Iris Barr

Notes:

Biography:
From Brown, Robert C., History of Crawford County, (Part 5), pp. 1088-1101

GEORGE W. BARR, M.D., Titusville, was born December 16, 1832, in Sherburne, Chenango Co., N.Y., and is the only child of Charles W. and Almira (Blineberry) Barr, the former a native of Massachusetts, the latter of Holland- Dutch extraction, born in Dutchess County, N.Y., residents at one time of Gowanda, N.Y. Our subject received a common school training, and completed his education at the Springfield Academy. He taught school for several years, and then began reading medicine with Dr. George Sweatland, of Evans, Erie Co., N.Y., and Dr. Charles H. Wilcox, Surgeon of the Marine Hospital, of Buffalo, N.Y., and James P. White, in charge of St. Mary’s Lying- in Hospital, where he was the first interne or resident physician, and graduated at the Buffalo Medical College in February, 1856. He attended lectures in Bellevue Medical College, N.Y., and commenced the practice of medicine in 1856, at Gowanda, N.Y., where he remained until 1861, when he was assigned the duty of Examining Surgeon in Gen. R.B. Valkenburg’s staff at Elmira, Mustering District, September 15, 1861, and was commissioned Surgeon of the Sixty- fourth New York Volunteers November 13, 1861. From Gowanda, N.Y., he came to Titusville in February, 1865, where he has practiced his profession ever since with marked success, holding a membership in the county and State Medical Society and member of the American Medical Association. Dr. Barr was twice married, on the first occasion in August, 1858, to Lavinia, daughter of Col. Ira Ayer, of Evans, Erie Co., N.Y. To this union were born three children, only one surviving— Iris— born in. Gowanda, N.Y., October 6, 1859, now a graduate of Allegheny College. On the decease of his first wife our subject married Lovinia Hanford, widow of Walden Cooper, by whom she had one son— Walden Harte. By her second marriage she had one child— Eva— born January 31, 1877. The Doctor has filled several offices, and has been member of the School Board, and Board of Health. He is President of the Western Pennsylvania Relief Association, and the Corresponding Secretary of Crawford County Medical Society, having been President of the Society in 1876.

George married Lavinia Ayer on 8 Aug 1858. Lavinia (daughter of Ira Ayer, I and Julia Mariah Wadsworth) was born on 18 Aug 1834 in New York; died on 30 Sep 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Lavinia Barr
• Name: Vinnie Ayer

Other Events:

• Census: 1830, Evans, New York
• Census: 1840, Evans, New York
• Census: 13 Sep 1850, Evans, New York
• Census: 15 Aug 1860, Evans, New York
• Census: 25 Jun 1870, Evans, New York
• Census: 14 Jul 1880, Evans, New York
• Adopted: 2 Jan 1884

Notes:

Biography:
As a child he lived on what he described as the most beautiful farm on the Merrimac River. In 1827 he was a Lieutenant of the 48 th Regiment of Infantry, New York Militia. By 1837 he had reached the rank of Colonel and in 1838 served in the Patriot War. He recruited and trained a Company of men for the Civil War. They were the first to be trained and report for service and became Co. A, 116, Reg. N.Y. Vol. They served through the entire war. In 1850 he had two people born in Ireland living with him. They may have been to help on the farm. In 1860 his wife's Uncle Joseph Davenport was living with along with a boy who was attending school and who's occupation was listed as Serving. In 1850 his farm was valued at $2650 and by 1870 his real and personal estate was valued at $7000. He was the town supervisor between 1857 and 1858.

Census:
Head, 1 male 20-29, 1 female under 5, 1 5-9 and 1 20-29.

Census:
Head, 1 male under 5, 1 10-19, 30-39, 1 female 5-9 and 1 30-39.

Census:
Head, his farm was valued at $2,650.

Census:
Head, his farm was valued at $4,500.

Census:
Head, his property was valued at $7,000.

Census:
Head.

Buried:
Capt. Jra Ayer
Born
Dec. 26, 1802
Died
July 28, 1889
Co. A N. Y. V. I

Ira married Julia Mariah Wadsworth on 26 Dec 1828. Julia (daughter of Nancy Davenport, daughter of John Wadsworth) was born on 27 Oct 1808 in Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1861; was buried in Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Julia Mariah Ayer
• Census: 13 Sep 1850, Evans, New York
• Census: 15 Aug 1860, Evans, New York

Notes:

Biography:
It's not clear that Julia's father was John Wadsworth. She was born in Massachusetts a year before her parents got married. John was born in New York where he lived all his life.

Census:
Wife.

Census:
Wife.

Buried:
Julia M.
Wife of
Ira Ayer
Died Aug. 14, 1861
Aged
52 Yrs 8 Mos & 17 Ds

Other Events:

• Census: 1820, Eden, New York

Notes:

Biography:
He bought a farm in Haverhill about 1796 on the Merrimac River. In about 1811 he sold the farm and moved his family in a covered wagon to Erie County, NY and built a log cabin on a 430 acre farm outside of Buffalo. His gravestone still exists and reads:
In Memory of
James Ayer,
formerly of Haverhill
Massachusetts, who died
March 13, AD. 1839,
aged 73 years 1 month
& 13 days
Blessed are the dead who died in the
Lord

Census:
Head, 110201-120100 1 male under 10, one 10-15, 2 16-25, 1 45 and over, 1 female under 10, 2 10-15 and 1 26-44.

Buried:
In Memory of
James Ayer
formerly of Haverhill
Massachusetts who died
March 13, AD 1839
aged 73 years 1 month
& 13 days

James married Sarah Bradley on 14 Dec 1794 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Enoch Bradley and Mary Low) was born on 1 Feb 1774; died on 7 Dec 1844; was buried in Evans Center Cemetery, Evans Center, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Ayer

Notes:

Biography:
Her gravestone still exists and reads:
Sarah B. Ayer,
Wife of
James Ayer,
Died Dec. 7, 1841,
Aged 70 Y'rs. 10 Mo's.
& 7 days.
The righteous ...

Other Events:

• Name: Nancy Wadsworth

Notes:

Biography:
In 1860 she was listed in the Buffalo census as a house keeper living in the house of a butcher named Henry Lamn and his wife Sarah. Sarah was probably the daughter of Nancy because Sarah was the same age as Nancy's daughter Sarah.

Died:
There are several different death dates floating around but some letters for Ira, Jr clearly show she died in January.

Buried:
Inscription:
Nancy Davenport
Wfie of
John Wadsworth
Died
Apr. 8, 1863