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Offline Erato

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Children of Cora Mabel Barr
« on: Thursday 14 September 23 16:19 BST (UK) »
On the 1950 census, Cora Mabel Logan (maiden name Barr) reported that she had been married just once. This was untrue.  She was first married to William Henry Henderson in 1904. They had one son, William H. Henderson Jr., born on 14 August 1905 in Fresno (California Birth Index). William Sr. died on 21 November 1919 in Fresno (California Death Index).  Cora then married Howard Thomas Logan on 9 December 1920.  From 1920 to 1950, they lived in Fresno.

1950 census:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-9QH7-1992-W
first marriage:  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sns/
second marriage:  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01snr/

Cora also stated in 1950 that she had had four live-born children. The only child I have found is the son, William H. Henderson, born in 1905.  He is on the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses with Cora. On the 1910 census, Cora said she had one child born, one still living.  No other child was listed with Cora on any census from 1900 to 1950. Nor have I found any plausible Henderson or Logan births to a mother named Barr.

Did Cora have three other children or was this (like her number of marriages) an error?
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Children of Cora Mabel Barr
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 14 September 23 16:44 BST (UK) »
Sounds like an error.

Her son, William's obit in June 1972 mentions no siblings.

The Fresno Bee
Fresno, California
Sun, Jun 4, 1972
Page 54
Obit: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-obituary-for-william-h-he/84898322/

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Her obit in Oct 1972 mentions no living children, just a grandson for her son William.

The Fresno Bee
Fresno, California
Wed, Oct 25, 1972
Page 44

Obit: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-obituary-for-cora-m-logan/84875734/