Gilbert Gordon Barbee

Brief Life History of Gilbert Gordon

When Gilbert Gordon Barbee was born on 11 May 1895, in Ritchey, Newton, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Gilbert Barbee, was 24 and his mother, Laura Elizabeth Dorland, was 21. He married Sarah Frances York on 18 April 1914, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 25 July 1968, in Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hayward, Alameda, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Gordon Barbee
1895–1968
Sarah Frances York
1892–1966
Marriage: 18 April 1914
Gilberta Louise Barbee
1914–1942
Carol Lou Barbee
1920–1990

Sources (22)

  • Gilbert G Barbee, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Gilbert A Barbee, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Gilbert Gordon Barber, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Barby .

English (of French Huguenot origin): Anglicized form of French Barbé (see Barbe ).

Americanized form of French Barbier and possibly also of Barbé (compare 2 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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