The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
NameLouise Elizabeth Mestrezat 
Birth21 Oct 1856, Mapletown , Pa
Death9 Aug 1929, Mapletown , Pa
BurialMonongahalia Cem Mapletown, Pa
OccupationWas of French descent9
Religionzealous Baptist
FatherCharles Alexander Mestrezat Jr. (1811-1872)
MotherMaria(h) Debolt (1821-1888)
Spouses
Birth8 Jul 1854, Monongalia County, W.Va
Death9 Dec 1917, died at 9AM according to estate
Burialprobably in Mapletown; check it out
Occupationfarmer and stock grower8
EducationMapletown schools; Democrat
FatherGideon (oldest child) Barbe (1810-1885)
MotherSarah Webb (1812-1840)
Marriage16 Dec 1876, or 1878
ChildrenSarah Maria ‘Lillian’ (1878-1969)
Charles Alexander (1882-1939)
Lamar Gideon (1884-1964)
Baby Girl (1891-1891)
Ethel Lynn (1889-1973)
Minnie Lee (1879-1943)
Helen Mary (1892-1915)
William Harvey Dufresne (1886-1954)
Leslie Arthur(Youngest of 9) (1896-1980)
Notes for Louise Elizabeth Mestrezat
On the 1860 Census, she is listed as Louisa Debolt age 3!!!
Relationship Notes for John Wesley Barb and Louisa Mestrezat
Marriage performed by Rev. W. R. Patton at the residence of the bride. Mentioned in the Waynesburg Republican.
Relationship Notes for John Wesley Barb and Louisa Mestrezat
Marriage performed by Rev. W. R. Patton at the residence of the bride. Mentioned in the Waynesburg Republican.
Obituary notes for Louise Elizabeth Mestrezat
Mrs. John W. Barbe
Mrs. Eliza E. Barbe, widow of John W. Barbe, died at her home in Mapletown, Friday, August 9, aged 73 years. (Unreadable) was due to complications. She was a member of the Sugar Grove Baptist church. The following children survive: Mrs. N. H. Minor, Mrs. Frank Bonham, C.A., L. G., and W. H. Barbe, of near Mapletown; Mrs. George Gapen of Willow Creek, and Arthur Barbe of Morgantown, W. Va. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Interment in the Mapletown cemetery. (Waynesburg Republican, Aug. 15, 1929)
Mrs. Eliza E. Barbe, widow of John W. Barbe, died at her home in Mapletown, Friday, August 9, aged 73 years. (Unreadable) was due to complications. She was a member of the Sugar Grove Baptist church. The following children survive: Mrs. N. H. Minor, Mrs. Frank Bonham, C.A., L. G., and W. H. Barbe, of near Mapletown; Mrs. George Gapen of Willow Creek, and Arthur Barbe of Morgantown, W. Va. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Interment in the Mapletown cemetery. (Waynesburg Republican, Aug. 15, 1929)
Notes for John Wesley (Spouse 1)
John W. Barb was a Democrat.
1900 CENSUS: John and Louisa listed as being married 23 years; Nine children; 8 living. John is listed as farmer, Lillian is listed as a school teacher, Charles A. as farm laborer, Lamar and William H. as day laborers. All can read, write and speak English.
1910 PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS MIRACODE INDEX: John W. Barb, 55 and his wife, Elizabeth, 53: Daughters Lillian, 31; Minnie, 30; Ethel, 21; Helen 17. Sons Lamar, 25; Willie, 23; Arthur, 14. John W.'s place of birth is listed as WV; all others list PA as place of birth. Enumeration District 0110, Visit 0076.
The Gene Pool Individual Records (ancestry.com) gives a marriage date for John W. Barb and Louisa E. Mestrezat as 1875, not 1876, as found elsewhere.
From the Waynesburg Republican, date unknown:
John W. Barb of Mapletown, s/o of Gideon and Sarah (Webb) Barb, and Louisa E. Mestrezat of Mapletown, d/o of Alexander and Maria (Debolt) Mestrezat, were married Dec. 16, 1876, by Rev. W. R. Patton.
Newspaper article:
John Barbe, of Mapletown, was a visitor to Fayette county's capital from Greene county Monday. (The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA, Tuesday, June 8, 1916, page 7)
Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates (Nelson and Rishforth and Co.: Chicago, 1888), p763
John W Barb, farmer and stock-grower, Mapletown, Penna, was born in Monongalia county, West Virginia, July 8, 1854. His parents, Gideon Barb and Sarah Webb Barb, were natives of Old Virginia, and of German descent. In early life his father was a farmer. He subsequently became a manufacturer of boots and shoes, and came to Mapletown in 1866 where he engaged n that business until his death in 1875.
John W Barb is the eleventh in a family of twelve children. He was reared in Mapletown, and attended the district school. He has followed farming as his occupation, and is the owner of a farm of 100 acres in Monongahela township, Greene county, Penna, where he resides.
Mr Barb was united in marriage in 1876 with Louisa E Mestrezat, daughter of Alexander Mestrezat and Maria Debolt Mestrezat, who were of French descent. Mr and Mrs Barbs children are: Lillian Barb; Minnie Barb; Charles A Barb; Lamar Barb; and William Barb. Mr Barb is a Democrat. His wife is a zealous member Barb; Charles A Barb; Lamar Barb; and William Barb. Mr Barb is a Democrat. His wife is a zealous member of the Baptist Church
1900 CENSUS: John and Louisa listed as being married 23 years; Nine children; 8 living. John is listed as farmer, Lillian is listed as a school teacher, Charles A. as farm laborer, Lamar and William H. as day laborers. All can read, write and speak English.
1910 PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS MIRACODE INDEX: John W. Barb, 55 and his wife, Elizabeth, 53: Daughters Lillian, 31; Minnie, 30; Ethel, 21; Helen 17. Sons Lamar, 25; Willie, 23; Arthur, 14. John W.'s place of birth is listed as WV; all others list PA as place of birth. Enumeration District 0110, Visit 0076.
The Gene Pool Individual Records (ancestry.com) gives a marriage date for John W. Barb and Louisa E. Mestrezat as 1875, not 1876, as found elsewhere.
From the Waynesburg Republican, date unknown:
John W. Barb of Mapletown, s/o of Gideon and Sarah (Webb) Barb, and Louisa E. Mestrezat of Mapletown, d/o of Alexander and Maria (Debolt) Mestrezat, were married Dec. 16, 1876, by Rev. W. R. Patton.
Newspaper article:
John Barbe, of Mapletown, was a visitor to Fayette county's capital from Greene county Monday. (The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA, Tuesday, June 8, 1916, page 7)
Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates (Nelson and Rishforth and Co.: Chicago, 1888), p763
John W Barb, farmer and stock-grower, Mapletown, Penna, was born in Monongalia county, West Virginia, July 8, 1854. His parents, Gideon Barb and Sarah Webb Barb, were natives of Old Virginia, and of German descent. In early life his father was a farmer. He subsequently became a manufacturer of boots and shoes, and came to Mapletown in 1866 where he engaged n that business until his death in 1875.
John W Barb is the eleventh in a family of twelve children. He was reared in Mapletown, and attended the district school. He has followed farming as his occupation, and is the owner of a farm of 100 acres in Monongahela township, Greene county, Penna, where he resides.
Mr Barb was united in marriage in 1876 with Louisa E Mestrezat, daughter of Alexander Mestrezat and Maria Debolt Mestrezat, who were of French descent. Mr and Mrs Barbs children are: Lillian Barb; Minnie Barb; Charles A Barb; Lamar Barb; and William Barb. Mr Barb is a Democrat. His wife is a zealous member Barb; Charles A Barb; Lamar Barb; and William Barb. Mr Barb is a Democrat. His wife is a zealous member of the Baptist Church
Obituary notes for John Wesley (Spouse 1)
JOHN W. BARB
John W. Barb, a well known and highly respected citizen, died at his home in Mapletown, Sunday,
December 9, aged 63 years. Mr. Barb was a son of Gideon and Sarah Webb Barb, deceased, and was born in Monongalia county, W. Va., on July 8, 1954. In October 1866 he removed with his parents to Mapletown where he had since resided. He had followed farming and stock raising and was very successful. Mr. Barb always took an active interest in affairs in his commnity and had held the office of assessor of Monongahela township for more than twenty years. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the P. O. S. of A. and the Royal Areanum. He was united in marriage with Miss Louise Mestrezat, who with the following children survive: Mrs. George Gapen of Garards Fort; Mrs. Ethel Donham and Charles A. Barb, of Mapletown; L. G. Barb, of Monongahela township and William H. Barb, who is at Camp Sherman, Ohio, being called in the last quota which left Waynesburg on Friday. Two brothers, H. K. Barb, of Mapletown and L. S. Barb, of Pt. Marion, also survive. The funeral services were held onTuesday and was very largely attended. Interment was made in the Monongahela Hill cemetery. (Democrat Messenger, Waynesburg, PA, December 21, 1917)
Relationship Notes for John Wesley Barb and Louisa Mestrezat
Marriage performed by Rev. W. R. Patton at the residence of the bride. Mentioned in the Waynesburg Republican.
John W. Barb, a well known and highly respected citizen, died at his home in Mapletown, Sunday,
December 9, aged 63 years. Mr. Barb was a son of Gideon and Sarah Webb Barb, deceased, and was born in Monongalia county, W. Va., on July 8, 1954. In October 1866 he removed with his parents to Mapletown where he had since resided. He had followed farming and stock raising and was very successful. Mr. Barb always took an active interest in affairs in his commnity and had held the office of assessor of Monongahela township for more than twenty years. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the P. O. S. of A. and the Royal Areanum. He was united in marriage with Miss Louise Mestrezat, who with the following children survive: Mrs. George Gapen of Garards Fort; Mrs. Ethel Donham and Charles A. Barb, of Mapletown; L. G. Barb, of Monongahela township and William H. Barb, who is at Camp Sherman, Ohio, being called in the last quota which left Waynesburg on Friday. Two brothers, H. K. Barb, of Mapletown and L. S. Barb, of Pt. Marion, also survive. The funeral services were held onTuesday and was very largely attended. Interment was made in the Monongahela Hill cemetery. (Democrat Messenger, Waynesburg, PA, December 21, 1917)
Relationship Notes for John Wesley Barb and Louisa Mestrezat
Marriage performed by Rev. W. R. Patton at the residence of the bride. Mentioned in the Waynesburg Republican.