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Helen Margaret Barr 1912–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1912

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 20 Dec 1983

Death Location: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Earl Barr

Mother: Ethel Shattuck

Spouse(s): Robert Jr

Children(s): Robert III

Helen Margaret Barr was born in 1912 in Michigan, the child of Earl Grant Barr And Ethel Shattuck. In 1920, Helen Margaret Barr resided in Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Helen Margaret Barr resided in Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA. Helen Margaret Barr married Robert Edward Townsend Jr, and had children including Robert Edward Townsend Iii, Virginia Townsend. Helen Margaret Barr passed away in 1983 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Helen Margaret Barr was born in 1912 in Michigan, the child of Earl Grant Barr And Ethel Shattuck.
  • In 1920, Helen Margaret Barr resided in Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Helen Margaret Barr resided in Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA.
  • Helen Margaret Barr married Robert Edward Townsend Jr, and had children including Robert Edward Townsend Iii, Virginia Townsend.
  • Helen Margaret Barr passed away in 1983 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Earl Barr
1887–1957
Birth Location: Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
EB
Ethel Shattuck
1889–1934
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Robert Jr
1908–1977
Birth Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts
RJ

Children(s)

Robert III
1943–2008
Birth Location: Birmingham, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
RI

Helen Barr's Ancestors

Self
Helen Barr
1912–1983
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Earl Grant Barr
1887–1957
Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
Ethel Shattuck
1889–1934
Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Thurston Barr
1862–1889
Michigan
Jenette Mayward
1868–1931
Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Frank Shattuck
1865–1946
Iowa, USA
Jessie (Bell) Buno
1866–1944
Livingston County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Barr
1834–1907
Mary Barr
1840–1917
Charles Maynard
1832–1876
Rhoda Martin
1836–1925
George Shattuck
1843–1930
Harriet Clinton
1843–1918
Dempsey Buno
1828–1907
Caroline Dwinnell
1831–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rhuben Bar
1803–1873
Margarett Snyder
1806–1884
Benjamin Skinner
1815–1895
Mary Moon
1826–1878
William Martin
1806–1892
Samantha Stockwell
1807–1879
George Shattuck
1812–1878
Cynthia Heath
1817–1888
James Clinton
1799–1861
Hannah Brown
1808–
William Buno
1798–
Rhodema Bentley
1799–1874
William Dwinell
1795–1850
Sarah Cole
1801–1873

Helen Barr's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Margaret) Barr (3 Mar 1912–20 Dec 1983) m. Robert (Edward Townsend) Jr (27 Oct 1908–8 Jan 1977)
  1. 1. Robert (Edward Townsend) III 1943–2008

Helen Barr's Timeline

7 Records

1912
3 Mar 1912
Birth of Helen Margaret Barr in Michigan
Michigan
1920
1920
Age 8
Helen Margaret Barr resided here in Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA
Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Helen Margaret Barr resided here in Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1949
1949
Age 37
Helen Margaret Barr resided here in Birmingham, Michigan, USA
Birmingham, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Helen Margaret Barr resided here in Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Helen Margaret Barr resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1983
20 Dec 1983
Age 71
Death of Helen Margaret Barr in Pinellas, Florida, United States
Pinellas, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [3] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Birmingham, Oakland
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 22 Dec 1983; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; ,0.44286048,0.4815975,0.48442936&xid=3355
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340751
    [7] Florida Death Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Birmingham, Oakland
    [10] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340751

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Birmingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Birmingham, Oakland
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Birmingham, Oakland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 735 S Village Drive
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 22 Dec 1983; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; ,0.44286048,0.4815975,0.48442936&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Birmingham, Michigan
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1983
    Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 22 Dec 1983; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; ,0.44286048,0.4815975,0.48442936&xid=3355
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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