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Samuel B. Barber

Male Abt 1790 - 1864  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name Samuel B. Barber 
    Born Abt 1790  Hagerstown, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Apr 1864  Gus Buck Place, Liberty County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Samuel Barber Cem, Liberty County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Samuel Barber Cemetery: Narrative History    		 Samuel Barber Cemetery: Narrative History
    The story of Samuel Barber, how he came to be buried here, and how we found his grave in the East Texas woods. Opens in new window.
    Samuel Barber Cemetery: Location    		 Samuel Barber Cemetery: Location
    Samuel's burial place is well isolated in the woods of East Texas. Here are precise directions for finding it.
    Samuel Barber War of 1812 Monument    		 Samuel Barber War of 1812 Monument
    This monument, honoring Barber's service in the War of 1812, is in the Barber/Williams Cemetery in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Barber is not buried there.
    Person ID I398  Barber
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2012 

    Father Samuel Barber,   b. Abt 1760,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Burroughs,   b. Abt 1760,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F379  Group Sheet

    Family Elizabeth (Betsy) Barrow,   b. 30 Dec 1790, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1863, Refugio, Refugio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1813  Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Amos Barber,   b. 26 Nov 1814, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1885, Barbers Hill, Chambers County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +2. Anna Barber,   b. 13 Jul 1817, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1883  (Age 65 years)
    +3. John Albert Barber,   b. 27 Jul 1818, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1869, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +4. Reuben Richmond Barber,   b. 1 Mar 1820,   d. Uvalde County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Benjamin Barber,   b. 17 Mar 1822, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1895, Blanconia, Bee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +6. Joseph Addison Barber,   b. 27 Oct 1824, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1920, Tivoli, Refugio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +7. Melissa Barber,   b. 14 Feb 1828,   d. 19 Jul 1900  (Age 72 years)
    +8. Elizabeth Ann Barber,   b. 17 Feb 1830, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1916, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F378  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1790 - Hagerstown, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Nov 1813 - Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Apr 1864 - Gus Buck Place, Liberty County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Samuel Barber Cem, Liberty County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Summary Barber Family History    		Summary Barber Family History
    "Cliff's Notes" version. Barber history in a small nutshell.
    Virginia to Louisiana    		Virginia to Louisiana
    Samuel Barber's earliest years. This was originally written in 1995. While the general history and the family stories here are correct, we now know that Samuel never joined any wagon train to Tennessee or Kentucky. He joined the U.S. Army in 1801 and eventually found himself in Louisiana, where he deserted. Read “Barber”Family in Louisiana" and “Samuel in Maryland” for more recent research.
    Barber Family in Louisiana    		Barber Family in Louisiana
    Samuel Barber joins the Army in 1801, arrives in Louisiana by 1806, marries in 1813, and moves his family to Texas in 1829. Though written in 1997, this still represents my best thinking about Samuel Barber's life from the time he joined the Army in 1801 until he left Louisiana for Texas in 1829.
    Samuel in Maryland    		Samuel in Maryland
    This, too, dates from 1997, and is what I know about Samuel's origins before he joined the army and the story picks up in "Barber Family in Louisiana." More recent work using DNA testing to discover our origins in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century have yielded some hints, but that is not covered here.
    Warrens, Barbers, and Indians    		Warrens, Barbers, and Indians
    A persistent Barber family legend holds that Samuel Barber's mother was a sister to Bunker Hill hero Joseph Warren and that she herself was once abducted by Indians and recovered. Here's what I learned back in 1993.

  • Notes 
    • See Deep Roots p 309
      Also see supplement for additional information on his marriage and his mother.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] 1860 US Census, GUS BUCK HOUSEHOLD (Reliability: 3).
      http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=TXM653_1291-0023&fn=M+A&ln=Fitzgerald&st=d&ssrc=&pid=35161521


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