Samuel Ervin Marrs

Hon. Samuel Ervin Marrs. Among the prominent and highly respected

citizens of Washington County stands the name of Samuel E. Marrs, who is a

native of Arkansas, born on a farm in Marrs Hill Township, Washington County,

April 15, 1853, and the son of 'Squire Brooks and Matilda (Ervin) Marrs.

His grandfather, James Marrs, left his Kentucky home at an early date, and

settled in Lawrence County, Ark., about 1822. Subsequently, about 1827, he

moved to Washington County, of the same State, when his son, 'Squire Brooks

Marrs, was about sixteen years of age. Samuel E. Marrs grew to manhood on

the farm, and after obtaining a good common-school education in public schools

supplemented it with a literary and scientific course at the State University.

He taught school for some time after graduation, and while engaged in this

occupation at Viney Grove was elected to the Twenty-third General Assembly

of the Arkansas Legislature in 1880, and re-elected the following term. In themeantime

he applied himself to the study of law, and was admitted to the

Arkansas bar in 1884. He was then elected mayor of Fayetteville, and filled

this position one term. In December, 1884, he made the purchase of the Fayetteville

Democrat, in company with J. N. Tillman, and since that time Mr.

Marrs has been proprietor and editor of this paper