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Reuben Richard Barber 1820 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: , Uvalde, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Barber

Mother: Elizabeth Barrow

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Huffman

Children(s): Martha Parks

The story of Reuben Richard Barber began in 1820 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Reuben Richard Barber married Elizabeth Huffman, and had children including Martha A. Barber Parks. Reuben Richard Barber passed away in 1886 in , Uvalde, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Richard Barber began in 1820 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.
  • Reuben Richard Barber married Elizabeth Huffman, and had children including Martha A. Barber Parks.
  • Reuben Richard Barber passed away in 1886 in , Uvalde, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Barber
1790 – 1864
Birth Location: Hagerstown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Barrow
1790 – 1863
Birth Location: Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Huffman
1827 – 1914
Birth Location: Opelousas,St Landry Parish,Louisiana,USA
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Children(s)

Martha Parks
1850 – 1900
Birth Location: Peach Creek, Gonzales, Texas, USA
MP

Reuben Barber's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Barber
1820 – 1886
Birth Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Samuel Burroughs Barber
1790 – 1864
Hagerstown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Barrow
1790 – 1863
Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Barber
1767 – 1852
Jefferson, Ohio, United States
ELIZABETH BURROUGHS
1760 – 1793
Westminster, London, England or Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John ll
1739 – 1800
Lucy Dorsey
1741 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barber
1714 – 1811
Meribah Perry
1709 – 1786
Captain (Patuxent)
1699 – 1761
Elizabeth Brown
1700 – 1777

Reuben Barber's Descendants

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Reuben (Richard) Barber (1 Mar 1820 – 1886) m. Elizabeth Huffman (23 Jul 1827 – 15 Jul 1914)
  1. 1. Martha (A. Barber) Parks (May 1850 – 25 April 1900) m. Isaac ("IKE" Erwin) PARKS (Oct 1846 – 1908)
    1. 1. Bettie Cox (1871 – 1954) m. Martin (Luther) Cox (21 April 1878 – 15 August 1965) m. Marion (L) Cox (21 Apr 1878 – 15 Aug 1965)
      1. 1. Ruby Hallis (1897 – )
      2. 2. Molly (M) Watkins (12 October 1901 – 2 September 1987) m. John (Lee) Watkins (17 December 1899 – 21 March 1976)
        1. 1. John (Lee) Watkins (12 October 1920 – 5 September 1992)
        2. 2. Wayne (Nelson) Watkins (21 August 1924 – 30 December 2004)
        3. 3. Naomi (Maxine) Watkins (11 Jun 1931 – ) m. Dwayne (Edwin) Eatmon (15 Sep 1927 – 02 Jun 2014)
        4. 4. Wanda (Bell) Watkins (abt 1936 – )
      3. 3. Dale Cox (1904 – )
      4. 4. Frank Cox (1906 – )
      5. 5. Grady Cox (1908 – )

Reuben Barber's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1 Mar 1820
Birth of Reuben Richard Barber in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
1886
1886
Age 66
Death of Reuben Richard Barber in , Uvalde, Texas, USA
, Uvalde, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: , Uvalde, Texas, USA
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