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| EDWIN J. MARSH, attorney at Big Rapids, of the firm of Glidden & Marsh, was born at Howell, Livingston Co., Mich., May 28, 1850. His father, Z. H. Marsh, by profession a physician, was born in Montague, Franklin Co., Mass., and his mother, Luthera Marsh, was born in Dana, Mass. Edwin attended the public school at Howell until 19 years old, when he entered Cornell University, at Ithaca, N.Y. At the end of the first year he left Cornell for Michigan University, entering the Sophmore Class of the Literary Department. His health compelled him to leave the University at the end of the year, and in hopes of recovering the same he joined an engineer corps of the A.T.&S.F.R.R. Co., and remained west until 1872. Returning in the winter of 1872 to Howell, he entered the office of H.H. Harmon and studied law; atended law lectures at the University of Michigan, and was admitted to the Bar in 1874. In 1875 he removed to Big Rapids, in company with N.W. Carpenter, with whom he opened an office for the practive of law. At the end of a year he entered into a partnership with D. Roben, which existed about one year. After the dissolution of this partnership, he remained alone in the practice of his profession until 1879, when he became associated with D. F. Glidden, his present partner. In 1876 he was married to Alma, daughter of J.W. and Alvira Burr, of Ionia Co., Mich. They have one child, Frank B., born March 4, 1880. |