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Edwin Howard Tarr 1914–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1914

Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 31 Jan 1999

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Tarr

Mother: Anna Biggs

Spouse(s): Ethel Lanyon

Children(s): Edwin Tarr

Edwin Howard Tarr was born in 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the child of William Tarr And Anna Stelle Biggs. In 1935, Edwin Howard Tarr resided in Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Edwin Howard Tarr married Ethel May Lanyon, and had children including Dianna Tarr, Edwin Howard Tarr, Ethel May Tarr, Jack Allan Tarr, Robert W Tarr, Ronald K Tarr. Edwin Howard Tarr passed away in 1999 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Howard Tarr was born in 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the child of William Tarr And Anna Stelle Biggs.
  • In 1935, Edwin Howard Tarr resided in Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • Edwin Howard Tarr married Ethel May Lanyon, and had children including Dianna Tarr, Edwin Howard Tarr, Ethel May Tarr, Jack Allan Tarr, Robert W Tarr, Ronald K Tarr.
  • Edwin Howard Tarr passed away in 1999 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Edwin Tarr's Ancestors

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Edwin Tarr
1914–1999
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Parents
William Tarr
1873–
Pennsylvania
Anna (Stelle) Biggs
1877–
Maryland
Grandparents
Alexander Tarr
1831–1887
Pennsylvania, United States
Pauline Elliott
1839–1917
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Casper Tarr
1803–1879
Mary Adams
1809–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1768–1825
Maria Heilman
1779–1823

Edwin Tarr's Descendants

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Edwin (Howard) Tarr (11 Jul 1914–31 Jan 1999) m. Ethel (May) Lanyon (2 Mar 1915–31 Dec 1996)
  1. 1. Edwin (Howard) Tarr 1934–2024 m. Joyce (Motie Olga) Tilley 1931–2022

Edwin Tarr's Timeline

3 Records

1914
11 Jul 1914
Birth of Edwin Howard Tarr in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 21
Edwin Howard Tarr resided here in Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1999
31 Jan 1999
Age 85
Death of Edwin Howard Tarr in Indiana Twp, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana Twp, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3414; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2-429
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 174-18-9527; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1519; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 377; Image: 1030
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Penn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3414; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2-429

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1999
    Event Place: Indiana Twp, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 174-18-9527; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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