Marston, Henry, 1794-1884.
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Marston, Henry, 1794-1884.
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Marston, Henry, 1794-1884.
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Henry Marston moved from Boston, Mass., to East Feliciana Parish, La., where he settled near Clinton and established Washington Place Plantation. He owned a number of plantation properties including Ashland Plantation in Red River Parish, which he purchased in 1857. He married Abbie Johnson and had 5 sons and 2 daughters. In 1835, the Marstons moved to the town of Clinton where Henry worked as cashier of a newly opened branch of the Union Bank of Louisiana.
Three of the Marston's sons, James G., Henry, Jr., and Bulow Ward, fought in the Civil War. Bulow Ward Marston was appointed Captain of Co. F, 15th Tennessee Volunteers. After the Civil War, he resided on his father's Ashland Plantation in Red River Parish. He later resided on Star Point and Ninock Plantations. He married his first wife, Mary Josephine Morse, in 1867, and his second wife, Mattie Owens, in 1891. He operated steamboats and owned a steamer named "G.W. Sentell."
Henry Marston, Jr., was a 2nd Lieutenant in Co. A, 4th Louisiana Infantry. James G. Marston was a sergeant in the same company.
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Banks and banking
Cotton growing
Cotton trade
Cowboys
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Steamboats
Temperance
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Washington Place Plantation (La.)
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Ashland Plantation (Red River Parish, La.)
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Texas
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Ninock Plantation (La.)
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Home Plantation (La.)
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Clinton (La.)
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United States
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Bee Plantation (La.)
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Atlanta (Ga.)
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Star Point Plantation (La.)
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Louisiana--New Orleans
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Louisiana--Clinton
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