Barr, Jacob Cronkette - 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry

JACOB CRONKETTE ELLISON RAWLEIGH BARR
1st TENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY
USA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 23 September 1832 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 17 January 1907 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Barr Family Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: Jonathan W. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Barr

1st Married: Hixie Adeline Martin on 28 April 1854 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Born: 20 January 1832 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 10 February 1899 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Barr Family Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: Ammon Asbury and Unknown Martin

Children:

  1. Jesse Amos Barr
  2. Rebecca C. Barr
  3. Samuel C. Barr
  4. James Monroe Barr
  5. Mary Ellen Barr
  6. Nancy Ellen Barr
  7. William Henry Harrison Barr
  8. Mary E. Barr

2nd Married: Nancy Bell Carr in 1901 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Born: 10 May 1876 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Died: 1 February 1937 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:
Parents: Lafayette and Siba Loduska (LaFever) Carr

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

  • Nephew: David Monroe Barr - 5th Tennessee Cavalry
  • Brother-in-law: Ammon A. Martin - 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry

MILITARY INFORMATION

25th Tennessee Infantry
Company E
CSA

ABSTRACT:

  • Enlisted as a Private and left as a Private
  • Enlisted 2 February 1863 in Camp Tullahoma
  • Jan & Feb 1863: Present
  • Mar & Apr 1863: Deserted 25 March 1863; Due the Confederates for Knapsack Haversack 3.45
  • 6 Apr 1864: Deserted April 1863

1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry
Company C
USA

ABSTRACT:

  • Enlisted as a Private and left as a Private
  • Enlisted 21 October 1863 at Carthage, TN
  • Age: 31
  • Enlistment to 31 Dec 1863: Present
  • Jan & Feb 1864: Present
  • Mar - Jun 1864: Present
  • Muster Out Date: 13 Dec 1864

US PENSION APPLICATION

CENSUS DATA

  • 1850 Census: DeKalb County, TN, Page 50
  • 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 51
  • 1870 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 160
  • 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 196C
  • 1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 100A

OBITUARY

The Cookeville Press
6 April 1899
Vol. XIII, No. 14, Page 1
There have been three deaths in our neighborhood since Christmas -- three of lung trouble and one of old age. The victims were Mrs. J. C. Barr, Mrs. Sherrel, Alfred Judd and Ephraim Sherrel. Burton, April. 3

ADDITIONAL DATA

  • The descendants of Barr, Murphy, Buchanan, Winfree, Maddux, Lowe by Lela Belle Winfree
  • Appointed Postmaster of Burton.
  • United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans: On 3 February 1938, William H. Barr ordered a Military Headstone for his father to be placed in a Private Family Cemetery. Information: Jacob C. Barr, 1st TN Mounted Infantry, Company C, Private, Date of Death: 17 January 1907. The tombstone was shipped 15 April 1938 to S. N. Barr in Baxter, TN.
  • Jacob Barr served as Postmaster of Burton beginning 31 May 1880. (See NARA - Page 5)