BARR, William John 1838-1888

BARR, MORGAN, KEMBLE

Posted By: Errin Wilker
Date: 5/25/2021 at 19:04:50

From a copy of the Keokuk Daily Gate City, of the 17th inst., handed us by Mr. Geo. Albert, we learn of the tragic taking off on the previous day of Mr. W.J. Barr, a former resident of this city. Mr. B. was one of the proprietors of the Eagle Mills of that city and in adjusting a belt on a wheel while the shaft was in motion he was caught and whirled around it, sustaining injuries from which he did the same day. Deceased was a nephew of Mr. W.D. Morgan and a cousin of Mrs. J.A. Kemble, of this city. He was here on a visit last summer and is still kindly remembered by many friends who met him then and renewed old acquaintance. Mr. Barr was about forty years old, a bachelor, and the sole dependence of an aged mother and father.

Source: Allamakee Journal, Lansing, IA, 22 Feb 1888

*NOTE* Born in Pennsylvania to Hugh H. & Mary G. (Morgan) Barr. Buried at Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk. I am not related to the deceased and have no further information.