Joseph Kemp Barry (1870 - 1953)

Born 11 Jan 1870 in Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Died 9 Oct 1953 at age 83 in Wheeler, Oregon, United States

Biography

He was the son of Captain Thomas Jefferson Barry, 11-22-1835 to 9-8-1909. His mother was his father's first wife, Martha "Mattie" Northington, 1846-1872.

"Joseph Kemp Barry born 1-11-1870 went to Wheeler, Oregon about 1890 where he died 10-9-1953. He located at a homestead on Girds Or. directly after his marriage in 1893. In 1905 he purchased the store at Twickenham where he served as postmaster for several years. Later he had a ranch up the John Day River 4 miles from Twickenham. This was his home until he sold and moved to Fossil in 1945.

Kemp Barry married Molly May Parrish 6-18-1893. She was born about 1872 in what is now Wheeler Co. She lives in Fossil. They had 3 sons and 4 girls".^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ page 45, "The Donnelly-Barry-Butler Families and their Kinfolks of Johnson County, Tennessee," http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/The_Donnelly_-_Barry_-_Butler_Families_of_Virginia_and_Tennessee.pdf