Biographical Sketch
Colonel Seth Morse Barber was born September 5, 1820 in Groton Horace, Tompkins County, New York. He was the eldest of the six children of Reverend Phineas B. Barber and his first wife, Orpha Morse Barber. Barber came with his father, a Methodist minister, to Berlin, Erie County, Ohio in 1830. Barber graduated from the University of Michigan in 1852. He taught at the Norwalk Seminary and from 1852 to 1861, he served as superintendent of Ashland, Ohio public schools.
On June 3, 1853, Colonel Barber married Amanda Gardner, second of the eight children of Charles Gardner of Peru Twp., Huron County, Ohio. Amanda had graduated in 1851 from the Literary Departmet of Oberlin College. Seth and Amanda Barber were the parents of seven children: William E., Georgius B., Della J., Charles M., Phineas S., Bertha E., and Frank G., All were born in Ashland, Ohio.
In 1861, Barber raised Company H of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Captain Barber's company was made up largely of his Ashland, Ohio students. He led Company H in the battles of Middle Creek, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Thompson's Hill, Raymond, Champion's Hill, Big Black River, and the first assault on Vicksburg. During the second assault, Barber was shot through the right leg, making amputation necessary. He was commissioned major for gallant and meritorious service at the Siege of Vicksburg. He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel by brevet. He was transferred to the 15th Veteran Reserve Corps and served in the provost marshal's office at Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio until he was discharged July 20, 1866.
After his discharge, Barber returned to his position at Ashland Public Schools. He was appointed a United States pension agent and served in Cleveland, Ohio from 1870 to 1877. During that period, he disbursed more than five million dollars. In 1877, he purchased a farm in Norwalk Twp. Huron County. He was a leading member of the Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 227 at Ashland, Ohio. Colonel Seth Barber died March 27, 1900. Amanda died on the family farm on Medina Road in Norwalk, Ohio July 6, 1912. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Less is known about the Barber children. Below is a short sketch of each.
Willie Eugene b. June 1853, d. December 24, 1858, eldest child of Seth M. and Amanda Gardner Barber. Willie d. Christmas eve 1858. He is buried in Ashland, Ohio.
Georgius Boyd b. January 6, 1855. d. 1917. In February of 1873, Georgius entered the business college in Cleveland, Ohio.
Della Jane b. October 17, 1856 d. July 8, 1929. Never married. It is unknown where she received her education, but in 1883, at the age of 26, Della traveled to Concord, North Carolina to teach at the Scotia Seminary for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Four years later, the Missions Board sent her to Point Coupee, Mississippi to open a school. Although strongly supported by the Creole population, Della was threatened with her life. The Board of Missions transferred her to the Mary Holmes Seminary in West Point, Mississippi in 1892. A short time later, she traveled to the Mary Allen Seminary in Crockett, Texas, where she taught until her retirement. After more than 30 years of teaching, Della returned to Norwalk, where she lived with her brother Charles on the family farm until her death.
Charles Morse b. November 10, 1858, d. December 8, 1927. Never married. Remained on the Barber family farm.
Phineas Sears b. November 18, 1860. Phineas was an 1879 graduate of Norwalk High School. He served for a time as an apprentice architect for Harold P. Mitchell in San Francisco, California. He was elected to the California general assembly in 1902. The following year, he married Minnie Mills. They were the parents of one son, Vincent, born around 1907. He was appointed chief clerk in the U. S. Attorney's office. Minnie died of tetanus November 11, 1912 at Coalinga, California.
Bertha Emily b. July 24, 1863. Married Fred Beach and settled in Elyria, Ohio.
Frank Gardner b. August 8, 1865 d. March 38, 1938 at Norwalk, Ohio. He married Eloise Knapp. Frank Gardner attended the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, where he studied poultry keeping. For a time, Barber lived in Demarest, Georgia, where he farmed and raised poultry. Later, Mr. Barber returned to Norwalk, where he continued to farm.
Scope and Content
This collection is an archive of the Seth Barber family, composed of family correspondence mainly of Seth Barber, his wife Amanda, and their children. Diaries, family genealogy, photographs, photographic albums, accounts, Civil War pension materials, newspaper clippings, books, and early Ohio educational material (Ashland, Ohio) are also included in this collection. The bulk of the material dates from the Civil War era, however, the collection spans the years from around 1850 to 1940. Perhaps most important is the Civil War correspondence of Seth Morse Barber and his wife Amanda Gardner Barber, as well as that of Seth Barber's Civil War comrades.
Box 2 contains the correspondence of daughter Della Barber, who spent her adult life as a teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Included is some correspondence from her students. Her siblings' correspondence follows.
Box 3 contains family financial records and early Ohio educational materials from Ashland, Huron, and Norwalk, Ohio. Pension agency correspondence, reports, and audits from Seth Barber's years as a pension agent in Cleveland, Ohio, may be found here as well. Boxex 4, 5, and 6 contain Seth Barber's diaries, while photographs may be found in Box 7 and family books in Box 8.
Source: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums,
https://www.rbhayes.org/collection-items/local-history-collections/barber-seth-morse-colonel/
Contributor: Gregory Square (47457179) • [email protected]
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"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," Seth M. Barber, 1900
Name: Seth M. Barber
Gender: Male
Death date: 27 Mar 1900
Death place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio
Age: 79
Birth date: 1821
Birthplace: Groton, N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Colonel Seth Morse Barber was born September 5, 1820 in Groton Horace, Tompkins County, New York. He was the eldest of the six children of Reverend Phineas B. Barber and his first wife, Orpha Morse Barber. Barber came with his father, a Methodist minister, to Berlin, Erie County, Ohio in 1830. Barber graduated from the University of Michigan in 1852. He taught at the Norwalk Seminary and from 1852 to 1861, he served as superintendent of Ashland, Ohio public schools.
On June 3, 1853, Colonel Barber married Amanda Gardner, second of the eight children of Charles Gardner of Peru Twp., Huron County, Ohio. Amanda had graduated in 1851 from the Literary Departmet of Oberlin College. Seth and Amanda Barber were the parents of seven children: William E., Georgius B., Della J., Charles M., Phineas S., Bertha E., and Frank G., All were born in Ashland, Ohio.
In 1861, Barber raised Company H of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Captain Barber's company was made up largely of his Ashland, Ohio students. He led Company H in the battles of Middle Creek, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Thompson's Hill, Raymond, Champion's Hill, Big Black River, and the first assault on Vicksburg. During the second assault, Barber was shot through the right leg, making amputation necessary. He was commissioned major for gallant and meritorious service at the Siege of Vicksburg. He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel by brevet. He was transferred to the 15th Veteran Reserve Corps and served in the provost marshal's office at Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio until he was discharged July 20, 1866.
After his discharge, Barber returned to his position at Ashland Public Schools. He was appointed a United States pension agent and served in Cleveland, Ohio from 1870 to 1877. During that period, he disbursed more than five million dollars. In 1877, he purchased a farm in Norwalk Twp. Huron County. He was a leading member of the Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 227 at Ashland, Ohio. Colonel Seth Barber died March 27, 1900. Amanda died on the family farm on Medina Road in Norwalk, Ohio July 6, 1912. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Less is known about the Barber children. Below is a short sketch of each.
Willie Eugene b. June 1853, d. December 24, 1858, eldest child of Seth M. and Amanda Gardner Barber. Willie d. Christmas eve 1858. He is buried in Ashland, Ohio.
Georgius Boyd b. January 6, 1855. d. 1917. In February of 1873, Georgius entered the business college in Cleveland, Ohio.
Della Jane b. October 17, 1856 d. July 8, 1929. Never married. It is unknown where she received her education, but in 1883, at the age of 26, Della traveled to Concord, North Carolina to teach at the Scotia Seminary for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Four years later, the Missions Board sent her to Point Coupee, Mississippi to open a school. Although strongly supported by the Creole population, Della was threatened with her life. The Board of Missions transferred her to the Mary Holmes Seminary in West Point, Mississippi in 1892. A short time later, she traveled to the Mary Allen Seminary in Crockett, Texas, where she taught until her retirement. After more than 30 years of teaching, Della returned to Norwalk, where she lived with her brother Charles on the family farm until her death.
Charles Morse b. November 10, 1858, d. December 8, 1927. Never married. Remained on the Barber family farm.
Phineas Sears b. November 18, 1860. Phineas was an 1879 graduate of Norwalk High School. He served for a time as an apprentice architect for Harold P. Mitchell in San Francisco, California. He was elected to the California general assembly in 1902. The following year, he married Minnie Mills. They were the parents of one son, Vincent, born around 1907. He was appointed chief clerk in the U. S. Attorney's office. Minnie died of tetanus November 11, 1912 at Coalinga, California.
Bertha Emily b. July 24, 1863. Married Fred Beach and settled in Elyria, Ohio.
Frank Gardner b. August 8, 1865 d. March 38, 1938 at Norwalk, Ohio. He married Eloise Knapp. Frank Gardner attended the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, where he studied poultry keeping. For a time, Barber lived in Demarest, Georgia, where he farmed and raised poultry. Later, Mr. Barber returned to Norwalk, where he continued to farm.
Scope and Content
This collection is an archive of the Seth Barber family, composed of family correspondence mainly of Seth Barber, his wife Amanda, and their children. Diaries, family genealogy, photographs, photographic albums, accounts, Civil War pension materials, newspaper clippings, books, and early Ohio educational material (Ashland, Ohio) are also included in this collection. The bulk of the material dates from the Civil War era, however, the collection spans the years from around 1850 to 1940. Perhaps most important is the Civil War correspondence of Seth Morse Barber and his wife Amanda Gardner Barber, as well as that of Seth Barber's Civil War comrades.
Box 2 contains the correspondence of daughter Della Barber, who spent her adult life as a teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Included is some correspondence from her students. Her siblings' correspondence follows.
Box 3 contains family financial records and early Ohio educational materials from Ashland, Huron, and Norwalk, Ohio. Pension agency correspondence, reports, and audits from Seth Barber's years as a pension agent in Cleveland, Ohio, may be found here as well. Boxex 4, 5, and 6 contain Seth Barber's diaries, while photographs may be found in Box 7 and family books in Box 8.
Source: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums,
https://www.rbhayes.org/collection-items/local-history-collections/barber-seth-morse-colonel/
Contributor: Gregory Square (47457179) • [email protected]
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"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," Seth M. Barber, 1900
Name: Seth M. Barber
Gender: Male
Death date: 27 Mar 1900
Death place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio
Age: 79
Birth date: 1821
Birthplace: Groton, N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Biographical Sketch
Colonel Seth Morse Barber was born September 5, 1820 in Groton Horace, Tompkins County, New York. He was the eldest of the six children of Reverend Phineas B. Barber and his first wife, Orpha Morse Barber. Barber came with his father, a Methodist minister, to Berlin, Erie County, Ohio in 1830. Barber graduated from the University of Michigan in 1852. He taught at the Norwalk Seminary and from 1852 to 1861, he served as superintendent of Ashland, Ohio public schools.
On June 3, 1853, Colonel Barber married Amanda Gardner, second of the eight children of Charles Gardner of Peru Twp., Huron County, Ohio. Amanda had graduated in 1851 from the Literary Departmet of Oberlin College. Seth and Amanda Barber were the parents of seven children: William E., Georgius B., Della J., Charles M., Phineas S., Bertha E., and Frank G., All were born in Ashland, Ohio.
In 1861, Barber raised Company H of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Captain Barber's company was made up largely of his Ashland, Ohio students. He led Company H in the battles of Middle Creek, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Thompson's Hill, Raymond, Champion's Hill, Big Black River, and the first assault on Vicksburg. During the second assault, Barber was shot through the right leg, making amputation necessary. He was commissioned major for gallant and meritorious service at the Siege of Vicksburg. He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel by brevet. He was transferred to the 15th Veteran Reserve Corps and served in the provost marshal's office at Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio until he was discharged July 20, 1866.
After his discharge, Barber returned to his position at Ashland Public Schools. He was appointed a United States pension agent and served in Cleveland, Ohio from 1870 to 1877. During that period, he disbursed more than five million dollars. In 1877, he purchased a farm in Norwalk Twp. Huron County. He was a leading member of the Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 227 at Ashland, Ohio. Colonel Seth Barber died March 27, 1900. Amanda died on the family farm on Medina Road in Norwalk, Ohio July 6, 1912. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Less is known about the Barber children. Below is a short sketch of each.
Willie Eugene b. June 1853, d. December 24, 1858, eldest child of Seth M. and Amanda Gardner Barber. Willie d. Christmas eve 1858. He is buried in Ashland, Ohio.
Georgius Boyd b. January 6, 1855. d. 1917. In February of 1873, Georgius entered the business college in Cleveland, Ohio.
Della Jane b. October 17, 1856 d. July 8, 1929. Never married. It is unknown where she received her education, but in 1883, at the age of 26, Della traveled to Concord, North Carolina to teach at the Scotia Seminary for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Four years later, the Missions Board sent her to Point Coupee, Mississippi to open a school. Although strongly supported by the Creole population, Della was threatened with her life. The Board of Missions transferred her to the Mary Holmes Seminary in West Point, Mississippi in 1892. A short time later, she traveled to the Mary Allen Seminary in Crockett, Texas, where she taught until her retirement. After more than 30 years of teaching, Della returned to Norwalk, where she lived with her brother Charles on the family farm until her death.
Charles Morse b. November 10, 1858, d. December 8, 1927. Never married. Remained on the Barber family farm.
Phineas Sears b. November 18, 1860. Phineas was an 1879 graduate of Norwalk High School. He served for a time as an apprentice architect for Harold P. Mitchell in San Francisco, California. He was elected to the California general assembly in 1902. The following year, he married Minnie Mills. They were the parents of one son, Vincent, born around 1907. He was appointed chief clerk in the U. S. Attorney's office. Minnie died of tetanus November 11, 1912 at Coalinga, California.
Bertha Emily b. July 24, 1863. Married Fred Beach and settled in Elyria, Ohio.
Frank Gardner b. August 8, 1865 d. March 38, 1938 at Norwalk, Ohio. He married Eloise Knapp. Frank Gardner attended the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, where he studied poultry keeping. For a time, Barber lived in Demarest, Georgia, where he farmed and raised poultry. Later, Mr. Barber returned to Norwalk, where he continued to farm.
Scope and Content
This collection is an archive of the Seth Barber family, composed of family correspondence mainly of Seth Barber, his wife Amanda, and their children. Diaries, family genealogy, photographs, photographic albums, accounts, Civil War pension materials, newspaper clippings, books, and early Ohio educational material (Ashland, Ohio) are also included in this collection. The bulk of the material dates from the Civil War era, however, the collection spans the years from around 1850 to 1940. Perhaps most important is the Civil War correspondence of Seth Morse Barber and his wife Amanda Gardner Barber, as well as that of Seth Barber's Civil War comrades.
Box 2 contains the correspondence of daughter Della Barber, who spent her adult life as a teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Included is some correspondence from her students. Her siblings' correspondence follows.
Box 3 contains family financial records and early Ohio educational materials from Ashland, Huron, and Norwalk, Ohio. Pension agency correspondence, reports, and audits from Seth Barber's years as a pension agent in Cleveland, Ohio, may be found here as well. Boxex 4, 5, and 6 contain Seth Barber's diaries, while photographs may be found in Box 7 and family books in Box 8.
Source: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums,
https://www.rbhayes.org/collection-items/local-history-collections/barber-seth-morse-colonel/
Contributor: Gregory Square (47457179) • [email protected]
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"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," Seth M. Barber, 1900
Name: Seth M. Barber
Gender: Male
Death date: 27 Mar 1900
Death place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio
Age: 79
Birth date: 1821
Birthplace: Groton, N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Colonel Seth Morse Barber was born September 5, 1820 in Groton Horace, Tompkins County, New York. He was the eldest of the six children of Reverend Phineas B. Barber and his first wife, Orpha Morse Barber. Barber came with his father, a Methodist minister, to Berlin, Erie County, Ohio in 1830. Barber graduated from the University of Michigan in 1852. He taught at the Norwalk Seminary and from 1852 to 1861, he served as superintendent of Ashland, Ohio public schools.
On June 3, 1853, Colonel Barber married Amanda Gardner, second of the eight children of Charles Gardner of Peru Twp., Huron County, Ohio. Amanda had graduated in 1851 from the Literary Departmet of Oberlin College. Seth and Amanda Barber were the parents of seven children: William E., Georgius B., Della J., Charles M., Phineas S., Bertha E., and Frank G., All were born in Ashland, Ohio.
In 1861, Barber raised Company H of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Captain Barber's company was made up largely of his Ashland, Ohio students. He led Company H in the battles of Middle Creek, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Thompson's Hill, Raymond, Champion's Hill, Big Black River, and the first assault on Vicksburg. During the second assault, Barber was shot through the right leg, making amputation necessary. He was commissioned major for gallant and meritorious service at the Siege of Vicksburg. He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel by brevet. He was transferred to the 15th Veteran Reserve Corps and served in the provost marshal's office at Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio until he was discharged July 20, 1866.
After his discharge, Barber returned to his position at Ashland Public Schools. He was appointed a United States pension agent and served in Cleveland, Ohio from 1870 to 1877. During that period, he disbursed more than five million dollars. In 1877, he purchased a farm in Norwalk Twp. Huron County. He was a leading member of the Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 227 at Ashland, Ohio. Colonel Seth Barber died March 27, 1900. Amanda died on the family farm on Medina Road in Norwalk, Ohio July 6, 1912. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Less is known about the Barber children. Below is a short sketch of each.
Willie Eugene b. June 1853, d. December 24, 1858, eldest child of Seth M. and Amanda Gardner Barber. Willie d. Christmas eve 1858. He is buried in Ashland, Ohio.
Georgius Boyd b. January 6, 1855. d. 1917. In February of 1873, Georgius entered the business college in Cleveland, Ohio.
Della Jane b. October 17, 1856 d. July 8, 1929. Never married. It is unknown where she received her education, but in 1883, at the age of 26, Della traveled to Concord, North Carolina to teach at the Scotia Seminary for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Four years later, the Missions Board sent her to Point Coupee, Mississippi to open a school. Although strongly supported by the Creole population, Della was threatened with her life. The Board of Missions transferred her to the Mary Holmes Seminary in West Point, Mississippi in 1892. A short time later, she traveled to the Mary Allen Seminary in Crockett, Texas, where she taught until her retirement. After more than 30 years of teaching, Della returned to Norwalk, where she lived with her brother Charles on the family farm until her death.
Charles Morse b. November 10, 1858, d. December 8, 1927. Never married. Remained on the Barber family farm.
Phineas Sears b. November 18, 1860. Phineas was an 1879 graduate of Norwalk High School. He served for a time as an apprentice architect for Harold P. Mitchell in San Francisco, California. He was elected to the California general assembly in 1902. The following year, he married Minnie Mills. They were the parents of one son, Vincent, born around 1907. He was appointed chief clerk in the U. S. Attorney's office. Minnie died of tetanus November 11, 1912 at Coalinga, California.
Bertha Emily b. July 24, 1863. Married Fred Beach and settled in Elyria, Ohio.
Frank Gardner b. August 8, 1865 d. March 38, 1938 at Norwalk, Ohio. He married Eloise Knapp. Frank Gardner attended the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, where he studied poultry keeping. For a time, Barber lived in Demarest, Georgia, where he farmed and raised poultry. Later, Mr. Barber returned to Norwalk, where he continued to farm.
Scope and Content
This collection is an archive of the Seth Barber family, composed of family correspondence mainly of Seth Barber, his wife Amanda, and their children. Diaries, family genealogy, photographs, photographic albums, accounts, Civil War pension materials, newspaper clippings, books, and early Ohio educational material (Ashland, Ohio) are also included in this collection. The bulk of the material dates from the Civil War era, however, the collection spans the years from around 1850 to 1940. Perhaps most important is the Civil War correspondence of Seth Morse Barber and his wife Amanda Gardner Barber, as well as that of Seth Barber's Civil War comrades.
Box 2 contains the correspondence of daughter Della Barber, who spent her adult life as a teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. Included is some correspondence from her students. Her siblings' correspondence follows.
Box 3 contains family financial records and early Ohio educational materials from Ashland, Huron, and Norwalk, Ohio. Pension agency correspondence, reports, and audits from Seth Barber's years as a pension agent in Cleveland, Ohio, may be found here as well. Boxex 4, 5, and 6 contain Seth Barber's diaries, while photographs may be found in Box 7 and family books in Box 8.
Source: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums,
https://www.rbhayes.org/collection-items/local-history-collections/barber-seth-morse-colonel/
Contributor: Gregory Square (47457179) • [email protected]
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"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," Seth M. Barber, 1900
Name: Seth M. Barber
Gender: Male
Death date: 27 Mar 1900
Death place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio
Age: 79
Birth date: 1821
Birthplace: Groton, N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
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