David Perry Barr

photographer: Barr
San Antonio, TX
example from Keven L Mackey

TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHER: David Henry Barr
Assembled History by Kevin L. Mackey,
President Grace Armantrout Museum
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Barr, David Perry
1839-1925
Wife (3)
Cornelia "Nellie" Rose Barr (1846–1876) m Dec. 12, 1861
Tadrian E Barr (Dora Pratt Barr) (born July 1852 -) mrd c1880 20 years as of 1900 Census
Ella Thomas Barr 1903–1925
Children
Anne Barr (1865–1925)
Jennie L Barr (1865–1920)
D.P. Barr
David P. Barr
David Perry Barr
Born April 16, 1839 in Ohio, to John H. Barr & Mary Jane Allender Barr in Ohio.
1850 Census shows he lived in Lexington, Stark Co., OH — This census has limited information. David’s parents live with his paternal grandparents, David Barr age 68 & Mary Barr age 65. Also in the home is an Alexander Barr age 39, another son of David and Mary. David’s father is John age 27, and mother aged, David himself age 11, a twin sister Elizabeth age 11 and a younger sister Mary age 4. The census taker did not make the first “r” of Barr well. causing transcription to be typed as Baer. John is listed as female and David is as well, but when tallying the page the counter caught and corrected David to male but failed to catch John.

An Ancestry chart has the parents of David as Robert R. and Elizabeth Young, but David’s death certificate agrees with the 1850 census of John and Mary. Robert R. and Elizabeth were David’s uncle and aunt.

Grandfather — David Barr (Apr. 6, 1782 - Oct. 14, 1855) Find-A-Grave # 62502335
Grandmother — Mary Elizabeth Brown Barr (Dec 25, 1785 - Sep. 16, 1865) Find-A-Grave # 69940015
Uncle — Alexander Brown Barr (Feb. 4, 1811– Oct. 4, 1895) Find-A-Grave # 69352069
Parents — John Barr (no Find-A-Grave found)
Parents — Mary Barr (no Find-A-Grave found)
Twin — Elizabeth (Both David and Elizabeth are 11 years old in the 1850 census, meaning they are likely twins.
----------------Timeline----------------
EARLY (Pre-Texas) PHOTOGRAPHER HISTORY
Entered the photograph business at Effingham Co. IL
“Barr & Young (J.W. Young) Cincinnati, OH” -- NOTE: I found no image bearing that mark, but a reference to his having started and followed with Gen. U.S. Grant there, as well as references that seem to refer to known photographs that bear that mark.

1860’s
“Early,” “Barr & Rankin” Paducah KY listed as “early 1860’s”.
1860 Jul 05
Effingham, Co., IL, US census as D. P. Barr lists him as an Artist, boarding in
1861 Dec 12
Effingham Co., IL Barr married Cornelia "Nellie" Rose (1846-1876),
Circa 1861-1862
D. P. Barr Army Photographer, Paducah, Ky
Circa 1863
Ft Pickering, Memphis, TN, Barr and Young Army Photographers,
Circa 1863-1864
Vicksburg, MS. (c1863) Barr and Young Army Photographers, Palace of Art
1863 -1864
Vicksburg MS, Barr & Young
“Barr & Young Army Photographers” operator O. N. Tyner (Oscar Newton “Ock” Tyner) photographed “Uncle Jessie Grant” “Father of Lt. General U.S. Grant” in 1863 marking as such the photograph in dip pen ink
1864 Jun 17
Vicksburg, MS, Herald Photo “Barr & Young” dissolved, now just DP Barr

1864 Dec 20
Vicksburg, MS, Herald, Photography Barr & Young and DP Barr taken over by French & Co
1865 Jul 28
Newspaper record: Barr’s daughters Jennie and Annie Barr are born
Circa 1867
Paducah, KY, newspaper, Barr as photographer in evidence by photo of daughter Jennie age about 2 - and a lot of military CDVs
1870-1880
Houston, TX, Barr & Wright (Charles J. Wright)
1876 Oct 30
Houston, Harris County, TX, Find-A-Grave #74183705) Barr’s Wife, Cornelia, dies (Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX)
1880 Nov 30
San Antonio, TX, newspaper, D. P. Barr was in San Antonio when his rented home burned
1884-1886
D. P. Barr ran an weekly advertisement from at least May 7, 1884 to Dec. 31, 1886 showing he was the “sole agent” for “Dr. John Tripp’s Blood Purifier,” guaranteed to cure syphilis
1881
San Antonio, TX, City Directory Barr at 283 W. Commerce Residence same

1883
San Antonio, TX, City Directory Barr at 283 W. Commerce corner of Acequia, res Howard between Macon, Marshall
1885
San Antonio, TX, city directory Residence at 401 W. Commerce corner of Acequia, res Howard between Macon, Marshall
1889
Copyright photo back mark reads “N. W. Cor. Main Plaza, San Antonio, Texas”
1900 Jun 01
San Antonio, TX, US Census, Barr as photographer (lived with wife, "Tadrian E".)
1903 Feb. 10
San Antonio’s German language newspaper, San Antonio Freie Presse für Texas, item notes D P Barr Marriage to Ella Thomas
1906 Apr 28
Kansas City MO Times Barr & Cones studio Alamo Plaza (John “Jack” W. Cones)
1906 Oct 03
San Antonio Daily Express, Barr & Cones dissolved JW Cones Alamo Plaza (Jack W. Cones)
1908 Sep 06
San Antonio Daily Express, 10th Photo Convention D. P. Barr on reception committee

1909 Apr 17
San Antonio (TX) Daily Express, Daniel P. Barr 70th birthday - 30 year in SA and 10 in Houston. 47 years before associated with J. A. Barnes in business
1910 Apr 23
San Antonio, TX, US census, Barr as Photographer, 103 Main Ave., with wife, "Ella L. Burr")
1910
San Antonio, TX, City Directory Barr worked & lived at 103 Main Ave. San Antonio
1911 May 3
San Antonio (TX) Express Photographers meet in San Antonio
1912
San Antonio, TX, City Directory, Barr Worked & lived at 103 Main Ave
1912 Jul 14
San Antonio Express Tax assessment $16,960
1915 Oct 3
San Antonio (TX) Express Tax assessment $24,780
1916
San Antonio, TX, City Directory Barr Studio at 211 1-2 Ave C retired wife Ella

1920 Jan 05
San Antonio, Bexar Co. TX, US Census, Studio proprietor, (lived with wife, Ella T.)
1921
San Antonio, TX, City Directory 211 1-2 Ave C retired
1920 Nov 24
Find-A-Grave #179962497, Daughter, Jennie L. Barr Gillett, died in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX (buried: Anchor Masonic Cemetery;) - Member, Free and Accepted Masons
1921 Nov 4
Probate of Margaret W. Cones, D.P. Barr’s wife is Ella T. Barr -- Both Barr’s address is 211 1/2 Avenue C. San Antonio, Occupation Photographer
(Margaret W. Cones was the wife of D. P. Barr’s old partner John “Jack” W. Cones. Named are son John W. Cones and a daughter Mary E. Cones Fisher married to Sterling Fisher)
1925 Mar 10
Find-A-Grave #96509837, Barr dies at home, 211 Broadway, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX (buried: Anchor Masonic Cemetery, San Antonio, TX)
1940 Apr 26
US Census, Widow, “Mrs. D. P Barr,” lived in Gray, White Co., AR, with H. W. Handerson, a nephew, and his wife, Francis T.

CDV examples below are all highly enhanced from poor original scans

photographer: Barr and Young
Fort PIckering, Memphis, TN
cdv example from Historic Memphis Site

reverse of card at left

Oddly, though the owner(s) of this card considered it very valuable, they did not hesitate to write all over it.

photographer: Barr and Young
Fort PIckering, Memphis, TN
cdv example from Historic Memphis Site

Reverse of card at left

photographer: Barr and Young
Fort PIckering, Memphis, TN
cdv example from Historic Memphis Site

photographer: D P Barr
San Antonio, TX
example from UTSA Library

reverse of card at left

Photographer: Barr and Wright
Houston, TX
example from auction site
(See 1870 to 1880 in timeline.)

photographer: Barr
Main Plaza, San Antonio, TX
example from SMU Digital Collection

photographer: Barr
Main Plaza, San Antonio, TX
example from SMU Digital Collection

photographer: Barr
San Antonio, TX
example from Kitchen Window blog

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