Brief Life History of Israel Scott
When Israel Scott Barber was born on 5 December 1837, in Vermont, United States, his father, Jarvis Barber, was 33 and his mother, Susan Humphrey, was 29. He married Mary Francis Miller on 16 September 1866, in Scranton, Greene, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kendrick Township, Greene, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Scranton Township, Greene, Iowa, United States in 1885. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 10 December 1933, in Scranton, Greene, Iowa, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Greene, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (23)
- J S Barbour, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Legacy NFS Source: Israel Scott Barber - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Israel Scott Barber
- Scott Barber, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Greene, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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