Paul Harrison Barber
(1889-1918)
(1889-1918)
Cleveland Automatic Machine Co.
SS Susquehanna
Gravestone, Private 1st Class Paul Harrison Barber, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France
Private 1st Class Paul Harrison Barber's parents' gravestone, Hayes Cemetery, Wayne, Ashtabula, OH, with inscription for their son buried in France
Paul Harrison Barber
*No Plaque located
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Address: 610 E. 117th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 27 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation in 1910 at age 15 Farmer on Home Farm; occupation at draft registration Machine Helper at Cleveland Automatic Machine Co. [established 1866 as White Manufacturing Co. as manufacturer of sewing machines, expanding its product line to include bicycles, automobiles, screws and other machine tools, with close to 1,000 employees in 1914]
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair brown
Service Number: 1528777
Deployment: 6/22/1918 from Newport News, Virginia aboard SS Susquehanna
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Additional Information: Private First Class Paul Harrison Barber's father died when he was ~3 years old and his mother died 2 years before he enlisted in WWI. His parents' gravestone was inscribed later with the details of his service and death in WWI.
Father: William J. Barber (1859-1892), born Ohio, occupation Farmer, buried Hayes Cemetery, Wayne, Ashtabula, OH alongside his wife; Mother: Alice M. Fobes (1861-1915), born Ohio descending from 19th century settlers of Wayne, OH and 17th century settlers of Connecticut, had 4 children, buried Hayes Cemetery, Wayne, Ashtabula, OH alongside husband; Siblings: Joseph B. Barber (1881-1969); Lee William Barber (1884-1958); Abigail "Abbie" Barber Bloom (?-1968)