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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 517-518]

  G. M. BARR, dealer in clothing and gent's furnishing goods, Marcus,
  Iowa, was born in Dundee, Canada, June 29, 1847.  He is the son of
  DAVID and SARAH (MULHOLLAND) BARR, natives of Londonderry, Ireland,
  although of Scotch descent.  The parents emigrated to Canada in 1845,
  where the father died at the age of eighty-one years;  the mother
  still survives, and makes her home in Perth County, Canada.  G. M.
  was one of a family of eight children, and was reared to farm life.
  Not content with the quiet surroundings in which he was born, in
  1869 he and two brothers took a trip to California;  there he en-
  gaged in operating a shingle mill, acting as foreman for four years,
  at the end of which time he returned to Canada.  In 1871, through
  GEORGE WARD, he had purchased 120 acres of land in Amherst Township,
  Cherokee County, and in the spring of 1874 he settled on this land,
  which he has since made his home until coming to Marcus.  The land
  was wild and uncultivated, but he set about the task of clearing it,
  and making many improvements.  On coming to Marcus Mr. BARR embarked
  in the clothing business, and carries a full line of gents' furnishing
  goods, boots, shoes, etc.  His stock is worth $5,000, and his sales
  are about $10,000 annually.  Aside from this he also does auctioneer-
  ing, traversing a wide section of country; being one of the best
  auctioneers in Western Iowa his services are in good demand.  Mr.
  BARR is a man that takes an active interest in the up-building of
  Christianity, and is one of the main supporters of the Methodist
  Episcopal Church at Marcus.  He is at present one of the trustees,
  and is also steward of the church; his wife cordially seconds all
  his efforts in this direction, being a member of the same society.
  Politically he is a stanch Republican, and is a strong advocate of
  Prohibition.  He is a member of the A.O.U.W., No. 233, and of the
  Modern Woodmen of Marcus, being a charter member of both organi-
  zations.  Mr. BARR was married September 20, 1876, to Miss MAGGIE R.
  WARD, a daughter of GEORGE and ANN WARD, natives of England.  Mrs.
  BARR was born in Canada, April 5, 1857.  Five children have been
  born of this union: ROBERT D., born July 15, 1877; SADIE A., born
  December 1, 1878; ANNA MAUD, born September 20, 1881; PEARL W.,
  born June 4, 18--, and LESLIE G., born September 3, 18--, (deceased).

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