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  • Name: William Blaine MARRS
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 12 Oct 1787 in Mansker's Station, Goodlettsville, Tennessee b
  • Death: 21 Feb 1867 in Dolson, Clarke Co, Illinois d
  • Burial: Richwoods Cemetery, Dolson, Clarke Co, Illinois u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • James MARRS Birth: Abt 1755 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia Death: 1 Nov 1814 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana
  • Mother:
  • Ann SHANNON Birth: 1758 in Montgomery Co, Virginia Death: 14 May 1822 in Posey Co, Indiana

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary MARRS Birth: 24 Feb 1810 in Logan Co, Kentucky Death: 31 Aug 1864 in Clark Co, Illinois
  2. Samuel MARRS Birth: 3 Jul 1811 Death: 25 Aug 1864
  3. Louisa Ann MARRS Birth: 21 Sep 1813 in Logan Co, Kentucky Death: 27 Dec 1891 in Buffalo, Dallas Co, Missouri
  4. George Washington MARRS Birth: 7 Jan 1816 Death: 21 Aug 1817
  5. David MARRS Birth: 3 Feb 1816 Death: 21 Dec 1853
  6. James MARRS Birth: 22 May 1820 Death: 13 Apr 1894
  7. Rachel MARRS Birth: 4 May 1822 in Monroe Co, Indiana Death: 3 Jun 1901
  8. William MARRS Birth: 11 Feb 1824 in Green Co, Indiana Death: 27 Jan 1916
  9. Sarah Jane MARRS Birth: 28 Mar 1826 Death: 1 Feb 1896
  10. Margaret MARRS Birth: 18 May 1828 Death: 1 Oct 1866
  11. Urbin MARRS Birth: 23 Mar 1830 in Moore Co, Illinois
  12. Amanda MARRS Birth: 16 Oct 1832 Death: 26 May 1910

Bibliography
  1. Genzel, Carolyn, George Verdelle Shannon, private email, 2/6/2003. Author address: cgenzel at 1starnet dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003].
  2. Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec 1990. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/778102. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
20 Oct (12 Oct)? 1787 [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],
parents:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],
place:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
Clark Co, Illinois [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret SNODGRASS
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],
place:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
Logan Co, Kentucky [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75],
child:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p76]
Research Notes:
born in a block house while under Indian attack at Mansker's Station, Goodlettsville, Madison Co, TN [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p75]



Pedigree of William Blaine MARRS
          /-----Hugh MARRS
 /-----James MARRS
William Blaine MARRS
|                                             /-----John SHANNON
|                                    /-----John SHANNON
|                           /-----Robert SHANNON
|                  /-----Thomas SHANNON
|                 |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
|         /-----Samuel SHANNON
|        |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
 \-----Ann SHANNON
         |                  /-----Thomas REID
         |         /-----John Col REID
         |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
          \-----Jane REID
                   \-----Jane STUART



Descendants of William Blaine MARRS
1. William Blaine MARRS m. Margaret SNODGRASS
m. Margaret SNODGRASS father: William SNODGRASS mother: Mary (SNODGRASS)

2nd generation

2. Mary MARRS m. William KENDALL
m. William KENDALL
3. Samuel MARRS m. Amilda BENNETT
m. Amilda BENNETT
4. Louisa Ann MARRS m. Phillip BENNETT
m. Phillip BENNETT
7. James MARRS m1. Louisa FRAZIER m2. Sally BENNETT
m. Louisa FRAZIER
m. Sally BENNETT
12. Urbin MARRS m. Mary C CLARK
m. Mary C CLARK

3rd generation

29. Mary Medora MARRS m. Reuben SWISHER
m. Reuben SWISHER
33. John Calhoun BENNETT m. Rachel WRIGHT
m. Rachel WRIGHT
34. Marion Francis BENNETT m. Mary Jane O'BANNON
m. Mary Jane O'BANNON
37. Phillip Allen BENNETT m. Helen LAND
m. Helen LAND
39. William Henry MARRS m. Harriet Rosetta PARKER
m. Harriet Rosetta PARKER

4th generation

48. Clara SWISHER m. Clarence STEPLETON
m. Clarence STEPLETON
67. James Thomas MARRS m. Lonie May SHAWVER
m. Lonie May SHAWVER

5th generation

70. Alma MARRS m. Arthur Henry HERRINGTON
m. Arthur Henry HERRINGTON