William M. Barber and Jerusha E. Ekiss
William M. Barber
- Born
- MAY 1865[1] at Ill.
- Died
- 16 MAR 1948[2] at Pana, Christian, Ill.
- Buried
- [3] at Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian, Ill.
- Married
- 29 JAN 1890[4] at Dalton, Macon, Ill.
His birthplace is Illinois in the 1900 census and the 1890 marriage index, but Missouri on a Find a Grave memorial whose contributor cites nothing. That memorial also names his father as Charles Willson Barber (1834-1882), where the marriage index names John Barber; both name his mother as Hannah Cole, and the 1900 census gives his mother’s birthplace as Ohio. The line of his parents is therefore unsettled and no grandparent is entered. Needs independent verification: a death certificate or an obituary for William M. Barber, who died in 1948, would show his parents and birthplace.[5]
Children
- Born
- ABT 1890[17] · Ill.
The 1900 census indexes him as Francis C Barber, aged 10; later records and the memorial of his father call him Frank C Barber.[18]
NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth of Frank C Barber rests on United States, Census, 1900 (secondary information) alone and has not yet been confirmed by a second source.
- Born
- ABT 1894[19] · Ill.
NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth of Robert L Barber rests on United States, Census, 1900 (secondary information) alone and has not yet been confirmed by a second source.
- Born
- 1905[20]
NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth of Fred B Barber rests on Find a Grave (undetermined information) alone and has not yet been confirmed by a second source.
- United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Tower Hill Township, Tower Hill village, ED 129, sheet 10A (head on 9B), household 172, line 100, T623 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH2-WQH). Mabel F Barber, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Date February 1893, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois. Event Place Tower Hill Township Tower Hill vill., ED 129, Shelby, Illinois. Parents and siblings: William M Barber, Father, M, 35 years, Illinois (Birth Date May 1865, Married, Years Married 10, Mother’s Birthplace Ohio); Jerusha E Barber, Mother, F, 33 years, Illinois; Robert L Barber, Brother, M, 6 years, Illinois; Francis C Barber, Brother, M, 10 years, Illinois.
- Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 59749231, Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59749231/william-m-barber). William M. Barber. BIRTH 1865 Missouri, USA. DEATH 16 Mar 1948 (aged 82-83) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Husband of Jerusha M. Ekiss, married 29 Jan 1890. Family Members: Parents Charles Willson Barber 1834-1882, Hannah Cole Barber 1837-1916. Spouse Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954 (m. 1890). Siblings Otho Deo Barber 1858-1932, Laura Elma Barber 1860-1864, Etta Lou Barber Stivers 1862-1883, Albert Kent Barber 1868-1923, Owen Merton Barber 1870-1953, Helen Elizabeth “Nellie” Barber Bridgwater 1873-1929, Minnie Barber Bromley Boyer 1876-1954, Ira Augustus Barber 1879-1881, Clara May Barber 1881-1882. Children Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Mabel Fern Barber Morrell 1893-1974, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001.
- Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 59749231, Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59749231/william-m-barber). William M. Barber. BIRTH 1865 Missouri, USA. DEATH 16 Mar 1948 (aged 82-83) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Husband of Jerusha M. Ekiss, married 29 Jan 1890. Family Members: Parents Charles Willson Barber 1834-1882, Hannah Cole Barber 1837-1916. Spouse Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954 (m. 1890). Siblings Otho Deo Barber 1858-1932, Laura Elma Barber 1860-1864, Etta Lou Barber Stivers 1862-1883, Albert Kent Barber 1868-1923, Owen Merton Barber 1870-1953, Helen Elizabeth “Nellie” Barber Bridgwater 1873-1929, Minnie Barber Bromley Boyer 1876-1954, Ira Augustus Barber 1879-1881, Clara May Barber 1881-1882. Children Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Mabel Fern Barber Morrell 1893-1974, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001.
- Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, p 96 cn 6685; Dalton, Macon, Illinois (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSV1-2DMM). Wm. M. Barber, Male, Age 25, Birth Year (Estimated) 1865, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name John Barber, Mother’s Name Hannah Cole, Spouse’s Name Jerusha Ekiss, Spouse’s Age 23, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1867, Spouse’s Birthplace Illinois, Spouse’s Marital Status Single, Spouse’s Father’s Name Ballard Ekiss, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Mary Bell, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 29 Jan 1890, Event Place Macon, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Dalton, Macon, Illinois, United States, Source Details p 96 cn 6685.
- United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Tower Hill Township, Tower Hill village, ED 129, sheet 10A (head on 9B), household 172, line 100, T623 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH2-WQH). Mabel F Barber, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Date February 1893, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois. Event Place Tower Hill Township Tower Hill vill., ED 129, Shelby, Illinois. Parents and siblings: William M Barber, Father, M, 35 years, Illinois (Birth Date May 1865, Married, Years Married 10, Mother’s Birthplace Ohio); Jerusha E Barber, Mother, F, 33 years, Illinois; Robert L Barber, Brother, M, 6 years, Illinois; Francis C Barber, Brother, M, 10 years, Illinois. See also Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 59749231, Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59749231/william-m-barber). William M. Barber. BIRTH 1865 Missouri, USA. DEATH 16 Mar 1948 (aged 82-83) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Husband of Jerusha M. Ekiss, married 29 Jan 1890. Family Members: Parents Charles Willson Barber 1834-1882, Hannah Cole Barber 1837-1916. Spouse Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954 (m. 1890). Siblings Otho Deo Barber 1858-1932, Laura Elma Barber 1860-1864, Etta Lou Barber Stivers 1862-1883, Albert Kent Barber 1868-1923, Owen Merton Barber 1870-1953, Helen Elizabeth “Nellie” Barber Bridgwater 1873-1929, Minnie Barber Bromley Boyer 1876-1954, Ira Augustus Barber 1879-1881, Clara May Barber 1881-1882. Children Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Mabel Fern Barber Morrell 1893-1974, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001. See also Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, p 96 cn 6685; Dalton, Macon, Illinois (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSV1-2DMM). Wm. M. Barber, Male, Age 25, Birth Year (Estimated) 1865, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name John Barber, Mother’s Name Hannah Cole, Spouse’s Name Jerusha Ekiss, Spouse’s Age 23, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1867, Spouse’s Birthplace Illinois, Spouse’s Marital Status Single, Spouse’s Father’s Name Ballard Ekiss, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Mary Bell, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 29 Jan 1890, Event Place Macon, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Dalton, Macon, Illinois, United States, Source Details p 96 cn 6685.
- Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, p 96 cn 6685; Dalton, Macon, Illinois (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSV1-2DMM). Wm. M. Barber, Male, Age 25, Birth Year (Estimated) 1865, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name John Barber, Mother’s Name Hannah Cole, Spouse’s Name Jerusha Ekiss, Spouse’s Age 23, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1867, Spouse’s Birthplace Illinois, Spouse’s Marital Status Single, Spouse’s Father’s Name Ballard Ekiss, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Mary Bell, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 29 Jan 1890, Event Place Macon, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Dalton, Macon, Illinois, United States, Source Details p 96 cn 6685.
- Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 59749231, Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59749231/william-m-barber). William M. Barber. BIRTH 1865 Missouri, USA. DEATH 16 Mar 1948 (aged 82-83) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Husband of Jerusha M. Ekiss, married 29 Jan 1890. Family Members: Parents Charles Willson Barber 1834-1882, Hannah Cole Barber 1837-1916. Spouse Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954 (m. 1890). Siblings Otho Deo Barber 1858-1932, Laura Elma Barber 1860-1864, Etta Lou Barber Stivers 1862-1883, Albert Kent Barber 1868-1923, Owen Merton Barber 1870-1953, Helen Elizabeth “Nellie” Barber Bridgwater 1873-1929, Minnie Barber Bromley Boyer 1876-1954, Ira Augustus Barber 1879-1881, Clara May Barber 1881-1882. Children Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Mabel Fern Barber Morrell 1893-1974, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001.
- United States, Census, 1910, Mabel F Barber in the household of William N Barber, Pana ward 15, Christian, Illinois, 1910, household 56, sheet 3B. Mabel F Barber, Female, Age 17, Birth Year (Estimated) 1893, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois. Parents: Josie E Barber, Mother, F, 42 years, Illinois; William N Barber, Head, M, 44 years, Illinois. Event Place Pana, 15, Christian, Illinois. See also Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 172688476, Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172688476/mabel-fern-morrell). Mabel Fern Barber Morrell. BIRTH 4 Feb 1893 Walker, Macon County, Illinois, USA. DEATH 17 Jan 1974 (aged 80) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Family Members: Parents William M. Barber 1865-1948, Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954. Spouse Harvey William Morrell 1890-1965 (m. 1912). Siblings Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001. Children Dorothy L. Morrell Fikan 1915-2003, Eleanor Ruth Morrell Scott 1918-2015, Harvey Wayne Morrell 1925-2013. See also United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), SSDI ark 1:1:JP5T-H6J; last residence Christian, Illinois, ZIP 62557 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP5T-H6J). Mabel Morrell, State Illinois, Residence Place Illinois, Last Place of Residence Christian, Illinois, Previous Residence Postal Code 62557, Age 81, Birth Date 04 Feb 1893, Death Date Jan 1974. See also Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, Wm. H. Morrell and Mabel Barber, Pana, Christian, Illinois, 25 Dec 1912, p.471 #14016. Wm. H. Morrell, Male, Age 21, Birth Year (Estimated) 1891, Birthplace Rosemond, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name H.c. Morrell, Mother’s Name Mary De Watt, Spouse’s Name Mabel Barber, Spouse’s Age 19, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1893, Spouse’s Birthplace Walker, Spouse’s Marital Status Single, Spouse’s Father’s Name Wm. Barber, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Josie Ekiss, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 25 Dec 1912, Event Place Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States, Source Details p.471 #14016.
- Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 172688476, Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172688476/mabel-fern-morrell). Mabel Fern Barber Morrell. BIRTH 4 Feb 1893 Walker, Macon County, Illinois, USA. DEATH 17 Jan 1974 (aged 80) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Family Members: Parents William M. Barber 1865-1948, Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954. Spouse Harvey William Morrell 1890-1965 (m. 1912). Siblings Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001. Children Dorothy L. Morrell Fikan 1915-2003, Eleanor Ruth Morrell Scott 1918-2015, Harvey Wayne Morrell 1925-2013. See also United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2013, Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield), 18 Jan 1974; FamilySearch index of GenealogyBank obituary (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57W-65QG). Mrs Mabel Fern Pana Morrell, Female, Age 80, Birth Date about 1894, Residence Date 17 January 1974, Burial Place Rosamond, Death Date 17 January 1974, Event Type Obituary, Event Date 18 January 1974, Event Place Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, Newspaper Daily Illinois State Journal. Spouses and Children as indexed: Robert Barber, Son, M; Frank C Barber, Son, M; Harvey W, Son, M. Other People on This Record: Mrs Dorothy Fikan; Mrs Eleanor Scott; Fred Barber.
- Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 172688476, Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172688476/mabel-fern-morrell). Mabel Fern Barber Morrell. BIRTH 4 Feb 1893 Walker, Macon County, Illinois, USA. DEATH 17 Jan 1974 (aged 80) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Family Members: Parents William M. Barber 1865-1948, Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954. Spouse Harvey William Morrell 1890-1965 (m. 1912). Siblings Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001. Children Dorothy L. Morrell Fikan 1915-2003, Eleanor Ruth Morrell Scott 1918-2015, Harvey Wayne Morrell 1925-2013.
- United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Tower Hill Township, Tower Hill village, ED 129, sheet 10A (head on 9B), household 172, line 100, T623 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH2-WQH). Mabel F Barber, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Date February 1893, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois. Event Place Tower Hill Township Tower Hill vill., ED 129, Shelby, Illinois. Parents and siblings: William M Barber, Father, M, 35 years, Illinois (Birth Date May 1865, Married, Years Married 10, Mother’s Birthplace Ohio); Jerusha E Barber, Mother, F, 33 years, Illinois; Robert L Barber, Brother, M, 6 years, Illinois; Francis C Barber, Brother, M, 10 years, Illinois.
- United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Tower Hill Township, Tower Hill village, ED 129, sheet 10A (head on 9B), household 172, line 100, T623 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH2-WQH). Mabel F Barber, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Date February 1893, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois. Event Place Tower Hill Township Tower Hill vill., ED 129, Shelby, Illinois. Parents and siblings: William M Barber, Father, M, 35 years, Illinois (Birth Date May 1865, Married, Years Married 10, Mother’s Birthplace Ohio); Jerusha E Barber, Mother, F, 33 years, Illinois; Robert L Barber, Brother, M, 6 years, Illinois; Francis C Barber, Brother, M, 10 years, Illinois.
- United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Tower Hill Township, Tower Hill village, ED 129, sheet 10A (head on 9B), household 172, line 100, T623 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH2-WQH). Mabel F Barber, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Date February 1893, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois. Event Place Tower Hill Township Tower Hill vill., ED 129, Shelby, Illinois. Parents and siblings: William M Barber, Father, M, 35 years, Illinois (Birth Date May 1865, Married, Years Married 10, Mother’s Birthplace Ohio); Jerusha E Barber, Mother, F, 33 years, Illinois; Robert L Barber, Brother, M, 6 years, Illinois; Francis C Barber, Brother, M, 10 years, Illinois.
- Find a Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73228207 (accessed 2026-09-20), Memorial 172688476, Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172688476/mabel-fern-morrell). Mabel Fern Barber Morrell. BIRTH 4 Feb 1893 Walker, Macon County, Illinois, USA. DEATH 17 Jan 1974 (aged 80) Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. BURIAL Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Family Members: Parents William M. Barber 1865-1948, Jerusha E. “Josie” Ekiss Barber 1867-1954. Spouse Harvey William Morrell 1890-1965 (m. 1912). Siblings Frank C Barber 1890-1975, Robert Lincoln Barber 1894-1978, Fred B Barber Sr 1905-2001. Children Dorothy L. Morrell Fikan 1915-2003, Eleanor Ruth Morrell Scott 1918-2015, Harvey Wayne Morrell 1925-2013.