Robert Athelstan MARR

1856 - 1930  (73 years)

• Name	Robert Athelstan MARR
  Birth	29 Sep 1856	Nashville, Davidson Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	13 Jun 1900	Lexington, Rockbridge Co, VA   [3]
  	Robert was a professor at VMI [Virginia Military Institute].
  Death	2 Jan 1930	Norfolk City, VA   [1]
  	Robert died at his home, 624 Boissevain Avenue, in Norfolk, Virginia at 10:40pm on 2 January 1930. Cause of death was noted on his death certificate as a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 73 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	4 Jan 1930	Norfolk City, VA   [1, 4]
  	His body was interred on 4 January 1930 in the Hope family plot at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I59196	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family ID

  F6229

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	William Jackson MARR,   b. Warrington, Fauquier Co, VA
  Mother	Jane E. NELSON,   b. Fauquier Co, VA
  Family ID	F6230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Barron HOPE,   b. 26 May 1859, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA d. 24 Jun 1934, Norfolk City, VA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1887	Norfolk City, Virginia   [5]
  	The couple was married by the Rev. Dr. B.D. Tucker of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The marriage register noted that Robert was a resident of Warrenton, VA and that Janey resided in Norfolk at the time of their marriage. film in-house
  Children	1. Jane Nelson MARR,   b. 25 Oct 1891, Lexington, Rockbridge Co, VA d. 21 Nov 1958, Leaksville, Rockingham Co, NC (Age 67 years)   2. Barron Hope MARR,   b. 22 Jan 1890   d. 15 Jan 1894 (Age 3 years)   3. Robert Athelstan MARR, Jr.,   b. 23 Jun 1896, Virginia d. 11 Mar 1959 (Age 62 years)   4. Anne Whiting MARR,   b. 22 Jun 1898, Virginia d. 27 Nov 1978 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F5345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1900 US Census / Marr, Robert A. Lexington, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 26 Apr 1910, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, VA [S5178] Resided: 10 Jan 1920, Norfolk City, VA [S5179]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1537] Robert Athelstan Marr, Virginia state death certificate no. 1529 (1930). [S196] Robert Athelstan Marr, Jr. WWI draft registration card. [S5177] 1900 US Census / Marr, Robert A. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S312] R.A. Marr - Jane Barron Hope, Norfolk City, VA marriage registration (1887).