home of herdaughter, Mrs. J.J. Mulkey, in Fairbury, Nebr., where she had gone on avisit. This winter she suffered from influenza and never fully recovered. For several years she has not been in good health. She was 69 years, 1 month and 10 days old.
The body arrived here Saturday from Fairbury and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the family home southeast of Highland,conducted by Rev. Floyd B. Taylor.
The music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Mrs. Paul Bottiger, Miss Boone, and Mrs. Peabody and Stout.
The ten children were all present at the funeral and are: Mrs. John Mulkey, and Mrs. Linden Thornton of Fairbury; Mrs. W.A. Smith of Joplin; Mrs. Lou Skinner and Mrs. Curtis Miller of near Highland; James E. of Minneapolis, Lee L. of Wichita; Timothy, Lon and Luther of near Highland. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Birchfield were also present. Their home is in California but have spent the winter in this section.
The following obituary was read:
Mattie Joseph Birchfield was born Feb. 18th, 1850, near Frankfort, Kentucky. When about 15 years old she came to Kansas, making her home with her uncle, Tom Vanderslice, of the Iowa Indian Agency. She was left an orphan while very young in life.
She was united in marriage to C.L. Marcell Feb. 25th, 1866. To this union twelve children were born, ten of whom are living. At the age ofsixteen she became a member of the Christian church and remained faithful until the end. She was a loving mother and her fond of her grandchildren and great-grandchild.
She leaves to mourn their loss her husband, ten children,twenty-four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother, Dan Birchfield, and a host of friends.
"Go, wing thy flight from star to star, from world to luminous world-as far as the universe spreads its flaming w____, take all the pleasures of all the spheres and multiply each through endless years - one minute in Heaven is worth them all."Came to KS at 15 yrs of age. May also be known as Mattie J. Birchfield.
Headstone reads "OLLIE - Infant daughter of C.L. & M.J. Marcell, died 22 Apr 1874, aged 7 months 17 days."
I am u/a to find a John Mulkey on any census previous to 1880. CM
1880 Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Wilson S. SKINNER Self M Male W 37 OH. Farming VA. VA.
Armindai Wife M Female W 35 OH. Keeping House OH. OH.
** Louis SKINNER Son S Male W 12 OH. OH. OH.
Binnie SKINNER Son S Male W 10 OH. OH. OH.
Alfred SKINNER Son S Male W 5 KS. OH. OH.
Georgia SKINNER Dau S Female W 3 KS. OH. OH.
Annie SKINNER Dau S Female W 6M KS. OH. OH.
** John MULKEY Other S Male W 21 MO. Farm Laborer KY. KY.
Eugene RANDOLPH Other S Male W 26 IL. Farm Laborer KY. KY.**Note Louis Skinner & John Mulkey married Marcell sisters! CMarcell
Only other MULKEY family in Doniphan Co. is on the1880 Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas Federal Census is. Are they related in any way? CMarcell
Jacob MULKEY Self M Male W 50 TN. Farmer KY. TN.
Amanda J. MULKEY Wife M Female W 44 IL. Keeping House TN. TN.
Lydia Ann MULKEY Dau S Female W 15 IL. At School TN. IL.
Telitha MULKEY Dau S Female W 13 IA. At School TN. IL.
Cordelia MULKEY Dau S Female W 11 NE. At School TN. IL.
Caleb MULKEY Son S Male W 9 KS. TN. IL.
Frances MULKEY Son S Male W 6 KS. TN. IL.
Benjamin MULKEY Son S Male W 5 KS. TN. IL.
Emma MULKEY Dau S Female W 2 KS. TN. IL.
J. K. WEDLOW Other S Male W 24 IN. Farm Laborer OH. IN.1900 Horton, Brown, Kansas Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
John J Mulkey 41 husband Feb 1859 m 9 MO KY IL locomotive fireman
Ida M Mulkey 31 wife Jan 1869 m 9 4 3 KS KY KY
Gladys M Mulkey 8 dau Aug 1891 KS MO KS
Grace S Mulkey 6 dau Mar 1894 KS MO KS
Harold E Mulkey 3 son Jun 1895 KS MO KS1910 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
John Mulkey 51 head m 20 MO ?German ? Engineer locomotive
Ida M Mulkey 41 wife m 20 7 3 KS KY KY
Gladys M Mulkey 18 dau KS MO KS
Grace Mulkey 16 dau KS MO KS
Jewell Mulkey 5 son NE MO KS1920 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Mulkey, John J head O 60 m MO KY IL locmotive railroad
Ida wife 50 KS KY KY
Gladys dau 27 KS MO KS bookkepper grocery store
Grace dau 25 KS MO KS teacher public school
Jewell son 15 NE MO KS
Phillip son 7 NE MO KS1930 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Mulkey, John J head O 2500 R 71 m 32 MO KY KY
Ida M wife 61 m 22 KS KY KY
S. Grace dau 35 s KS MO KS saleslady dept store
Jonathan son 25 s NE MO KS proprietor radio shop
Philip son 17 s NE MO KS none
Lamm, Gladys M. dau 37 m 28 KS MO KS society editor weekly paper
The Weekly Kansas Chief, Dec 15 1887
Jeffers school, Ida Marcell teacherTranscriptions below provided by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
1920 Fairbury, Jefferson Co., Nebraska US Federal Census
Mulkey, John J. head 60 MO IL KY, locomotive ?, railroad
Ida wife, 50 KS MO KS
Gladys, dau 27 KS, bookkeeper, grocery store
Geare, dau 25 KS Teacher
Jewell son 15 NE
Phillip, son 7 NE
1900 Horton, Brown, Kansas Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
John J Mulkey 41 husband Feb 1859 m 9 MO KY IL locomotive fireman
Ida M Mulkey 31 wife Jan 1869 m 9 4 3 KS KY KY
Gladys M Mulkey 8 dau Aug 1891 KS MO KS
Grace S Mulkey 6 dau Mar 1894 KS MO KS
Harold E Mulkey 3 son Jun 1895 KS MO KS1910 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
John Mulkey 51 head m 20 MO ?German ? Engineer locomotive
Ida M Mulkey 41 wife m 20 7 3 KS KY KY
Gladys M Mulkey 18 dau KS MO KS
Grace Mulkey 16 dau KS MO KS
Jewell Mulkey 5 son NE MO KS1920 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Mulkey, John J head O 60 m MO KY IL locmotive railroad
Ida wife 50 KS KY KY
Gladys dau 27 KS MO KS bookkepper grocery store
Grace dau 25 KS MO KS teacher public school
Jewell son 15 NE MO KS
Phillip son 7 NE MO KS1930 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Mulkey, John J head O 2500 R 71 m 32 MO KY KY
Ida M wife 61 m 22 KS KY KY
S. Grace dau 35 s KS MO KS saleslady dept store
Jonathan son 25 s NE MO KS proprietor radio shop
Philip son 17 s NE MO KS none
Lamm, Gladys M. dau 37 m 28 KS MO KS society editor weekly paper
1910 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
John Mulkey 51 head m 20 MO ?German ? Engineer locomotive
Ida M Mulkey 41 wife m 20 7 3 KS KY KY
Gladys M Mulkey 18 dau KS MO KS
Grace Mulkey 16 dau KS MO KS
Jewell Mulkey 5 son NE MO KS1920 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Mulkey, John J head O 60 m MO KY IL locmotive railroad
Ida wife 50 KS KY KY
Gladys dau 27 KS MO KS bookkepper grocery store
Grace dau 25 KS MO KS teacher public school
Jewell son 15 NE MO KS
Phillip son 7 NE MO KS1930 Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska Federal Census, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Mulkey, John J head O 2500 R 71 m 32 MO KY KY
Ida M wife 61 m 22 KS KY KY
S. Grace dau 35 s KS MO KS saleslady dept store
Jonathan son 25 s NE MO KS proprietor radio shop
Philip son 17 s NE MO KS none
Lamm, Gladys M. dau 37 m 28 KS MO KS society editor weekly paper
JEWELL MULKEY 27 Sep 1904 Jul 1978 68352 (Fairbury, Jefferson, NE) 68352 (Fairbury, Jefferson, NE) 508-38-9600 Nebraska
Info from film #128-601 Biere, Ballens, Vaud, Switzerland and familyrecords per research by Etta Irene Smith of Lawrence, KS
Transcriptions below provided by Cindy L. Bent Marcell
Affidavit of BIRTH-.
For use in cases where Certificates of Birth cannot be supplied. State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, State of Kansas:
Place of birth: County of Doniphan, Township of Wolf River, City of ----- no. ---- Street ---- Reg No. ---- 22-176.
Full name of Child, Louis Lee Marcell
ALL DATES USED IN THIS AFFIDAVIT MUST BE AS OF DATE OF BIRTH OF THIS CHILD. Sex of child: male. Legitimate: yes.
Date of birth: July 7, 1878.Full name of Father: Charles Louis Marcell, Doniphan Co., Kansas.
Color: white. Age at time of birth of this child; 32 years. Residence: Near Frankfort, Kentucky. Occupation: Farmer.MOTHER: Full maiden name, Martha Joseph Birchfield.
Residence: Doniphan County, Kansas. Color: white. Age at time of birth of this child: 30 years.
Birthplace: Near Frankfort, Kentucky. Occupation: Housewife.
Name of attending Physician: Dr. Jonathan Leigh.AFFIDAVIT OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, MIDWIFE, PARENT, NEAREST RELATIVE OR OTHER PERSON HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS OF THIS BIRTH.
State of Kansas, Doniphan County, as.
Minnie Skinner, being first duly sworn, on oath states that she resides at "near Troy" in Doniphan County, Kansas, and that the statements contained in the foregoing affidavit of Birth are true and correct, as affiant is informed and verily believes.
(Notary Seal) Minnie Skinner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, this 6th day of January, 1940.
Roy a Noll. Notary Public.
Minnie Fleming, Acting State Registrar.
My commission expires
2-8-1941.
Filed, Jan. 27, 1940. CERTIFIED COPY OF AFFIDAVIT OF BIRTH.
Topeka, Kansas, Jan. 27, 1940. NO. 24-100
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original affidavit on file, in the Office of the State Board of Health.
Minnie F. Fleming, Acting State Registrar----------
May 2, 1901 The Kansas Chief - - (contributed by Tina Murphy)
MARCELL IN TROUBLE - Charged With Fraud by and Atchison Implement Dealer
Louis L. Marcell, assistant cashier of The Bank of Highland, was arrested Wednesday by Deputy United States Marshal Prescott, and taken to Topeka where he gave bond in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at the Salina term of the United States district court, which convenes May 13. Mr. Marcell is charged with using the United States mails for fraudulent purposes. The story of the charge as given out by the persecution, is this:
On July 25, 1899, O. W. Jackson and his mother, Eliza, of Highland Station, gave their note for $200 to Pittman Bros. of Atchison, to square up a deal on a threshing machine. The note ran for six months and fell due on January 25, 1900. Pittman Bros. turned the note over to their banker and he, in turn, turned it over to the National Bank of Commerce, of Kansas City, Mo., and that institution sent it to the Bank of Highland for collection. On December 30, 1899, almost a month before the note was due, the Jacksons paid it. On January 2, following, four days after the note had been paid, Assistant Cashier Louis L. Marcell, it is charged, wrote to Pittman Bros. that the note was practically worthless; that the Jacksons had judgments hanging over them; but that the bank might swing a deal with the other creditors whereby $150 could be realized on the note. He advised the parties to accept the proposition at once. Pittman Bros. wouldn't take $150 and Marcell wrote that he might get $175 for it. One of the Pittmans went to see the Jacksons and found that the note had been paid almost a month before it was due. He obtained the canceled note by giving a receipt for it to the Jacksons. Then he went back to Atchison and had his lawyer call up Marcell in the Highland bank and ask him about the note. Marcell, it is charged, said they still had it, and they couldn't get more than $175 for it. The Atchison lawyer observed that he had the canceled note in his right hand then and there. After some further correspondence the Highland bank sent Pittman Bros. the amount of the note in full, less the exchange. Pittman Bros. went before the federal grand jury at Topeka a few days ago and had Louis L. Marcell indicted for using the mails to defraud. They presented the letters they had received from him, telling that the note was worthless after it had been taken up and he had the money in his possession.
J. E. Marcell, cashier of the Bank of Highland says that the story the Pittmans of Atchison tell about the note transaction is not true, and that the transaction was legitimate in every way. He says that when the trail comes up, he will show that nothing was done not in the line of legitimate banking.October 17, 1901 issue of the Kansas Chief-- (contributed by Tina Murphy)
L. L. Marcell, pleaded guilty in the federal court of Leavenworth Monday to the charge of making a fraudulent use of the mails. He was fined $100. Marcelll was assistant cashier of a bank at Highland, and a note to collect passed through his hands. He collected the face of the note, $200, but represented to the owners that they would do well to take $150 for it. He wrote a number of letters. Post office inspector Martin was put on the case. He secured Marcell’s indictment by the federal grand jury. Marcell paid his fine and returned to Highland. "Press Dispatch"
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See scrapbook of Charles Louis Marcell, Jr for the family photo taken Christmas Day, 19001920 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas Federal Census (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
Marcell, Louis L 44 White M KS KY KY president of Oil company
Mary V. wife 44 M KS IL IL
Genevieve dau 19 S KS KS KS1930 Mission, Johnson, KS Federal Census (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
Marcell Louis Lee 90,000 head R no 51 M 21 KS KY KY
Mary V. wife 50 F 20 KS IL IL
Genevieve E 28 F S Daughter KS KS KSMember & church elder for First Presbyterian Church at one time. Politics: Independent party. Between 1895 - 1903, at the Bank of Highland, Lee served as Vice President; bet. 1903 - 1916 Oil business, Chanute Oil Refinery which was later sold to Sinclair Oil.
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Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) 2683736 (found under ancestry.com)
Marcell, Louis G 1928- United States. Department of State: The Biographic Register, July, 1974. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1974.(USBiR)Marcell, Louis L., 2145 Kansas and Kansans THE BATTLE OF BLACK JACK
Louis Marcell A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans 1918 Volume 1, Index xxxvii (refers to page 2145 for Louis L Marcell)
"A Standard History of Kansas and Kansas", written & compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918.A Job With Bank- In 1895 Mr. Marcell accepted the position with the Bank of Highland which he retained until 1903. Having become interested in the development of the oil business during his early years, Mr. Marcell, in 1903, got a job as a business manager of a small oil company developing properties near Chanute, Kansas. He became a pioneer of the Neosho County Oil business and by 1906 was the manager of three production companies.
An early and almost revolutionary realization that production companies needed their own crude oil refineries to overcome the difficulties producers met while marketing their product...................?...................... The company soon exhausted the production of surrounding oil fields and imported additional crude oil from Cushing, Ok. There, a second refinery, twice the size of the Chanute plant, was built, making the company one of the largest independent refinery firms in the Mid-West.Organizes Various Companies - Mr. Marcell was manager of the company until 1915 when it was sold to Sinclair Refining company for several million dollars. From 1915 to 1918, he organized marketing, refining and producing companies which were consolidated into the White Eagle Oil and Refining company in 1919.
In the following decade, this company expanded tremendously and by 1929 was distributing refined oil products to more than 1,000 service stations in the Mid-West.
In 1930, the firm was sold to the Standard Oil company of New York for about 29 million dollars. A new division of the company was created, called the White Eagle corporation, and Mr. Marcell became chairman of the board, holding that position until 1935 when the cor-......
....ent voter, taking little part in political affairs.
A one-time president of the board of trustees of the Conservatory of Music of Kansas City. Mr. Marcell maintained a life-long interest in musical affairs. He was a heavy financial contributor to the conservatory for many years.
Mr. Marcell had been a director of the First national back in Wichita, Kansas, since 1919 and of the Commerce Trust company here since 1922.
He took an active interest in church and civic affairs. For many years, Mr. Marcell served as an elder in the Second Presbyterian church. He was a trustee of the Kansas City Art Institute and was a trustee of the University of Kansas City in the early years of that institution. He also was a member of the Kansas City Country Club, the Mission Hills Country Club, the Kansas City Club, the Bankers Club of New York, the 25 year club of the petroleum industry and the 20 year club of the Socony-Vacum Oil company.
Mr. Marcell leaves his wife of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Manvill H. Davis, 1233 West Sixty-third Street Terr., three grandsons: four brothers, James Marcell, St. Paul, Minn; T.J. Marcell, St. Joseph, MO; L.P. Marcell, Denton, Kans. and C.L. Marcell, Fort Worth, Tex., and four sisters, Mrs. J.J. Mulkey, Fairbury, Nebr; Mrs. Etta I. Smith, Lawrence, KS; Mrs. Lyndon Thornton, Oregon __, Ore., and Mrs. Curtis Miller of Highland, Kansas.
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Kansas and Kansans: Volume 4 (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
Louis L. Marcell.The discovery of oil and gas and its development in Neosho and the surrounding counties has not only added to the wealth and prosperity of this section of the state but has also brought forward a new type of business man: the oil producer and refiner.
Kansas and Kansans: Volume 4
Today one of the leading representatives of the oil industry in the Mid-Continent field is Louis L. Marcell of Chanute, Kansas, who became interested when the business was in its infancy and has been a factor in making it one of the largest industries of the state.
Kansas and Kansans: Volume 4
Mr. Marcell was born in Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas. He is the son of Charles Louis and Mattie J. Birchfield Marcell. Though a Kansan by birth, his family had its origin in France. It was from the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, that Peter Marcell, the first American ancestor and the great grandfather of Louis L. Marcell came to this country settling in New York City. His son Charles M. Marcell removed from New York to Frankfort, Kentucky, coming to Kansas in 1857 and settling on a farm in Doniphan County. Charles L. Marcell was then ten years of age. At sixteen years of age he enlisted with the National Guards of Kansas toward the close of the Civil war. Mr. Marcell still owns the farm settled by his father. Charles L. Marcell is one of the oldest members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Kansas.
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Louis L. Marcell acquired a good education in the public schools and later attending Campbell University at Holten, Kansas. In 1895 he accepted a position with the Bank of Highland which he retained until 1903. Having become interested in the [p.2146] development of the oil business, he became a pioneer in that industry and removed to Chanute which was then the center of the oil and gas activities. His choice proved an exceptionally fortunate one and speaks much for his foresight and judgment as well as for his faith in the future of the business and his confidence in his own ability. He became manager of three of the largest companies of the field, and after having spent three years in the producing of oil and gas, he early saw the need of refining their own production and placing it directly upon the market. In 1905 there was an overproduction of crude oil and the Standard Oil Company refused to take the oil from the producers, so it became almost necessary for the oil producer to own his own refinery in order to market his own oil.
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During the year 1906 The Chanute Refining Company was organized with a capitalization of $50,000, and a refinery was built in Chanute which grew beyond the production of this field and crude oil was shipped from Cushing, Oklahoma, where later they built another refinery with double the capacity of the Chanute plant, this making the Chanute Refining Company one of the largest independent refineries in the Mid-Continent field. Mr. Marcell was manager of this company until the year 1916 when they sold their interests to the Sinclair Refining Company.
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Mr. Marcell has large interests as a producer and refiner in both Kansas and Oklahoma, and is recognized as a business man of ability and sound judgment, a man of strong character, honest, ambitious, alert, energetic, decisive, calling into action without delay all the qualities of a resourceful nature, and yet few men in business life display as much consideration for the courtesies and amenities which go far toward establishing just and equitable relations between man and his fellow men.
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Mr. Marcell is an independent voter, having taken little part in political affairs. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in which he has served for some years as an elder, and has always taken an interest in all matters of a public nature dealing with the welfare and prosperity of the community.
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Mr. Marcell was married in 1899 to Miss Virginia Overlander, daughter of G. W. and Sarah E. Overlander of Highland, Kansas. They have one daughter, Miss Genevieve, a student in the Chanute High School.
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newspaper clipping- no date of name of paper given (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
L.L. MARCELL IS DEAD - Company founder succumbs to a heart ailment. Three years after leaving a Bank job, he became a leader in the development of refineries. (1950)
Louis L. Marcell, 5900 Overhill Drive, Johnson County, founder of the White Eagle Oil company, died last night at the University of Kansas Medical Center where he had been under treatment for a heart ailment since October 15. He was 72 years old.
Mr. Marcell was born in Highland, Kansas, the son of Charles Louis & Mattie J. Birchfield Marcell. He attended public schools there and later took a month long business course at Campbell University, Holton, Kansas.
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RITES FOR LOUIS MARCELL
The Services Will Be Held at 2o'clock Tuesday
Services for Louis L. Marcell, 5900 Overhill Rd., Johnson County, founder of the White Eagle Oil company, died Saturday at the University of Kansas Medical Center, will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the Second Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
The pallbearers:
H K Bowers R R Irwin
K A Kermott H H Moore
K K Phipps H L McReynolds
Honorary:
L T Cameron, Frank L Carson, Charles J. Chandler, Robert J. Clark, Dr. C C Conover, N N Dalton, Geo W D??lon, A B Eisenhower, K J Flinn, Parker B Francis, B B Garnett, W T Grant, Landry Harwood, Henry J Haskell, W C Helmers, Fred Heryer, T M James, Albert R Jones, Lem Jones and Senator James F Kern.
James M Kemper, R Crosby Kemper, James Ketner, Fred M Lee, Dr. Ralph M Major, Milton W McGr??vy, Wm C Michaels, J Bourne Michell, Frank H Moore, Frank Paxton, J W Perry, Judge Albert L Reeves, Bryce B Smith, Dr. Archibald Stots, T J Strickler, Dr. Raymond R. Teall, Frank Tavis, Joseph C Williams, ? P Wheat & R C WintersKansas City Star, 10-22-1950
Marcell -- Louis L. Marcell, 5900 Overhill Rd., died Oct. 21, 1950. Stine & McClure.
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Mary Virginia "Jean" Overlander
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The late Mrs. L. L. Marcell was a woman remarkable for her vitality, with a sparkle and enthusiasm that kept her young at heart. So many things fascinated her - the beautiful formal garden which she planned and cherished and which won her the Wellesley Club award for so many years, travel which took her to every country except Romania, Nepal and Tibet; at and history. A graduate of Highland College, she never lost interest in intellectual challenges and read widely, including French and Spanish magazines. Mrs. Marcell was dynamic and vivacious all her life. Her friends were many from all walks of life, and she approached them all with warmth and tolerance.
Her late husband was an early man in Kansas and she was of pioneer Kansas stock. Her father saw the West on foot, making two trips to California walking beside a covered wagon. The Marcells' established a scholarship fund at the K.U. Medical Center and contributed to the Conservatory of Music and the Art Institute. She felt strong allegiance to the Presbyterian Church and served on the national board, returning to Philadelphia for many years to meet with that policy making body. Her memberships included the Kansas City Country Club, Mission Hills Country Club and the Woman's City Club. Her only daughter, Mrs. Manvel H. Davis preceded her in death. She is survived by three grandsons, Dr. John Marcell Davis of Bethesda, Louis Marcell Davis of Kansas City and Richard Manvel Davis of Far Hills, New Jersey.