There is some talk within the family that the person who raised Olive was not her biological father, but had raised her from a very young age.
Name: William George Barr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Jun 1914 Event Place: Bedford, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Father's Name: Robert Barr Mother's Name: Susana Thompson Spouse's Name: Olive Mitchell Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Spouse's Father's Name: John Mitchell Spouse's Mother's Name: Nellie Mahan Page: 013043 GS Film Number: 002021941 Digital Folder Number: 004705212 Image Number: 00788 Citing this Record: "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/278S-KWW : accessed 23 Nov 2014), Robert Barr in entry for William George Barr and Olive Mitchell, 24 Jun 1914; citing registration 013043, Bedford, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 002021941.
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