Brief Life History of Jane A
When Jane A Barber was born about 1854, in United States, her father, Levi Barber, was 28 and her mother, Catherine A Wilsey, was 26.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- 1860 United States Federal Census for Levi Barber Ohio Van Wert York
Parents and Siblings
1827–1865 Male
1830–1860 Female
Siblings (3)
1854– Female
1855–1939 Male
1856–1936 Female
World Events (3)
1863
Age 9
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 9
1865
Age 11
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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