St. Clair County People of Interest


 

CALEB JACKSON BARR, Rev. (1819 – 1895)

For further information, see page on: Thomas Moore Johnson, Dr. R.W. Garnett.

1883 History of St. Clair County, Missouri:

REV. C. J. BARR, minister and farmer, section 34, was born in Simpson County, Kentucky, January 8, 1819, being a son of Silas and Sarah (Headelston) Barr, natives of North Carolina. C. J. grew to manhood on his father's farm, and was educated in Withe College, Tennessee. He was ordained a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1845, and then was engaged in preaching and school teaching in that state until 1856, when he came to St. Clair County, Missouri. Here he has since been occupied in the ministry and farming. His farm contains 245 acres, 200 of which are in a high state of cultivation. May 11, 1848, Mr. Barr was married to Miss Martha A. Scobey, of Tennessee. They have two children, Robert F. and Alice J.



1850 Wilson Co., TN – Civil District No. 6:
Line 28, 30 September
991/991 C.J. Barr, age 31, male, Teacher, $540 real estate, born KY
Martha Barr, age 26, female, born TN
Sarah A. Barr, age 1, female, born TN
Susan Reece, age 12, female, born TN, attended school

1860 St. Clair Co., MO - Osceola Twp.:
Page 42, Line 8, Osceola Post Office, 14 July
Caleb J. Barr, age 40, male, Farmer, $2000 real estate, $600 personal estate, born Kentucky
M.A. Barr, age 35, female, born Tennessee
Sarah E. Barr, age 11, female, born Tennessee, attended school
R.F. Barr, age 7, male, born Tennessee, attended school
Susan F. Barr, age 9, female, born Tennessee, attended school
M.J. Barr, age 1, female, born Missouri

1870 St. Clair Co., MO - Butler Twp.:
Page 1, Line 16, Taberville Post Office, 27 June
Barr, Caleb, age 50, male, white, Farmer, $3000 real estate, $1122 personal estate, born Kentucky, over age 21
Martha, age 45, female, white, Keeping House, born Tennessee
Elizabeth, age 21, female, white, At Home, born Tennessee
Susan, age 19, female, white, At Home, born Tennessee, attended school
Frank, age 16, male, white, At Home, born Tennessee, attended school
Alice, age 9, female, white, At Home, born Missouri

1880 St. Clair Co., MO – Chalk Level Twp:
Dist. 6, ED 230, Page 18, Line 9, 14 June
Caleb Barr, white male, age 61, married, farmer, born KY, parents born NC
Martha, white female, age 57, wife, married, keeping house, born TN, father born NC, mother born TN
Robert, white male, age 21, son, single, farmer, born TN, father born KY, mother born TN
Alice, white female, age 18, daughter, single, at home, born MO, father born KY, mother born TN
Jarvis, Alice, white female, age 1, granddaughter, single, born TN, father born IL, mother born TN

1900 St. Clair Co., MO – Osceola Twp, Osceola City:
Dist. 6, ED 150, Page 3A, Line 37, 4 June
52/54 Johnson, Thompson M., head, white male, born March 1851, age 49, married 19 years, born MO, parents born VA, Lawyer, can read & write, speaks English, owned home free
Alice B., wife, white female, born September 1861, age 38, married 19 years, 4 children, 4 living, born MO, father born KY, mother born TN, can read & write, speaks English
Ralph P., son, white male, born September 1883, age 16, single, born MO, parents born MO, at school 6 months, can read & write, speaks English
Waldo P., son, white male, born September 1887, age 12, single, born MO, parents born MO, at school 8 months, can read & write, speaks English
Helen M., daughter, white female, born October 1889, age 10, single, born MO, parents born MO, at school 8 months, can read & write, speaks English
Frank P., son, white male, born March 1896, age 4, single, born MO, parents born MO
Barr, Martha A., mother-in-law, white female, born May 1823, age 77, widow, 6 children, 2 living, born TN, father born TN, mother born MS, landlady, can read & write, speaks English

1910 St. Clair Co., MO – Chalk Level Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 128, Page 5B, Line 66, 27 June
96 Barr, Robert F., head, white male, age 57, married 28 years, 1st marriage, born TN, father born KY, mother born TN, speaks English, farmer, general farm, can read & write, owned mortgaged farm, farm # 94
Lucy L., wife, white female, age 42, married 28 years, 1st marriage, 9 children, 8 living, born KY, parents born KY, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write
Robert G., son, white male, age 21, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, speaks English, general laborer, home farm, can read & write
Russell P., son, white male, age 20, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, speaks English, general laborer, home farm, can read & write, not attending school
Julia A., daughter, white female, age 16, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school
Richard F., son, white male, age 13, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school
Ralph B., son, white male, age 10, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school
Bettie L., daughter, white female, age 8, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, speaks English, no occupation, attended school
Louis, son, white male, age 2, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born KY, no occupation



International Genealogical Index:

Elizabeth Barr - Andrew W. Jarvis, married 06 September 1876, St. Clair County, Mo.

Susan F. Barr - Thomas C. Miller, married 26 December 1877, St. Clair County, Mo.



Chalk Level Cumberland Presbyterian Church:

The old church building was an important part of the Chalk Level Community, located 1/4 mile North of the Chalk Level Store and Post office.

Minutes of Session, Feb. 7th 1869 listed as members: C.J. Barr, Martha A. Barr, and Sarah A.E. Barr.



Osceola Herald, 27 July 1871:

A Desirable Farm.
Among the new advertisements will be found one by C.J. Barr offering for sale his farm, located on Gallinipper, some seven miles north of Osceola. It is one of the finest farms in that section of the country, and is most desirably located.



From Lowry City Quasi-quicentennial Book 1871-1996:

Reverend Caleb Jackson Barr was born in Kentucky, January 8, 1819. He was ordained a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1845, probably by Lebanon, Tennessee Presbytery.

He married Martha Ann Scobey May 14, 1848. They came to Missouri settling on a farm in St. Clair County, Chalk Level Township, in 1856. They lived there nearly forty years until Mr. Barr’s sudden death December 9, 1895. Mrs. Barr died March 28, 1911.

They were the parents of six children:
Two daughters who died in infancy.
One daughter married a Jarvis in northern Texas.
One daughter married a Miller near Webb City, Missouri and is buried there.
Alice Barr, born 22 September 1861 Chalk Level, married Thomas M. Johnson, Osceola.
Robert Franklin Barr was born 1853 and married Lucy Lee Garnett.



Missouri State Officers, St. Clair Co., MO, 1919-1920:

Barr, Mrs. Lucy L. – Democrat, Women’s County Committee, Lowry City



Kidd’s Chapel Cemetery Records:
Barr, Caleb Jackson, 08 January 1819 - 09 December 1895
Barr, Martha Ann (Scobey), 19 May 1823 - 28 March 1911
Barr, Robert F. 28 September 1853 - 17 September 1913
Barr, Lucy L. (Garnett), 24 September 1864 - 16 June 1939

Osceola Cemetery Records:
Johnson, Alice (Barr), 22 September 1861 - 02 July 1948
Johnson, Thomas M., 30 March 1851 - 02 March 1919