Charity Marsh

Title

Charity Marsh

Description

Sepia-toned studio image of a light-complexioned woman sitting in a chair. One arm rests on a table, holding a book open to an illustrated page. Her long-sleeved dress is made of striped material, buttons up the front, and is gathered into a belt at the waist. A 'V' in dark ribbon decorates her visible shoulder and lines the edge of a pocket just visible in her skirt. The collar is simple and white, as are the cuffs of her sleeves. Her hair is dark, parted in the middle, and held back in a low bun or possibly a snood.
[back] [pen] Charity Marsh, born Feb. 18, 1838 at Michigan. Married, Wash. Co. Oregon. Nov. 13 [?] 1855 died. [pen] [note filed with image] The records say that Charity Marsh, 1st teacher in the log school on the Solomon Emerick place. So [sic] of Cornelius where the flax plant is now Feb 12 - 1969. Lester Mooberry

Date Created

circa 1860s

Subject

Frontier and pioneer life
Women teachers
Education, Rural
Marsh, Charity
Emerick, Solomon
Education History
Genealogy & Family History
Local & State History
Social History
Human Migration

Place

Cornelius, Oregon

Medium

cartes-de-visite

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_002071

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection