John B. ABARR
Born: 1780, Canada
Died: 26 Sep 1830, St. Louis, St. Louis Co. MO
Parents unknown
Veteran of the War of 1812

Married: Rhoda WILSON on 26 Nov 1815, Columbia, Maury Co. TN
Born: circa 1788 NC
Died: 07 Jul 1872, St. Louis, St. Louis Co. MO
Daughter of John WILSON (1763-1831) & Elizabeth (REEVES) (1776 NC -?)
Granddaughter of Isaac REEVES (1709 NC - 1808 NC) & Margaret (?) (1728 NC - ?)
Great-granddau. of William RIVES (1680 VA - 1751 NC) & Margaret (BURGESS) (1678 NC - 1751 NC)

The ABARR family resided in West Fork, Ringgold Co. IA, 1860 Federal Census, and Clinton Twp., Ringgold Co. IA, 1870; later moving to St. Louis MO where they lived out their lives. John and Rhoda were interred at Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold County, Iowa.

Children of John B. & Rhoda (WILSON) ABARR:
1) Joseph W. ABARR, Civil War Veteran
    Born: 01 Oct 1816, Murray Co. TN; Died: 24 Apr 1904, Ringgold Co. IA
    Private with Company I, 5th Missouri S.M. Cavalry, Union Army, Civil War
    Married Rebecca N. SMITH 26 Nov 1834
                  Born: 18 Aug 1827; Died: of consumption on 31 Aug 1885
    Joseph and Rebecca interrred at Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA
    Children of Joseph W. and Rebecca N. (SMITH) ABARR:
      1) John C. ABARR, Civil War Veteran
          Born: 12 Sep 1845; Died 19 Jun 1936, Fairview Cemetery
          Private with Company D, 43rd Missouri Infanty of Union Army

      2) W. S. ABARR

      3) Helen (ABARR) SPENCE

      4) Huston S. ABARR
          Born: 1855; Died: age 20 years, 26 Aug 1875, Interment Fairview Cemetery

      5) Alice (ABARR) STEVENS
          Born: Jan 1879; Died: 05 Aug 1880, Interment Fairview Cemetery

      6) Electa Ann ABARR
          Born 05 Apr 1858; Died 29 Jan 1860, Interment Fairview Cemetery

      7) Halley ABARR

      8) Solon G. ABARR
          Died at age of two years, 20 May 1869, Interment Fairview Cemetery

      9) James N. ABARR
          Born: 1867; Died: 21 Jun 1868, Interment Fairview Cemetery

2) William R. ABARR
    Private with Company I of the 5th Missouri S.M. Calvary, Civil War
NOTE: William resided for a while with John Butler ABARR, Jr. in Mount Ayr, Ringgold Co. IA; and, in 1900 he was residing in San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz Co. CA.

3) John Butler ABARR, Jr.
    Born: 11 Oct 1818, Gallatin Co. IL
    Died: 11 Dec 1903, Boulder Creek CA
    Private, Co. I, 5th Missouri S.W. Cavalry, Union Army
    Married Ruth Ann REYNOLDS
             Born 1839; died 1907, Boulder Creek CA
             daughter of Nehemiah & Phoebe (WOOLSEY) REYNOLDS
    Children of John B. & Ruth Ann (REYNOLDS) ABARR:
        1) William Gilbert ABARR
             Born: 12 May 1867, Redding, Ringgold Co. IA
             Died: 15 Mar 1937, Laytonville CA
             Married Mary Ann "Etta" WESTFALL in 1894
                            Born: 12 Dec 1873, Jefferson MO
                            Died: 17 Feb 1915, Ukiah CA
                            daughter of Hiram WESTFALL (1844 WI - 1909 CA)
                                & Mary (MILLER) WESTFALL (1852 PA - ? CA)
                            granddaughter of Walter Neal WESTFALL (1819 IN - 1894 CA)                                 & Catherine (HALL) WESTFALL (1823 PA - 1890 CA)

                    Children of William Gilbert & Mary Ann "ETTA" ABARR:
                        1) Willie ABARR
                             Born: 1893  Died: 1893, Old, Forsyth Co. NC

                        2) Earl L. ABARR, Sr., pictured at right
                             Born: circa 1896, CA
                             Died: Willets, Mendocina Co. CA
                             Married Maude Ola WRIGHT
                                           Born: 30 Oct 1897, Lamar CO
                                           Died: 24 Apr 1985, Chico CA
                                           daughter of Otho Elmer WRIGHT
                                                            (1870 IN - 1922 CO)
                                           & Grace Meta (AUTAN) WRIGHT
                                               (1874 - 1952)

                             Children of Earl L. ABARR
                                 & Maude Ola ABARR:
                             1) Earl Lewis ABARR
                                 Veteran WWI U.S. Army
                                 Born: 1921, Fort Bragg CA
                                 Died 02 Jun 1982, Nevada City CA
                                  Married 1st 09 Oct 1943, Lordsburg NM Kathryn S. WHEELER (1924 - 2007)
                                  Married 2nd Apr 1982, Reno NV Marvel E. DANIELS (1923 - 1989)

                        3) Herbert Harold ABARR
                             Born: 10 Dec 1898, Felton, Santa Cruz Co. CA
                             Died: 19 Jan 1977, Eugene, Lane Co. OR

                        4) John Sidney ABARR
                             Born: 05 Dec 1900, Tehama Co. CA
                             Died: 08 Apr 1975, Red Bluff, Tehama Co. CA

                        5) Kathern Ann ABARR
                             Born: 12 Feb 1903, Fort Bragg CA
                             Died: 22 Feb 1959, Weaverville, Trinity Co. CA

                         6) Carl Henry ABARR
                             Born: 17 May 1904, Felton, Santa Cruz, CA
                             Died: 02 Feb 1959, Co Ca, Lang Son, Vietnam

                        7) George Clarence ABARR
                             Born: 18 Oct 1907 CA
                             Died: 08 Jan 1977, Cuanza Sul, Angola

                        8) Richard Douglas ABARR
                             Born: 16 Sep 1912, Laytonville, Mendocino Co. CA
                             Died: 21 Nov 1998, Iron Mountain, Dickson Co. MI

4) Richard L. ABARR

5) Bartley R. ABARR, Civil War Veteran
    Born: 19 Jun 1823; Died: 23 Oct 1869
    Interment: Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold County, Iowa
    Corporal with Company I of the 5th Missouri S.M. Cavalry, Civil War

6) Daniel C. ABARR
    Born: 15 Feb 1828, White Co. IN; Died: 13 Apr 1882, Ringgold Co. IA
    Married Anna Maria POOR 13 Aug 1861
                  Born: 16 Sep 1844; Died: 22 Jan 1932
    Daniel and Anna interred Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA
    Children of Daniel C. and Anna (POOR) ABARR:
       1) Cordelia A. ABARR

       2) Silas W. ABARR, Born: 1863; Died: 1942
            Interment Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA

      3) Curtis E. ABARR, Born: 1864; Died 1947
           Interment Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA

       4) Mary E. (ABARR) EDWARDS

       5) Milage Lester ABARR

       6) Addie May ABARR
            Born: 1869; Died at age sixteen months, 15 Sep 1870
            Interment Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA

       7) Alice Belle ABARR

       8) Harlan S. ABARR, Born: 1872; Died: 1953
            Interment Redding Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA

       9) Effie ABARR

       10) Alvin John ABARR, Born: 1875; died 1951
              Interment Clearfield Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA

       11) Dr. Ralph Day ABARR

       12) Lorella Gertrude "Gertie" (ABARR) GALLAUGHER
             Died: 05 Mar 1926
             Interment Fairview Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA

SOURCES: Submissions from various descendants
              Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold County, Iowa, 1887
              Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Database