Helen Caroline BARBER

Helen Caroline BARBER

Female 1882 - 1972  (89 years)

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  • Name Helen Caroline BARBER  [2
    • Press Republican January 22, 1972

      PLATTSBURGH - Miss Helen C. Barber, 89, died at the Sacred Heart Nursing Home here Thursday evening.

      Miss Barber was born in Plattsburgh on March 23, 1882, the daughter of George Edward and Elizabeth (Dewey) Barber. Her mother was a descendant of Admiral Dewey.

      She graduated from Vassar College in 1905 and lived in Plattsburgh since that date.

      Miss Barber has been very active in civic and cultural life of the community. She was a lifelong leader in the Presbyterian Church of Plattsburgh and actively engaged in its children's programs and its missionary work.

      For some 30 years she was treasurer of the Children's Home of Northern New York and was active in the Women's Auxiliary of Champlain Valley Hospital. There are no members of the immediate family surviving.

      The body will be at the residence of Miss Barber, 11 Macomb St., Private funeral services will be held there.


      Posted on Find A Grave by:Rose [1]
    Birth 23 Mar 1882  Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1905  Living with father in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1920  Living with brother, Silas, in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930  Living with brother, Silas, in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1940  Living in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 20 Jan 1972  Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I93165  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2019 

    Father George Edward BARBER,   b. 8 Jan 1843, Chazy, Clinton County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1918, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth DEWEY,   b. 28 Oct 1850, Champlain, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1905 (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1876  [2
    Family ID F38934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Helen Caroline Barber Headstone
    Helen Caroline Barber Headstone
    Helen C. is the daughter of George Edward Barber and Elizabeth Dewey. She is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York.

    Created by: Rose
    Photo added by: Rose

  • Sources 
    1. [S10341] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Helen Caroline Barber.

    2. [S00066] "Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America" by Wyllys C. Ransom dated 1903.

    3. [S10344] 1905 Census Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York.

    4. [S10208] 1920 Census Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York.

    5. [S01586] 1930 Census Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York.

    6. [S10241] 1940 Census Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York.

    7. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.