Broadwell, Marquis De La Fayette

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Title: Broadwell, Marquis De La Fayette
Alias: Broadwell, Marcus
Gender: Male
Biography: He attended Transylvania University (Lexington, Ky.), and is listed in the 1847 school catalog as a sophomore. He graduated with honors.; According to the History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, page 648: "He never joined the army during the late unpleasantness, but was forced into the first battle of Cynthiana by the Federal troops."
Member: Broadwell family
Birth date: 22 Feb 1829
Place of birth: Cynthiana (Ky.)
Father: Broadwell, Asbury
Mother: McMillen, Mary Esther
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 19 Sep 1848; Georgetown (Ky.); Georgetown (Ky.); Marriage 2: 19 Oct 1852; Harrison County (Ky.); Harrison County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Finnell, Sarah Ann; Dinsmore, Catherine Elizabeth
Child(ren): Broadwell, Walton; Desha, Mary Walton Broadwell; Broadwell, William A.; Lake, Martha Broadwell; Broadwell, Ewing Scruggs; Broadwell, Fred R.; Broadwell, Bessie Ellis; Broadwell, Mark; Sprake, Katherine A. Broadwell
Death date: 4 Jul 1870
Place of death: Cynthiana (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Battle Grove Cemetery (Cynthiana, Ky.)
Occupation(s): Merchant; Insurance agent; County judge; County commissioner
Employed by: Harrison County, Kentucky
Participant in: 1849--George White Attempts Escape; 1849--Emily Francis Attempts Escape; 1844--The Escape of John "Felix" White; 1849--Oscar F. White Attempts Escape; 1849--Lucy Ann Attempts Escape; 1849--Sisley Attempts Escape; 1849--Jane Stephens and Family Escape Attempts
Relationship: Known enslaved: Emily Francis; White, Emily Francis
Bibliographic citation(s): U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935; FindAGrave.com, memorial #19079580
Source(s): Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Find A Grave.com; Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, and Scott Counties, Kentucky History

Item sets: AA--Jane Stephens story--Slave Holders; AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Other counties

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Broadwell, Asbury	Person
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Dinsmore, Catherine Elizabeth	Person
Finnell, Sarah Ann	Person