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Barr, Joseph W a Presbyterian minister, was born in Liberty township, Trumbull Co., O., July 22, 1802. He was converted in 1823. He graduated at Western Reserve College at Hudson, O., in 1830, and studied theology in Princeton Seminary, N. J. In 1832 he was ordained by the Philadelphia Presbytery, and expected to sail immediately … Continue reading “Barr, Joseph W”

Barr, John T A.M., an English Wesleyan minister, was born in Liverpool in 1802. His mother’s pious training gave him to the Church when young. In 1826 he was admitted into the ministry, and labored successfully for thirty-three years. He died March 10, 1859. See Min. of the British Conference, 1859. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Barr, John T”

Barr, John A a Presbyterian minister, was born in Rowan County, N. C., in 1832. He was brought up piously, and was converted early. He graduated at Davidson College, N. C., in 1854, and afterwards studied at Union Theological Seminatry, Va., and graduated at Columbia Seminary, S. C., in 1857. The same year he was … Continue reading “Barr, John A”

Barr, Jacob a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born about 1753. In the Revolutionary War, he was among the first in South Carolina to enter the contest for American independence. About 1786 he experienced religion, soon made himself useful as class-leader, exhorter, and local preacher, and was finally ordained elder. Twenty years of his life were … Continue reading “Barr, Jacob”

Barr, Isaac G a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Tennessee in 1811. He removed to Marion County, Ill., where he was converted in 1831, and, after having exercised his gifts as exhorter and local preacher, in 1835 was admitted into the Illinois Conference, in which he did faithful service until his decease, in 1844. … Continue reading “Barr, Isaac G”

Barr, Hugh a Presbyterian minister, was born in North Carolina in 1790. In 1820 he was ordained by the Shiloh Presbytery, and sent as a missionary to Northern Alabama, and was settled at Courtland in that state, where he remained for fourteen years. In 1835 he joined the Illinois Presbytery, and was stationed at Pisgah, … Continue reading “Barr, Hugh”

Barr, Gideon T a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born near Quarryville, Pa., Dec. 4, 1832. He was deeply impressed with religious motives in early childhood; experienced conversion at the age of seventeen; received license to preach in 1855, and in 1856 entered the Philadelphia Conference. He died July 1, 1867. Mr. Barr was pleasing and … Continue reading “Barr, Gideon T”

Barr, Daniel an English Wesleyan missionary, was sent to the island of Jamaica in 1831. He died at Morant Bay, Oct. 17, 1835. He was affectionate, upright, consistent. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1836. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Barr, Andrew a Presbyterian minister, was born at Columbus, O., Jan. 20, 1820. He was educated at Jefferson College, Pa., and Princeton Theological Seminary. He labored in Ravenswood, Va.; Truro and Crestline, O.; Wysax, Pa.; and fillally as chaplain of the 141st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. He died April 11, 1864. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. … Continue reading “Barr, Andrew”

Barr, Absalom K a Presbyterian minister, was born in Rowan County, N. C., Oct. 4, 1806. In 1821 he entered Chapel Hill University, N. C., where he graduated in 1826; entered Union Theological Seminary at Prince Edward, Va., in 1828; was licensed by Concord Presbytery, N. C., Oct. 5, 1832, and labored for two years … Continue reading “Barr, Absalom K”