Brief Life History of John Child
When John Child Barber was born on 12 December 1844, in Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, Alanson Barber, was 35 and his mother, Emeline Child, was 29. He married Mary Frances "Fannie" Craig on 4 May 1868, in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 27 December 1919, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Rienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.
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- John Borber in household of Lauson Borber, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Child Barber, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- John Barber, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Wisconsin Territory, United States 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1849: Ramsey, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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