BARBER, Noyes - b. July 19, 1849 - d. April 11, 1911

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Howard Courant
April 20, 1911

Noyes Barber was born at Paris, Stark County, Ohio, July 19, 1849. After a few years his father's family moved to Marshall, Clark county, Illinois, where he grew to manhood.  At the begining of the civil war he enlisted with the 21st Illinois regulars for three months and then in the 30th Illinois Infantry.  He served in several of the principal battles and followed Sherman to the sea.  At the close of the war he was honorably discharged with the forces at Washington, D. C.  Afterwards he came to Kansas City, Missouri and went into business.   While there he was married to Miss Sarah N. Adams, April 11, 1872.

He came to Kansas in 1874, locating first at Elk Falls, where he engaged in the dry goods business until he was elected clerk of the court.  When he came to Howard where he has lived most of the time, serving in positions of trust, honored and respected by all.  In their early life, Mr. and Mrs. Barber united with the Congregational Church on profession of faith, and afterwards affliliated with the Howard Presbyterian church.  To them were born seven children, two of whom preceded him to the better land.  A year ago, he with his wife, went to California to visit his married daughters and at Los Angeles, breathed his last, April 11th, 1911, on the 39th anniversary of his wedding.  He leaves a wife, five children, twelve grandchildren, three sisters, and hosts of friends, to mourn his departure.

The funeral was held in Howard at the home of Edwin Barber, April 18, conducted by J. E. Deggendorf, pastor of the Presbyterian church.  His body was interred with military honors by  the E. M. Stanton Post, G. A.R., in Grace Lawn cemetery.

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