Christian S. Barr and Elizabeth Ellen Marshall

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Husband Christian S. Barr ¹

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           Born: 8 Sep 1853 - Woodcock Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
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         Father: Christian Barr (1806-1862) 1 3
         Mother: Sarah Bossard (1808-1876) 1 3

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       Marriage: 24 Jul 1880 2

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Wife Elizabeth Ellen Marshall ²

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           Born: 11 Jan 1858 - near Wilmington, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Father: Hugh Marshall (1826-1898) 2
         Mother: Susanna Zuver (1831-1904) 2

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Children

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1 F Gretchen Freda Barr ²

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           Born: 9 May 1891 - Derrick City, Foster Twp, McKean Co, PA 2
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General Notes: Husband - Christian S. Barr

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When he was very young his parents moved to Bruin, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and when he was but nine years of age his father died and he then made his residence with his oldest brother, John, in Blooming Valley, Crawford County, Pennsyl­vania, where he was educated in the public schools. In 1877 he began working on an oil lease in Butler County, where he remained until January 1, 1881, when he moved to Derrick City, McKean County, Penn­sylvania, taking a position with the Tide Water Pipe Company. His career with them was a series of promotions; he began with the company on construction work, at which he remained for fifteen months, was promoted to guager, a position he held until 1902, when he was advanced to the office of district fore­man, and on July 1, 1908, he received his final promotion, becoming superintendent of the local lines of the company with his office at No. 14 South avenue, Bradford.
Mr. Barr was one of the leading and most enterprising and energetic citizens of Brad­ford, held in high regard throughout the com­munity. His political sympathies are with the Republican party, although he never held any office. He was a regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church. His club was the Merchants of Bradford, and he was a mem­ber of the Bradford Lodge, No. 334, Free and Accepted Masons; Chapter, No. 260, Royal Arch Masons, at Bradford; Command­ery, No. 58, Knights Templar, and Zem Zem Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Ellen Marshall

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She was educated in the public schools of Venango County, Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Bradford, and belonged to the McKean County Historical So­ciety.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 161.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 162.

3 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1150.