Amelia Edith (Huddleston) Barr (1831 - 1919)

Born 29 May 1831 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Robert Barr — married 11 Jul 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 10 Mar 1919 at age 87 in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Amelia (Huddleston) Barr is Notable.

Amelia Edith Huddleston was a British novelist and teacher.

Amelia was born in 1831. She was the daughter of the Rev. William Henry Huddleston and Mary Singleton. ^[1][2]

She married Robert Barr in 1850. ^[3][4]

Robert was a wool merchant but his business failed so in 1853 they immigrated to the United States. ^[5]

They first settled in Chicago where Amelia ran a school but again business failures forced them to move to Tennessee. There a cholera epidemic forced them to move to Austin Texas where he worked as job as comptroller for the Texas legislature. ^[6]

He resigned his position to avoid becoming involved in the Civil War and worked as an accountant. When the war ended he got a job as state auditor and the family moved to Galveston.

In 1867 there was a yellow fever epidemic and Robert and all four of their sons died.

Amelia moved to New York. ^[7]

She taught school and then began writing to support her daughters. Henry Ward Beecher paid her to write for his paper the Christian Union.

She became a very prolific writer, publishing more than 60 novels, as well as poetry and stories for magazines In 1913 she published her autobiography "All the Days of My Life, the Red Leaves of a Human Heart".

Amelia passed away in 1919. ^[8]

1900 US Census

Cornwall, New York

AMELIA E. BARR

Home in 1900: Cornwall, Orange, New York

Immigration Year: 1853

Marital Status: Widowed

Father's Birthplace: England

Mother's Birthplace: England

Mother: number of living children: 3

Mother: How many children: 15

Years in US: 47

Occupation: Authoress

• Amelia E Barr Head 69 England
• Alice Barr Daughter 41 Texas
• Theresa Bird Servant 45 St Tomas WI

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW8J-GQS : 20 March 2020), Amelia Huddlestone, 1831.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43W-G5T : 11 December 2014), Amelia Huddleston, 22 Apr 1831, Baptism; citing p. 315, , record group RG5, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVDX-HW1 : 13 March 2020), Amelia Huddleston in entry for Robert Barr, 1850.
4. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBC-VMD : 11 February 2020), Amelia Huddleston in entry for Robert Barr, 1850.
5. ↑ Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Year: 1853; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 17; List Number: 919. Free Image

   Place of Origin: England

   Departure Port: Liverpool, England

   Destination: England

   Arrival Date: 4 Sep 1853

   Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA

   Ship Name: Atlantic

   • Robert Barr 28 Merchant
   • Amelia Edith Barr 21
   • Mary Barr 1 yr 6 mo
   • Eliza Bar 6 mo
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFK-TBM : 18 February 2021), A Barr in entry for R Barr, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSL9-1TN : accessed 18 July 2021), Amelia E Barr, Cornwall Township, Election District 1 & 4 Cornwall vill., Orange, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 7B, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,139.
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WQ6-2ZV : 3 June 2020), Amelia Edith Barr, 10 Mar 1919; citing Death, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,468.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #14528950 : accessed 17 July 2021), memorial page for Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (29 Mar 1831–10 Mar 1919), citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA ; Maintained by L. S. W. (contributor 46818090) .
• Amelia Huddleston Bar Encyclopedia.com
  • Wikipedia:Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr