Barber, Alpheus P.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 22, credited to West Fairlee, VT Unit(s): 8th VT INF Service: enl 12/6/61, m/i 2/18/62, Pvt, Co. D, 8th VT INF, m/o 6/22/64 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 12/10/1839, Bradford, VT Death: 03/11/1890 Burial: Upper Plain Cemetery, Bradford, VT Marker/Plot: unknown Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 95771131 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 6/21/1878 Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Upper Plain Cemetery, Bradford, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Alpheus P. Barber of Bradford, committed suicide Wednesday morning. He fastened his rifle into a vise in his shop, attached a string to the trigger, threw the string around the guard, placed his breast against the muzzle, and pulled the string. The ball passed entirely through the body and into the wall of the building. No cause is assigned. He was fifty years old, and had no family. A brother and sister killed themselves several years ago.
Source: Vermont Journal, March 15, 1890
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.