Brief Life History of John Walker
When John Walker Barr was born in 1787, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Isaac Barr, was 16 and his mother, Margaret Walker, was 17. He married Agnes McCord on 22 May 1811, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Maury, Tennessee, United States in 1820. He died in October 1849, in Marion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62.
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Sources (6)
- John W Baer, "United States Census, 1820"
- John W Barr, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Walker Barr - Death record or certificate: death: about 1848; Bond, Illinois, United States
Spouse and Children
1787–1849 Male
1792–1850 Female
Children (6)
1812–1875 Male
1813–1898 Female
1817–1886 Female
1822–1845 Male
1825–1872 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1771–1841 Male
1771–1805 Female
Siblings (2)
1787–1849 Male
1791– Female
World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 0
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
Age 9
1804
Age 17
Name Meaning
Scottish (Glasgow) and northern Irish (Ulster): habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland, in particular Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, named with Gaelic barr ‘height, hill’ or a Brittonic cognate of this.
English and Welsh: habitational name from Great Barr in Staffordshire. This is from Brittonic barro- ‘top, summit’, referring to Barr Beacon; there is evidence that this was known as la Bare in the 13th century.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Barre-en-Ouche in Eure, France, or perhaps from Barre-de-Semilly in Manche, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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