Joshua Smith
(Abt 1811-)
Emily Beall
(Abt 1816-)
Mary Elizabeth Smith
(1841-1921)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry Barr

Mary Elizabeth Smith 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 17 June 1841, , Ritchie County, VA 1 2 3 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Henry Barr on 11 February 1857 in Calhoun County, WV 1
  • Died: 11 November 1921, Calhoun County, WV at age 80 1
  • Buried: After 11 November 1921, Grantsville, WV
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bullet  General Notes:

Mary was remarried in 1877 to William H. Harris after the death of her first husband, Henry Barr in 1872.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 13 October 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 99, Roll 1340, Dwelling 717, Family 663
, Calhoun County, Virginia
Mary E. Barr..19..Ritchie County, VA
(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)
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• She 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
Mary Barr..28..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
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• She 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
William Harrass..Self..51..VA..Farmer
Mary E. Harrass..Wife..39..VA
Lafyett Harrass..Son..25..VA..At Home
James Harrass..Son..21..VA
Margret Harrass..Daughter..19..VA
Charles W. Harrass..Son..15..WV
Nuton P. Harrass..Son..13..WV
Joseph L. Harrass..Son..8..WV
Nona M. Harrass..Daughter..2..WV
Asa B. Harrass..Son..5m..WV
McClellan Barr..Stepson..18..VA
Loverna Barr..Stepdaughter..16..WV
Samuel S. Barr..Stepson..13..WV
John H. Barr..Stepson..11..WV

(Mary was living with her 2nd husband, 4 children from her 1st husband, 2 additional children from her 2nd husband, and 6 stepchildren.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Jun 1841, then her age should have been 38 instead of 39.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 12 June 1900. 5

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 21, Family 219
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
married 30 years
William Harris..Head..Jan 1828..72..VA..Farmer
Mary L. Harris..Wife..1842..58..WV..4/4
Albert Smith..Nephew..Sep 1875..24..WV..Studying Law

(Living with second husband, his children, her nephew, and his grandson.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 28 April 1910. 6

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 18, Family 150, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 33 years
William W. Harris..Head..80..WV..M twice..Farmer
Mary E. Harris..Wife..68..WV..M twice..10/7
Nona Harris..Daughter..32..WV
Cassius C. Harris..Grandson..12..WV

(Living with 2nd husband, daughter, and husband's grandson.)
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• She was buried after 11 November 1921 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.

Was remarried to William W. Harris following the death of her first husband, Henry Barr. She was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery under the name of Mary E. Harris - 1841-1921.

Find A Grave Memorial #27850493
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Mary married Henry Barr, son of Samuel Barr and Rachel Weaver, on 11 February 1857 in Calhoun County, WV.1 (Henry Barr was born on 12 April 1831 in , Harrison County, VA,1 8 9 died on 5 June 1872 in Calhoun County, WV 1 9 and was buried after 5 June 1872 in Calhoun County, WV 1 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 13 October 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 99, Roll 1340, Dwelling 717, Family 663
, Calhoun County, Virginia
Henry Barr..28..Harrison County, VA..Farmer
Mary E. Barr..19..Ritchie County, VA
Christiana Barr..2..Calhoun County, VA
Delpha Barr..4m..Calhoun County, VA
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• They 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
Henry Barr..38..VA..Farmer
Mary Barr..28..VA..Keeping House
Christianne Barr..12..VA
Delphia Barr..10..VA
McClelland Barr..8..VA
Louverna Barr..6..WV
Sherman Barr..3..WV
John H. Barr..1..WV
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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)).

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Calhoun County, Virginia, p. 99, dwelling 717, family 663, Henry Barr and Mary Elizabeth Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1340.

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 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 12B, family 219, Mary Elizabeth Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 9A, family 150, Mary Elizabeth Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1677.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27850493.

8 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, 17th District, Gilmer county, Virginia, p. 34, dwelling 476, family 478, Samuel Barr and Rachel Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 946.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19019018.


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