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Ruth Barber

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Ruth Barber

Birth
Livonia, Livingston County, New York, USA
Death
16 Aug 1966 (aged 79)
Livonia, Livingston County, New York, USA
Burial
Livonia, Livingston County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Enter cemetery, proceed to central white building, turn left and continue to just before cemetery ends. Barber plot slightly to the left.
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Banker, businesswoman and family historian. Ruth was the daughter of Edgar Cyrus Barber and Abbie Pitts Reed Barber. She ran her father's business, Barber Oil, after he passed away. She and her brother Roy, with his family, shared a cottage which her father built, on Conesus Lake.

Ruth's Aunt Kitt Reed (Catherine Azubah Reed) lived with her in her big house on 46 Main Street in Livonia. Kitt is buried in under the name of Kittie A. Reed (Richmond Center Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario, New York), and was the wife of James Wells Reed, cousin relationship never discovered, but family believed they were distantly related.

Kitt's Reeds (and Ruth's too) were from three generations of Peter Richard Reeds, the first was married to Rebecca Pitts, daughter of Capt. Peter Pitts of Richmond, New York and it is unknown where he was born (he died in his early 20s), the second Peter Richard was married to Azubah Rust (both buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga, New York) and the third to Caroline Maria Pitts, her mother. Information on Peter Richard III is limited as well.
Banker, businesswoman and family historian. Ruth was the daughter of Edgar Cyrus Barber and Abbie Pitts Reed Barber. She ran her father's business, Barber Oil, after he passed away. She and her brother Roy, with his family, shared a cottage which her father built, on Conesus Lake.

Ruth's Aunt Kitt Reed (Catherine Azubah Reed) lived with her in her big house on 46 Main Street in Livonia. Kitt is buried in under the name of Kittie A. Reed (Richmond Center Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario, New York), and was the wife of James Wells Reed, cousin relationship never discovered, but family believed they were distantly related.

Kitt's Reeds (and Ruth's too) were from three generations of Peter Richard Reeds, the first was married to Rebecca Pitts, daughter of Capt. Peter Pitts of Richmond, New York and it is unknown where he was born (he died in his early 20s), the second Peter Richard was married to Azubah Rust (both buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga, New York) and the third to Caroline Maria Pitts, her mother. Information on Peter Richard III is limited as well.


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  • Created by: jhb
  • Added: Mar 9, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34636060/ruth-barber: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Barber (23 Aug 1886–16 Aug 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34636060, citing Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York, USA; Maintained by jhb (contributor 47106420).