Ohio Columbus Barber (Ohio Columbus Barber)

Ohio Columbus Barber

Businessman. First worked in his father’s Akron, Ohio Match Company. He was such a successful salesman that he later founded Barberton, Ohio and moved the family business there, where he built a lavish mansion. The house is gone today but the gothic-style horse stables still stand. O.C. would become known as “the Match King of America”.  Family links:  Parents:  George Barber (1805 – 1879)  Eliza Smith Barber (1817 – 1899)  Spouses:  Laura L. Brown Barber (1846 – 1894)*  Mary Orr Barber (1874 – 1946)*  Children:  Anna Laura Barber Bevan (1867 – 1944)*  Siblings:  Hariet Barber*  Hiram Barber (1837 – 1837)*  George Herschel Barber (1838 – 1864)*  Ohio Columbus Barber (1841 – 1920)  Alfred Barber (1846 – 1848)*  Henrietta Eleanor Barber Robinson (1848 – 1908)*  S. Catherine Barber (1851 – ____)* *Calculated relationship

Born

  • April, 20, 1841
  • USA

Died

  • February, 02, 1920
  • USA

Cemetery

  • Glendale Cemetery
  • Ohio
  • USA

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