Pleasant Barber (bef. 1842 - 1897)

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Phillips) Barber — married 9 Nov 1865 in Morgan County, Kentucky

Died 19 Oct 1897 after age 55 in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Pleasant Barber served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 10 December 1861
Mustered out: 15 September 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment Kentucky Infantry, Co. E

Pleasant Barber used both the surname Barber and Hood. His mother Phoebe married Jacob Hood 17 November 1842 in Greenup County, Kentucky which was 8 months after Pleasant's birth. Phoebe's children Hezekiah and Nancy used the surname Barber but also used the surname Hood. Her other children, Tabitha and Bluford were definitely children of Jacob Hood and never used the surname Barber.

A birth date of 27 Mar 1842 has been attributed to him but documentation is lacking, therefore his birth on this profile has been given as 1844 which is the date on his tombstone.

1850 Census Greenup County, Kentucky

Jacob Hood M 43 Kentucky

Phoebe Hood F 41 Virginia

Hezekiah Hood M 16 Virginia (surname Barber)

Nancy A Hood F 13 Kentucky (surname Barber)

Pleasant Hood M 10 Kentucky (surname Barber)

Tabitha Hood F 6 Kentucky

Bluford Hood M 4 Kentucky

Nancy Barber F 72 Virginia (widow of Joseph Barber and possible mother-in-law of Phoebe by her previous marriage to a Barber.)^[1]

Military service in Civil War Union Army Kentucky

Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers

Name Pleasant Barber

Event Type Military Service

Event Year 1861

Age (Original) 21

Military Unit Note Fourteenth Infantry ^[2]

Name Pleasant Barber

Residence Louisa, Kentucky

Enlistment Date 1 Oct 1861

Rank at enlistment Private

Enlistment Place Louisa, Kentucky

State Served Kentucky

Survived the War? Yes

Service Record Enlisted in Company E, Kentucky 14th Infantry Regiment on :10 Dec 1861.Mustered out on 15 Sep 1865 at Louisville, KY.^[3]

Pleasant Barber married 9 November 1865 in Morgan County, Kentucky Mary Ann Phillips. ^[4]

US Census 1870, Boyd County, Kentucky, P.O. Coalton

Pleasant Barbour M 27 Kentucky

Polly A Barbour F 22 Kentucky

Virginia Barbour F 3 Kentucky

Lucy Bell Barbour F 2 Kentucky ^[5]

The 1870 tax list for Boyd County, Kentucky shows Pleasant Barber resided on Williams Creek but owned no land. ^[6]

US Census 1880, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky

Pleasant Barber Self M 29 Kentucky, United States

Polly Ann Barber Wife F 28 Kentucky, United States

Virginia Barber Daughter F 13 Kentucky, United States

Lucy Barber Daughter F 12 Kentucky, United States

Samuel Barber Son M 10 Kentucky, United States

Minnie Barber Daughter F 8 Kentucky, United States

Martha Barber Daughter F 6 Kentucky, United States ^[7]

1890 census Ashland, of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, Boyd County, Kentucky. Pleasant Barber, resided 914 Front Street, Ashland, Kentucky. No further information given. ^[8]

According to a questionnaire dated 21 Dec 1897 filled out by Jennie Barber the daughter of Pleasant Barber regarding his Civil War pension (and included in his pension record) he had four children living at that time. They were: Jennie Barber, born May 24, 1867; Lucy Bell Barber born Oct 7, 1868; Minnie Lou Barber born April 15, 1872 and Myrtle May Barber born November 36, 1874.

He died 1897 and was buried in the Ashland Cemetery, Boyd County, Kentucky.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M65Q-4QJ : 9 November 2014), Hezekiah Hood in household of Jacob Hood, Greenup county, Greenup, Kentucky, United States; citing family 141, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8N6-TX7), Pleasant Barber, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky," Fold3.com; citing military unit Fourteenth Infantry, A-Bl, NARA microfilm publication M397, roll 270, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky
4. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-CYC : accessed 20 December 2016), Pleasant Barbour and Polly A. Phillips, 07 Nov 1865; citing , Morgan, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 839,918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870, Boyd County, Kentucky" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7K-MHF : 17 October 2014), Pleasant Barbour; citing p. 3, family 18, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,947.
6. ↑ Boyd Co., Kentucky Tax Book 1870, p-3, FHL Film #008188344  :Image 433 [1]
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCS-622), Pleasant Barber, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 121, sheet 245C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0404; FHL microfilm 1,254,404.
8. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SD-128), Pleasant Barber, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,161.

• Eastern Kentucky Genealogy, Pleasant Barber, compiled by Teresa Martin Klaiber February 2011[2]