Rachel Weaver ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Gilmer County, VA on 4 September 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 34, Roll 946, House 476, Family 478
17th District, Gilmer County, Virginia
Rachel Barr..43..VA
(Living with husband and 11 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Mar 1808, then her age should have been 42 instead of 43.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 11 October 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 110, Roll 1340, Dwelling 798, Family 732
, Calhoun County, Virginia
Rachel Barr..30..Harrison County, VA..Farmer
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Mar 1808, then her age should have been 52 instead of 30.
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• She was buried after 1 May 1862 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, VA.

Find A Grave Memorial #71925864
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Rachel married Samuel Barr, son of John Barr and Margaret, on 2 August 1827 in , Harrison County, VA.^{1 2} (Samuel Barr was born on 21 September 1798 in , Randolph County, VA,^{1 2 3 4 6} died on 1 November 1864 in Grantsville, WV ^{1 2 6} and was buried after 1 November 1864 in Grantsville, WV ^{2 6}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Gilmer County, VA on 4 September 1850. ⁷

1850 US Census
Page 34, Roll 946, House 476, Family 478
17th District, Gilmer County, Virginia
Samuel Barr..52..VA..Farmer
Rachel Barr..43..VA
William Barr..21..VA..Laborer
Henry Barr..18..VA..Laborer
Emily Barr..16..VA
Sarah Barr..14..VA
Edith Barr..12..VA
Alfred Barr..10..VA
Elizabeth Barr..6..VA
Amanda Barr..5..VA
Frank Barr..4..VA
Catharine Barr..3..VA
Susan Barr..4m..VA
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 11 October 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 110, Roll 1340, Dwelling 798, Family 732
, Calhoun County, Virginia
Samuel Barr..61..Randolph County, VA..Farmer
Rachel Barr..30..Harrison County, VA..Farmer
Elizabeth Barr..17..Gilmer County, VA
Amanda Barr..16..Gilmer County, VA
Francis Barr..14..Gilmer County, VA
Catherine Barr..11..Gilmer County, VA
Susan Barr..10..Gilmer County, VA

NOTE - Exactly who was the 30 year old Rachel Barr shown on this census? Was it the wife, Rachel Weaver, or was there a daughter or second wife named Rachel?

The first wife, Rachel Weaver, didn't die until 1862 so would have been alive at the time of this census. Could the Rachel listed at age 30 actually been her? If so, then her age should have been about 52 and the birth location should have been Randolph County instead of Harrison County.

One other bit of information to lead me to believe that this Rachel may actually have been the wife, Rachel Weaver, is the fact that no other information seems to exists about a daughter named Rachel or another wife named Rachel. There appears to be sufficient documentation on all the other siblings except to prove the existence of another daughter named Rachel. Her listing on the census with an age of 30 was probably just an enumerator's error and should have been 52 years old instead of 30.
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