Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Monroe County.

JAMES T. BARR was born February 28, 1839, in Sumner County, Tenn., and 
is the fourth of five sons and four daughters born to James W. and 
Martha C. (Myers) Barr. James W. Barr was born and reared in Tennessee; 
was a slave holder and farmer; a soldier in the Mexican war; was 
magistrate for two terms; constable three terms, and sheriff two terms.  
In 1852 he went to Hamilton County, Ill., and purchased 240 acres; while 
on his trip he was taken suddenly sick and died within a week. His widow 
afterward moved to Illinois with the family, where she remained until 
her death in 1885 at the age of sixty-five years.  James W. Barr was  
son of Malachi Barr, who was born and reared in North Carolina, and was 
one of the earliest settlers of Sumner County, Tenn. Mrs. Martha C. Barr 
was born in Virginia and was brought by her parents to Sumner County, 
Tenn.; she was a daughter of Humphrey Myers, who was born and raised in 
Albemarle County, Va.; and came to Summner County, Tenn., about 1821, 
where he was extensively engaged in farming. He was one of the patriots 
of 1812, and fought in the battle of New Orleans. He was of Irish 
descent.  James T. Barr was reared on a farm and remained with his 
parents till his father's death; when at the age of fourteen he engaged 
in teaming from Nashville to Gallatin for seven years. In September, 
1859, he married Elizabeth J. Hollis, of Butler County, a daughter of 
William L. and Mary Ann (Hatler) Hollis. Six children blessed this 
union:  Martha M. Evens, Mary C. Franklin, Hollis L., Cecil, Bula, Jesse 
(deceased). In 1858 Mr. Barr went to Owensboro, where he engaged as 
salesman in a drug store; thence to Rochester, Butler, County, where he 
married; thence to Cromwell, Ohio County, and engaged in the grist and 
saw-mill business for three years; then returned to Butler and engaged 
at farming for seven years; thence in 1870 to Bowling Green, and worked 
at the carpenter and undertaking business for three years. Three years 
later he went to Allen County, Ky., where he engaged at farming four 
years and erected a grist and saw-mill. In 1881 he moved to Fountain Run 
and erected a grist-mill.  Then to Tompkinsville, where he engaged in 
the manufacture of ax handles. Finally he located where he now resides 
in Fountain Run, where he erected a grist and saw-mill.  He and wife are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He is a member of the 
Masonic fraternity, and cast his first presidential vote for Buchanan.

Barr Buchanan Evens Franklin Hatler Hollis
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Albemarle-VA Allen Bowling_Green-Warren Cromwell-Ohio Gallatin-TN 
Hamilton-IL NC Nashville-TN New_Orleans-LA Owensboro-Daviess 
Rochester-Butler Sumner-TN

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