ALLEN /BARBER/ •
BIRTH
1801
CLARKE CO GA
DEATH
August 1869
VAN WET POLK CO GA
BURIAL
VAN WERT CEMETERY, POLK CO GEORGIA

Allen Franklin Barber
Birth
1801
,Clarke County,Georgia,United States
Death
21 July 1869
Van Wert,Polk County,Georgia,United States
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Signed some documents as Allen Barber JP.. the JP would have stood for Justice of the Peace.

Moved with 8 kids to Alabama in 1841.

Died in the home of his son Wiley. Frances lived in Polk County as late as 1880.

Died of diabetis
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Parents •
JAMES /BARBER/ # 99198405
PENELOPE /Unknown/ # 99198207
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Spouse •
FRANCES H /CRAWFORD/
MARRIAGE
11 November 1819
CLARKE CO GEORGIA
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Census
1860 •
Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, United States
Allin Barbour M 59 Ga
Francis Barbour F 58 Ga
Wiley Barbour M 12 Ala
Joshua Barbour M 10 Ala

child:
Silas Harrison /Barber/ #30453857
Birth
28 April 1823
Clarke Co., Georgia
Death
12 October 1910
Mounds Creek, OK

child:
Robert Sanford /Barber/ # 23671580
Birth
26 June 1832
Georgia
Death
28 April 1916
Limestone, Texas
Burial
Honest Ridge Cemetery, Limestone, Texas, United States

child:
James Monroe /Barber/
Birth
1826
WATKINSVILLE GA CLARKE CO
Death
1855
TALLADEGA COUNTY AL
Spouse
Martha Ann /Coley/
Marriage
11 February 1846
Tallapoosa,Alabama
Spouse
Martha Alabama /Smith/
Marriage
7 July 1853
Talladega, Alabama, USA

child:
William Heard /Barber/
Birth
1830
Death
1871
LUMPKIN CO DAHLONEGA GA
Birth
1830
Clarke, Georgia, United States
Death
1871
Dahlonega, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States
Burial
MT HOPE CEMETERY DAHLONEGA GA

child:
Mary F. /Barber/
Birth
1840
CLARK CO GA
Birth
1840
Clarke, Georgia, United States
Death
Van Wert, Polk Co. GA
ANDREW /HICKMAN/
Birth
1840

child:
Allen F. /Barber/
Birth
1834
Clarke, Georgia, United States 2
Death
26 February 1863
Camp Douglas, Illinois 1
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Spouse
Martha Ann /Hargraves/
Birth
1833
Tennessee, United States
Marriage
31 August 1856
Cherokee, Texas, USA
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children:
Robert Sanford /Barber/, Wiley Crawford /Barber/, Silas Harrison /Barber/, James Monroe /Barber/, Susan Jane /Barber/, William Heard /Barber/, Allen F. /Barber/, Mary F. /Barber/
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Van Wert Church
This humble church represents a journey of God’s people that began in Van Wert, Georgia, and continues today. This historic place is unique in several ways: it is the oldest standing structure in Polk County; it is “home” to seven other major local congregations; it is a Civil War burial site; and the first church of famous evangelist Reverend Sam P. Jones.

Originally called, “Cleantown,” the name was changed to Van Wert in 1837 and was the Paulding County Seat. In the late 1850’s Welsh immigrants settled in Van Wert following the discovery of slate in the area and many are buried in the Van Wert Church Cemetery.

The sacred place was also refuge for a Union soldier. William C. Titze, who spent a rainy night huddled beneath the church in May 1864. In October of the same year, Union General Judson Kilpatrick met up with Confederate forces on his journey to Atlanta and a young Private named Albert Anderson. 16, was killed. He is buried in the Van Wert cemetery, along with other Civil War casualties whose journeys ended there.

Family members of Charles Porter Campbell, one of the founding members, undertook a major restoration effort in 1949. Over the years, the church had fallen in disrepair and the cemetery overgrown. Mrs. Peggy Willoughby organized the Euharlee Valley Historical Society in order to capture the historic place and obtained deeds to the property in 1999.
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