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Author: Guambaby
Surnames: BARR BEAN SMOOTS MCBRIDE
Classification: queries
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I am seeking help trying to determine where the final disposition of William J. Barr
(1808-1871) is in Harrison Co. I find him in the census records up to 1870, where he is
still in Harrison Co., IN. I then found this little notice in the Corydon Republican
deaths:
In Boone township, WILLIAM BARR, an old and highly respected citizen.
Corydon Republican, 7/18/1871 page 3
And just months before, he transferred land to his daughter, Leanna J. (Barr) McBride:
Wm. J. Barr to L. J. McBride: a part of northwest quarter of section 31, town 5, range 4,
containing 42 acres for $30 annually, to be paid during the lifetime of William J. Barr.
The Corydon Democrat, April 18, 1871, page 1
(Realty) Transfers
William was married to Mary Smoots in Harrison Co., IN in March 1835. She is in the 1860
census but not the 1870, so I assume she must have died or they divorced in the meantime.
I show four children for them:
James A. Barr (b. abt 1837)
Leanna J. Barr (b. 1840) married Henry McBride 1869
Martha Barr (1843-1878) married Jacob Bean 1867
Rebecca Frances Barr (1845-1928) married William Kee McBride 1866
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