Nettie E. Marshall Collection

Collection

Identifier: A-0352

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Nettie E. Marshall Collections offer insight into the personal life of retired school teacher Nettie E. Marshall shortly after the death of her husband Frank P. Marshall. The collection features a photograph of Nettie E. Marshall and a Texas Teacher’s Daily Register from Mrs. Marshall’s classroom from the academic year 1918-1919 where she took role daily. The collection also features a photograph of Nettie E. Marshall and husband Frank P. Marshall alongside his obituary publicizing his death on November 1, 1949. The collection features a personal letter written by Nettie E. Marshall to niece Nan A. Christopher dated January 17, 1950. The letter primarily discusses her continued bereavement over husband Frank P. Marshall’s recent death but also discusses family, weather, nearby construction, and the rising cost of bills. This collection would be useful to researchers interested in the personal life of Nettie E. Marshall and Frank P. Marshall. This collection would also be useful for researchers interested in Mrs. Marshall’s 1918-1919 classroom roster for genealogical purposes or general interest in early 1900s classrooms.

Dates

Event: Donated September 2015

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Jenette E. “Nettie” Hill Marshall was born on February 13, 1870 to parents John Walker Hill and Rachel Adeline Legg Hill in Appleby, Texas. Nettie married Frank Marshall on December 28, 1884. The couple attended Sam Houston Normal School (now Sam Houston State University) together. From 1902 to 1920 she taught at the Central Grammar School in Nacogdoches, Texas. She eventually opened a primary school, kindergarten through third grade, in her home where she taught until her retirement in 1934. In August of 1953, Nacogdoches’s West End School was renamed in her honor to be Nettie Marshall Elementary School. Nettie died from arteriosclerosis on November 29, 1953 in Nacogdoches, Texas and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Frances P. “Frank” Marshall was born on December 20, 1864 to parents John Alford Marshall and Mary Louisa Phillips Marshall in Selma, Alabama and moved to Panola County, Texas as a child. He taught school in Nacogdoches alongside his wife Nettie Marshall for 25 years. In 1906 he began a law firm in Nacogdoches where he worked until his retirement in 1939. During his career he also served as Nacogdoches County judge for eight years and district attorney. Frank was a member of the York Rite of Texas Masonic Lodge serving in position of leadership in the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas. Frank died of a heart attack on November 1, 1949 in Nacogdoches, Texas and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Nan Avalyn Meador Christopher was born on April 20, 1909 to parents Rebb Lee Meador and Addie Sallie Hill Meador in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was married to a farmer named John Emmett Christopher on December 23, 1933 and the couple had one daughter named Emily Jane Christopher who was born June 4, 1945. Like her Aunt Nettie, Nan was a beloved teacher in East Texas. Nan died June 1, 1987 in Lufkin, Texas and was buried at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection consists of five items in one folder and housed with other collections in a banker's box.

Bibliography

Jenette “Nettie” Eugenia Hill (1870-1953), Family Search [online database]. Online at: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LD6Q-D2V (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Jenette E. “Nettie” Hill Marshall (1870-1953), Find a Grave [online database]. Online at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36581983/jenette_e-marshall (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors 1953-1955 Funeral Register, East Texas Digital Archive [online database]. Online at: https://digital.sfasu.edu/digital/collection/CasonMonk/id/5847/rec/4 (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Frances Pincham Marshall (1864-1949), Family Search [online database]. Online at: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/99P8-Z9G (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Frances Pincham Marshall (1864-1949), Find a Grave [online database]. Online at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46480889/frances_pincham-marshall (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Frank P Marshall Past Grand Priest Profile, York Rite Texas. Online at: https://yorkritetexas.org/chapter/grandPastProfile/?presided=1920&honorary=0 (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Nan Avelyn Meador (1909-1984), Family Search [online database]. Online at: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/sources/LTN3-DYK (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Nan A Meador Christopher (1909-1984), Find a Grave [online database]. Online at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105882483/nan_a-christopher (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Frank P. Marshall article, The Rusk Cherokeean of Rusk Texas, pg. 7, Friday, December 15th, 1922. Online at: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291283/m1/7/?q=%22Frank%20P%20Marshall%22~1 (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Mrs. Nettie Marshall article, The Daily Sentinel of Nacogdoches Texas, pg. 3, Saturday, December 24, 1904. Online at: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1842096/m1/3/?q=%22Nettie%20Marshall%22~1 (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Nettie and Frank P Marshall at Teachers Institute, The Daily Sentinel of Nacogdoches, Texas, pg. 1, Tuesday, March 4, 1902. Online at: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1853438/m1/1/?q=%22Nettie%20Marshall%22~1 (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Frank P. Marshall Obituary, The Ennis Daily News of Ennis, Texas, pg. 6, Wednesday, November 2, 1949. Online at: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1883991/m1/6/?q=%22Frank%20P%20Marshall%22~1 (accessed on April 4, 2026) Jones 4 The Vote on District Attorney, the Rusk Cherokeean of Rusk, Texas, pg. 1, Friday, September 1, 1922. Online at: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291268/m1/1/?q=%22Frank%20P%20Marshall%22~1 (accessed on April 4, 2026)

Additional Sources from Original Biographical/Historical Notes: Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, November 23, 1953; Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, November 30, 1953; Dallas Morning News, December 1, 1953; Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, June 5, 1986;