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Show OLD MARSHALL HOMESTEAD House In North Manchester, Ind, Where Democratic Candidate for Vice-President Was Born. North Manchester, , Ind. Though It has withstood the storms of more than sixty years, and two bouts with tha house movers, the little house in which Thomas R. Marshall, governor of Indiana, and Democratic candidate for vice-president, was born, stands today to-day well to the north end of Walnut street, in North Manchester, Indiana, In a better state of preservation than many houses of half its age and experience. ex-perience. In 1S54 the house stood on the lot fronting on Main street, that is now occupied by the Lawrence National bank, and was occupied by Dr. Daniel Marshall, who, besides doctoring the sick, was also a merchant of considerable consid-erable importance, being connected ' Jlifm?- t,'.: i ' " Birthplace of Thomas R. Marshall. ! with his brothers in managing the biggest big-gest store of this locality at that time. As time went on they disposed of this store, and after the war broke out the doctor moved with his famiiy to Pierceton, when the future governor gover-nor was slightly over six years of ago. Men who have grown gray remember Thomas Marshall as a boy, but he was too young when his folks left for him to build a new home to take the place The building in which he was bora was moved from its first location to give room to a business building, and was occupied for several years by John H. Shively, but when he wanted to build a new home to take the place, of the old building, it passed into new hands, being sold to Bart Krisher, son of D. W. Krisher. He moved it to Its present location, made a few repairs, put on some fresh paint and the house Is as neat and attractive in looks today to-day asjmany of the newer buildings around- it. - |