Henry Kilbourne Barber (abt. 1824 - 1881)

Born about 25 Dec 1824 in Norwich, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Hollister (Pond) Barber — married 22 Mar 1848 in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1881 at about age 56 in Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

His marriage record (see attached image) identifies him as "of Norwich," suggesting a place to seek his birth record and parents.

NOTE: a search of published Norwich vital records finds no birth record for Henry Kilborne Barber.

22 March 1848: Married Rebecca Hollister Pond, born about 1828 in South Carolina.^[1][2]

Family

Children born to Henry K. Barber and Rebecca H. Barber, in Hartford, Connecticut:

1. Edith Barber, born 20 May 1850^[3]
2. Charles Henry Barber, born 27 June 1753^[4]
3. William Barber, born 29 July 1856^[5]

1850: merchant in Hartford.^[6]

1860: grocer in Hartford. ^[7] eat ice 1870:...

1880: grocer in Hartford.^[8]

Died by 1900 when wife Rebecca was a widow living with their son William Pond Barber.^[9]

Death found:

Henry K Barber

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1824

Age at Death: 56

Death Date: 11 Sep 1881

Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut

Gender: Male

FHL Film Number: 3083^[10]

He's buried in Spring Grove Cemetery with wife Rebecca who died in 1905.^[11]

Hollister Family of America (1886) incorrectly reported his name as Henry Bush.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Town Marriages (database): Hartford Marriages, page 17, citing vol 1, p. 247
2. ↑ The original may be seen here: Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PG-Q8D : 12 May 2016), Henry Kilbourn Barber and Rebecca Hollister Pond, 22 Mar 1848; citing Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,313,828.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7H3-7MX : 7 January 2020), Henry K. Barber in entry for Edith Barber, 1850.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7Q7-F6Y : 11 June 2020), Henry R. Barber in entry for Charles Henry Barber, 1853.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QW-CJZ : 11 June 2020), Henry K. Barber in entry for William Barber, 1856.
6. ↑ 1850 US Census...
7. ↑ 1860 US Census...
8. ↑ 1880 US Census...
9. ↑ 1900 US Census...
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., eqa2011. Original data: ". see Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
12. ↑ No. 1772, pg 246 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1

• No. 1772, pg 246 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1
• Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PG-Q8D : 12 May 2016), Henry Kilbourn Barber and Rebecca Hollister Pond, 22 Mar 1848; citing Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,313,828.
• Donald S. Barber, The Connecticut Barbers..., Second Edition, 2001, p. 311, #600