Former Owners of "The Farm":
History of Mifflin County: Its Physical Peculiarities, Soil, Climate, &c ...page 76
John Marsdon
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In meeting, conversing with and making notes for this department of this work, no more pleasant duty occurs than to record the biography of a gentleman of the moral and intellectual elements of
character
that are the constituents of him whose name heads this article. Were we asked to select a gentleman whose character and abilities we would choose to set forth as a model, our beau ideal of what an American citizen should be, we would with pride point to the subject of this sketch. Marsdon was born October, 1806, in the home where he now resides, and which has been his home, and a very happy
one, from the day that that valuable accession was made to the population of Mifflin county to the present time. It is situated about eight miles south-west of Lewistown, in the beautiful valley of the Juniata, and in the most beautiful location of that beautiful valley. Richardson, who first located it, and sold it to Mr. Jones, and he sold it to Mr. Campbell, who sold it to the grandfather of Mr. Marsdon, who had to move once away from the Indians. Marsdon's father was born in Dauphin or Montgomery county. These events were before the revolutionary war. As man has sometimes, and in different ages of the world before discovered, that it was "not good for man to be alone," in 1839 our subject came to the same conclusion, and he and Miss Strode united their destinies to make the journey of life together, and happy indeed have their anticipations been realized. "For and in hand through life they go, Its chequered paths of joy aud woe." Their only descendant was a daughter, now the wife of Hon. Campbell, Esq., of West End, Kishacoquillas Valley. Marsdon has served his country in that most important of all official positions, viz: school director at various times; also county commissioner, etc, etc, as every good and substantial citizen is called on to do, and all has been performed with fidelity and trust. May his shadow never grow less, and his family and neighbors long enjoy his society now so highly appreciated by them. http://www.pagenweb.org/~mifflin/dixon.html
A neighbor of the gentleman above sketched. Born March 13, 1816; also in his present residence; been a farmer on the same farm; was never married; ancestors from Ireland in 1800; a model citizen and neighbor.
