Owen H. Barber1,2
M, b. circa August 1869, d. 8 April 1911
Owen H. Barber was born circa August 1869 at Wisconsin, USA.1,2 He was the son of Joseph S. Barber and Helen Matilda Langworthy.1
Owen H. Barber married Anna Zinkgraf on 14 March 1895 at Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA.3 Owen H. Barber was a show man on 2 June 1900 at Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, USA.4
Owen H. Barber and Anna Zinkgraf were divorced in 1910 at Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA.5 Owen H. Barber was a professional gambler.5
Owen H. Barber died on 8 April 1911 at Spokane, Spokane, Washington.6 He was buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA.7
Owen's obituary was published in The Sheboygan Daily Press on 13 April 1911 at Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.6 His obituary states
"Owen H. Barber, who during a spell of melancholia, shot himself in a hotel at Spokane, Wash., died in a hospital at that city last week. The deceased was forty two years old and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barber of the town of Plymouth. Sixteen years ago he was married to Miss Annie Zinkgraf, daughter of John Zinkgraf of the town of Plymouth and several years after they went west. At his bedside when the end came were his brother Horace and wife of Barraboo [sic]."6
Owen H. Barber married Anna Zinkgraf on 14 March 1895 at Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA.3 Owen H. Barber was a show man on 2 June 1900 at Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, USA.4
Owen H. Barber and Anna Zinkgraf were divorced in 1910 at Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA.5 Owen H. Barber was a professional gambler.5
Owen H. Barber died on 8 April 1911 at Spokane, Spokane, Washington.6 He was buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA.7
Owen's obituary was published in The Sheboygan Daily Press on 13 April 1911 at Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.6 His obituary states
"Owen H. Barber, who during a spell of melancholia, shot himself in a hotel at Spokane, Wash., died in a hospital at that city last week. The deceased was forty two years old and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barber of the town of Plymouth. Sixteen years ago he was married to Miss Annie Zinkgraf, daughter of John Zinkgraf of the town of Plymouth and several years after they went west. At his bedside when the end came were his brother Horace and wife of Barraboo [sic]."6
Last Edited=2 Jan 2021
Citations
- [S609] 1880 US Census WI, Sheboygan 1447, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), Joseph Barber family, Plymouth Town, ED 208, p. 10B (137B) (image 10/30), dwelling 84, family 85; citing Roll T9_1447; Family History Film: 1255447.
- [S579] 1870 US Census, WI, Sheboygan Co. 1740, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), Joseph Barber household, Town of Plymouth, p. 172b (6) (345) (image 6/57), dwell/fam 45; citing Roll M593_1740.
- [S880] Sheboygan County, compiler, Wisconsin, Sheboygan Co. Registration of Marriages index (county) (Sheboygan, WI: Sheboygan County Register of Deeds, unpublished), Barber-Zinkgraf, v. 7, p. 334. Hereinafter cited as Sheboygan Co. marriage index.
- [S1261] 1900 US Federal Census, Deer Lodge Co., Montana, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), O. H. Barber; citing NARA microfilm roll T623_911.
- [S1090] "Extra: Tries to Take His Life," Sheboygan Press 1911 Apr 04 (4 Apr 1911).
- [S1091] "Obituary. Owen H. Barber," Sheboygan Daily Press 1911 Apr 13 (13 Apr 1911).
- [S1383] FindAGrave.com, FindAGrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, various dates, O H Barber, Find A Grave Memorial# 119235312, viewed 2 Jul 2015.
- [S947] "Demise of Joseph F. (sic) Barber," Plymouth Reporter 1897 Jan 20 (20 Jan 1897).
- [S589] 1910 US Census WA, Spokane 1670, Spokane Co., Washington, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), Owen H. Barber; citing Roll T624_1670.