Brief Life History of Jesse Lee
When Jesse Lee Barber Sr was born on 3 April 1888, in Pecan Gap, Delta, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Barber, was 46 and his mother, Joanna Witcher Marshall, was 37. He married Minerva Sonora Towers on 23 May 1917, in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Lamar, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 7 November 1970, in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Midland, Texas, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Jesse L Bower in entry for Jesse Lee Bower, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Jess L Barber, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mr J L Barber, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
Spouse and Children
1888–1970 Male
1892–1966 Female
Children (4)
1919–2000 Male
1921–1921 Male
1923–2019 Female
1927–1984 Female
Parents and Siblings
1842–1908 Male
1850–1940 Female
Siblings (12)
1867–1928 Male
1868–1888 Male
1870–1934 Female
1873–1941 Female
1875–1888 Male
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 6
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 22
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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