Possibly few counties have the distinction of having been a part of so
many other counties as has Marion County, so no wonder she is so “tiny”
in size after having been sliced and served to six different others.
The records at Austin, Texas, tell us that Marion County was first a
part of Red River County, later a part of Shelby, Bowie, Titus, Cass and
Harrison. Cass County was for ten years known as Davis County. Thus
again taking the name of Cass, so really another “slice” may have been
taken off Marion.
However it is up to Harrison for being the “big hearted” county. Years
ago a negro representative was sent to the Legislature from Harrison
County and during his term of office Marion County acquired a nice
acreage of Harrison County, and when the Negro Representative returned
to Marshall he was asked “Why in the mischief did you allow anything
like that to happen?”, he replied: “Well Sir, Senator Culberson just
talked me right out of that little piece of land.’”
Marion County today has an abundant supply of high grade iron ore; saw
mills, chair factory, an abundant supply of the purest and best artesian
water to be found any where. The county is well adapted to the raising
of hogs and cattle. The most delicious sweet potatoes, fruit and berries
of all kinds. Mayhaws grow wild and from these is made a most palatable
and beautiful jelly; in fact almost anything will do well in Marion
County. There are many kinds of clover growing wild.