Solon Barber (1836 - 1905)

Born 10 Jan 1836 in Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Died 20 Sep 1905 at age 69 in Bridge Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Solon Barber served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 9, 1862
Mustered out: June 22, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company F 106th New York Infantry

Sergeant Solon Barber was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

Mr. Solon Barber, a brother of the late Joel Barber and of Mrs. Elizabeth Beckwith, died at Augusta, Wis., Wednesday morning. He has many aquaintances among , the older residents of this city having lived here in the sixties. He was a soldier in the Rebellion and a prosperous and respected citizen of the town in which he lived.^[1]

Solon Barber, a well known pioneer of Eau Claire county, passed away yesterday morning at his home in the town of Bridge Creek, near Augusta. The news of the death came as a shock to the many friends in Eau Claire, although it was thought the end was near…^[2]

Obituary^[3][4]

Military

U.S. Military

BARBER, SOLON.—Age, 26 years. Enlisted, August 9, 1862, at Massena, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co . F, August 27, 1862; captured in action and paroled, April 29, 1863, at Fairmont, Va . ; promoted sergeant, February 6, 1865; mustered out with company, June 22, 1865, near Washington, D.C.^[5]

United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917

Solon Barber

Service Co F 106 NY Inf

Pension 27 Oct 1904 ^[6]

Died 1905 ^[7]

United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933

Veteran Solon Barber

Service Sgt F 106 NY Inf

Widow Almira S Barber

Died Jan 4, 1913 ^[8]

Census

United States Census, 1870 Bridge Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Solon Barber Male 34 New York Farmer

Almira Barber Female 36 New York

I E Barber Female 10 New York

E A Barber Female 6 New York

Emma Barber Female 4 Wisconsin

George Barber Male 2 Wisconsin

Barber Female 3m Wisconsin ^[9]

United States Census, 1880 Augusta, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Solon Barber Self Male 44 Canada/ VT/Can Farmer

Almira Barber Wife Female 45 New York, United States

Ella Barber Dau Female 16 New York, United States

Emma Barber Dau Female 14 Wisconsin, United States

George Barber Son Male 12 Wisconsin, United States

Charles Barber Son Male 3 Wisconsin, United States ^[10]

Death

Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907

Solon Barber Residence Augusta, Wisconsin

Age 69y 8m 9d

Burial 22 Sep 1905 Augusta, Wisconsin

Birth 1836 Massena, NY

Father S. Barber Birth Canada ^[11]

Death 20 Sep 1905 Eau Claire, Wisconsin ^[12]

Obituary^[13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ The Lake Geneva Regional News Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 28 Sep 1905, Thu • Page 9
2. ↑ Chippewa Herald-Telegram Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 22 Sep 1905, Fri • Page 3
3. ↑ The Weekly Telegram Eau Claire, Wisconsin 22 Sep 1905, Fri • Page 5
4. ↑ Leader-Telegram Eau Claire, Wisconsin 21 Sep 1905, Thu • Page 3
5. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
6. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZL-RWT : 24 March 2016), Solon Barber, 1904.
7. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=12991917&xid=215&p=ma
8. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WG-SG4 : 20 August 2019), Solon Barber, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,133. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-86S1-C5?i=187&cc=1832324&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK6WG-SG4
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9Z-TXH : 29 May 2021), Solon Barber, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6XM9-TW1?i=13&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMN9Z-TXH
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4F-12Y : 20 February 2021), Ella Barber in household of Solon Barber, Augusta, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 138, sheet 509A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,425. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBJ-Q5R?i=8&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMN4F-12Y
11. ↑ "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2YB-HLB : 10 March 2018), Solon Barber, 1905; citing Death, Augusta, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,310,183.
12. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJG2-P3Z : 12 December 2014), Solon Barber, 20 Sep 1905; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing p. 0311, volume 02, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, reel 026, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
13. ↑ Leader-Telegram 21 Sep 1905, Thu · Page 3
14. ↑ The Weekly Telegram Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Friday, September 22, 1905

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/71877663/solon-barber : accessed 23 May 2021), memorial page for Solon Barber (10 Jan 1836–20 Aug 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #71877663, citing East Lawn Cemetery, Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by mjshistory (contributor 47447356) .
• "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMS1-V3W : 8 March 2021), Solon Barber, Bridge Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; citing p. 58, line 73, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,447.
• Daughter Emma (Mother LN Elmira Richards) "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRPH-L99 : 30 January 2020), Solon Barber in entry for John Johnson, 1904.