John Marrs b 11 May 1814 VA d 22 May 1902 Pike Co KY s/o Samuel W. Marrs and Sarah "Sally" Owens. John Marrs m. 22 Nov 1833 (or 11 Nov 1833) Pike Co KY to Cynthia May b 31 Oct 1817 Pike Co KY d 3 Sep 1870 Pike Co KY d/o Thomas May and Dorcas Patton. John Marrs was in the war(?) and was captured by the enemy east of Tazewell. He was caught and was tied to a tree with a rope attached to the fence. While they slept, he worked himself loose and walked away on his hands and feet among a herd of hogs which were passing thru the enemy camp. Children of John Marrs and Cynthia May;

I. Alexander Marrs b 16 Dec 1834 Pike Co KY d 25 Dec 1892 Tazewell VA m. Mary Alice Pabst b 24 Sept 1865 Roanoke VA; d/o Frederica Ishorn. Child of Alexander Marrs and Mary Alice Pabst;

1. May Marrs b 27 Jun 1886 Tazwell VA

Alexander Marrs m. Sophronia Perry b 1 Feb 1829 Tazewell VA d 19 Nov 1884 Tazewell VA; d/o Joseph Perry and Margaret Gose

II. Thomas L. Marrs b 6 Feb 1836 Pike Co KY d 30 Dec 1920 Huntington, Cabell Co WV m. Matilda Williamson b 1842 Logan Co WV d 1910 Boyd Co KY; d/o Benjamin Williamson and Esther Deskins. Children of Thomas L Marrs and Matilda Williamson;

1. Donald A. Marrs

2. Benjamine Williamson Marrs m. Mattie Renick. Children; i. Helen Marrs ii. Esther Marrs.

3. John Marrs m. Mary Champ

4. Francis Marrs b 1869 d 1957 m. James Lewis Prichard b 16 May 1863 d 25 Nov 1957 s/o Andrew Prichard and Nancy Burgess. Children of James Lewis Prichard and Francis Marrs; i. Pauline Prichard b 1 Oct 1896 ii. Thomas Jefferson Prichard b 26 Feb 1898 iii. Fannie Belle Prichard b 5 May 1901 iv. Matilda Jane Prichard b 2 Mar 1903 m. Raymond McKnight Sloan. Children of Raymond McKnight Sloan and Matilda Jane Prichard; iv.I. Matilda Marrs Sloan iv.II. Raymond McKnight Sloan Jr

5. Belle Virginia Marrs b 14 Aug 1876 Boyd Co KY d 9 Feb 1961 Huntington WV m. William Groverman b 12 Mar 1873 Terre Haute IN d 3 Mar 1932 s/o Michael Groverman and Alice Heald. Children of William Groverman and Belle Virginia Marrs; i. Thomas Marrs Groverman b 31 Jan 1904 Boyd Co KY ii. William Heald Groverman b 4 Nov 1909 Campbell Co KY iii. Martha Belle Groverman b 10 Apr 1914 Minneapolis, Minnesota

III. Sarah "Sally" Ann Marrs b 20 Apr 1838 Pike Co KY d 23 Oct 1911 Tazewell VA m. Hezekiah Augustus Harman b 23 Feb 1831 Tazewell VA d 22 Jan 1894 Tazewell VA; s/o Hezekiah Harman and Nancy Unknown. Children of Hezekiah Augustus Harman and Sarah "Sally" Ann Marrs;

1. Kiah David Reuben Harman b 23 Oct 1859 Tazewell Co VA d 12 Feb 1951 North Tazewell, Tazewell Co VA

2. Shields Sidney Forrest HARMAN, SR. b: 26 Sep 1862 Tazewell Co VA d Mar 1943 Tazewell VA m. 16 Apr 1901 Bristol, Washington VA to Edna Franklin b 1888 Graham, Tazewell Co VA d Oct 1908 Tazewell VA. Shields Sidney Forrest Harman Sr m. 24 Dec 1886 Tazewell VA to Isabelle Harman b 25 Feb 1859 Tazewell Co VA d 16 Apr 1888 Tazewell VA. Shields Sidney Forrest Harman Sr m. 9 Nov 1916 Martinsdale, Henry Co VA to Martha Wray b 25 Apr 1877 Henry VA d 24 Apr 1961 Montgomery VA d/o Pinckney Covington Wray and Cassandra Ward Davenport.

3. Backsdale Harman b 1865 Tazewell Co VA d 4 Aug 1867 Tazewell Co VA

4. Peel Harman b 12 Jul 1867 Tazewell Co VA d 2 Apr 1922 Tazewell Co VA

5. Alexander Marrs Harman b 18 Mar 1870 Tazewell Co VA d 22 Oct 1946 War, McDowell Co WV

6. Sophrona May Harman b 30 Aug 1872 Tazewell Co VA d 8 Dec 1903 Keystone, McDowell Co WV

7. Dovie Harman b 4 Aug 1879 Tazewell VA d 15 Mar 1970 Tazewell VA

IV. Samuel R. Marrs b 30 Jul 1840 Pike Co KY d 10 May 1892 Prestonsburg, Floyd Co KY

V. Henry Marrs b 11 May 1842 Pike Co KY d 13 Sept 1882 Pike Co KY m. Eliza Jane Johnson b 24 Oct 1853 Pike Co KY d/o Andrew Johnson and Margaret Robinson. Child of Henry Marrs and Eliza Jane Johnson;

1. Draxie Miller Marrs b 22 Jul 1873 Pike Co KY d 8 May 1936 Pike Co KY m. Elihu K Ison b 25 Jun 1881 Jenkins, Letcher Co KY d 6 Feb 1940 Pike Co KY; s/o William Ison and Ellen Belcher. Children of Elihu K Ison and Draxie Miller Marrs; i. Jesse Neal Ison b 7 Aug 1908 m. Lawrence J Horne Sr b 25 Jun 1907 ii. Andrew Jackson Ison b 19 Mar 1911 d 23 May 1912 Robinson Creek, KY iii. Josephine Ison b 7 Feb 1915 Pike Co KY d 20 Mar 1941 Pike Co KY. iv. Eliza Ellen Ison b 21 Feb 1917 Pike Co KY m. Lawrence Newsome b 4 Nov 1912 Pike Co KY s/o George Newsome and Mamcu Hampton

VI. James P. Marrs b 6 Jun 1844 Pike Co KY d 8 Aug 1932 Pike Co KY m. 20 Oct 1870 Pike Co KY to Alice Minerva May b 11 Mar 1855 Pike Co KY d 9 May 1920 Pike Co KY d/o David May and Mary Bickley. Children of James P Marrs and Alice Minerva May;

1. Joe Marrs b 10 Oct 1872 d 28 May 1910 Pike Co KY m. 13 Nov 1895 Pike Co KY to Anna D Ford b 6 Oct 1873 Pike Co KY d 24 Aug 1954 Pike Co KY. Children of Joe Marrs and Anna D Ford; i. Beaufort Charles Marrs b 22 Oct 1896 Pike Co KY m. 31 Jul 1916 Winchester, Clark Co KY to Cora Faulkner b 16 Jul 1892. Child; i.I. Joe Wendel Marrs b 9 Nov 1922 Ashland, KY m. 28 Aug 1943 Mt Vernon KY to Elizabeth Clayton Hatton ii. Mary Alice Marrs b 26 Jul 1899 Pike Co KY d 30 Mar 1980 Evanston IL m. 5 May 1923 Ashland KY to Raymond Clifford

VII. Cynthia Marrs b 10 Nov 1846 Pike Co KY d 16 Jan 1849 Pike Co KY.

VIII. John W. Marrs b 9 Jun 1849 Pike Co KY d 23 Aug 1940 Pike Co KY

IX. David Marrs b 18 Oct 1851 Pike Co KY d 13 Aug 1896 Pike Co KY.

X. Dorcas O. Marrs b 9 May 1854 Pike Co KY d 23 Oct 1933 Clark Co KY m. Andrew Jackson Scott b 4 Oct 1841 Pike Co KY d 26 Jul 1890 Pike Co KY; s/o John Scott and Mary Helvey.

IX. Willie Edgar* Marrs b 25 Sep 1860 Pike Co KY d 27 Dec 1897 Pike Co KY m. Mollie Riddle d/o Whalen Riddle.

1850 Pike Co KY Census
 10 380 380 Marrs John 36 M Farmer 1,300 VA
11 380 380 Marrs Synthia 33 F KY
12 380 380 Marrs Alexandre 15 M Labourer KY X
13 380 380 Marrs Thos 14 M KY X
14 380 380 Marrs Sarah A 11 F KY
15 380 380 Marrs Saml 10 M KY
16 380 380 Marrs Henery 8 M KY
17 380 380 Marrs James 6 M KY
18 380 380 Marrs John 1 M KY