Mary james barr biography of christopher
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Mary Susan James Barr, undoubtedly named after her Aunt Susan was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 17, 1879 to Jesse and Zerelda (Zee) Mimms James. She was known as Mary Howard as her parents were going by the names of Thomas and Josie Howard. It was not until her father's death on April 3, 1882 that little Mary Howard actually became Mary James. She was much too young to remember her father or that fateful day in St. Joseph, Missouri when her father was killed by fellow gang member Bob Ford.
Mary was the last of Jesse and Zee's four children. Older brother Jesse Edwards born in 1875, twin brothers, Gould and Montgomery died at birth in 1878. She and her brother Jesse Jr would live together in Nashville, Kansas City, St. Joseph and then back in Kansas City.
Their lives were not easy as the family often packed up to move in the middle of the night whenever their father felt the authorities were getting too close. Once her father died, Mary and Jesse Jr moved with their mother back to Kansas City, Missouri and this is where she actually grew to adulthood.
On March 6, 1901 Mary married Henry Lafayette Barr (1867-1935). They had 4 children together:
Lawrence Henry Barr (1902-1984)
Forster Ray Barr (1904-1977)
Chester Arthur Barr (1907-1984)
Henrietta Barr (1913-1913) She died at seven months old.
For the majority of their married life, Henry and Mary lived just south of the
old James Samuel family farm place. There was a period of time when Mary and Henry lived in Kearney in a house that sat next to the old Baptist Church at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. If you drive through Mt. Olivet cemetery on the east end you can still see an old water pump. This pump sat in the back yard of the house. Perhaps Mary wanted to live there to keep an eye on her father's grave after he had been moved into town in 1902. Years later the family moved to
Excelsior Springs on Isley Street so that the Barr brothers could attend h Daniel H. Barr (-1852) came to the United States in 1799 from his home in Ireland and settled in Blairsville, Pennsylvania (Indiana County). While his main occupation was as a cooper, he quickly moved into the political circles by serving in numerous public offices in Blairsville. He served as town justice of the peace, postmaster and collector on the Pennsylvania Canal. Daniel Barr passed his trade onto his son, James P. Barr (1822-1886). James P. Barr moved to Pittsburgh in 1841 at nineteen years of age and quickly began his involvement in various political and social circles. He married Ann Dunlevy (-1865) in 1847 and had seven children before Ann's death in a railroad accident in 1865. James's first position in the newspaper industry was with the American Manufacturer, a Democratic weekly, which merged one year later with the Mercury to form The Post. The Post was formed as a newspaper holding forth the ideals of the Democratic Party. By 1845, he had reached the position of busines American law educator James Barr Ames (June 22, 1846 – January 8, 1910) was an American law educator, who popularized the "case-study" method of teaching law. Ames was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 22, 1846; son of Samuel T. and Mary H. (Barr) Ames and grandson of James Barr, M.D. He received his primary education in Boston, then graduated from Harvard College in 1868 (A.B.), and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1872 (LL.B). He began working as a tutor and instructor at Harvard in 1871, and continued until 1873, when he was admitted to the bar. Although a licensed lawyer, Ames did not open a private practice, spending his full-time at Harvard during his entire career, as tutor (French and German, 1871-72), instructor (History, 1872-73), assistant professor (Law, 1873-1877), full professor (Law, 1877-1895), and dean of the Law School (1895-1910). Ames married Sarah Russell (born September 22, 1851) on June 28, 1880. He died in Wilton, New Hampshire, on January 8, 1910. Ames has been called the foremost teacher of law of his time, being not only an exceptionally broad and accurate scholar, and a profound student of the history of common law, but also having special ability in the development of clear and exact thought in those under his instruction. In teaching law to his Harvard students, Ames used actual legal cases to illustrate legal principles, a concept which had been developed by Christopher Columbus Langdell. Ames insisted that legal education should require the study of actual cases instead of abstract principles of law. He was instrumental in introducing the case method in the teaching of law, a method which had come into general use in US law schools at the time of his death, and which continues to the present. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Scie Dr. James Barr Carroll, 88, of Glastonbury, CT, passed away at home on April 29. Jim was predeceased by his beloved wife of 61 years, Mary Gesen Carroll. Jim was born in Chicago, IL on March 25, 1929 to John and Anne (Trossen) Carroll. He met his wife, Mary, at Brown University where he earned a BS in Engineering and a MS in Aeronautical Engineering. Jim also earned a PhD in Physics from the University of Connecticut. He began his career at Pratt & Whitney in the Research Center where he developed fuselage profiles for supersonic aircraft. Throughout the years, he also worked as a development engineer for Royal Typewriter, professor for The University of Connecticut/Stamford, consultant for the Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Energy Administration in Washington, D.C. He ended his career at Optelecom where he developed fiber optic components. Jim and Mary moved to Glastonbury in 1955 where they settled and raised their family of 6 children. Jim was one of the founding members of the Woodledge Pool Club, president of Apple Hill’s homeowner’s association, and church school teacher at The First Church of Christ. Later in life, Jim was a member of the John Tom Hill Club and the Glastonbury Historical Society. He enjoyed gourmet cooking, watercolor painting, gardening, and was an avid reader who could converse about any topic. Jim is survived by his children James B. Jr and his wife Gregg Carroll of New Lebanon NY, Mark G. and Silvia Carroll of Genoa Italy, Sara J. and William Kelly of Glastonbury CT, John L. and Bijour Carroll of Bolton CT, Risha J. and Allen Deary of Carlisle MA, and his son in law John Cancellieri of Glastonbury CT. He is also survived by grandchildren John Cancellieri Jr. and wife Leigh, Christina Conoscenti and husband Christopher, Caitlin Patoka and husband John, Mackenzie Carroll, Kevan Carroll, David Carroll, William Kelly Jr, Matthias Kelly, Margaret Kelly, Jordyn Ca Guide to the Papers of the Barr Family, 1850-1912
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