Elizabeth Barber's Civil War Widow's Pension Application
MISC. NOTES ON
MOSES EDWARD BARBER, SR.,
(being primarily an account for the descendents of Charles Monroe
“Rowe” Barber but of sufficient interest for members of other branches and
perhaps for some who are not related)
The reader is
advised against using this writing as documentation. Neither this nor any other writing I am aware
of can be considered the definitive work on Mose Barber. Much of it is oral history that hasn’t been
checked against contemporary records.
Some of it is from old records that are contradictory. Some of it is contradictory to the research
of others and has yet to be resolved.
When I felt others’ presentations might be valid or tenable I have
included them, even if they disagreed with my effusions on the subject. No strong argument or contention against
others’ research is intended, however the reader will
find that I have contradicted quite a bit of my own earlier writings on Mose
and his family (providing, of course, he is familiar with my earlier writings
on Mose). There has been no complete
sorting out of data, the presentations on the families are not consistent in
form, and the narrative skips about chronologically…read it as best you can. If I live long enough, maybe I’ll get around
to doing a better job. I’m not married
to the total content, and I will be amenable to courteous offers of corrections
and additions (doesn’t mean I’ll slavishly accept them). None is copyright, but bear in mind that
plagiarism means “stealing” if the originator isn’t cited (and some of the
writers of Barber history have plagiarized from me like heck in the
past…shame). Warning: Be advised there is no censoring in the
following story of Mose Barber, and anyone feeling his sensitivities would be
bruised by uncompromising reporting of history might do well not to read it.
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