Paul Harrison Barber
(1889-1918)
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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.
Birth: 10/29/1889, Wayne Township, Ashtabula, Ohio [originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, first surveyed in 1799 with earliest settlers arriving in 1803 and population 668 in 2020]
Birth: 10/29/1889, Wayne Township, Ashtabula, Ohio [originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, first surveyed in 1799 with earliest settlers arriving in 1803 and population 668 in 2020]
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
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/2/1917; Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/2/1917; Private First Class
Service Number: 1528777
Deployment: 6/22/1918 from Newport News, Virginia aboard SS Susquehanna
Action:
Death: September 30, 1918 at age 28 at Argonne Cierges, France [also recorded as Cierges-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France]; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: September 30, 1918 at age 28 at Argonne Cierges, France [also recorded as Cierges-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France]; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally after death at Cierges, Meuse, France; 6/6/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Plot 2 Section 32 Grave 63; memorial inscription on parents' gravestone at Hayes Cemetery, Wayne, Ashtabula, OH, Lot 27 Section A Block 3 Grave 3
Burial: buried locally after death at Cierges, Meuse, France; 6/6/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Plot 2 Section 32 Grave 63; memorial inscription on parents' gravestone at Hayes Cemetery, Wayne, Ashtabula, OH, Lot 27 Section A Block 3 Grave 3
Next of Kin: Mrs. C. J. Bloom, sister, 610 E. 117th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. C. J. Bloom, sister, 610 E. 117th St., Cleveland, OH
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)
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