Samuel Erasmes MARRS
•Given Name: Samuel Erasmes
•Surname: Marrs
•Sex: M
•Birth: 6 May 1884 in Dry Fork, Carroll County, Arkansas 1
•Death: 13 Feb 1942 in Patton, Missouri, buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Boone County, Arkansas
•Occupation: Presbyterian Minister and Poet.
•Note: REFN: 2292

Father: John James MARRS b: 8 Oct 1839 in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Mother: Nancy ALLRED b: 28 Sep 1842 in Osage Township, Newton County, Arkansas

Marriage 1 Marilla Elizabeth CASTER
•Married: 5 Apr 1911
•Note: REFN10386

Children:
1. Charles Blanchard MARRS b: 31 May 1912
2. Janet MARRS b: 1 Oct 1915
3. John Caster MARRS b: 25 Dec 1927
4. James Samuel MARRS b: 25 Dec 1927
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Rev. Sam Marrs
Former Arkansas Pastor.
Harrison, Feb. 14 - The Rev. Sam Marrs, 57, pastor of the Patton (Mo.) Presbyterian church the past three years and former Harrison resident, died at his home following a heart attack last night.

He was born near Berryville, Carroll county, but moved with his parents to Harrison in early childhood. He
was the youngest of a family of 11 children born to the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Marrs.

He served as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Cane Hill, near Fayetteville, for many years. A son, the Rev. Charles Marrs, is pastor of the Mountainberg Presbyterian church.

Surviving also are his wife, two other sons,
John and James Marrs, and a daughter, Miss Janet Marrs, of the home; five sisters, Mrs. A. B. Andrews of Little Rock, Mrs. A. B. Wilson of Green Forrest (sic), Mrs. W. G. Clark and Mrs. J. W. Hill of Harrison, and three brothers, N. L. of Briedsville, Mich., S. B. of Norman, Okla., and J. F. Marrs of Harrison.

The body will be brought to Harrison Sunday for funeral services and burial.

Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR) Sun., Feb. 15, 1942, Pg. 32