----- Original Message ----- From: William M Marrs (by way of James Fergus <jfergus@sirinet.net>) To: <bernardf@intrstar.net> Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 10:10 AM Subject: Re: FERGUS/MARRS CONNECTION > Jim: Here is the paragraph from the "Marrs and Allied Families" by the > four sisters 1965. "Jane, B. 16 Feb 1777, married James Fergus and > raised a family of 5 children near Piqua, Ohio. Uncle and sons were > well off in farming and stock business. Uncle and Aunt died along in > the '50's." > > This above is from a letter by David Franklin Marrs in 1899, son of > David Marrs (16 Apr 1795 to 1859) and Rachel Marrs (31 July 1794 to Oct > 1854). Rachel was the daughter of John and Nancy Marrs of Shelby County > KY. David was the son of Alexander. > > The only Fergus in the book is James who married Jane, Sister of David > and aunt of David Franklin of Waco, Texas. I have no other Rachels in > the correct generation for your line. Where in PA were James and > Rachael married? MY line begins in PA in 1770. Archibald did not have > a daughter named Rachel but his brothers in PA could have. > > Sorry, I don't have more on the Fergus line but not related to me at all > so have not information. > > Jim Fergus wrote: > > > > Greetings from Oklahoma > > > > Your message, apparently to a Bernard and Shirley Fergus, dated 4 August > > has been distributed to the Fergus group of researchers, including myself. > > > > I am most interested in your information regarding a James Fergus married > > to a Jane Marrs. Our records show that a James Fergus did marry a Rachael > > Marrs in Pennsylvania on 15 January 1807 and they had a daughter named Jane > > born sometime in the year 1807. Sometime that same year they moved to > > Bethel Township in Miami County, Ohio where they were to live the balance > > of their lives. The exception being some time James spent in the war of > > 1812. > > > > I don't know where Bethel Township is in relation to Piqua but at least > > they are in the same county. > > > > We have no records of Rachael's family. We don't know if she had a middle > > name. We don't know the names of any of her family whether she had > > brothers or sisters. > > > > I have a pair of photos of James and Rachael (unfortunately they are, at > > this moment, in my office and Icannot provide them with this message. I > > will, however, transmit them on the morrow after I get to the office since > > I have them reduced to a JPeg on a disc. They are photos thought by our > > family to have been their wedding photo. I have checked to find that the > > old "tin-type' photo did not come into existance until some years after > > they were married so I do not know the date the photos were taken. They > > were, relatively, young at the time the photo was taken. Perhaps you have > > old photos of the Marrs family and can determine if there is a fammily > > resemblance. > > > > I do, very much, want to obtain any information available on Rachael and > > her family in order to fill out our Fergus Family History a little better. > > PLease be advised that I will be pleased to be of assistance in any way > > that I can; and at the same time obtain information for my (our) records. > > > > The children of James and Rachael, in order of birth, are; Jane, Mary, > > Evoline, James McCormick, Harriet, Rachael Amanda, John Shannon, Alexander > > Marrs, Elizabeth and Samuel. Alexander Marrs Fergus is my g-grandfather. > > > > I hope the above might be of value to you. > > > > Regards > > > > Jim Fergus > > jfergus@sirinet.net > > 1303 West Gore Blvd. > > Lawton, Oklahoma 73501 > > fax 1.580.355.6115 > > Day phone 1.580.355.0882 > > eve phone 1.580.248.0770 > > >