1. James MARR Sr. was born about 1748 in Pennsylvania. He died 1852 in Ainsworth, Washington Co., Iowa and was buried in Ainsworth Cemetery, Ainsworth, Washington Co., Iowa.

[According to James tombstone died in Iowa in 1852 at 104 years old, which makes him born about 1748. He married Polly about 1791 at age 43? It is not impossible. They had John, born 27 March 1794, James would have been 46 years old. A bit old for starting a family, but not impossible. Maybe there was a wife and children before Polly. According to Woodford Marr's 1880 Census his father was born in Pennsylvania.]

TIMELINE OF JAMES MARR
1748 - James Marr is born
1750 - James Marr is 2 years old.
1760 - James Marr is 12 years old.
1770 - James Marr is 22 years old.
1780 - James Marr is 32 years old.
1790 - James Marr is 42 years old.
1791 - James Marr is married to Polly (Maiden name unknown). in Harrison Co., Kentucky.
1800 - James Marr is 52 years old.
1810 - James Marr is 62 years old.

1820 CENSUS - HARRISON CO., KENTUCKY.
     MARR, JAMES, Harrison County, KY 134 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule KY 1820 Federal Census Index KY35346446. James is 72.

1830 CENSUS INDEX, BARTHOLOMEW CO., INDIANA
    James MARR Sen. was counted in the 1830 census on page 214. James is 82

1840 CENSUS INDEX, GERMAN TWP., BARTHOLOMEW CO., INDIANA
    James MARR, was counted in 1840 census on page 76. James is 92

1842 - James moves to Iowa along with James, Jr.'s children, and his sons, Thomas and Woodford. James is 94.

1850 CENSUS - AINSWORTH, WASHINGTON CO., IOWA.
    James Marr is 102 years old.

1852 James Marr dies at 104 years old in Ainsworth, Washington Co., Iowa.

GRAVE RECORDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA:
Graves Registration Project of W. P. A., Page 135.
    Name: James Marr, Death Date: 1852, Age: 104, Cemetery: Ainsworth, Comment: Served in the War of 1812.

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY GRIFFITH MARR, M.D., MARR ROAD, COLUMBUS, INDIANA
    James Marr, came to Bartholomew Co., in 1819 or 1820. He settled near New Hope Church. In about 1840, James Marr, Sr., the orphan children of James Marr, Jr., Lewis's brothers Thomas and Woodford Marr and their sister Polly Ann (married to Tunis Hulick) migrated to the newly opened fertile land of Iowa, where some of his descendants live today. Our Grandfather James', grandfather at age 72, moved to Iowa, leaving a son, Lewis Marr, in Bartholomew Co., Indiana. Lewis lived on McClure Road where our father's (Henry) cousin Minerva Clark Boyd lived.

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
     An earlier James Marr, born in Virginia in 1770, was the first Marr to arrive in Bartholomew Co., settling on land north of Columbus. Like many other pioneers, he has a wanderlust and in 1842, at age 72, moved on west to Iowa and settled and died there in Washington Co., Iowa.

HISTORY OF THE VAN WYE FAMILY, by Wright Van Wye, 1902, page 9.

James married Polly on 3 Jan 1791 in Harrison Co., Kentucky. Polly was born 8 Apr 1770 in Ohio. She died 11 Nov 1832 in Bartholomew Co., Indiana.

TIME LINE FOR POLLY (?) MARR
    Who goes through her timeline so we may find her parents?
1770 - Polly is born in Ohio
1780 - Polly is 10 years old.
1790 - Polly is 20 years old
1791 - Polly and James Marr are married in Harrison Co., Kentucky. Polly is 21.
1794 - John is born, Polly is 24 years old.
1796 - Margaret is born, Polly is 26 years old.
1799 - James is born, Polly is 29 years old.
1800 - Polly is 30 years old. James & Polly are still living in Harrison Co., Kentucky.
1810 - Polly is 40 years old. James & Polly are still living in Harrison Co., Kentucky.
1802 - Lewis is born, Polly is 32 years old.
1803 - Woodford is born, Polly is 33 years old.
1806 - Thomas is born, Polly is 36 years old.
1808 - Helton is born, Polly is 38 years old.
1810 - Mary Ann is born, Polly is 40 years old.
1820 - Polly is 50 years old. James & Polly moved from Kentucky to Indiana.
1830 - Polly is 60 years old.
1832 - Polly dies, she is 62 years old.

From a chart prepared by Jane F. Murphy, 2114 Marr Road, Columbus, IN 47203 for Sally B. Hibbard, Casa Grande, AZ 85222.
    Polly died at 11 May 1832, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, aged 62 years, 7 months & 3 days.

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY GRIFFITH MARR, M.D., MARR ROAD, COLUMBUS, INDIANA
    The family graveyard was located in southeast corner of the farm, now in the New Hope churchyard. Lewis's mother Polly, his brother, James Marr, Jr. with his wife Nancy Dyson, are buried there.