History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 922, Vermont Township
J. S. Marshall, farmer; P. O., Ipava; born in Jefferson Co., O.,
in 1816; in 1823 his father, Wm. Marshall, died; he was brought up to
farm labor and strict habits of economy and perseverance, and is now
credited with being the wealthiest citizen in Vermont tp.