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Below is a sample of a family biography
included in the Harrison County, Missouri History by Geo. W. Wanamaker
and published in 1921 by Historical Publishing Company.
These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing
ancestors or filling in the details in a family tree. Family biographies often
include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.
Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place
of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including
maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if
married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service,
church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often
ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical
record.
Lewis R. Marrs, a prosperous farmer and stockman, of Dallas
Township, is a native of Denver, Worth County, Missouri. He was born March 1,
1871 and is a son of Willis and Elizabeth (McGee) Marrs. Willis Marrs was born
in Iowa in 1839, while his parents were enroute from Illinois to Missouri. Dr.
Willis Marrs was a son of James Madison and Elizabeth (Camerer) Maws. The
former, a native of Clarke County, Indiana, born June 10, 1816. He was a son
of Major James Marrs, born in Tazewell County, Virginia, in 1798 and died
August 24, 1859. He married Nancy Carr, a native of Pennsylvania and she died
February 12, 1871. He came in April, 1840, to Missouri and he and his wife are
buried in Henton Cemetery, Gentry County. The grandfather and grandmother are
both buried in Carter Cemetery, Gentry County. James Madison Marrs was the
first settler of Howard Township, Gentry County, and his wife was the only
white woman this far north in the then unbroken wilderness of this section.
Dr. Willis Marrs spent his early life in Gentry County, and later located at
Denver, Worth County, where he was engaged in the practice of medicine during
the remainder of his life. He died in 1892 and his remains are buried in the
McGee Cemetery in Gentry County. Willis Marrs and Elizabeth McGee were married
about 1866. She was a native of Kentucky and came to Missouri with her parents
in 1856. He was a prominent military man and was a great drill master and
drilled soldiers for different wars. To Willis and Elizabeth (McGee) Marrs
were born the following children: James T., born September 13, 1867, and died
in 1920; Ollie Morris, born April 17, 1869 and died in 1894; Lewis R., the
subject of this sketch; Amanda, born October 16, 1872, married G. J. McGee, of
St. Joseph, Missouri; Jane, born October 15, 1874, married Sam Jones, Pritcher,
Oklahoma; Beulah, born March 17, 1876, married Hugh F. McKee, Weiser, Idaho;
George, born May 7, 1879, and died in infancy; John, born November 16, 1880,
died in 1883 and Lena, barn December 1, 1882, died November 27, 1898. The
mother was born December 31, 1842, and died April 7, 1884. L. R. Marrs
received his education in the public schools at Denver, Missouri and early in
life engaged in farming and stock raising. He owns a valuable farm of 240
acres in Dallas Township, where he carries on general farming and stock
raising and is recognized as one of the successful men of affairs of Harrison
County. Mr. Marrs was married September 21, 1897 to Barbara Sevenson, a native
of Gentry County, born in 1866, a daughter of William and Achrah Jane (Dennson)
Stevenson, the former a native of Scotland and the mother of Massachusetts.
The Stevenson family settled in Gentry County in 1865, coming from Wisconsin.
They drove with oxen. When Mrs. Stevenson was a girl about fifteen years old
she rode on the first railroad that was built in the United States from Albany
to Schenectady and would never ride on a railroad train again. They spent
their lives in Gentry County after coming here. They first lived in a log
house which later was replaced by a more modern residence. The father died
December 17, 1900, aged eighty-six years, and the mother was born in 1826,
within forty miles of Boston and died in October 29, 1895 and are both buried
in Carter Cemetery, Gentry County. To Mr. and Mrs. Marrs have been born two
children: Thankful, born July 11, 1898, married Elvis Rice, Dallas Township,
and Lorraine, born April 2, 1901, at home with her parents. The Marrs
residence is one of the fine modern homes of Harrison County. It is a ten room
structure and beautifully finished throughout. Mrs. Marrs is a very successful
poultry raiser and at this writing has over a thousand chickens on hand. Mr.
Marrs has been a director in the Bank of Martinsville ever since that bank was
organized and has served as township trustee. He has been a member of the
Independent Order of' Odd Fellows for the past twenty years and is one of the
well known representative citizens of Harrison County.
This family biography is one
of 464 biographies included in the History of Harrison County, Missouri
by Geo. W. Wanamaker and published by Historical Publishing Company in 1921. For the
complete description, click here:
Harrison County, Missouri History,
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