BIOGRAPHIES - TARR, William, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: William TARR _________________________________________ Birth: June 22, 1825 Father: John B. TARR (1801-) Mother: Milly TURNER Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Sarah F. FISHER Death: March 1873 Father: W. W. FISHER Mother: Sarah GARTH Children: Thompson H. (1866-); Fisher (1870-) _________________________________________ 2: Mary FISHER Father: W. W. FISHER Mother: Sarah GARTH Marriage: January 25, 1876 Children: James B. (1877-); William Orr (1878-); Mary Best (1880-) WM. TARR,1 farmer, speculator and distiller; P. O., Paris; proprietor of Park Place (see Robt. Tarr's hist.); has been twice married: first, to Sarah F. Fisher, daughter of W. W. and Sarah (Garth) Fisher (see Fisher hist.) She died in March, 1873, leaving two children, Thompson H., born Oct. 4, 1866, and Fisher, Aug. 11, 1870. His second marriage was to Miss Mary Fisher, a sister to his first wife. They were married Jan. 25, 1876, the result of the union being three children: James B., born Dec. 24, 1877; Wm. Orr, March 19, 1880, and Mary Best, March 9, 1880. Mr. Tarr has one of the most beautiful homes in Bourbon County, having provided it with all the modern conveniences and tasteful designs, and a large and commodious park well stocked with deer. He is a man of great business tact and ability, his large and increasing business interests extending throughout the country. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 520 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.