Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	HA-73
Corporate Name:	Josiah Marshall
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Josiah Marshall
Location:	Marshall
County:	Harrison
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1859
End Year:	1860
Decades:	1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:	1859 to 1860
Town:	Marshall
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and cornmeal Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	900,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Saw and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	None
Historicial Development:	The census of 1860 records that the Josiah Marshall mill had a $3,000 investment, $1,000 in the sawmill and $2,000 in the grist mill. The sawmill had raw materials of $2,300, employing three men at a total monthly wage of $60. It manufactured 900,000 feet of lumber valued at $10,000. The grist mill had raw materials of $10,000, employing 3 men at a total monthly wage of $60. It ground 11,500 bushels of corn into meal at a value of $11,500. Marshall was a slave owner with fifty-four slaves. It is not known at this time if any of his slaves worked in the mill.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-05-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson