John C. & B. Adaline (Miller) Barber

117. John Charles¹⁰ BARBER (Bradford Alfred "John"⁹, Thomas⁸, Benjamin B. Sr.⁷, Thomas⁶, Thomas⁵, Moses⁴, James A.³, James², Thomas¹)⁽³⁴⁾ (#5) was born in Springfield Twp., Williams Co., OH. 9 NOV 1855.⁽³⁵⁾ John died 30 APR 1925 in Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH, at age 69.⁽³⁶⁾ His body was interred 2 MAY 1925 in Riverside Cem., Defiance Co., OH.

He married Barbara Adeline MILLER 30 NOV 1877 in Defiance Co., OH.. (Barbara Adeline MILLER is #6.) Barbara was born 8 FEB 1859 in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH. Barbara was the daughter of John J. MILLER and Sarah Agatha NULL. Barbara died 14 APR 1925 in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, at age 66. Mytial, Regurgitiation

Her body was interred 17 APR 1925 in Riverside Cem., Defiance Co., OH.

He was baptized 1855. By Wm. J. Barber, John C. Barber was a general contractor and built several large buildings and homes in Northwest Ohio. One building mentioned by my grandfather Charles D. Barber was the the Defiance County Home on Evansport Road. Charles also said his father also built some buildings for the Defiance College, and also a few churches in NW. Ohio. According to Clarence D. Rice, he said that "his grandfather John Barber worked for the Diehl Co. during his later years constructing bar chairs, stools, this was due to his grand mall problem. Just prior to his death he worked as a carriage builder in Defiance." It would appear that John C. Barber met his wife thru John M. Richard and John Miller as John Richard was a brother-in-law to John Miller, and John Richard was John C. Barber's Uncle. Also to mention John Richard and John Miller were also carpenters and in early Defiance years they were employed together. According to Kay Barber her "grandfather was some what quiet, he smoked a pipe and blew very good smoke rings. She also said that one building at Defiance College her grandfather built was the Trowbridge Hall a girls dorm.."

Grand Mall, may have been a result of head injury due to a fall off a church roof, a few years earlier.? note: he had it for 5 years per death cert. I do remember grandpa Barber talking about his father who fell off scaffolding at a church construction site.

John Charles BARBER and Barbara Adeline MILLER had the following children:

Emma Barber Rice

140 i. Emma Leone¹¹ BARBER (#29) was born in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH 1 DEC 1878. Emma died 13 DEC 1906 in Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 28. Her body was interred APR 1907 in OldRiversideCem., Defiance, OH.⁽³⁷⁾ She was buried in April the following spring do to severe frozen ground and unable to dig a grave during December. He body was interned in the Riverside chappel during this time. She married Pressley Moses RICE 24 SEP 1895 in Defiance Co., OH.. (Pressley Moses RICE is #43.)

Pressley was born 25 FEB 1869 in Pandora, Putnam Co., OH. Pressley was the son of Wilson D. RICE and Martha Bell CORRAN. Pressley died 6 FEB 1946 in Allen Co., OH, at age 76. His body was interred FEB 1946 in Woodlawn Cem., Lima, OH. (See Pressley Moses RICE for the continuation of this line.) Emma died in Lima, OH during childbirth of a Daughter who also did not survive.

Child Bed Fever was listed as cause of death.

Flora Anna Barber

141 ii. Flora Anna BARBER (#30) was born in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH 24 MAR 1880. Flora died 19 AUG 1950 in Shelby, Richland Co., OH, at age 70.⁽³⁸⁾ Died of cardiac arrest after climbing stairs to Jen Cline home on Mohican St. which her home is above her clothing store, this is the same way her mother died. see note on Adaline Miller Barber Her body was interred 22 AUG 1950 in O.RiversideCem, Defiance, OH. She married Charles Foster GINGRICH 1900 in Defiance Co., OH.. (Charles Foster GINGRICH is #54.)

Charles was born 6 JUN 1879 in Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH. Charles was the son of Emanuel GINGRICH and Malinda CLEMMET. Charles died 16 AUG 1928 in Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH, at age 49.⁽³⁹⁾ His body was interred 20 AUG 1928 in O.RiversideCem, Defiance, OH. (See Charles Foster GINGRICH for the continuation of this line.) Anna as everyone called her was a lady who dressed in the latest fashions, She worked in the Wolf & Dessauer's Dept. Store in Ft. Wayne, IN. She remained a close friend of Jen (Barber) Cline and Gwen (Dellet) Benner of Bryan, OH., both of whom where her 1st. cousins

Heart Attack

142 iii. Minnie E. BARBER (#42) was born in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH 11 MAY 1882. Minnie died 3 JAN 1897 in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, at age 14.⁽⁴⁰⁾ Her body was interred 7 JAN 1897 in O.RiversideCem, Defiance, OH.

death may have been caused by asthma ? death records indicate consumption of the lung, further research needed.

consumption-which could be a form of TB or it could be asthma or any lung infection.

143 iv. William BARBER (#31) was born in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH MAR 1884. William died 5 OCT 1884 in Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, at age unknown. His body was interred OCT 1884 in O.RiversideCem, Defiance, OH. William died at age 7 months.

Charles & Josephine (DeHaus) Barber, Wedding picture

11 Jun 1913

+ 144 v. Charles Delbert "Red" BARBER was born 3 OCT 1885.

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