David Samuel Bradley Barber was born in Titus Co., Texas, which is now a part of Moriss Co. He was born on a farm the second child of Sarah Jane Bradley and William Thomas Barber.
He attended school in Linden Texas. He wanted to be a Merchant but his mother thought it undignified to be a clerk. Gentlemen were farmers.
Education was very important to he and his wife Ellen. Four of their children earned Masters Degrees and 5 of them earned Bachelors Degrees. The one that did not get a Degree was a successful Architect and Builder.
As a young man David worked on a wagon train hauling freight from Jefferson, Texas west to Paris and other Texas towns. Jefferson was a port city in those days.
When he was 32 years of age he married Ellen Cannon. They raised 6 children.
David and Ellen lived in a house with a hipped roof. It had a front porch which held a swing. Four very large rooms were seperated, two on each side of a long open hall or dog trot. The fireplace was in the kitchen as well as a wood burning cook stove. There were 2 tables, one for preparing food and the other for eating. At the back of the kitchen a bucket of water hung from the celing. Nearby was a wash pan and towel. Later the fireplace was torn down and moved into the bedroom to make a sitting room. The house went through many changes...at times there was a back porch. After electeicity was available, water was piped into the house. They did away with the outhouse and no longer had to draw water from the well with a bucket.
At least five small buildings were scattered about. There were stalls to feed animals and a shed to shelter the milk cows. One building called the gear shed was used to store the wagon, horse harnes,collars lines and such. The well was east of the house half-way between the house and barn. Near the well was the blackened iron washpot and between two trees was a bench where the wash tubs were kept.
When Ellen and David were older and one of the girls was taking care of them they would rent out rooms usually to school teachers.
He attended school in Linden Texas. He wanted to be a Merchant but his mother thought it undignified to be a clerk. Gentlemen were farmers.
Education was very important to he and his wife Ellen. Four of their children earned Masters Degrees and 5 of them earned Bachelors Degrees. The one that did not get a Degree was a successful Architect and Builder.
As a young man David worked on a wagon train hauling freight from Jefferson, Texas west to Paris and other Texas towns. Jefferson was a port city in those days.
When he was 32 years of age he married Ellen Cannon. They raised 6 children.
David and Ellen lived in a house with a hipped roof. It had a front porch which held a swing. Four very large rooms were seperated, two on each side of a long open hall or dog trot. The fireplace was in the kitchen as well as a wood burning cook stove. There were 2 tables, one for preparing food and the other for eating. At the back of the kitchen a bucket of water hung from the celing. Nearby was a wash pan and towel. Later the fireplace was torn down and moved into the bedroom to make a sitting room. The house went through many changes...at times there was a back porch. After electeicity was available, water was piped into the house. They did away with the outhouse and no longer had to draw water from the well with a bucket.
At least five small buildings were scattered about. There were stalls to feed animals and a shed to shelter the milk cows. One building called the gear shed was used to store the wagon, horse harnes,collars lines and such. The well was east of the house half-way between the house and barn. Near the well was the blackened iron washpot and between two trees was a bench where the wash tubs were kept.
When Ellen and David were older and one of the girls was taking care of them they would rent out rooms usually to school teachers.
David Samuel Bradley Barber was born in Titus Co., Texas, which is now a part of Moriss Co. He was born on a farm the second child of Sarah Jane Bradley and William Thomas Barber.
He attended school in Linden Texas. He wanted to be a Merchant but his mother thought it undignified to be a clerk. Gentlemen were farmers.
Education was very important to he and his wife Ellen. Four of their children earned Masters Degrees and 5 of them earned Bachelors Degrees. The one that did not get a Degree was a successful Architect and Builder.
As a young man David worked on a wagon train hauling freight from Jefferson, Texas west to Paris and other Texas towns. Jefferson was a port city in those days.
When he was 32 years of age he married Ellen Cannon. They raised 6 children.
David and Ellen lived in a house with a hipped roof. It had a front porch which held a swing. Four very large rooms were seperated, two on each side of a long open hall or dog trot. The fireplace was in the kitchen as well as a wood burning cook stove. There were 2 tables, one for preparing food and the other for eating. At the back of the kitchen a bucket of water hung from the celing. Nearby was a wash pan and towel. Later the fireplace was torn down and moved into the bedroom to make a sitting room. The house went through many changes...at times there was a back porch. After electeicity was available, water was piped into the house. They did away with the outhouse and no longer had to draw water from the well with a bucket.
At least five small buildings were scattered about. There were stalls to feed animals and a shed to shelter the milk cows. One building called the gear shed was used to store the wagon, horse harnes,collars lines and such. The well was east of the house half-way between the house and barn. Near the well was the blackened iron washpot and between two trees was a bench where the wash tubs were kept.
When Ellen and David were older and one of the girls was taking care of them they would rent out rooms usually to school teachers.
He attended school in Linden Texas. He wanted to be a Merchant but his mother thought it undignified to be a clerk. Gentlemen were farmers.
Education was very important to he and his wife Ellen. Four of their children earned Masters Degrees and 5 of them earned Bachelors Degrees. The one that did not get a Degree was a successful Architect and Builder.
As a young man David worked on a wagon train hauling freight from Jefferson, Texas west to Paris and other Texas towns. Jefferson was a port city in those days.
When he was 32 years of age he married Ellen Cannon. They raised 6 children.
David and Ellen lived in a house with a hipped roof. It had a front porch which held a swing. Four very large rooms were seperated, two on each side of a long open hall or dog trot. The fireplace was in the kitchen as well as a wood burning cook stove. There were 2 tables, one for preparing food and the other for eating. At the back of the kitchen a bucket of water hung from the celing. Nearby was a wash pan and towel. Later the fireplace was torn down and moved into the bedroom to make a sitting room. The house went through many changes...at times there was a back porch. After electeicity was available, water was piped into the house. They did away with the outhouse and no longer had to draw water from the well with a bucket.
At least five small buildings were scattered about. There were stalls to feed animals and a shed to shelter the milk cows. One building called the gear shed was used to store the wagon, horse harnes,collars lines and such. The well was east of the house half-way between the house and barn. Near the well was the blackened iron washpot and between two trees was a bench where the wash tubs were kept.
When Ellen and David were older and one of the girls was taking care of them they would rent out rooms usually to school teachers.
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His full name was David Samuel Bradley Barber son of Wm. Thomas Barber
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