Brief Life History of Joseph Randolph
When Dr Joseph Randolph Barr was born on 21 October 1881, in Gillespie, Texas, United States, his father, John Hinson Barr, was 47 and his mother, Caroline Elizabeth Price, was 22. He married Elma Ada Smith on 30 June 1907, in Marcola, Lane, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Lake, California, United States in 1930 and Tule Lake Judicial Township, Siskiyou, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 27 August 1949, in San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (53)
- J Randolph Barr, "United States Census, 1940"
- Joseph R Barr, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Joseph Randolph Barr, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1881–1949 Male
1887–1966 Female
Children (2)
1905–1984 Female
1911–1983 Male
Parents and Siblings
1834–1923 Male
1859–1945 Female
Siblings (6)
1874–1946 Female
1877–1964 Female
1879–1952 Male
1881–1949 Male
1885–1919 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1894
Age 13
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 19
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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