Hopkinsville Kentuckian November 1895 AFTER FORTY YEARS Wednesday evening MR. D.E. PIERCY, an attendant at the Hopkinsville asylum left that institution with an inmate who is noted for the great length of time she had been there. MISS REBECCA MARSHAll, was sent to the asylum from Daviess county nearly forty years ago. She was reared near Green Brier church , where one brother, bunch and two sister, Nettie and Eliza, still reside. Her family connection is good and the family history certainly interesting. Miss Rebecca is over sixty years of age, and the above surviving members, are from fifty five to over sixty years of age. Two brothers who are dead james and Frank, both lived to be nearly seventy years of age. They are the children of Steve Marshall and have always resided on the farm where they were reared. None of them ever married and there have been no separations except by death and the sending of Rebecca to the asylum. Each divided with the rest everything he or she had. They seemed perfectly contented with brother and sisters for life companions. Rebecca is now returned to the bosom of the family from which she has so long been absent and the meeting at Livia between her and the other children was quite affecting, it being the first time they had met for a number of years. She has not been entirely cured of her mental trouble but the asylum physicians say her condition is no longer dangerous and she was granted a parole to visit her people but subject to return at any time requested by the asylum management. OWENSBORO ENQUIRER Betty - Trigg Co KyGenWeb - http://www.comsource.net/~kyseeker/kylines/kytg.html Christian Co KyGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~kychrist/christian4.htm WKy Families Database - http://www.dynasty.net/biz/kyseeker/public_html/wky/surnames.html * *****County Queries, Biographies and Surnames always welcome on the KyGenWeb County Pages!*****