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Cordelia Blaine Johnson
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Cordelia Blaine Johnson 1 2 3
- Born: 6 May 1862, Calhoun County, VA 1 2 3
- Marriage (1): Alexander Judson Barr on 9 February 1895 in Calhoun County, WV 1
- Died: 5 August 1940, Grantsville, WV at age 78 3
- Buried: After 5 August 1940, Grantsville, WV 3
 Another name for Cordelia was "Doad" Johnson.4
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 13 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 21, Family 204
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Cordelia Barr..Daughter..May 1862..38..WV..Wd..1/1
Judson Barr..Grandson..Nov 1896..3..WV
(Following her husband's death in 1896, Cordelia and her son were living back with her parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 31 January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 18, Family 217, Roll 1950
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Frank Johnson..Head..56..WV..Farmer, General
Etta Johnson..Sis..43..WV..Teacher, Music
Willa Johnson..Sis..40..WV..Teacher, Common School
Foster Johnson..Bro..36..WV..Carpenter, House
Doad Barr..Sis..48..WV..Mechanic, Automobile
Judson Barr..Nephew..22..WV..Teamster, Oil Field
NOTE - Cordelia (name entered as Doad) was widowed and living with her son, Judson, her brothers, Foster and Frank, and her sisters, Etta and Willa Johnson. And yes, her occupation was listed as an automobile mechanic.
If her birth date was 6 May 1862, then her age should have been 47 instead of 48.
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• She was buried after 5 August 1940 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.
Find A Grave Memorial #127496935
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Cordelia married Alexander Judson Barr, son of William Barr and Rachel M. Huffman, on 9 February 1895 in Calhoun County, WV.1 (Alexander Judson Barr was born on 29 December 1854 in , Gilmer County, VA,1 5 6 7 8 died on 15 November 1896 in Grantsville, WV 1 8 and was buried after 15 November 1896 in Grantsville, WV 8.)
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Sources
1
Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 12A, family 204, Peter Johnson and Matilda Ball; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 7 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127496935.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 11B, family 217, Alexander Judson Barr and Cordelia Blaine Johnson; index and images (accessed 23 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1950.
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1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Calhoun County, Virginia, p. 110, dwelling 799, family 733, William Barr and Rachel Huffman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1340.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 14, dwelling 89, family 89; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 270C, Alexander Judson Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 7 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127497046.