Wife of James William Marshall. Daughter of Revolutionary War Patriot George Stevenson of Pennsylvania.
DAR Real Daughter
Excerpt from the Carlisle Sentinel, April 17, 2010:
No one knows why Jane Stevenson Marshall ended up without a headstone in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle, but this lack of recognition is now in the past thanks to the efforts of local historian John Fralish and the Cumberland County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
DAR members braved cloudy skies and chilly temperatures Saturday afternoon to dedicate a marker to Marshall at the Stevenson-Keller plot. This marker was temporarily removed after the ceremony until a permanent headstone could be installed sometime this week, said Duggan, regent of the county chapter.
Marshall is what DAR members call a "Real Daughter," meaning she was the child of a Revolutionary War soldier. Marshall's father, George Stevenson, joined the service as a 17-year-old third lieutenant to later rise to the rank of major. He was a personal friend of both Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
"She came from a prestigious local family," Duggan said. Despite that, it was common at the time for women to be buried without a headstone.
What is known is Jane Stevenson was born around 1822 to George Stevenson of Carlisle, who later moved to Pittsburgh. On July 16, 1849, she married James William Marshall who graduated from Dickinson College and was a professor of ancient languages on campus. The couple would later move to Washington, D.C., where he would be appointed the first assistant postmaster general of the country.
An original DAR member -
While in Washington, Jane Stevenson Marshall became one of the original members of the DAR, joining the organization in 1891. She died about four years later on Nov. 17, 1895, and her body was returned by train to Carlisle for burial.
DAR Real Daughter
Excerpt from the Carlisle Sentinel, April 17, 2010:
No one knows why Jane Stevenson Marshall ended up without a headstone in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle, but this lack of recognition is now in the past thanks to the efforts of local historian John Fralish and the Cumberland County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
DAR members braved cloudy skies and chilly temperatures Saturday afternoon to dedicate a marker to Marshall at the Stevenson-Keller plot. This marker was temporarily removed after the ceremony until a permanent headstone could be installed sometime this week, said Duggan, regent of the county chapter.
Marshall is what DAR members call a "Real Daughter," meaning she was the child of a Revolutionary War soldier. Marshall's father, George Stevenson, joined the service as a 17-year-old third lieutenant to later rise to the rank of major. He was a personal friend of both Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
"She came from a prestigious local family," Duggan said. Despite that, it was common at the time for women to be buried without a headstone.
What is known is Jane Stevenson was born around 1822 to George Stevenson of Carlisle, who later moved to Pittsburgh. On July 16, 1849, she married James William Marshall who graduated from Dickinson College and was a professor of ancient languages on campus. The couple would later move to Washington, D.C., where he would be appointed the first assistant postmaster general of the country.
An original DAR member -
While in Washington, Jane Stevenson Marshall became one of the original members of the DAR, joining the organization in 1891. She died about four years later on Nov. 17, 1895, and her body was returned by train to Carlisle for burial.
Wife of James William Marshall. Daughter of Revolutionary War Patriot George Stevenson of Pennsylvania.
DAR Real Daughter
Excerpt from the Carlisle Sentinel, April 17, 2010:
No one knows why Jane Stevenson Marshall ended up without a headstone in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle, but this lack of recognition is now in the past thanks to the efforts of local historian John Fralish and the Cumberland County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
DAR members braved cloudy skies and chilly temperatures Saturday afternoon to dedicate a marker to Marshall at the Stevenson-Keller plot. This marker was temporarily removed after the ceremony until a permanent headstone could be installed sometime this week, said Duggan, regent of the county chapter.
Marshall is what DAR members call a "Real Daughter," meaning she was the child of a Revolutionary War soldier. Marshall's father, George Stevenson, joined the service as a 17-year-old third lieutenant to later rise to the rank of major. He was a personal friend of both Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
"She came from a prestigious local family," Duggan said. Despite that, it was common at the time for women to be buried without a headstone.
What is known is Jane Stevenson was born around 1822 to George Stevenson of Carlisle, who later moved to Pittsburgh. On July 16, 1849, she married James William Marshall who graduated from Dickinson College and was a professor of ancient languages on campus. The couple would later move to Washington, D.C., where he would be appointed the first assistant postmaster general of the country.
An original DAR member -
While in Washington, Jane Stevenson Marshall became one of the original members of the DAR, joining the organization in 1891. She died about four years later on Nov. 17, 1895, and her body was returned by train to Carlisle for burial.
DAR Real Daughter
Excerpt from the Carlisle Sentinel, April 17, 2010:
No one knows why Jane Stevenson Marshall ended up without a headstone in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle, but this lack of recognition is now in the past thanks to the efforts of local historian John Fralish and the Cumberland County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
DAR members braved cloudy skies and chilly temperatures Saturday afternoon to dedicate a marker to Marshall at the Stevenson-Keller plot. This marker was temporarily removed after the ceremony until a permanent headstone could be installed sometime this week, said Duggan, regent of the county chapter.
Marshall is what DAR members call a "Real Daughter," meaning she was the child of a Revolutionary War soldier. Marshall's father, George Stevenson, joined the service as a 17-year-old third lieutenant to later rise to the rank of major. He was a personal friend of both Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
"She came from a prestigious local family," Duggan said. Despite that, it was common at the time for women to be buried without a headstone.
What is known is Jane Stevenson was born around 1822 to George Stevenson of Carlisle, who later moved to Pittsburgh. On July 16, 1849, she married James William Marshall who graduated from Dickinson College and was a professor of ancient languages on campus. The couple would later move to Washington, D.C., where he would be appointed the first assistant postmaster general of the country.
An original DAR member -
While in Washington, Jane Stevenson Marshall became one of the original members of the DAR, joining the organization in 1891. She died about four years later on Nov. 17, 1895, and her body was returned by train to Carlisle for burial.
Gravesite Details
No tombstone. She is buried next to her husband.
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