Brief Life History of Edward Columbus
When Edward Columbus Marr was born on 4 May 1874, in DeKalb, Missouri, United States, his father, John Columbus Marr, was 25 and his mother, Martha Catherine Hankins, was 23. He married Emma Paralee Warthen on 29 October 1900, in Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Alfalfa Township, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 12 December 1948, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Edward Marr in household of John C Marr, "United States Census, 1880"
- E C Marr, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- Edward Columbus Marr, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1874–1948 Male
1874–1952 Female
Children (7)
1902–1902 Female
1903–1972 Female
1905–1986 Male
1906–1944 Male
1908–1989 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1848–1923 Male
1850–1931 Female
Siblings (7)
1870–1962 Female
1872–1956 Male
1874–1948 Male
1876–1966 Female
1878–1977 Male
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
Age 4
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 20
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the district of Mar in Aberdeenshire, an ancient tribal name probably based on a Brittonic personal name Marsos. There may have been confusion with Mair 2.
English: habitational name from one or other of various places called from Old Norse marr ‘fen, marsh’, such as Marr, High and Low Marr in Wheldrake, and The Marrs in Swine (all Yorkshire).
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Marro.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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