Walter Joseph Barry
1914 - 1999 (84 years)
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Name Walter Joseph Barry Birth 17 Nov 1914 Gender Male Story Biography of Walter Joseph Barry - Walter was born in Bridgeport,in Jackson County, AL in Jackson County in 1914. Not long after he was born the family moved from Alabama to Petros, TN. In the 1930's he and his step-brother, Wesley, went to work in Chicago. After a few years he returned to Petros and in 1941 he married Myrtle C. Duncan who was from Windrock. In 1945 he started working for the Windrock Coal and Coke Company. He later worked for the local county school system.
They ended up moving to Oliver Springs, located at the foot of Walden Ridge. My grandparents were members of Community Baptist Church and later, Mt.Pisgah Baptist Church. Walter died in 1991 due to complications as a result of the "black lung" he acquired from the years he worked as a coalminer in Windrock.
Death 24 Apr 1999 
Siblings1 Sibling Person ID I14555 Main Tree Last Modified 2 Sep 2022
Father James Thomas Barry, b. 8 Aug 1889 d. 7 Nov 1960 (Age 71 years) Mother Florence Cheek, b. 5 Jun 1879, Roane, Tennessee, United States 
d. 19 Apr 1956 (Age 76 years) Family ID F5250 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Myrtle C. Duncan, b. 7 Mar 1917 d. 28 Apr 2001 (Age 84 years) Marriage - Walter was born in Bridgeport,in Jackson County, AL in Jackson County in 1914. Not long after he was born the family moved from Alabama to Petros, TN. In the 1930's he and his step-brother, Wesley, went to work in Chicago. After a few years he returned to Petros and in 1941 he married Myrtle C. Duncan who was from Windrock. In 1945 he started working for the Windrock Coal and Coke Company. He later worked for the local county school system.
They ended up moving to Oliver Springs, located at the foot of Walden Ridge. My grandparents were members of Community Baptist Church and later, Mt.Pisgah Baptist Church. Walter died in 1991 due to complications as a result of the "black lung" he acquired from the years he worked as a coalminer in Windrock.
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Children 1. Kathryn Barry 2. Thomas King, c. 25 Dec 1789, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown3. Joseph Barry 4. Steven Ronnie Barry Last Modified 2 Sep 2022 Family ID F5253 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Walter was born in Bridgeport,in Jackson County, AL in Jackson County in 1914. Not long after he was born the family moved from Alabama to Petros, TN. In the 1930's he and his step-brother, Wesley, went to work in Chicago. After a few years he returned to Petros and in 1941 he married Myrtle C. Duncan who was from Windrock. In 1945 he started working for the Windrock Coal and Coke Company. He later worked for the local county school system.