Jane Barron HOPE^[1]

1859 - 1934  (75 years)

• Name	Jane Barron HOPE
  	Her middle name is noted on her marriage registration.
  Nickname	Janey
  Birth	26 May 1859	Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Jun 1934	Norfolk City, VA   [1]
  	Annie died at 2:25pm on 24 June 1934 at her home, 624 Boissevain Avenue, in Norfolk, Virginia. Cause of death was noted on her death certificate as myocardial insufficiency and vascular hypertension. She was 75 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	26 Jun 1934	Norfolk City, VA   [1, 2]
  	Her body was interred on 26 January 1934 in the Hope family plot at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I59188	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James Barron HOPE,   b. 23 Mar 1829, Gosport, Norfolk Co, VA d. 15 Sep 1887, Norfolk City, VA (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Ann Boush WHITING,   b. 25 Sep 1824, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA d. 31 May 1920, Norfolk City, VA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1857	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [3, 4]
  	Rev. John Collins McCabe officiated at the wedding ceremony which was held at "Elmwood," the bride's family home.
  Family ID	F5174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Athelstan MARR,   b. 29 Sep 1856, Nashville, Davidson Co, TN d. 2 Jan 1930, Norfolk City, VA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1887	Norfolk City, Virginia   [5]
  	The couple was married by the Rev. Dr. B.D. Tucker of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The marriage register noted that Robert was a resident of Warrenton, VA and that Janey resided in Norfolk at the time of their marriage. film in-house
  Children	1. Jane Nelson MARR,   b. 25 Oct 1891, Lexington, Rockbridge Co, VA d. 21 Nov 1958, Leaksville, Rockingham Co, NC (Age 67 years)   2. Barron Hope MARR,   b. 22 Jan 1890   d. 15 Jan 1894 (Age 3 years)   3. Robert Athelstan MARR, Jr.,   b. 23 Jun 1896, Virginia d. 11 Mar 1959 (Age 62 years)   4. Anne Whiting MARR,   b. 22 Jun 1898, Virginia d. 27 Nov 1978 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F5345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1900 US Census / Marr, Robert A. Lexington, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 12 Jun 1860, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA [S5170] Resided: 16 Jul 1870, Norfolk City, VA [S5171] Resided: 3 Jun 1880, Norfolk City, VA Resided: 26 Apr 1910, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, VA [S5178] Resided: 10 Jan 1920, Norfolk City, VA [S5179] Resided: 8 Apr 1930, Norfolk City, VA [S5180]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1538] Janey Barron Hope Marr, Virginia state death certificate no. 13675 (1934). [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S1050] James Barron Hope - Anna Boush Whiting, Virginia marriage certificate (1857). [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser (16 Jun 1857): p. 1, c 5. [S312] R.A. Marr - Jane Barron Hope, Norfolk City, VA marriage registration (1887).