| 2. |  William BARR  (1.Mary1) was born on 8 Sep 1877 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Aug 1943 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA; was buried on 12 Aug 1943. Notes:
He, his wife and oldest daughter were born in Canada and became naturalized citizens when they moved to Ohio, in the range of 1909-1912. He was a lineman in his first daughter's birth record in 1908. He was a lineman (in the telegraph industry) earning a wage according to the 1920 census record. In the 1930 census, he and his wife were living alone. It gives their same age and states that he was a lineman by trade. In this census, his father is listed as being born in Scotland, not Canada as the 1920 census had. He was not working at the time. His wife was employed as a maid in a home. His daughter, Evelyn and son Robert and son Melba are living in the household next to them. He registered for the draft in World War I. It is unknown if he actually served in this war, but he did enlist in World War II.
The World War I record gives his wife's name as Jane. He was employed by Sherwin Williams Co. They lived at 1437 17th St. in Cleveland. He was born on Sep 8, 1877 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada according to the World War II record. They lived at 3126 Prospect Ave. in Cleveland at the time. He was employed by the W.P.A. on Oct. 25, 1942.
He was 6 ft. tall, 240 lbs., had gray eyes and hair, wore glasses and had a broken finger on his left hand. The 1920 census was taken in Jan. of 1920, so he would have been 42 years of age matching this World War II Registration card. He looked just like Theodore Roosevelt even down to the dress. He worked with the CCC. He ran one unit. He was dared to pick up this huge tree trunk. He could never pass up a dare and this one ripped his bowels and eventually killed him.
His obituary in the Cleveland Plain Dealer was as follows: "Barr, William, beloved husband of Jane, father of Isabelle Clark, Evelyn Maxwell, Robert Barr and Melba Leckin, residence 3126 Prospect Ave. Friends may call at A.E. Brown Funeral Home, 8806 Euclid Ave. Services Thursday, Aug. 12, 2 p.m."
The following newspaper articles might possibly belong to this family in the Cleveland Plain dealer. There were many Barr families living in the area previous to this Barr family locating in Cleveland though Navarre, Nov. 16: Mr. and Mrs. William Barr and daughter spent Sunday with the former parents: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barr.
William married Jane CHATTERTON on 3 Aug 1906 in Montreal, , Qu. Jane (daughter of John J. CHATTERTON and Mary Emily CHATTERTON) was born on 16 Mar 1881 in Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada; died in Apr 1967 in New Lexington, Knox, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Margaret Isabel BARR was born on 18 Oct 1908 in , Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died after 1943 in Of Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA.
- 5. Evelyn BARR was born about 1912 in , , OH, USA; died after 1943 in Of Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA.
- 6. Robert W. BARR was born on 9 Jul 1913 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA; died on 1 May 1961 in Maple Heights, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA.
- 7. Melba BARR was born about 1917 in , , OH, USA; died after 1943 in Of Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA.
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Bef 1860 - Yes, date unknown
