To Ramona: From Connie Wilcox Test Your ggfather, Samuel Marrs, where in Washington County was he born, if you know? My ggfather, Jonas Dobbs, married a Marrs from in or around Prairie Grove. She was Dona, I believe. My grandfather, George Dobbs would have been about the age of your ggfather. I think grandad was born in 1885. I don't know much about the Marrs family though. Forwarded By Danny McCamey

Hi Ramona and Danny: Two names caught my eye in your post. I am looking for an ANNIE DOBBS who would have married JOHN RATLIFF, probably in Virginia, but not sure. John Ratliff was born in 1750 Virginia as far as we know. He married Annie Dobbs, but not sure where or when. Know very little about her. She is listed as his wife on his Revolutionary War Papers. The family, John, Annie and son's James, Jobe, William and Thompson left Virginia about 1808 moved into Illinois where they remained a few years then into Arkansas. Appears as if Annie may have died before 1830 and John, about 1832-1833 in Crawford County. The Ratliff Families lived in both Washington and Crawford Counties. The next name was that of MARRS. Our relative William Perry Ratliff b. 17 June 1853. ARK. d.06 APR. 1938. Bell County, TX., married Sarah Ann Marrs, 12 DEC. 1871 in Williamson county, Texas. Sarah Ann Marrs was born 05 JAN 1854 in Washington County, Arkansas, d. 01 AUG 1915 in Williamson County, Texas. Sarah Ann Marrs and William Perry Ratliff would have six daughters and 5 sons, all born in Florence, Williamson County, Texas As yet I do not have a parental listing for her. ( I have also seen her name written as Sarah Jane) Another of our relatives, Guilford Ratliff b 1856-1858, Williamson Co., Texas married Mary E. Marrs 15 Nov. 1877, Williamson Co., TX.. and to add to the mix thee is a Martha Marrs that I have not yet connected , but I have "envisioned" that perhaps these three girls 'might" have been sisters. Many of the Ratliff families moved from Arkansas into Texas in the late 1840's, and settled, for the most part in Williamson and Caldwell Counties. They are included on the 1850 Census for those areas. There were other Ratliff families that remained in Arkansas for another few years and one branch moved into Missouri. Perhaps your Marrs families made some moves from Arkansas into Texas as well ? May have no connection...but you never know. JoRetta Lewis ---- Original Message ----- From: Danny McCamey<mailto:dmccamey@bigpond.net.au> To: arwashin@rootsweb.com<mailto:arwashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:31 AM Subject: [ARWASHIN] MARRS To Ramona: From Connie Wilcox Test Your ggfather, Samuel Marrs, where in Washington County was he born, if you know? My ggfather, Jonas Dobbs, married a Marrs from in or around Prairie Grove. She was Dona, I believe. My grandfather, George Dobbs would have been about the age of your ggfather. I think grandad was born in 1885. I don't know much about the Marrs family though. Forwarded By Danny McCamey ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message