History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 647.
[Harrison County]   [Cynthiana City and Precinct]

MARCUS L. BROADWELL, deceased; was born in Cynthiana, Feb. 22, 1829,
and died July 4, 1870.  His father, Asbury Broadwell, was a native of
Harrison County, and was born May 29, 1791, and died Dec. 11, 1843.
Asbury began merchandising in Cynthiana when a young man; being started in
business by a gentleman of Lexington, Ky., with the understanding that
as soon as he made enough in his business, he should refund the money
advanced by his friend.  Mr. Broadwell, by attending closely to his store,
soon built up a good trade, and consequently found himself in a short time
possessed of sufficient surplus to repay his benefactor, without detriment
to his then thriving business.  As time run on his business continued to
grow until he became one of the leading merchants of Central Kentucky.
While he grew immensely rich for a man in this country, he was a charitable
man; was ever ready to help anyone that was willing to help themselves,
but was not the friend of an idler at any time.  Asbury Broadwell married
Mary E. McMillen, who was a native of Harrison County, and was born March
14, 1802, and died in June 1874.  They raised a family of three sons and
one daughter, Marcus L., our subject, being the second son.  He was
educated at the old Transylvania University at Lexington, Ky., where he
graduated with honors.  He was first married at Georgetown, Ky., in
September, 1848, to Sallie Fennell; she died in November 1849.  His second
marriage was on Oct. 9, 1852, to Katie E. Dinsmore, who was born at
Warrensburg, E. Tenn., on May 25, 1835; he father, William Dinsmore, was
born near Carlisle, Ky., and in 1835 was accidentally shot by his
brother-in-law in Tennessee, while out hunting, from the effects of which
he afterward died.  He was considered one of the handsomest men in his
county.  Mr. Dinsmore married Martha E. Scruggs, who was born in East
Tennessee in 1814.  She is now the wife of C. A. Webster of Cynthiana, and
is remarkably sprightly for one of her age--nearing her three score and
ten.  Our subject, "Mark" Broadwell, was County Judge and County
Commissioner for six years.  He never joined the army during the late
unpleasantness, but was forced into the first battle at Cynthiana by the
Federal troops.  He left a family of three sons, Willing, Ewing, and Fred;
and four daughters, Mary, the wife of Jack Desha; Mattie, wife of John K.
Lake; Bessie and Katie.  The family are all Methodists except the two
oldest sons.  They are Democrats in politics.  Fred the youngest son is
now proprietor of the leading livery stable in Cynthiana, is courteous and
polite to all, deservingly popular, and is every way worthy of the liberal
patronage he has secured in his line of business.

Broadwell McMillen Fennell Dinsmore Scruggs Webster Desha
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Lexington-Fayette-KY Nicholas-KY Scott-KY TN

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