My Genealogy Hound

DAVID BARR, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, son of Peter Barr, and grandson of Christopher and Christian Hoss Barr, all of whom are represented in the pioneer pages of this work. David, his father’s eldest son, was born February 8, 1807, in Lincoln County, N. C., and since October, 1811, has been a resident of Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio. He well remembers the journey with the teams over the mountains, and many incidents of note. On arriving, the parents found (though not unexpected), a dense, unbroken wilderness, which David assisted in transforming into productive fields. He has been a hard worker through life, a good manager, and is now possessed of 360 acres of good land. In early life, his school privileges were limited, but he was apt, and by close application and self-exertion, he acquired a medium education. These possessions, combined with his honor and trust, are, no doubt, the cause of him having been chosen to fill the various important positions — such as Township Trustee, twenty years; Justice, three years; Local School Director, thirty-six years; and many times a member of the Board of Education. He is an enterprising citizen, and always stands ready to advance anything that he thinks will benefit the county. He is a man of medium size, through life has possessed fair health, and now, at the age of seventy-six years, labors as hard as if only in the meridian of life. Politically, he is a Democrat, casting his first vote for Jackson. His first wife was Christena Powell, born in Kentucky March 18, 1813, and died in Ohio May 4, 1849. Her eight children are all living. Mr. Barr’s present wife was Melissa, daughter of Samuel Ellis. She was born in Brown County, Ohio, November 18, 1821. The issue of this union is three children, all living.