Gordon Curtis Barber1

M, b. 16 August 1899, d. 10 June 1918
Charts
Descendant Chart for John Barber
     Gordon Curtis Barber was born on 16 August 1899 at Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA.1,2 He was the son of Guy L. Barber and Delia Sharkey.1
     Gordon Curtis Barber died on 10 June 1918 at Château-Thierry, Aisne, Picardy, France, at age 18, killed in action in the Battle of Paris in World War I. His body was returned to the US in August, 1921.1 He was buried on 2 September 1921 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA.1
     Gordon's obituary was published in the Wood County Tribune on 7 September 1921 at Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA.1

Locations

Census1 June 1900Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA3
Census25 April 1910Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA4
Milit-BegFebruary 1917Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, in the 18th Company of the Fighting Fifth, the Devil-Dogs1
Last Edited=12 Jun 2008

Citations

  1. [S1184] "Buried Young Hero with Military Honors Saturday," Wood County Tribune (7 Sep 1921).
  2. [S187] "Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907. Wisconsin Vital Records Index", Index, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Historical Society, URL http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/index.asp: 2000, unknown Barber, Reel: 112, Record: 1232, citing Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
  3. [S1015] 1900 US Federal Census, Lincoln Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), Guy Barber; citing NARA microfilm roll T623_1796.
  4. [S106] 1910 United States Federal Census WI, Milwaukee 1727, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1910uscenindex/), Guy L. Barber household, 18th ward, Milwaukee, ED 211, sheet 6A (stamped 259) (Anc. image 11/23), dwelling 68, family 109, accessed 12 Jun 2008; citing Roll T624_1727, FHL film no. 1375740; Thirteenth Census of the United States (NARA microfilm publication T624).