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• Name: James MARRS
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1755 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia ^b
• Death: 1 Nov 1814 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana ^d
• Burial: Old Evansville Cemetery, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Hugh MARRS Birth: 1730 Death: 1818

Family:
Marriage:

• Ann SHANNON on 22 Apr 1782 at Fincastle, Montgomery Co, Virginia .^m1
  
• Ann SHANNON Birth: 1758 in Montgomery Co, Virginia Death: 14 May 1822 in Posey Co, Indiana

Children:

1. William Blaine MARRS Birth: 12 Oct 1787 in Mansker's Station, Goodlettsville, Tennessee Death: 21 Feb 1867 in Dolson, Clarke Co, Illinois
2. Rachel MARRS Birth: 12 Oct 1787 in Goodlettsville, Madison Co, Tennessee Death: 5 Apr 1860 in Clarksville, Red River Co, Texas
3. James Jr MARRS Birth: Tennessee
4. Samuel R MARRS Death: 1840 in Posey Co, Indiana
5. Urban MARRS Birth: 10 Mar 1802 in Logan Co, Kentucky Death: 28 Aug 1875 in Posey Co, Indiana
6. Margaret MARRS Death: 1 Nov 1814 in Posey Co, Indiana
7. Jane MARRS Death: Arkansas

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

abt 1755 [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],

place:

[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],

brother:

Hugh, Alexander, and William MARRS [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

parents:

William MARRS & Elender ___ [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],

father:

John MARRS (b.1724 Scotland) [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003],

mother:

thought to have been Pulsohola FOLSOM, daughter of Adam FOLSOM and a Choctaw woman [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],

place:

[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Vanderburgh Co, Indiana [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]

Sources for burial Information

place:

[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]

Sources with Information about marriage to Ann SHANNON

date:

[Ref: Dedman SHANNON p2, ShannonD SHANNON p75],

place:

[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Montgomery Co, Virginia [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p2, ShannonD SHANNON p75],

names:

[Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p85],

child:

[Ref: Dedman SHANNON p2, ShannonD SHANNON p75, ShannonD SHANNON p76, ShannonD SHANNON p82]

Research Notes:
Sgt in the 7th Virginia Continental Line during the Rev, fought in the Battle of Cowpens [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]

came to Cumberland Settlement with her parents [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p2]

Pvt in the Militia at Cumberland Settlement, Tenn, under the command of Capt John Shannon [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]

1809: moved to Posey Co, Indiana [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

1810: moved to "Marrs Station" near Evansville, Indiana [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

[1816]: had moved to "Mars Station" near Indianapolis, Indiana [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p2, ShannonD SHANNON p75]

1811: signed a petition to Congress from the IN Territory [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]

1813-4: first Judge in Warrick Co, IN [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]

died of "Milk-sickness" which is poisoning after drinking milk produced by a cow who has eaten a plant known as white snake root. [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]



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