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James Harrison Tarr 1877–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1877

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1954

Death Location: Ohio, USA

Father: Gasper Tarr

Mother: Jane Buttermore

Spouse(s): Mary Baum

Children(s): Naomi Tarr, William Tarr, Samuel Tarr, Stella Tarr, George Tarr, Sadie Tarr

The story of James Harrison Tarr began in 1877 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. James Harrison Tarr married Mary Elsie Baum, and had children including George Edward Tarr, Naomi Mary Tarr, Sadie Viola Tarr, Samuel Allison Tarr, Stella Agnes Tarr, William Tarr. James Harrison Tarr passed away in 1954 in Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Harrison Tarr began in 1877 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Harrison Tarr married Mary Elsie Baum, and had children including George Edward Tarr, Naomi Mary Tarr, Sadie Viola Tarr, Samuel Allison Tarr, Stella Agnes Tarr, William Tarr.
  • James Harrison Tarr passed away in 1954 in Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gasper Tarr
1833–1914
Birth Location: East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
GT
Jane Buttermore
1833–1914
Birth Location: Connellsville, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
JB

Spouses(s)

Mary Baum
1886–1975
Birth Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
MB

Children(s)

Naomi Tarr
1909–1981
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
NT
William Tarr
1908–1953
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WT
Samuel Tarr
1906–1990
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
ST
Stella Tarr
1917–2005
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
ST
George Tarr
1915–
Birth Location: –
GT
Sadie Tarr
1912–1951
Birth Location: –
ST

James Tarr's Ancestors

Self
James Tarr
1877–1954
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Gasper Chester Tarr
1833–1914
East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane (Ellen) Buttermore
1833–1914
Connellsville, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Gasper (Chester) Tarr
1804–1863
Tarrs Station, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Taylor
1804–1883
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
John Buttermore
1784–1875
Connellsville, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Taylor
1797–1836
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gasper Tarr
1770–1838
Ann Reid
1764–1853
Johann Bodamer
1758–1818
Anna Ziegenfuss
1760–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1727–1792
Marie Doerr
1728–1795

James Tarr's Descendants

1.
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James (Harrison) Tarr (6 Sep 1877–15 Sep 1954) m. Mary (Elsie) Baum (abt 1886–10 February 1975)
  1. 1. Naomi (Mary) Tarr 1909–1981 m. Clifford (Lincoln) Ansel 1902–1992
    1. 1. Dona (Jean) Ansel 1931–2012
    2. 2. Mabel (Irene) Ansel 1926–2018
  2. 2. William Tarr 1908–1953
  3. 3. Samuel (Allison) Tarr 1906–1990
  4. 4. Stella (Agnes) Tarr 1917–2005
  5. 5. George (Edward) Tarr 1915–
  6. 6. Sadie (Viola) Tarr 1912–1951

James Tarr's Timeline

2 Records

1877
6 Sep 1877
Birth of James Harrison Tarr in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1954
15 Sep 1954
Age 77
Death of James Harrison Tarr in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1954
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
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