Harold Francis (McLaughlin) Barr (1923 - 2004)

Born 4 Jun 1923 in New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maryann Julia (Wintermute) Barr — married 2 Jun 1950 in Lake Wales, Florida, United States

Descendants

Died 8 May 2004 at age 80 in Johnson County, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Ike Barr was born Harold Francis McLaughlin on June 4, 1923 in New London, Connecticut. He took the surname of his stepfather as a small child but was never formally adopted. From childhood, he was known by the nickname Ike, which he kept throughout his life^[1].

He sat the entrance examination to enter the US Army Air Corps (which was what had motivated him to complete high school), and served his country as a pilot during WWII, largely in France. After the war, he made his living as a plumber in central Florida before buying an orange grove, which he ran alongside his wife into the 1990s, when he retired^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ Barr, Harold Francis. Recollections
2. ↑ Harold Francis Barr

• Florida, State Census, 1867-1945.
• 1940 United States Federal Census Hialeah, Dade, Florida.