McClellan C. Barr

Samuel Barr
(1798-1864)

Rachel Weaver
(1808-1862)

Joshua Smith
(Abt 1811-)

Emily Beall
(Abt 1816-)

Henry Barr
(1831-1872)

Mary Elizabeth Smith
(1841-1921)

McClellan C. Barr
(1861-1947)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Jane Sharps

McClellan C. Barr ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 28 September 1861, Calhoun County, VA ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Sarah Jane Sharps on 1 July 1888 in Calhoun County, WV ¹ ²
Died: 3 May 1947, Calhoun County, WV at age 85 ¹

bullet General Notes:

Hardesty's Calhoun County History

McClellan BARR
McClellan Barr along with James Albert Harris works one of the best farms in Sherman district, Calhoun County, West Virginia. Henry and Mary (Smith) Barr, the parents of McClellan, settled in Calhoun County in 1835, and McClellan's birth was on the 28 Sep 1861. His father died in this county in 1872.

Note: McClellan Barr and James Albert Harris were step-brothers.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 6 July 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 2, Dwelling 9, Family 9
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
McClelland Barr..8..VA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 28 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 241C, District 143, Roll 1401
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
McClellan Barr..Stepson..18..VA
(Living with stepfather and mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 14 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 21, Dwelling 220, Family 220
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
McClellan Barr..Head..Sep 1861..38..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

McClellan married Sarah Jane Sharps, daughter of John Wesley Sharpes and Susannah Hathaway, on 1 July 1888 in Calhoun County, WV.¹ ² (Sarah Jane Sharps was born on 23 February 1869 in Calhoun County, WV ¹ ² ⁵ and died on 2 December 1955 in Calhoun County, WV ¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 14 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 21, Dwelling 220, Family 220
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
McClellan Barr..Head..Sep 1861..38..WV..Farmer
Jane Barr..Wife..Feb 1869..31..WV..3/2
Elma Barr..Dau..Jun 1891..8..WV
Vance Sharps..Cous..Jun 1881..18..WV..At School
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

McClelland Barr and Sarah Jane Sharps were 2nd cousins.
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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)).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 13A, dwelling 220, family 220, McClellan C. Barr and Sarah Jane Sharps; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 2, dwelling 9, family 9; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 241C, William H. Harris and Mary Elizabeth Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 9, dwelling 51, family 51; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

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