The Daily Sentinel, 22 February, 1913:
"One of Orange County's Oldest Citizens Passes Away – Thursday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. A. Hall, near Formosa, Mr. William W. Barber, one of Orange County's oldest and highly respected citizens, passed away in the eighty-sixth year of his life.
His remains will be laid to rest today in the Confederate lot in the cemetery.
The deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Hall of Formosa and a brother, Mr. Andrew Jackson Barber, of Chuluota.
Mr. Barber came to Orange County in 1856 and has resided here continuously ever since.
The only time he was out of the county was during the War Between the States, when he was in the Confederate Army for four years."
The Daily Sentinel, 22 February, 1913:
"One of Orange County's Oldest Citizens Passes Away – Thursday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. A. Hall, near Formosa, Mr. William W. Barber, one of Orange County's oldest and highly respected citizens, passed away in the eighty-sixth year of his life.
His remains will be laid to rest today in the Confederate lot in the cemetery.
The deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Hall of Formosa and a brother, Mr. Andrew Jackson Barber, of Chuluota.
Mr. Barber came to Orange County in 1856 and has resided here continuously ever since.
The only time he was out of the county was during the War Between the States, when he was in the Confederate Army for four years."
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