Lucius Nelson MARSDEN, SR.

Birth:
11 Oct 1862
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
23 Oct 1931
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Burial:
25 Oct 1931
Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron, Utah
Marriage:
16 Jan 1886
St George, Washington, Utah
Sources:
New FamilySearch.org, Feb 2010
1900 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT
1910 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT
1920 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT
1930 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p. 1024. Bio and Portrait
Death Certificate - Utah State Archives, indexed as MASDEN, LUCIES NELSON
Ancestral File - Version 4.19
Pedigree Resource File
Ancestry World Tree
LDS Ward Records - Parowan Ward (FHL #26,411), p.8 (birth, baptism) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
Journal of William Marsden, p. 179 (baptism) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
LDS Ward Records - Parowan East Ward (FHL #26,416), p.534 (marriage) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
Utah Burial Database - history.utah.gov, Parowan City Cemetery, location 18-23-04
Temple Index Bureau (FHL #1263198), (Endowment) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
Temple Index Bureau (FHL #170579), p.128 (Sealing) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
1870 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT, Child in parents' home
1880 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT, Child in parents' home
Notes:
                   BAPTISM: 
    Journal of William Marsden states that the baptism took place on 24 Dec 1871, while Parowan ward records show 21 Dec 1871.

PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN OF UTAH:
    - (Excerpt) Marsden, Lucius Nelson (son of William Marsden and Sariah Scovil). Born Oct. 11, 1862, Parowan, Utah.  Married Mary Matheson Jan 16, 1886, St. George, Utah (daughter of David Matheson and Mary Craig of Dundee, Scotland, pioneers Sept. 12, 1868. Daniel D. McArthur Company). She was born Oct. 13, 1865...Family home Parowan, Utah.
    - Missionary to southern states 1900; president Parowan stake.  Superintendant Equitable Co-op. store of Parowan 1898. Parowan city councilman and mayor; Iron county commissioner; cashier.  Farmer and sheepraiser.  Early freighter between Silver Reef (near St. George) mining camp and Delamar, Nev.

PARENT CONNECTION:
    Evidence of correct parentage is found in Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1870 and 1880 US Censuses, and his Utah Death Certificate.
Mary MATHESON
Birth:
13 Oct 1865
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Death:
18 May 1951
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Burial:
21 May 1951
Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron, Utah
Sources:
Death Certificate - Utah State Archives, Mary Matheson Marsden
LDS Ward Records - Parowan Ward (FHL #26,411), no.961 (birth) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
Jerry Marsden Family Records, (death) Obit C Index F 42088 Pt. 21
Temple Index Bureau (FHL #1262144), (endowment) - from Marsden Fam. Rec.
1880 U.S. Census - Parowan, Iron, UT, Child in parents' home
Notes:
                   PARENT CONNECTION:
    Evidence of correct parentage is found in her husband's entry in Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, and her Utah Death Certificate.
Children
Marriage
1
William MARSDEN
Birth:
13 Nov 1886
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
21 Aug 1964
Ogden, Weber, Utah
Della Jane DAVENPORT 
Marr:
7 Jun 1916
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
2
Mary Ellen MARSDEN
Birth:
11 Oct 1888
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
15 Sep 1975
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
George Henry DURHAM 
Marr:
10 Jun 1909
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
3
Florence Evelyn MARSDEN
Birth:
14 May 1891
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
22 Apr 1983
Arthur Leroy JOSEPH 
Marr:
10 Aug 1911
Parowan, Iron, Utah 
4
Maggie Dean MARSDEN
Birth:
4 Dec 1893
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
13 Jun 1940
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
David Harris RICHARDS 
Marr:
6 Jun 1917
Manti, Sanpete, Utah 
5
Lucius Nelson MARSDEN, JR.
Birth:
7 Jun 1896
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
20 Sep 1961
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Arvilla CONNELL 
Marr:
7 Jun 1922
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
6
Albert Matheson MARSDEN
Birth:
27 Jun 1900
Parowan, Iron, Utah
Death:
6 Oct 1968
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
7
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
8
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
FCID:6290:419
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Lucius Nelson Marsden, Sr. - Mary Matheson

Lucius Nelson Marsden, Sr. was born at Parowan, Iron, Utah 11 Oct 1862. His parents were William Marsden and Sariah Scovil.

He married Mary Matheson 16 Jan 1886 at St George, Washington, Utah . Mary Matheson was born at Dundee, Angus, Scotland 13 Oct 1865 daughter of David Hogg Matheson and Mary Mollie Craig .

They were the parents of 8 children:
William Marsden born 13 Nov 1886.
Mary Ellen Marsden born 11 Oct 1888.
Florence Evelyn Marsden born 14 May 1891.
Maggie Dean Marsden born 4 Dec 1893.
Lucius Nelson Marsden, Jr. born 7 Jun 1896.
Albert Matheson Marsden born 27 Jun 1900.
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Blocked

Lucius Nelson Marsden, Sr. died 23 Oct 1931 at Cedar City, Iron, Utah .

Mary Matheson died 18 May 1951 at Cedar City, Iron, Utah .