Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Three Brothers Cicero, Alden and John L. Barber, Illinois.

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Cicero Barber.

Birth: 1843, Hadley, Saratoga County, New York.
Death: May 16, 1864, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Parents: Zina Barber (1809 - 1855), Huldah Dean Barber (1813 - 1904).

Burial: Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

The Thirty-Ninth Regimental History.

Barber, Cicero. Enlisted from Marseilles, 111., August 16th, 1861. Killed May 20th, at battle of Wier Bottom church, Va.

Barber was born in Saratoga county, New York, August 26th, 1843; came west with his parents in 1851, and settled on a farm in the township of Manlius, La Salle county, Ill.  He had two brothers who also entered the service. John L. enlisted in Company A, Fifteenth Cavalry; Alden in Company K, Thirty-Ninth Illinois, with Cicero, and he also lost his life.

ILLNOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: BARBER, CICERO. Rank: PVT. Company: K. Unit: 39 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: MARSEILLES, LASALLE CO, IL. Age: 19. Height: 5' 9 1/2. Hair: LIGHT. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: LIGHT. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: SARATOGA, NY.

Service Record. Joined When: AUG 14, 1861. Joined Where: MARSEILLES, IL. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: OCT 11, 1861. Muster In Where: CHICAGO, IL. Remarks: DIED IN ACTION AT WIER BOTTOM CHURCH VA MAY 20, 1864.
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Alden Barber. 

Birth: 1846, Hadley, Saratoga County, New York.
Death: Jun. 18, 1864, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

Burial: Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

The Thirty-Ninth Regimental History.

Barber, Alden. Enlisted from Marseilles, 111., February 6th, 1864. Wunded May 16th, 1864, at Drury's Bluff, Va., and taken prisoner. Died in Libby prison, Disease; Richmond, Va., in June, 1864.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: BARBER, ALDEN. Rank: PVT. Company: K. Unit: 39 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL. Age: 18. Height: 5' 9 1/2. Hair: LIGHT. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: LIGHT. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: HADLEY CO, NY.

Service Record. Joined When: FEB 6, 1864. Joined Where: CHICAGO, IL Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: FEB 29, 1864. Muster In Where: CHICAGO, IL. Remarks: WOUNDED & TAKEN PRISONER MAY 16, 1864 DIED OF WOUNDS JUN 18, 1864 AT RICHMOND VA.
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John Lawrence Barber.

Birth: Dec. 30, 1840, Saratoga County, New York.
Death: Aug. 7, 1926, Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.

Wife: Amanda Brodbeck Barber (1847 - 1945).

Children: Alden Cicero Barber (1872 - 1919). Lora Estelle Barber Bentley (1874 - 1947). Lucia May Barber Parr (1875 - 1972). Gertie Maude Barber Latimer (1878 - 1974). Edith Annie Barber Youmans (1879 - 1980). Carrie Elizabeth Barber Drackley (1881 - 1966). George Zina Barber (1884 - 1944). Leslie Dean Barber (1890 - 1941).

Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: BARBER, JOHN L. Rank: PVT. Company: L. Unit: 15 IL US CAV.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: MANLIUS, LASALLE CO, IL. Age: 21. Height: 5' 8. Hair: LIGHT. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: LIGHT. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: HADLEY, NY.

Service Record. Joined When: FEB 20, 1862. Joined Where: OTTAWA, IL. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: JAN 1, 1862. Muster In Where: OTTAWA, IL. Remarks: TRANS TO 10 ILL CAV AS CONSOLIDATED.

Author; You may have noticed that there were diffidence in the information between the Regimental History and the Illinois State Records and the Families records. To see the families records take this link, and follow the links at the page.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=barber&GSfn=cicero&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=123667167&df=all&

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