William married Sarah Jane Russell, 13 Sep 1859, in Jackson, Madison, TN. He is listed as a painter, living with his in-laws in 1860. In the 1865 city census of Memphis, TN, he is a married painter with 2 young children and he is also a painter in 1870 US census. By 1880 his occupation is listed as a druggist. Sarah and William had the following children:
1. Minnie Woodworth Barr McGlohn, named after her paternal grandmother, Almira Woodworth, wife of Charles Barr
2. William Sevier, named after his father, William Barr and maternal grandmother's surname, Nancy Sevier
3. Charles Russell, named after his paternal grandfathers, Charles Barr and Jesse Russell
4. Harry Chester
5. Nannie Myra, named after her grandmothers, Nancy Sevier and Almira Woodworth
6. Janie Sevier Barr Cook, named after her mother (Sarah Jane) and maternal grandmother (Sevier)
Sarah Jane Barr makes a Tennessee Confederate Widows Pension Application in which she states William's place of birth as Youngstown, Ohio. It also states his DOB as 1 Jun 1836, but all census entries lean toward 1833.
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He enlisted 10 Mar 1862 at Jackson, TN as a private in Capt. R P Ford's Company, 55th Regiment of the TN Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, TN, 1 Jan 1863 and stated that he was with Company G of the 6th Regiment.
According to the widow's pension application, he enlisted in Co. L, 6th TN Inf, Confederate States Army on 10 Mar 1862. "He was detailed for hospital work" and was captured at Murfreesboro, TN on 1 Jan 1863 eventually becoming a prisoner of war in Louisville, KY. He was scheduled for transportation, April 1863, to Baltimore enroute to City Point, VA for exchange and never made it. He apparently escaped while still in the Louisville area, possibly with the help of his brother who lived in Cincinnati, OH [as stated in the application] and he headed south to Paducah, KY then to Memphis, where the wife states he was smuggling medicines for use by the Confederate soldiers. Sarah states that he took "the oath" in Paducah, but since there was no official record of this happening or of his whereabouts from Apr 1863 to May 1865, the application was rejected.
1. Minnie Woodworth Barr McGlohn, named after her paternal grandmother, Almira Woodworth, wife of Charles Barr
2. William Sevier, named after his father, William Barr and maternal grandmother's surname, Nancy Sevier
3. Charles Russell, named after his paternal grandfathers, Charles Barr and Jesse Russell
4. Harry Chester
5. Nannie Myra, named after her grandmothers, Nancy Sevier and Almira Woodworth
6. Janie Sevier Barr Cook, named after her mother (Sarah Jane) and maternal grandmother (Sevier)
Sarah Jane Barr makes a Tennessee Confederate Widows Pension Application in which she states William's place of birth as Youngstown, Ohio. It also states his DOB as 1 Jun 1836, but all census entries lean toward 1833.
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He enlisted 10 Mar 1862 at Jackson, TN as a private in Capt. R P Ford's Company, 55th Regiment of the TN Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, TN, 1 Jan 1863 and stated that he was with Company G of the 6th Regiment.
According to the widow's pension application, he enlisted in Co. L, 6th TN Inf, Confederate States Army on 10 Mar 1862. "He was detailed for hospital work" and was captured at Murfreesboro, TN on 1 Jan 1863 eventually becoming a prisoner of war in Louisville, KY. He was scheduled for transportation, April 1863, to Baltimore enroute to City Point, VA for exchange and never made it. He apparently escaped while still in the Louisville area, possibly with the help of his brother who lived in Cincinnati, OH [as stated in the application] and he headed south to Paducah, KY then to Memphis, where the wife states he was smuggling medicines for use by the Confederate soldiers. Sarah states that he took "the oath" in Paducah, but since there was no official record of this happening or of his whereabouts from Apr 1863 to May 1865, the application was rejected.
William married Sarah Jane Russell, 13 Sep 1859, in Jackson, Madison, TN. He is listed as a painter, living with his in-laws in 1860. In the 1865 city census of Memphis, TN, he is a married painter with 2 young children and he is also a painter in 1870 US census. By 1880 his occupation is listed as a druggist. Sarah and William had the following children:
1. Minnie Woodworth Barr McGlohn, named after her paternal grandmother, Almira Woodworth, wife of Charles Barr
2. William Sevier, named after his father, William Barr and maternal grandmother's surname, Nancy Sevier
3. Charles Russell, named after his paternal grandfathers, Charles Barr and Jesse Russell
4. Harry Chester
5. Nannie Myra, named after her grandmothers, Nancy Sevier and Almira Woodworth
6. Janie Sevier Barr Cook, named after her mother (Sarah Jane) and maternal grandmother (Sevier)
Sarah Jane Barr makes a Tennessee Confederate Widows Pension Application in which she states William's place of birth as Youngstown, Ohio. It also states his DOB as 1 Jun 1836, but all census entries lean toward 1833.
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He enlisted 10 Mar 1862 at Jackson, TN as a private in Capt. R P Ford's Company, 55th Regiment of the TN Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, TN, 1 Jan 1863 and stated that he was with Company G of the 6th Regiment.
According to the widow's pension application, he enlisted in Co. L, 6th TN Inf, Confederate States Army on 10 Mar 1862. "He was detailed for hospital work" and was captured at Murfreesboro, TN on 1 Jan 1863 eventually becoming a prisoner of war in Louisville, KY. He was scheduled for transportation, April 1863, to Baltimore enroute to City Point, VA for exchange and never made it. He apparently escaped while still in the Louisville area, possibly with the help of his brother who lived in Cincinnati, OH [as stated in the application] and he headed south to Paducah, KY then to Memphis, where the wife states he was smuggling medicines for use by the Confederate soldiers. Sarah states that he took "the oath" in Paducah, but since there was no official record of this happening or of his whereabouts from Apr 1863 to May 1865, the application was rejected.
1. Minnie Woodworth Barr McGlohn, named after her paternal grandmother, Almira Woodworth, wife of Charles Barr
2. William Sevier, named after his father, William Barr and maternal grandmother's surname, Nancy Sevier
3. Charles Russell, named after his paternal grandfathers, Charles Barr and Jesse Russell
4. Harry Chester
5. Nannie Myra, named after her grandmothers, Nancy Sevier and Almira Woodworth
6. Janie Sevier Barr Cook, named after her mother (Sarah Jane) and maternal grandmother (Sevier)
Sarah Jane Barr makes a Tennessee Confederate Widows Pension Application in which she states William's place of birth as Youngstown, Ohio. It also states his DOB as 1 Jun 1836, but all census entries lean toward 1833.
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He enlisted 10 Mar 1862 at Jackson, TN as a private in Capt. R P Ford's Company, 55th Regiment of the TN Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, TN, 1 Jan 1863 and stated that he was with Company G of the 6th Regiment.
According to the widow's pension application, he enlisted in Co. L, 6th TN Inf, Confederate States Army on 10 Mar 1862. "He was detailed for hospital work" and was captured at Murfreesboro, TN on 1 Jan 1863 eventually becoming a prisoner of war in Louisville, KY. He was scheduled for transportation, April 1863, to Baltimore enroute to City Point, VA for exchange and never made it. He apparently escaped while still in the Louisville area, possibly with the help of his brother who lived in Cincinnati, OH [as stated in the application] and he headed south to Paducah, KY then to Memphis, where the wife states he was smuggling medicines for use by the Confederate soldiers. Sarah states that he took "the oath" in Paducah, but since there was no official record of this happening or of his whereabouts from Apr 1863 to May 1865, the application was rejected.
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