Seems like Richmond hasn't really changed all that much since the war began - I agree with you.
Unfortunately, that nice Miss Emma Marsh may turn out to be related. I have come across 'Marsh' in my family geneaology but haven't had the time to check into it. The 'Family'lived on Cary, Grace and Church Hill in Richmond and we --- snobs living in Williamsburg --- used to visit often.
Now I have my own curiosity spiked and need look deeper into the Miss Marsh of Cary Street. If related, it will be the first "real" wild seed I have come across.
JR