Samuel B. Barber

Abt 1790 - 1864  (~ 74 years)

• Histories		Summary Barber Family History "Cliff's Notes" version. Barber history in a small nutshell.
  		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 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 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 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.

  
  

• Name	Samuel B. Barber
  Born	Abt 1790	Hagerstown, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Apr 1864	Gus Buck Place, Liberty County, Texas
  Buried	Samuel Barber Cem, Liberty County, Texas, USA
  		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'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 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 ,   d. 7 Mar 1863, Refugio, Refugio County, Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1813	Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Children	+ 1. Amos Barber,   b. 26 Nov 1814, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 1 Oct 1885, Barbers Hill, Chambers County, Texas  (Age 70 years) + 2. Anna Barber,   b. 13 Jul 1817, Louisiana ,   d. Jan 1883  (Age 65 years) + 3. John Albert Barber,   b. 27 Jul 1818, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 19 Dec 1869, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas  (Age 51 years) + 4. Reuben Richmond Barber,   b. 1 Mar 1820,   d. Uvalde County, Texas + 5. Benjamin Barber,   b. 17 Mar 1822, Louisiana ,   d. 22 Feb 1895, Blanconia, Bee County, Texas  (Age 72 years) + 6. Joseph Addison Barber,   b. 27 Oct 1824, Louisiana ,   d. 28 Feb 1920, Tivoli, Refugio County, Texas  (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 ,   d. 4 Jul 1916, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F378	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1790 - Hagerstown, Maryland Married - 24 Nov 1813 - Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana Died - 9 Apr 1864 - Gus Buck Place, Liberty County, Texas Buried - - Samuel Barber Cem, Liberty County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [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