Christian Tarr

1800 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, South Huntington Twp., Image 15 of 16 at http://www.ancestry.com Note: Tarr Daniel, 1 female between 16 and 25 years of age: Mary Franicis (31)

1810 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, East Huntingdon Twp., Series: M252 Roll: 51 Page: 231 Note: Daniel Tarr, 1 female between 26 and 44 years of age: Mary Francis (41)

1820 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, East Huntington Twp., Series: M33 Roll: 112 Page: 117 Note: Danl Tarr, 1 female 45 years of age or older: Mary Francis (51)

1830 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, East Huntington Twp., Image 5 of 20 at http://www.ancestry.com Note: Danl Tarr, 1 female between 50 and under 60 years of age: Mary Francis (51)

1840 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, East Huntington Twp., Image 3 of 20 at http://www.ancestry.com Note: Daniel Tarr, 1 female between 60 and under 70 years of age: Mary Francis (61)

Source: Fischer, Della Reagan. 1850 census of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania McKeesport, Pa.: unknown, 1967, 1111 pgs.

1850 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, East Huntington Twp., Series: M432 Roll: 836 Page: 160 Note: Tarr, Fanny, age 71, born in PA, living with husband Daniel (70) CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3F7T-GKQ : accessed 15 August 2019), entry for Mary Francis /Campbell/; "Harold Kenneth Fry Jr." file (2:2:2:MM6W-2FC), submitted 6 December 2017 by Rola Maybelle Miller [identity withheld for privacy].

• Birth: May 25 1764 - Baltimore, MD, United States
• Death: Feb 24 1833 - Fayette County, PA, United States
• Parents: John Balthazaar "Johannes Balthaser /Dorr/" Tarr and Maria Catharina Tarr (born Unknown)
• Siblings: Henry, Catharina, Maria, Sarah, Elizabetha, Casper Frederick, Peter, George, Johann Frederick, Daniel E, John, Elizabeth, Anna Maria, Christopher Rennels, Andrew, Thomas and Infant
• Partner: Elisabetha Tarr (born Hagar)
• Children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Samuel, Nancy and John Hager

Christian Tarr was a senator and representative in the State Legislature from Fayette County, and a member of Congress

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Quoted test from A History of Uniontown: "Christian Tarr was a man of considerable ability and business energy. He owned other property in the town. He was a potter by trade and carried on a pottery on this lot for some time. He was a member of the 15th and 16th congresses, 1817-1821. He announced himself as a candidate for congress against Andrew Stewart and Charles Porter, in 1820. The election held October 10, 1820, resulted as follows : Christian Tarr, 1,518 votes ; Andrew Stewart, 1,500 votes ; Charles Porter, 457 votes. Tarr ran far ahead of Stewart in Brownsville, Franklin and Washington townships and some ahead in Connellsville and German township. Mr. Tarr returned to Jefferson township, and lived on what was later known as the J. S. Elliott farm, and for many years conducted a pottery there. He had on his place a colored man named Charles Smothers who had fought with Perry on Lake Erie, and for whom Mr. Tarr succeeded in obtaining from congress an allowance of prize money for his share at the capture of the British vessels. After Mr. Tarr's death his family moved to Ohio."[4]

Christian was actively involved in the establishment of Union Academy, serving as a trustee. Union Academy later became Madison College.[4]

A Masonic lodge was chartered in Uniontown in 1802, with the following officers : Abraham Stewart, W. M. ; George Manypenny, S. W. ; Christian Tarr, J. W. ; John Van Hoiiten, Tyler.[4]

A United States Congressman, Christian was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1821. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 1821-1822.[6],[7],[8]

He was appointed on 31 October 1827 as superintendent of the road which had been built by the United States Government from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and served in that capacity until 20 March 1829.[6] This road is now known as the "National Road" or alternately "The Cumberland Pike." It was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.[9] It served as a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers. Today much of the path of this important road that Christian supervised is followed by U.S. Route 40.

Christian lost his wife Elizabeth in 1831.[10] Two years later he died at age 67 on 24 Feb 1833 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and was buried in Methodist Graveyard, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. In the 1940's Mrs. Lelia Bowman had the remains of the Tarrs moved from Methodist Burial Ground to Christ Episcopal Churchyard. Christian and Elizabeth Tarr were Lelia's great grandparents.[11]

Sources ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-52N : accessed 22 April 2018), Christian Tarr, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 16, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 568,148. ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Reel: 438; Image 94 of 213. Organization Name: Christ Episcopal. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. - https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2451/40162_261481-00161?pid=11... ↑ "Uniontown", Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 BOOK: A History of Uniontown: The County Seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania; by James Hadden, New Werner Company, Akron, Ohio, 1913; Pages 55, 482-484, 807: https://archive.org/details/historyofunionto00hadd ↑ Ancestry.com. Wills & letters of administrations of Westmoreland County Court House, Greensburg, Pennsylvania [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. - https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/25350/dvm_LocHist010193b-00099... ↑ 6.0 6.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, maintained by the U.S. House of Representatives; accessed 22 April 2018: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000042 ↑ GovTrack.us, project of Civic Impulse, LLC; accessed 22 April 2018: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/christian_tarr/410630 ↑ The Political Graveyard; created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum; accessed 22 April 2018: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tansil-tatar.html ↑ Wikipedia, "The National Road," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84714032/elizabeth-tarr : accessed 22 April 2018), memorial page for Elizabeth Tarr (1764–1831), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84714032, citing Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Alicia (contributor 47560587); Photo added by Rob and Debi Felten. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84714031/christian-tarr : accessed 22 April 2018), memorial page for Christian Tarr (1764–1833), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84714031, citing Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Alicia (contributor 47560587); Photo added by Rob and Debi Felten. See also:

"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH27-ZXD : accessed 22 April 2018), Christian Tarr, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 906, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 193,680. "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH27-ZXD : accessed 22 April 2018), Christian Tarr, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 906, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 193,680. Acknowledgements This profile was created through the import of Wyatt, Parker, Eliker, Mosher,.ged on 24 September 2010.