1914
David Weston Barr
David
Weston Barr, widely and favorably known in Honey Creek township
as an industrious and progressive farmer, is a self-made man and his life
record shows what may be accomplished when determination and enterprise point
out the way. He was born in this county,
In 1854 Mr.
Barr had taken up his abode in
years passed on they won a substantial measure of success, Mr. Barr adding to
his holdings from time to time until as the result of his own labors and the
assistance of his sons he was the owner of seven hundred and eighty acres of
rich and valuable land at the time of his death, which occurred February 27,
1909. He had long survived his wife, who passed away in 1871.
In politics
he was a republican but never aspired to office. His religious faith was that
of the Congregational church, and he was interested in all that pertained to
the material, intellectual, political and moral progress
of the community. Both he and his wife were pioneer settlers of the county, and
he lived to see remarkable changes in the fifty-five years of his residence
here.
To Mr. and
Mrs. William Barr were born six children, as follows: David W., of this review;
Mary, the wife of C. A. Hitchcock; Laura Ann, who gave her hand in marriage to J.
G. Schauns; Charles T.; and Frederick and Elizabeth,
both of whom are deceased.David W. Barr supplemented
his public-school education, acquired in the schools of Delaware county, by a
few terms study at Fayette. He early began work in the fields, assisting his
father in the development and improvement of the home farm, and when
twenty-seven years .of age started out in life on his own account, purchasing
one hundred and forty acres of land adjoining the old homestead, since which
time he has resided upon that property. For a considerable period he made a
specialty of raising black polled cattle but is not so engaged at the present
time. He now gives his attention to general farming and he has added all of the
improvements to his place, including the erection of his present fine residence
and the large barns and sheds which furnish ample shelter for grain and stock.
His place is divided into fields of convenient size by well kept fences and he utilizes
the latest improved machinery to facilitate the work of plowing, planting and
harvesting. To his original holdings he has added from time to time until he is
now the owner of five hundred and forty acres in Honey Creek township,
all under cultivation.
Mr. Barr
was united in marriage to Mary Robertson, a daughter of William Robertson. She
passed away in 1902 and for his second wife Mr. Barr chose Miss Prussia
Butterfield, a daughter of Richard and Sarah (Andrews) Butterfield. There has
been one child born of the second marriage, a daughter, Hazel A.
Mr. Barr
has taken an active interest in public affairs and he votes with the republican party. He is well known all over the county, for the
Barr family has long been represented in this section of the state and its
members have ever been creditable and worthy citizens. His record makes him a
valued resident, for at all times he has been reliable in business, enterprising
and progressive in citizenship and loyal in friendship.
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