Augustus Preston Marrs (1842 - 1912)


Born: 1842, Cabell County, VA
Fought in Civil War Union, Cavalry, 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Union, Infantry, 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

Augustus Preston, we are told that he vanished in the late 1890's or early 1900's in Southwest Mo. or Northwest Arkansas. The story was that Augustus had a freight company, out of Springfield, and was moving some one to Harrison, Ar. and never returned. After he disappeared, his wife, Elizabeth moved to Arnold, Nebraska.

Father: Joseph Marrs b.1813
Mother: Nancy P. (Preston) Marrs b.1823

Wife
Married: 24 Dec 1865, Trenton MO
Elizabeth Jane (Tabor) Marrs b. 1842
buried in Arnold, Nebraska.

Children
Nancy Margaret Marrs b. 1866
John A. Marrs b. 1868
William Bartley Marrs b. 1871
Lelia Mae Marrs b. 1873
Howard Frank Marrs b. 1875
Charity Effie Marrs b. 1883