Doddridge County Roots

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Isaac Wesley BARR

Isaac Wesley BARR

Male 1886 - 1972  (85 years)

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  • Name Isaac Wesley BARR 
    Born 1 May 1886  Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Birthplace given in marriage record as Wetzel County.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1910  Littleton, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1918  [2
    teamster for Levi Maxwell in Smithton 
    Residence 1918  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1920  [6
    teamster on road 
    Occupation 1930  [4
    laborer for State Roads 
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1942  [1
    Doddridge County W.P.A. 
    Residence 1942  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 15 Apr 1972  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8
    Buried Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I94061  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 May 2017 

    Father Oliver Jackson BARR,   b. Mar 1858 
    Mother Julia Ann STOTTLEMYRE,   b. Feb 1868 
    Family ID F40160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Elizabeth LEHEW,   b. Jan 1892, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1910  Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920:
      Wesley Barr, 35, teamster on road; wife Minnie, 23; son Albert, 8; dau Laura, 5; dau Bertha, 3 yr 2 mo; son Harold, 1 yr 7 mo.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at Route 50:
      Wesley Barr, 44, laborer for State Road; wife Minnie, 36; son Albert, 19, single; dau Lara, 16; dau Bertha, 15; dau Ocie, 13 (sic); son Harry, 11; son Johnny, 4; son Leroy, 1.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 3 1940:
      Wesley Barr, 52, laborer; wife Minnie, 40; son Harry, 21, single; dau Oasie, 19, single; son Johnny, 14; son Leroy, 12; dau Bonnie, 9; grandson Walter Smith, 5.
      The next enumerated households were those of Wesley and Minnie's son Albert and daughter Lora:
      Albert Barr, 29, labor for State Road; wife Bertha, 23; son Charles, 3.
      Hugh Payton, 25, laborer; wife Lora, 27; dau Rosalee, 7; son Walter, 3.
    Children 
     1. Albert William BARR,   b. 15 Mar 1911,   d. 26 Feb 1981  (Age 69 years)
     2. Lora BARR,   b. CA 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bertha Grace BARR,   b. 28 Oct 1915, Little Battle, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1999  (Age 83 years)
     4. Harry Thomas BARR,   b. 4 May 1918, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1973  (Age 54 years)
     5. Ocie Julia BARR,   b. 7 Feb 1922, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1942, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     6. John Wesley "Johnny" BARR,   b. 25 Mar 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Walter Leroy "Pete" BARR,   b. 30 Apr 1928, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 2011  (Age 82 years)
     8. Bonnie Kathryn BARR,   b. 4 Aug 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1995, Bexar Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F40612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Littleton, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Oct 1910 - Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1972 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11600864&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).