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Henry Oberly Barber


Hereditary Member, admitted 1936

Henry Oberly Barber

(3) Great grandson of propositus Francis Barber. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on 13 Sep 1879 and died in Cranford, NJ on 19 Aug 1938. Served in the Third Regiment NJ Volunteer Infantry, Company C,during the Spanish American War as a Private. Then in the 1st Battalion Naval Militia of NY, 2nd Division for 11 years as Seaman, Gun Captain and Boatswains Mate. Worked for many years with Western Union Telegraph Company. Member of Spanish American War Veterans. Married Sophie Cabot Brewster on 16 Oct 1915. [Sources: PFAH; ;(C); Obit. “New York Times”, newspaper 21 Aug 1938.]

Mr. Barber was the great-great-great-grandson of Francis Barber.

Succession

Propositus

Francis Barber
Propositus
( — )

Predecessors

George Clinton Barber
Son
(1778 — 1828)
Admitted 1800
Francis Barber
Grandson
(1810 — 1887)
Admitted 1832
William Pancoast Barber
Great grandson
(1844 — 1908)
Admitted 1887
John Joseph Chetwood Barber
Great-great-grandson
(1867 — 1935)
Admitted 1909
Henry Oberly Barber
Great-great-great-grandson
(1879 — 1838)
Admitted 1936

Successors

Kenderton Brewster Barber
Great-great-great-great-grandson
(1916 — 1990)
Admitted 1939
Private
Admitted 2006