WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 180 Today's Topics: #1 James Marrs, Fayette Co. [Elizabeth Burns ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:57:25 -0700 From: Elizabeth Burns To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <23C4FF6DECA4D21182C400A0C9D17B74032F4F9E@mainex4.asu.edu> Subject: James Marrs, Fayette Co. Content-return: allowed Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" James Marrs, one of the pioneers of Tombstone Arizona was born in Fayette County West Virginia, August 15, 1856. He is a son of James J. and Mildred (Rhodes) Marrs, natives of West Virginia, the former of whom followed the shoemaker's trade throughout his life. To their union were born three children: Eliza, who is now Mrs. Blake of West Virginia; James, of this reivew; and John who died in West Virignia in 1878. James Marrs acquired his education in the public schools of West Virginia and after laying aside his textbooks turned his attention to farming, remaining in his native state until 1866 and then removing to Missouri, where he made his home for twelve years. In 1878 he abandoned agricultural pursuits and went to Leadville, Colorado where he spent eight months in the mines, coming at the end of that time to Arizona where he has since remained. For a time he engaged in teaming and in hauling ore, and he worked at various other occupations until May 10, 1897 when he started a liquor business in Tombstone which he conducted until 1914. Now he operates a pool room. All of his business interests are carefully and ably managed and he has gained that success which always rewards earnest, straighforward and well directed labor. He has accumulated a comfortable fortune, owning besides his fine home in Tombstone and his store, interests in three mines in different parts of the state. Mr. Marrs has two children, Mildred and Virginia. He had a son John who died in Tombstone when he was twenty one years of age. Arizona the Youngest State, 1913, page 308