8. George Washington Mars (James Henry Mars, Sr.) was born on April 02, 1837 in AL. He died on February 27, 1908, and is buried in the Mars Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Shady Grove, Neshoba Co., MS.

George married Martha Ann Madison, daughter of John E. Madison and Emily Tate Olive. She was born on June 25, 1845 in DeKalb, Kemper Co., MS. She died on February 18, 1923, and is buried in the Mars Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Shady Grove, Neshoba Co., MS.

They had the following children:

	35	F	i	M. C. Mars was born about 1870 in MS. She died before 1900.
+	36	F	ii	Emma Florence Mars was born March 03, 1872. She died February 14, 1953.
+	37	F	iii	Ella Mae Mars was born April 1875. She died in 1942.
+	38	F	iv	Lura Bell Mars was born April 12, 1878. She died March 23, 1943.
+	39	M	v	James Albert Mars was born December 22, 1879. He died September 06, 1945.
+	40	F	vi	Minnie Lee Mars was born January 02, 1881. She died November 10, 1958.
	41	M	vii	John O. Mars was born on July 18, 1885 in MS. He died on October 25, 1887 in MS, and is buried in the Mars Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Shady Grove, Neshoba Co., MS.

Available Records:

Census: 1880 Neshoba Co., MS, 1900 Neshoba Co., MS
Military: Mississippi Confederate Grave Registrations, Mississippi Confederate Pension Applications
School: 1892 List of Educable Children in Neshoba Co., MS