Ora Elizabeth Barr1,2

F, #52900, b. 21 March 1907, d. 13 July 1969
Father*James J. Barr1,3 b. 18 Aug 1878, d. 2 Dec 1962
Mother*Isabella Elizabeth Robertson1,3 b. 7 Jan 1884, d. 21 Sep 1943
Relationship4th cousin of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited13 Jun 2026
     She was born on 21 March 1907, in Westmeath Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Birth Registration 041913.3,1 Ora married James Duncan McLaren Ferguson on 24 September 1935, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 020114.4,5
     Ora Elizabeth Barr died on 13 July 1969 in Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Ora Elizabeth Ferguson.
Survived by her husband, J. D. Ferguson.2
Ora Elizabeth Barr was buried on 16 July 1969 at Ross Cemetery, Ross Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2
     Ora E. Barr appeared in the 1931 Canadian Census of Westmeath Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, James and Isabel Barr.3
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario, 15 July 1969.2
     In the obituary of James Robertson Barr who died 30 December 1975, his sister, Ora Ferguson, was listed as predeceased.5
     In the obituary of James Duncan McLaren Ferguson who died 21 December 1988, hiswife, the former Ora Barr, was listed as predeceased.6
     In the obituary of Iva McLean Robertson who died 21 August 1993, her sister, Ora Ferguson, was listed as predeceased.7

Family

James Duncan McLaren Ferguson b. c 1900, d. 21 Dec 1988
Marriage*Ora married James Duncan McLaren Ferguson on 24 September 1935, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 020114.4,5 
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Ora Elizabeth Barr, Birth: 21 Mar 1907, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Gender: Female, Parents: James Barr (farmer) and Elizabeth Isabella Robertson, Registration #: 041913. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S16649] Deaths: Ferguson, Ora Elizabeth, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 15 Jul 1969, Page 30, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ora Elizabeth Ferguson. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  3. [S16644] James Barr household, 01 Jun 1931 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Westmeath (township) Renfrew North, Ontario; Page: 2; Family: 14, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Folder: T-27292, James J Barr (51, Head), Isabel Barr (47, Wife), Ora E Barr (24, Daughter), Iva M Barr (18, Daughter), James R Barr (9, Son).
  4. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., James Duncan McLaren Ferguson (35) & Ora Elizabeth Barr (28); Marriage: 24 Sep 1935, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Robert Carmichael Ferguson & Christian McLaren, Bride's Parents: James J Barr & Isobell Robertson, Groom's Birthplace: Twp Ross, Ontarion, Bride's Birth Place: Twp Westmeath, Ontario, Registration #: 020114.
  5. [S16645] Deaths: Barr, James Robertson, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 31 Dec 1975, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James Robertson Barr. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  6. [S16647] Deaths: Ferguson, James (J.D.), The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 22 Dec 1988, Page 18, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James Duncan McLaren FERGUSON "J.D." (Aged 89). Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  7. [S16646] Deaths: Robertson, Iva McLean, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 23 Aug 1993, Page 44, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Iva McLean Robertson. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  8. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Helen Mary Ferguson; Death: 21 Jan 1941, Beachburg, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 0, Birth Date: 21 Jan 1941, Birth Place: Beachburg, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Father: James Duncan M. Ferguson, Mother: Ora Elizaben Ferguson, Occupation: N/A, Marital Status: N/A, Informant: , Burial: 22 Jan 1941, Beachburg, Ontario, Registration #: 031362.