Amanda Marrs

Brief Life History of Amanda

When Amanda Marrs was born in 1846, in Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Marrs, was 33 and her mother, Nancy C. Preston, was 23. She lived in Mason, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Guyandotte, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Marrs
1813–1888
Nancy C. Preston
1824–1880
Augustus Preston Marrs
1842–1928
Amanda Marrs
1846–
Daniel Howard Marrs
1848–
Benjamin Marrs
1850–
Wesley Marrs
1853–
Edward Fernandes Marrs
1855–
Louisa Marrs
1857–1933

Sources (3)

  • Amanda Marre in household of Joseph Marre, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Amanda Marrs in household of Joseph Marrs, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Amanda Marrs in household of Joseph Marrs, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Marr , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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