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Samuel Tarr 1796–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1796

Birth Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 Jul 1867

Death Location: Muscatine County Iowa

Father: Henry Tarr

Mother: Catharine Hougham

Spouse(s): Mary Huntington, Sarah Varney, Mary Arndt, Thirsey Harris

Children(s): Catherine Tarr, Eunice Tarr, George Tarr, Samuel Tarr, Sarah Tarr, Mary Tarr, Daniel Tarr, Amy Tarr, Adeline Tarr, William Tarr

The story of Samuel Tarr began in 1796 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel Tarr married Mary Arndt, Mary Huntington, Sarah Ann Varney, Thirsey Harris, and had children including Adeline Tarr, Amy Tarr, Catherine Tarr, Daniel Tarr, Eunice Tarr, George Rogers Tarr, Mary Tarr, Samuel Tarr, Sarah Tarr, Thomas Tarr, William Tarr. Samuel Tarr passed away in 1867 in Muscatine County Iowa.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Tarr began in 1796 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Samuel Tarr married Mary Arndt, Mary Huntington, Sarah Ann Varney, Thirsey Harris, and had children including Adeline Tarr, Amy Tarr, Catherine Tarr, Daniel Tarr, Eunice Tarr, George Rogers Tarr, Mary Tarr, Samuel Tarr, Sarah Tarr, Thomas Tarr, William Tarr.
  • Samuel Tarr passed away in 1867 in Muscatine County Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Tarr
1751–1831
Birth Location: East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catharine Hougham
1760–1835
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Huntington
1802–1834
Birth Location: Clermont Co., Ohio, USA
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Sarah Varney
1808–1876
Birth Location: New York
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Mary Arndt
1796–1833
Birth Location: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
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Thirsey Harris
1805–1836
Birth Location: Indiana ?
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Children(s)

Catherine Tarr
1823–1851
Birth Location: Clermont, Ohio
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Eunice Tarr
1845–1907
Birth Location: Cedar County, Iowa, United States
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George Tarr
1847–1888
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Samuel Tarr
1849–1871
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Tarr
1831–1925
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Mary Tarr
1859–
Birth Location: Ill
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Daniel Tarr
1827–1904
Birth Location: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, United States
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Amy Tarr
1819–1856
Birth Location: Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Adeline Tarr
1828–1915
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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William Tarr
1824–1906
Birth Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania
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Samuel Tarr's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Tarr
1796–1867
Birth Place: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Henry (Heinrich) Tarr
1751–1831
East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharine (Pitts) Hougham
1760–1835
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Johannes (Balthaser) Tarr
1727–1792
Germany
Marie (Catherine) Doerr
1728–1795
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hanß Tarr
1705–1740
Esther Campbell
1705–1805
Johann Doerr
1689–1760
Maria Eckard
1696–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joachim Dürr
1644–1711
Anna Strecker
1675–
Johan Doerr
1655–
Elisabetha Schoenert
1656–1700

Samuel Tarr's Descendants

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Samuel Tarr (22 Mar 1796–28 Jul 1867) m. Mary Huntington (19 May 1802–26 Sep 1834) m. Sarah (Ann) Varney (26 Sep 1808–13 July 1876) m. Mary Arndt (1 Apr 1796–2 Jul 1833) m. Thirsey Harris (abt 1805–Feb 1836)
  1. 1. Catherine Tarr 1823–1851 m. Noah (Lee) Wherry 1819–1899
    1. 1. Matilda (M) Wherry 1841–1902 m. George (W) Dowler 1837–1910
      1. 1. Robert (Emmet) Dowler 1879–1964 m. Viola (M) Weaver 1875–
        1. 1. George (Kenneth) Dowler 1910–1994 m. Willa (Elizabeth) Walker 1915–
        2. 2. Andly Dooler 1904–1984
        3. 3. Vina Dowler 1909–
        4. 4. Thomas (V) Dowler 1908–
        5. 5. Clifford (E) Dowler 1913–2013
        6. 6. Galen (V) Dowler 1899–
  2. 2. Eunice Tarr 1845–1907
  3. 3. George (Rogers) Tarr 1847–1888
  4. 4. Samuel Tarr 1849–1871
  5. 5. Sarah Tarr 1831–1925
  6. 6. Mary Tarr 1859–
  7. 7. Daniel Tarr 1827–1904
  8. 8. Amy Tarr 1819–1856
  9. 9. Adeline Tarr 1828–1915 m. John (Granville) Wales 1833–1902 m. John (Nathan) Henning 1811–1850
    1. 1. Samuel (E) Wales 1857–1922
    2. 2. Thomas (C.) Wales 1863–1863
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wales 1861–
    4. 4. William (Nathan) Henning 1847–1917
    5. 5. Angeline Henning 1846–1866 m. Richard Smith 1837–
      1. 1. Alexander (A) Smith 1863–1949 m. Hannah Fredrickson 1868–1933
        1. 1. Amy (Mildred) Smith 1893–1927
        2. 2. Effie (M) Smith 1885–1941
        3. 3. Roy Smith 1888–1982
        4. 4. Tillie (Angeline) Smith 1891–1990 m. Frank (Clarence) Johnson 1886–1947
        5. 5. Andrew (Rex) Smith 1895–1975
        6. 6. Hilda (Estella) Smith 1901–1923
      2. 2. Baby Smith 1861–1861
      3. 3. Jerritt Smith 1862–1862
    6. 6. Susan (A) Henning 1850–
  10. 10. William Tarr 1824–1906

Samuel Tarr's Timeline

2 Records

1796
22 Mar 1796
Birth of Samuel Tarr in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
1867
28 Jul 1867
Age 71
Death of Samuel Tarr in Muscatine County Iowa
Muscatine County Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1796
    Event Place: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Muscatine County Iowa
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