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John Barr
(Abt 1774-1834)
Margaret
(Abt 1779-After 1798)
Henry Weaver
(1770-1821)
Abigail Griggs
(Abt 1775-1838)
Samuel Barr
(1798-1864)
Rachel Weaver
(1808-1862)
Henry Barr
(1831-1872)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Smith

Henry Barr 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 12 April 1831, , Harrison County, VA 1 2 5
  • Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Smith on 11 February 1857 in Calhoun County, WV 1
  • Died: 5 June 1872, Calhoun County, WV at age 41 1 5
  • Buried: After 5 June 1872, Calhoun County, WV 1 5
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Gilmer County, VA on 4 September 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 34, Roll 946, House 476, Family 478
17th District, Gilmer County, Virginia
Henry Barr..18..VA..Laborer
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 13 October 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 99, Roll 1340, Dwelling 717, Family 663
, Calhoun County, Virginia
Henry Barr..28..Harrison County, VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Apr 1831, then his age should have been 29 instead of 28.
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 6 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 2, Dwelling 9, Family 9
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Henry Barr..38..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Apr 1831, then his age should have been 39 instead of 38.
.



• He was buried after 5 June 1872 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #19019018
. 5


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Henry married Mary Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Joshua Smith and Emily Beall, on 11 February 1857 in Calhoun County, WV.1 (Mary Elizabeth Smith was born on 17 June 1841 in , Ritchie County, VA,1 3 4 6 7 died on 11 November 1921 in Calhoun County, WV 1 and was buried after 11 November 1921 in Grantsville, WV.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 13 October 1860. 3

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
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 6 July 1870. 4

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 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.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.


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