Jacob Barr, another son of John, Sr., was born in Berks Co.; he was a tailor by trade, and carried on the business for about 20 years. He owned the place which Wellington Christ and Peter Keeney now own. He sold the place and moved on a farm two miles west of Pine Grove.
He kept a clothing store at one time and the hotel in the annex where Mrs. Culbert now lives.
He was married twice, and had a daughter with his first wife; she was married to Harry Neal.
He had one son and three daughters with the second; the son was married to a Miss Werntz and lived in Harrisburg; one daughter was married to Mr. Gengle; Sue was married to Reuben Keeffer, and one to William Huber.
Source: Biographical Notes, 1841-1916, of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, by John William Barr: Achenbach & Reber, 1916.
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