Person:John Tarr (5)

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John Tarr
b.Bet 1789 and 1792 PA
d.28 Jul 1885 Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA
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m. 1792
  1. John TarrBet 1789 & 1792 - 1885
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m. 18 Oct 1816
  1. Barbara Tarr
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Name John Tarr
Gender Male
Birth? Bet 1789 and 1792 PA
Marriage 18 Oct 1816 Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PAto Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Tuthill
Military? War of 1812
Occupation? Farmer
Death? 28 Jul 1885 Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA@96Y
Burial? Tarr Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA

Introducing John Tarr of Venango Co, PA_______________________________

War of 1812 Private in Captain Daniel McComb's Co 132 Rep PA 25 July - 11 Aug (paid $6); 1 Jan - 9 Feb 1814 (paid $13); taxed 400 acres in Sugarcreek, Venango Co, PA 1813-1816; Sept 1814 he purchased 400 acres in Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA for $400; 1829 he bought an additional 110 acres; his will was written 21 Jan 1880 (RD 20-1885) and proven 15 Aug 1885; his farm of two parcels (100A/24 acres) after the death of wife Mary was to go to son Mathias and wife MAry and then to their children; he filed for War of 1812 pension

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  • WAR 1812 NAT'L ARCHIVES PA 6TH SERIES 10:57, 147; PENSION FILE #23242
  • VENANGO CO, PA ESTATE FILE RD 20-1885

1820 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M33_114; Page: 9; Image: 20 John Tarr 20001020100

1830 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 164; Page: 34 John Tarr 321001/012001

1840 Cherrytree Twp, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 497; Page: 50 John Tar 0222201/0002101

1850 Cherry Tree, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 197; Image: 392, h/h 739/767 Tarr, John 56 PA farmer Mary 56 PA Washington 13 PA Matthew 17 PA Isaac 23 PA James 26 PA Martin 20 PA

1860 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1189; Page: 87; Image: 88, 3 Aug 1860, h/h 798/781 Tarr, John 60 PA farmer 2,000/800 Polly 60 PA

1870 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1459; Page: 63; Image: 124. h/h 87/88 Tarr, W 37 PA farmer 1200/500 Mary 34 PA MA (f) 9 PA DW (m) 7 PA LB (m) 5 PA JT 3 (m) PA HN 2 (m) PA Wm 3/12 Mar John 76 PA Mary 76 PA Wikel ES (f) 18 domestic PA

1880 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 14.2000; Enumeration District: 237; Image: 0030, 16 June 1880, h/h 252/ Tarr, Matthias 48 PA-PA-PA farmer Mary M 44 wife PA-PA-PA Daniel F 17 son farmer PA-PA-PA Margaret A 20 dau PA-PA-PA Lemuel B 16 son PA-PA-PA James F 14 son PA-PA-PA Homer 12 son PA-PA-PA William M or W 10 son PA-PA-PA Charles W 8 son PA-PA-PA Jacob A 6 son PA-PA-PA Calvin H 1/12 Apr son PA-PA-PA John 87 father PA Mary 86 mother PA

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