Father, Dr. William Barr (1782-1853)
Mother: Rebecca (1784-1857)
1840 - Lived, Abingdon, Washington Co, VA
1842-1843 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Augusta Co., VA)
1850 - Practiced medicine in Washington Co, VA [lived with parents, William Barr, a dentist, and his mother, Rebecca; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Francis Barr)
08/19/1852 - Married, Mary Elizabeth Paxton "Eliza" Cox (1826-1921), Washington Co., VA
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Abingdon, Washington Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. A. Preston; thesis: "Medicinal Properties and Uses of Veratrum Viride")
08/13/1860 - Practiced medicine, Washington Co, VA (lived with his wife, Mary, and two children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as William F. Barr)
- Surgeon, 164th Virginia Militia, Washington Co, VA
06/01/1861-07/31/1861 - Charged the Confederate States Army $10 for visiting sick and wounded soldiers at Camp Felkenon, near Abingdon, VA
08/17/1861-08/31/1861 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Confederate Army, caring for 1st Sgt., Jacob T. Campbell, 48th VA Infantry, Abingdon, VA, who was left behind his regiment due to illness
08/17/1861, 11/08/1861 - Rendered medical service, as a private physician, to Jacob T. Campbell, 48th VA Vol, at Abingdon VA [Note: Dr. Barr's treatment of Mr. Campbell included cupping, administration of quinine, ipecac, and chinoidine pills. He also performed bloodletting by scarification.]
12/05/1861 - Signed contract as an Acting Asst. Surgeon
01/01/1862 - Signed a contract with Surgeon Marion Howard, 56th VA Infantry, to perform the duties of a medical officer as an Acting Asst Surgeon, Abingdon, VA, for medical services to the 56th VA Infantry
11/28/1862 - Rendered medical service, as a private physician, to Pvt. Thomas F. Blackwell, Co B, 54th VA Vol, at Abingdon VA
12/08/1862 - Charged the Confederate States $5 for administering an injection of an unknown
medicine to a soldier in Col. Dandridge Claiborne Freeman's Kentucky Battalion Kentucky Infantry afflicted with gonorrhea
12/30/1862 - Rendered medical service, as a private physician, to members of the 5th KY Volunteers
01/09/1863 - Rendered medical service, as a private physician, to members of Brig. Gen. H. Marshall's Brigade
07/07/1863 - Rendered medical service, as a private physician, to members of Brig. Gen. William Preston's Brigade
02/04/1864 - William F. Barr, M.D. - Paid for five days of service on "Board of Examiners" for conscripts from KY and E. Tenn at $6/day.
08/15/1870 - Practiced medicine, Abingdon, Washington Co., VA (lived with wife, Mary A. P., and three children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Wm. F. Barr)
1874 - Practiced medicine, Abingdon, Washington Co., VA
06/14/1880 - Practiced medicine, Abingdon, Washington Co., VA (lived with wife, Mary, three sons, and two sisters-in-law; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Frank Barr")
1880 - President, Southwest Virginia Medical Society
1886,1890,1893 - Practiced medicine, Abingdon, Washington Co, VA
07/02/1897 - Died in Abingdon, Washington Co., VA, of "old age" and a strangulated hernia which, according to his widow, "he contracted in the Civil War" (buried, Sinking Springs Cemetery, Washington Co, VA; FindAGrave #158443712) [Sources: 1.) Obituary - The Daily Times, Richmond, VA, July 3, 1897, p. 5, c. 5, & 2.) Virginia Confederate Widow's Pension #6595.]
00/00/1921 - Widow, Mary Elizabeth, died in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee "buried, Sinking Springs Cemetery, Washington Co, VA; FindAGrave #214059816)

Kathy Jennings Brown and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
11/10/2008. Updated 02/02/2022.
Unpublished database.