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On October 8, 1810, James Wilson Marshall was born. His life started in Hopewell, New Jersey and his parents were Philip Marshall and Sarah Wison.
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This is the time in which James W. Marshall Lived.
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During a morning inspection, James W. Marshall found a gleam a light at the bottom of a ditch. He examined it closer, and found what appeared what to be gold.
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The gold rush began on January 24, 1848 and continued until 1855. Many greedy miners were furious to find gold. No respect was given to either Sutter or Marshall.
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James Marshall was given a pension of $200 per month. He used this money to open up his own blacksmith shop in Kelsey. Marshall worked there until his death on August 10, 1885.
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On August 10, 1885 James Wilson Marshall passed away in Kelsey, California. At the time, his occupation was working in a blacksmith shop. He was age 74 when he died.
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On May 3, 1890 a monument was dedicated to James Wilson Marshall. The monument was a statue of a carpenter. The carpenter on the statue is point in the spot where Marshall found the first flakes of gold.
