William James Marrs

1857 - 1916  (58 years)

• Name	William James Marrs
  Born	12 Mar 1857	Mississippi, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Liberty, Elk, Kansas, United States   [2]
  Residence	1910	Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States   [1]
  Died	9 Mar 1916
  Buried	Grace Lawn Cemetery, Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States
  Person ID	I9	Marrs
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Walberg Whitmore,   b. Jan 1871, Kansas, United States ,   d. 23 Jan 1950, Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	Abt. 1889  [2]
  Children	1. Edward Marrs,   b. Feb 1890, Kansas, United States   2. Cora Marrs,   b. Oct 1895, Kansas, United States   3. William Marrs,   b. Abt. 1902, Kansas, United States   4. Harriett Marrs,   b. Abt. 1905, Kansas, United States + 5. Robert Lee Marrs,   b. 18 Apr 1911, Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States ,   d. 6 Jul 1995, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1910 - Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States Buried - - Grace Lawn Cemetery, Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WM. MARRS KILLED Prosperous Farmer Meets Death This Morning Just as we are going to press, we hear of the sudden death of William Marrs who for some years has lived on a farm just northwest of Howard. We can gather no particulars at this time, but we learn that he was driving some young un-broke horses hitched to a manure spreader. No one witnessed the accident, but it is believed the horses ran away with the spreader and that Mr. Marrs was thrown out, and striking on his head, was instantly killed. Mr. Marrs was about 60, and a good citizen and universally respected. He leaves a wife and several children, some grown and married. THE HOWARD COURANT March 16, 1916 Obituary William James Marrs was born in the state of Mississippi, March 2, 1857. When yet a child he with his parents moved to St. Louis, Mo., and about the year 1860 he came to this state, being a resident since that time. He was united in marriage with Evelyn Whitmore, then of Sabetha, Kansas, in the year 1889. There were born to them seven children, two of whom died in infancy. The five remaining - Dr. Marrs, of Moline, Mrs. Oscar Haile, Willie, Harriet and Robert Marrs with their mother survive him. Mr. Marrs became a member of the Christian church during the early years of his life and when he came to Howard he entered, readily into cooperation with the congregation of his place and continued therewith, being at the time of his death an Elder and a faithful teacher of a class of boys in the bible school. His sudden death was a shock to his brethren and friends and they will sadly miss his presence and fellowship. The funeral services were very fittingly conducted from the place of his congregational devotions. Mr. Bemmis, minister of the Christian Church at Moline, assisted A. P. Sherman, the minister of the church here, and a multitude of friends and neighbors evidenced their regards for him and at the same time their sorrows that our brother should be called from us. May the "Spirit" speak its consolation: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the spirit, they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them." Rev. 14: 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] 1910 Unites States Census. [S2] 1900 United States Census.