William Henry Barber

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123818

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• Name: Arthur Barbour
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123809
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Directory: 1864, Wilmot Township - Block A Concession 3 Lot 27, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Anglican

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Death of a Wilmot Pioneer.

Last Friday afternoon [May 15th.] the remains of our departed friend and neighbor, Mr. Arthur Barber, were laid to rest beside his late wife who died two years ago,in St.James' Churchyard. A large number of friends and neighbors turned out to pay their last respects to one who had lived so long in our midst. The pall bearers were Messrs. Menno and George Bean, R. C. Tye, R. N. Kerr, Robert Gilmore and Wm.G. Smith. The rector Rev. James Ward, preached a very impressive sermon from the 5th verse, 31st Psalm, "Into thine Hand I commit my spirit, thou hast redeemed me O Lord, God of truth." Are late neighbor came from Ireland in 1837 and settled near Toronto, where he remained five years. That was at the time of the rebellion, and Mr. B. enlisted in a cavalry troop for the defence of Ontario. In 1842 be walked from Toronto to Wilmot (nearly all people walked at that time) in search of land. In the township of Waterloo, near Strasburg, he engaged a bed for the night at old Tom Sherrington's who kept a small tavern. The landlord came to his room and asked him if he I would take a bed-fellow. Mr. B. objected as he had paid for his bed. The landlord told him that he was a farmer like himself, so he shared his bed with him. His bed-fellow turned out to be Mr. Crowell, who had moved to Wilmot two years before, and as they journeyed a long together, Mr. Barber told his companion that he was looking for land, so Mr. Crowell told him there were 200 acres to sell next to his. Mr. C. had taken up the two hundred acres on which James Barber and Edwin Gilmore now reside. Mr. Barber took up the 200 acres and his brother, Robert, resided on the north half until he sold it to Mr. Levi Master a few years ago, and Mr. A. Barber lived on his lot fifty-four years up to the time of his death and his son, Bert, is on the farm, now. About fifty years ago Mr. B. married Miss Fanny Graham and raised a large family of boys and one daughter, who is the wife of George M. Smith who resides on the farm adjoining her father's. Jobn, the eldest, resides near Palmerston, James, Arthur and Bert have good farms, and Robert, who is a doctor, resides in Chicago, and four ons died some years ago. During the past winter our departed friend was tenderly nursed by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bert Barber, who watched over him with more than a daughter's love and care. Your correspondent had the pleasure of seeing him a few times during his illness and he was always happy and contented, looking forward to meet his loved partner in life, who had passed away two years before him. We extend our sympathies to the children of our late neighbor, who was a kind and affectionate husband and father, Soon the old settlers who worked hard to clear the land and worked to make fair Ontario what it is, will have passed away. They had many difficulties to overcome, but with patience and perseverance they overcame them all.

Hamburg Independent.

Waterloo Chronicle, 4 Jun 1896, p. 3

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HAYSVILLE

OBITUARY. - Mr. Arthur Barber, an old and respected resident of this township, died on Tuesday, May 12th. The remains were interred in St. James cemetery, Huron road, on the following Friday

Dr. Barber of Chicago attended his father's funeral last Friday....

Waterloo Chronicle 21 May 1896, p. 4

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Barber, Arthur - Came from Sligo, Ireland, in 1835 with his mother and sister (later Mrs. John Little, mother of Wm. Little of Haysville). After a short stay in Toronto, they made their way to Wilmot and settled on the farm now owned by Jeremiah Good. He married Miss Fanny Graham in 1850. Their eleven children, including two who died in infancy, are John, retired, of Fordwich, James, retired, of Galt, Elizabeth, Mrs. Geo. Mallett Smith, of Peace River, Robert in Southern States, Arthur Alexander, of Barrie, David, Henry and Albert , deceased, and Herbert, of Niagara Falls.

Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

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Died: At his residence in Wilmot, on Tuesday, May 12th, 1896, Arthur Barber, Aged 78 Years and 27 Days. The Funeral will leave his late residence on Friday, the 15th inst., at 2 o'clock P.M., for St. James' Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.

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Arthur married Frances "Fanny" Graham 1850. Frances was born CALC 28 Feb 1831, , Ireland; died 11 Apr 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Honoured: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stained glass window in St. James Anglican Church in her honour
• Name: Fanny Graham
• Name: Frances "Fanny" Barber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123810
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Barber, FannyA large number of friends and neighbors turned out last Saturday afternoon at the funeral of the late Mrs. Arthur Barber, to pay their last token of respect to one they had known so well. The Rev. James Ward preached a very impressive sermon from the text "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord". Forty-six years ago Fanny Graham was married to Mr. A. Barber and they moved on the farm on which she died. Five sons and one daughter survive their mother: John Barber lives at Harriston; Robert, who is a Dr., resides at Chicago; James on the old Kitchener farm, next to his father's; Arthur A. on the old Meikleham farm near by, and Bert resides with his father and their only daughter is the wife of George M. S. Smith. Mrs. Barber leaves a husband to mourn the loss of a life-long loving partner, one who was a faithful wife and mother and a good neighbor; also leaves a brother, Mr. James Graham, of Galt, and a sister Mrs. Adam Daniels, of St. Marys.

Hamburg Independent 20 Apr 1894 pg 2

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BARBER - On April 11, in Wilmot, Fannie beloved wife of Arthur Barber, aged 63 years, 1 month and 11 days.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 19 Apr 1894, p. 8

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Died. In Wilmot, on Wednesday, April 11th, 1894, Fannie, Beloved Wife of Arthur Barber, Aged 63 Years, 1 Month and 11 Days. Funeral will leave her late residence on Saturday, the 14th inst., at 2 o'clock p.m., for St. James' Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.

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• Name: Robert Barber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79081

Robert — Elizabeth Shaw. Elizabeth was born 1795, , Sligo, Ireland; died 15 Jan 1846; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Barbour
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123813