Anna Marcher was the daughter of Annabelle and Captain William Marcher. She married Joe Bodkin Doe of Janesville, Wisconsin. Their son Joseph Bodkin Doe was a noted attorney who served as Assistent Secretery of War in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland:
"Doe, Joseph Bodwell, lawyer, was born in Janesville, Wis., March 8, 1855; son of Joseph Bedwell and Anna J. (Marcher) Doe. His father was a native of New Hampshire and his mother of Virginia. He was graduated at Racine college, A.B., 1874, A.M., 1878, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He served in the Wisconsin national guard, 1875-91, rising from private to captain. He practised law in Janesville, Wis., was city attorney of Janesville, 1888-92, and adjutant-general of the state, 1891-93, resigning to accept the position of assistant secretary of war in the second administration of President Cleveland, and serving through the entire administration, after which he resumed the practice of his profession in Milwaukee. He was married, Sept. 18, 1878, to Kate B. Stevens and after her death he was married June 29, 1886, to Gertrude Brittan. While in Washington he became a member of the Metropolitan club in 1893, and of the Army and Navy club in 1896. He was also elected a member of the Deutcher club, Milwaukee, in 1898."
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