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James Alva Tarr 1878–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1878

Birth Location: Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 15 Feb 1948

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Father: Henry Tarr

Mother: Maria Kizer

Spouse(s): Cora Walker

Children(s): Violet Tarr, Stanley Tarr, Harry Tarr, Charlie Tarr, James Tarr, Kirk Tarr, Elmer Tarr

James Alva Tarr was born in 1878 in Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States, the child of Henry Y Tarr And Maria Jane Kizer. James Alva Tarr married Cora L Walker, and had children including Charlie Tarr, Elmer Tarr, Harry Tarr, James Tarr, Kirk Tarr, Stanley Tarr, Violet Tarr. James Alva Tarr passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Biography

  • James Alva Tarr was born in 1878 in Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States, the child of Henry Y Tarr And Maria Jane Kizer.
  • James Alva Tarr married Cora L Walker, and had children including Charlie Tarr, Elmer Tarr, Harry Tarr, James Tarr, Kirk Tarr, Stanley Tarr, Violet Tarr.
  • James Alva Tarr passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Tarr's Ancestors

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James Tarr
1878–1948
Birth Place: Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States
Parents
Henry Y Tarr
1848–1912
Pennsylvania
Maria (Jane) Kizer
1846–1917
Cedar, Iowa
Grandparents
George (F) Tarr
1823–1863
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Eliza (J) McAninch
1823–1900
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1768–1825
Maria Heilman
1779–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1727–1792
Marie Doerr
1728–1795
Peter Heilman
1749–1833
Elizabeth Harter
1747–1829

James Tarr's Descendants

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James (Alva) Tarr (19 Jun 1878–15 Feb 1948) m. Cora (L) Walker (26 May 1884–6 Apr 1969)
  1. 1. Violet Tarr 1912–1998 m. William (Wayne) Mann 1908– m. Albert (L) Kendrick 1905–2000
    1. 1. William (Wayne) Mann 1932–1991
  2. 2. Stanley Tarr 1907–
  3. 3. Harry Tarr 1904–1979
  4. 4. Charlie Tarr 1901–1945
  5. 5. James Tarr 1914–2002
  6. 6. Kirk Tarr 1908–
  7. 7. Elmer Tarr 1910–1995

James Tarr's Timeline

2 Records

1878
19 Jun 1878
Birth of James Alva Tarr in Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States
Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States
1948
15 Feb 1948
Age 70
Death of James Alva Tarr in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Adair, Adair, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Plum Creek, Pawnee, Nebraska; Roll: T625_994; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 981
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 143; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 274; Image: 566.0; FHL microfilm: 2339878
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hunter, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0173; Image: 513; FHL microfilm: 1375270

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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