William Wilson Barr (1894 - 1961)

Born 24 Nov 1894 in New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Edna Maude (Bell) Barr — married about 1914 in West Virginia

Died 23 May 1961 at age 66 in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

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Biography of William Wilson Barr

William Wilson Barr was born on 24 Nov 1894. He was the son of Mahlon Harvey Barr and Annabelle Ross Foreman and the twin brother of Robert Lynn Barr. ^[1][2]

In about 1914 William married Edna Maude Bell. ^[3] They had the following children:

• Anita Loretta Barr Cooper (1920-2017) ^[4]
• Jeannette Keys Barr Miller (1922) ^[5]
• Olive Patricia "Dickie" Barr Walters (1923-2000) ^[6]

William's wife Edna died at the age of 25 on 6 May 1925. According to her Death Certificate she died from polyemia following an incomplete spontaneous abortion or a miscarriage. This left William alone to raise three daughters. William worked as a plasterer in Keyser and Hyattsville. ^[7] On 23 May 1961 William passed away at the age of 66 in Hyattsville, Maryland. According to his obituary, he had remarried someone named Evelyn. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
2. ↑ Obituary, see below
3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #176358479
5. ↑ West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
6. ↑ Obituary
7. ↑ Obituary
8. ↑ Obituary

• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: New Creek, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 1766; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241766
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: New Creek, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1690; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375703
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1964; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 87
• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 2547; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342281
• 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4430; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-9B
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  • Name William W Barr
  • Birth Date 24 Nov 1894
  • Death Date 23 May 1961
  • Claim Date 8 Jun 1961
  • SSN 232260123
  • Notes 08 Jun 1961: Name listed as WILLIAM W BARR
  • Household Members
    • William W Barr
• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Q9-B1B : 12 December 2014), William Wilson Barr, 1917-1918; citing Logan County, West Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,992,562.
• United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5NJ-LZQ : 7 April 2016), William Wilson Barr, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• United States Social Security Death Index database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRH3-H2F : 20 May 2014), William Baer, Nov 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #101859424
• Obituary

Obituary for William Wilson Barr