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James Wylie Tarr 1893–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1893

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 26 Jun 1948

Death Location: Paris, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Wylie Tarr

Mother: Emma Ramsey

Spouse(s): Minta Hurd

Children(s): Henry Tarr, Raymond Tarr, Hilda Tarr, Robert Tarr, Grace Tarr, Edna Tarr, John Tarr

The story of James Wylie Tarr began in 1893 in West Virginia. James Wylie Tarr married Minta Iora Hurd, and had children including Edna Beatrice Tarr, Grace Tarr, Henry Oliver Tarr, Hilda Marie Tarr, John Frederick Tarr, Raymond Clark Tarr, Robert James Tarr, Vera Jane Tarr. James Wylie Tarr passed away in 1948 in Paris, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wylie Tarr began in 1893 in West Virginia.
  • James Wylie Tarr married Minta Iora Hurd, and had children including Edna Beatrice Tarr, Grace Tarr, Henry Oliver Tarr, Hilda Marie Tarr, John Frederick Tarr, Raymond Clark Tarr, Robert James Tarr, Vera Jane Tarr.
  • James Wylie Tarr passed away in 1948 in Paris, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Tarr's Ancestors

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James Tarr
1893–1948
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Wylie A Tarr
1857–1919
Little Cove, Hancock, Virginia, United States
Emma (Martha) Ramsey
1862–1919
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Tarr
1816–1895
Kings Creek, Hancock, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Crawford
1822–1893
Brooks Cty, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Peter Tarr
1758–1836
Mary McConnell
1767–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1727–1792
Marie Doerr
1728–1795

James Tarr's Descendants

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James (Wylie) Tarr (19 Sep 1893–26 Jun 1948) m. Minta (Iora) Hurd (30 October 1898–23 December 1996)
  1. 1. Henry (Oliver) Tarr 1932–2019
  2. 2. Raymond (Clark) Tarr 1920–2006 m. Catherine (Virginia) Fenske 1921–2008
  3. 3. Hilda (Marie) Tarr 1927–2001 m. Edward Eddy 1922–1979
    1. 1. Rodney (Allen) Shore –1946
  4. 4. Robert (James) Tarr 1927–2005 m. Janet (Lee) Savage 1933–2004
  5. 5. Grace Tarr 1925–2006 m. Burl Taylor 1924–2003
  6. 6. Edna (Beatrice) Tarr 1918–2013 m. James (Raymond) Huggins 1904–1973
    1. 1. James (Edward) Huggins 1939–2011
  7. 7. John (Frederick) Tarr 1923–1924

James Tarr's Timeline

2 Records

1893
19 Sep 1893
Birth of James Wylie Tarr in West Virginia
West Virginia
1948
26 Jun 1948
Age 55
Death of James Wylie Tarr in Weirton, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Weirton, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1893
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1948
    Event Place: Weirton, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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