Historical Wyoming County May 1952 - Old Fulton History

Page 95 LI ay 1952
THE BARBERS OF JAVA (cont.)
and into other hands before the present partnership took over.
Little change, except for the addition of a shed, has been made to
the outward appearance of the mill since its erection.
Joseph and Betsey Barber became the parents of three more children
after their arrival in Java Village. Charles, born in 1326,
author of the family history, then William and Lydia. The careers
of the children were varied, but several spent their lifetimes in
and around Java Village. Charles Barber served over three years in
Co. A, lOl^th New York Volunteers, was in thirteen battles, marched
over 8,000 miles, and was severely wounded at the battle of the
Wilderness. He died in 1893 and is buried at Java Village. The same
village cemetery also holds the remains of the parents, Joseph, who
died March 3, 1839, and his wife, Eetsey, who died July 12, I8I4.7,
aged 60 years and 8 months. Near them rest Amory, died in 1390;
Benjamin, died in 1393; Tryphena, who married Alonzo Willey, died in
l8lj.l; Philana, who died in 1382, had married Thomas Burnham; Joseph,
who died in I8I4.X; Chandler in 1895; and William, as a child in 1827.
Chandler Barber was a great student of the Bible and for years
he conducted a Men's Bible Class in the Strykersville Baptist Church.
Deacon Benjamin Barber, as later his son, Elon, was a widely known
cabinet maker and undertaker, the shop being on the hill just below
the Baptist Church, Java Village. Benjamin served as a deacon in
the Strykersville Baptist Church for many years,a devoted attendant.
One of the old parishoners recalls that he used to carry his dress
boots to the meeting house, and one Sunday, he neglected to stop
before reaching the church to slip into his boots. Preoccupied with
other thoughts, he walked into the church still carrying his boots,
and only when a murmur arose among the waiting congregation did he
realize his mistake.
The clan of the Barbers continues numerous throughout western
New York. Fifty-nine years after the arrival of Joseph Barber in
Java Village, he and his sister, Judah Whitney, were known to have
had not less than 2I4.O families as descendants, then living in ten or
twelve states.
(Acknowledgment is hereby given to Mr. Ellis Earber, Java Village,
and Mr. H. Lester Barber, Arcade, for assistance in the preparation
of this story. Minor details have been supplied by others.)
eaching Certificate
I hereby certify that I have examined Miss Minerva S. Waldo
and do believe that she is well qualified, in respect to moral character,
learning, and ability, to instruct a common School, in this
town, for one year, fr,om the date hereof.
Given under ray hand, this 22d day of March, l3lj.9
Town Supt. of Com. Schools
S. M. HOWARD
for the Town of Perry.
(Submitted by Miss Mary McGee, Warsaw.)