Shawneetown, IL was devastated by the 1937 Oho River flood and the bulk of the population moved to a new location further inland. The small village of Old Shawneetown (2010 Census population of 193) remains and is shown here.""John Marshall emigrated to the United States in about 1804 from Ireland. He along with his brothers settled in Shawneetown. He build this brick house about 1808. It was the first brick house to be built in Shawneetown, a contrast to the log cabins and rough frame houses in Shawneetown. The house became the center point of social life in Shawneetown. Marshall opened a store in the house and in 1816 was granted the first charter for a bank in Illinois. He opened the bank in the house in 1817 suspended operations in the mid-1820's, and reopened from 1834 to 1842. Marshall was active in business and politics. In 1818 he was elected a legislator from Gallatin County to first Illinois General Assembly. He died in 1858." (http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6FCY_John_Marshall_House_Old_Shawneetown_Illinois) The bank itself moved to a newly constructed building at the corner of Washington and Main Sts. in 1841. (SEE MSS 228-1698).