John Watson Barr

Birth Date

1827-12-17

Death Date

1907-12-31

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Louisville, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Son of William Barr and Ann Watson Barr. Married to Susan Preston Rogers Barr in Louisville, Kentucky on November 23, 1859. Father of Anna Watson Barr, John Watson Barr, and Caroline H.P. Barr Joyes. Attended Transylvania University, graduating c1847. Attorney in Louisville in 1860. Democratic nominee for Senate from Louisville on March 10, 1860. Appointed Adjutant General of the Home Guard of Louisville in June 1863. Formed law partnership with John K. Goodloe in Louisville on November 29, 1864.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 6, p. 353.
Find A Grave, "Judge John Watson Barr (Dec. 17, 1826-Dec. 31, 1907)," Memorial #6589279, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6589279 (accessed April 14, 2020).
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000819611, p. 486.
H. Levin, The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1897), 159-160.
"Senatorial Convention--Unanimous Nomination of John W. Barr, Esq.,"Courier-Journal(Louisville, Ky.,), March 12, 1860.
"Military Appointment,"Courier-Journal(Louisville, Ky.), June 11, 1861, p 3.
"Law Notice,"Courier-Journal(Louisville, Ky.), December 8, 1864, p 3.
"Full of Years and Honors,"Courier-Journal(Louisville, Ky.), January 1, 1908, pp 1-2.

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