Jessie Gordon Barber Jr. (1914 - 1995)

Born 16 Mar 1914 in Appling County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Irene (McKenzie) Barber — married 27 Nov 1937 in Bacon, Georgia, United States

Died 15 Dec 1995 at age 81 in Camden County, Georgia, United States

Biography

Jessie Gordon Barber was born on March 16, 1914 in Appling County, Georgia, United States, son of Jessie Gordon Barber (1872–1947) and Mollie Victoria Carter (1874–1950).^[1]

In the 1920 census Jesse (age 6) was the son of Jesse G Barber in Louisville, Bacon, Georgia.^[2]

In the 1930 census Garden (age 16) was the single son of Jessie G Barber in Alma Rural Route 3, Louisville, Bacon, Georgia, United States.^[3]

Gordon (23) married Ellen Irene McKenzie (17) (born on May 13, 1920 in Glynn County, GA; daughter of William Allen McKenzie and Havana Ellen (Carter) McKenzie) on November 27, 1937 in Bacon County, Georgia, USA.^[4]

Jessie was in a military record on 16 October 1940.^[5]

In the 1950 census Gardan (age 34), Sale Clerk, was the married head of household in Alma, Bacon, Georgia, United States.^[6]

Gordon died on December 15, 1995 in Camden County, Georgia, aged 81. He was buried in Big Creek Cemetery, Bacon County.^[1][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #30668837 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Name: Jessie Gordon Barber Jr [Jesse G Barber Jr]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 16 Mar 1914; Birth Place: Alma Bacon C, Georgia; Death Date: 15 Dec 1995; Father: Jessie G Barber; Mother: Mollie V Carter; Notes: Dec 1938: Name listed as JESSIE GORDON BARBER JR; 22 Dec 1995: Name listed as JESSE G BARBER.
2. ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville, Bacon, Georgia; Roll: T625_233; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #4168991 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Jesse G Barber (6), single son, in household of Jesse G Barber (46) in Louisville, Bacon, Georgia. Born in Georgia.
3. ↑ "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Bacon, Georgia; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340071
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #20098569 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Garden Barber (16), single son, in household of Jessie G Barber (58) in Alma Rural Route 3, Louisville, Bacon, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #69863164 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Jessie Gordon Barber Jr. (16 Mar 1914-15 Dec 1995), citing Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Bacon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Michael H Pafford (contributor 46805670).
5. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Georgia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #38672197 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Name: Jessie Gordon Barber Jr; Gender: Male; Age: 26; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 16 Mar 1914; Birth Place: Alma, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Alma, Bacon, Georgia, USA; Next of Kin: Jessie Gordon Barber;
   Household Members (Name) Relationship:
   Jessie Gordon Barber Jr Self (Head)
   Jessie Gordon Barber Wife.
6. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alma, Bacon, Georgia; Roll: 37; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 3-3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #127176814 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Gardan J Barber (34), married, Sale Clerk, head of household in Alma, Bacon, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.

• First-hand information as remembered by Ted Clark, Monday, November 3, 2014.