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John Thomas Tarr (1820 - 1869)

John Thomas Tarr
Born in Maryland, United Statesmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 30 Sep 1845 in Cecil, Maryland, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at about age 49 in Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was born in 1820 in Maryland, USA .

On the 30 Sep 1845 in Cecil, Maryland, United States, he married Frances Elizabeth (Tarr) Towson

They had 6 known children:

  1. Benjamin Franklin Tarr Male 1846–1930
  2. Francis Elizabeth Boyd Tarr Female 1846–1911
  3. James T. Tarr Male 1850–1906
  4. John Thomas Tarr Jr. Male 1852–1854
  5. George Buchanan Tarr Male 1857–1940
  6. Howard Tarr Male 1860–1862

In about 1864 he married Mary UNKNOWN.

The couple had 2 Children:

  1. David Tarr Male (1866-1876) (Died Young)
  2. William Howard Tarr Male (1868–1936)

He died on the 20 Apr 1869 in America.

He is buried in the Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.[1]

From his grave site profile on Findagrave:
"John Thomas Tarr was born about 1820 in Maryland. At some point, he married Deborah Griselda Boyd (1820-1864). The couple had six children: Benjamin Franklin (1846-1930), Frances Elizabeth (1849-1911), James T. (1850-1906), John Thomas (1853-1854), George Buchanan (1856-1940) and Howard Tarr (1860-1862). After his first wife's death in 1864, he remarried a woman named Mary, and the couple had two children, David (1866-1876) and William Tarr (1868–1936). He purchased two plots in Baltimore Cemetery. In one, he and his son David are buried, and in the other his sons Howard and John Thomas, a Deborah Tarr (dates not corresponding with his first wife's death), a Jane B. Chenoworth and a James Boyd."

From the WikiTree Sourcer App:

In the 1840 census, John was in District 2, Talbot, Maryland, United States.[2]

John married Grizzelda Boyd on 30 September 1845 in Cecil, Maryland, United States.[3]

In the 1860 census, John (age 30) was at 7th Ward Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[4][5]

John was in a military record in 1861-1865 in Maryland, United States.[6][7]

John died on 21 April 1869 and was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[8]


Sources

  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90000748/john_thomas-tarr: accessed July 25, 2024), memorial page for John Thomas Tarr (1820–20 Apr 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90000748, citing Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Libby (contributor 47779090).
  2. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
    citing Page: 19; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154572_004_M9VF-F46; FHL microfilm: 0013186; Image number: 37
    FamilySearch Record: XHY6-LRG (accessed 25 July 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYL-G2M
    John Tarr in District 2, Talbot, Maryland, United States.
  3. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007717514; FHL microfilm: 13866
    FamilySearch Record: F4J1-WPT (accessed 25 July 2024)
    John Thomas Starr marriage to Grizzelda Boyd on 30 Sep 1845 in Cecil, Maryland, United States.
  4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 340; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170043; FHL microfilm: 803461; Image number: 146; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01731-0
    FamilySearch Record: M69L-WDT (accessed 25 July 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B9J-9FT6
    John T Tarr (30) at 7th Ward Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Born in Maryland.
  5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 340; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170043; FHL microfilm: 803461; Image number: 146; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01731-0
    FamilySearch Record: M69L-WDT (accessed 25 July 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B9J-9FT6
    John T Tarr (30) at 7th Ward Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Born in Maryland.
  6. ↑ Military: "Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland; Affiliate Publication Number: M384
    FamilySearch Record: JZ23-ZM1 (accessed 25 July 2024)
    http://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=266442086&xid=215&p=ma
    Name: John Tho Tarr; Military Service Date: 1861; Military Service Place: United States; Birth Date: 1826; Miitary Unit: First Infantry, Bas-Z; Age: 35 years; System Of Record: SLS.
  7. ↑ Military: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Maryland.; Affiliate Publication Number: M388; Affiliate Film Number: 12; FHL microfilm: 881533; Record number: 1874; Packet letter: J
    FamilySearch Record: F9RF-23D (accessed 25 July 2024)
    Name: John Tho. Tarr; Military Service Date: from 1861 to 1865; Military Service Place: Maryland, United States; Miitary Beginning Rank: Second Corporal; Military Company: A; Miitary Final Rank: Private; Miitary Side: Union; Miitary Unit: 1st Regiment, Maryland Infantry; Misc Note: _.
  8. ↑ Burial: "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca.1879-ca.1903.; Affiliate Publication Number: M1845; Digital film/folder number: 004763372; FHL microfilm: 2155595; Image number: 552; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07787-9
    FamilySearch Record: V6HH-GC1 (accessed 25 July 2024)
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-KSVD
    John T Tarr burial (died on 21 Apr 1869) in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.




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