MARR FAMILY NOTES

Mr. Solomon Marr was born in Norfolk County, Canada, August 16, 1812, and with his wife and family removed to this country, taking up his abode at Sterling, on May 18, 1853, and has ever since been a permanent resident of that place. He was a cabinet maker by trade but coming to this country in an early day when work in that line was rather scarce, he turned his attention to the then more useful trade of wagonmaking, and erected a little shop in Sterling, where he has since followed the last named business, his long residence and occupation bringing him into personal acquaintance with almost every resident of this portion of the county.

Mr. Marr had been twice married and leaves a wife, three daughters and four sons (of whom Mr. I.D. Marr of the city is the oldest) to mourn the loss of a kind and exemplary husband and father. Being of a retired disposition, honorable and upright in all his dealings with his fellow-man, the deceased was surround by a circle of honest and sincere friends, who will ever remember his sterling qualities, and the acts of his past life from a clear record. The funeral services were held in the Sterling Church on Tuesday, Rev. O. Emerson of Miles, officiating, after which the remains were interred in the Sterling Cemetery.

William F. Marr was the son of Solomon and Bridget Haney Marr, and was born in Canada on April 8, 1844, at the time of his death he had attained the age of 79 years and eight months. He came to Iowa with his parents when a lad of seven years and with the exception of the past few years, Sabula and the immediate vicinity had been his home. After retiring from farming, he operated a coal business and bus line in Sabula and when unable to longer participate in active work made his home with the children part of the time and the remained at the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown. Mr. Marr enlisted in Co. A, 24th Iowa Infantry early in 1864 and serviced his country until mustered out after the close of the war.

He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Margaret J. Viall, to whom he was married May 8, 1878, one daughter, Mrs. Mary Myers of Clinton and five sons Frank, of Sabula; George, Clinton: Herbert, of Grand Mound; Isaac of LeClaire and William, of Mt. Carroll, Ill. He also leaves a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, a brother, Charles D. Marr, of Fremont, Nebraska and a host of good friends. Mr. Marr united with the Methodist Church many years ago and it was at the Methodist Church, in this city, that funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. William R. Phelps officiating. Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery.


MELISSA BOUTWELL

Mrs. Richard Marr died at her home in Riverside precinct, Monday morning, March 18, 1895. The deceased was born in Pennsylvania in 1819. When she was quite young, her family removed to canada where she was married to Richard Marr in 1835. They came to Iowa in 1854 and became residents of Burt County in 1862 where they have always been honored and respected citizens. Mrs. Marr was beloved by all of her acquaintances. She was the mother of four sons and three daughters.

Mrs. Marr united with the episcopal church at the age of twenty and as she lived so did she die - in full assurance of faith and a christian hope.

She leaves a husband and three sons, William, Lawrence, P.G. Marr and one daughter, Mrs. W.N. Haywood to mourn her death. The funeral was held at her home and the remains were followed to the Arizona Cemetery by a large number of friends on Tuesday afternoon where the remains were gently laid to rest.