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Joseph Addison Barber

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Joseph Addison Barber

Birth
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
28 Feb 1920 (aged 95)
Tivoli, Refugio County, Texas, USA
Burial
Tivoli, Refugio County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Joseph Addison Barber

was married to
Emaline Francis Jackson,
who was born on Dec. 9, 1837 in AL.

Source: Texas Death Records: 1890-1976

Joseph Addison Barber;
Joseph "Addison" was born October 27, 1824 in Louisiana. His parents were Samuel B. Barber (born circa 1790 in Hagerstown, MD ) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Barrow. Addison married Emmeline Frances Jackson (born December 9th, 1837, Alabama; daughter of Bill and Polly Jackson) and fathered at least 5 children. Joseph Addison enrolled in the military on April 10th, 1862, Company F, Spaight's Battalion. He was 36 years old at the time and is listed in the Texas Pensions Records website. The battalion was known as "The Moss Bluff Rebels". The Battalion consisted of some 600 men, organized in 6 company's of 100 men each. "A" Co. and "F" Co. were mounted infantry. The Moss Bluff Rebels also took part in a skirmish at Bayou Fordouche, on September 28th, which resulted in the capture of 462 men. These and many other skirmishes, cleared the last federal forces out of southwestern Louisiana. Joseph Addison's service to the Confederacy allowed him to apply for a Confederate pension in 1901. He was 76 years old at the time and unable to work due to "rupture." His application (No. 8246) was approved September 18th, 1901. Joseph Addison died February 28, 1920 in Tivoli, Texas (Refugio County).
Joseph Addison Barber

was married to
Emaline Francis Jackson,
who was born on Dec. 9, 1837 in AL.

Source: Texas Death Records: 1890-1976

Joseph Addison Barber;
Joseph "Addison" was born October 27, 1824 in Louisiana. His parents were Samuel B. Barber (born circa 1790 in Hagerstown, MD ) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Barrow. Addison married Emmeline Frances Jackson (born December 9th, 1837, Alabama; daughter of Bill and Polly Jackson) and fathered at least 5 children. Joseph Addison enrolled in the military on April 10th, 1862, Company F, Spaight's Battalion. He was 36 years old at the time and is listed in the Texas Pensions Records website. The battalion was known as "The Moss Bluff Rebels". The Battalion consisted of some 600 men, organized in 6 company's of 100 men each. "A" Co. and "F" Co. were mounted infantry. The Moss Bluff Rebels also took part in a skirmish at Bayou Fordouche, on September 28th, which resulted in the capture of 462 men. These and many other skirmishes, cleared the last federal forces out of southwestern Louisiana. Joseph Addison's service to the Confederacy allowed him to apply for a Confederate pension in 1901. He was 76 years old at the time and unable to work due to "rupture." His application (No. 8246) was approved September 18th, 1901. Joseph Addison died February 28, 1920 in Tivoli, Texas (Refugio County).


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