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Page content last modified: February 9, 2008, added picture of baby Rosa Louise; added link to obituary of Floyd Burkhart.
July 3, 2006, corrected Myrtle's middle name.
March 10, 2006, added Barbe-Hurdle marriage announcement, Sheldon's birth date.

HANCOCK COUNTY
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ORRIN WILLIS BARBE and MYRTLE BELLE ALTON

 

A snapshot of Rosa, Myrtle, Lucile and Orrin

L to R: Rosa Louise, Myrtle, Marian Lucile, Orrin
Shared by Loren Peck, grandson of Orrin and Myrtle


Orrin Willis Barbe
Son of: Benjamin Franklin Barb
Rosa Junia Beckwith
b: Mar 4, 1876 Hancock Twp, Hancock Co, IL
m: Sep 24, 1903 Galesburg, Knox Co, IL
d: Nov 10, 1921 LaHarpe, Hancock Co, IL
burial: LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL
Obituary

Spouse: Myrtle Belle Alton
Dau. of: Mancel D. Alton & Amelia A. Weiser
b: Oct 23, 1881 in or near Fountain Green,
Hancock Co, IL
d: Feb 13, 1963 LaHarpe, Hancock Co, IL
burial: LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL
Obituary

Census Listings 1880-1930
 


A photograph of Orrin as a young man.
Shared by Loren Peck

Orrin was a poker player, a good one: that's how he supported his family.  His daughter, Lucile, said that her father's occupation was never a problem "until a new preacher would come to town".

Orrin's and Myrtle's Children

Marian Lucile Barbe
b: Mar 2, 1904 Joetta, Hancock Co, IL
d: Oct 22, 1969 McDonough Co, IL
burial: LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL
Obituary

Spouse 1: Oliver Edwin Peck
Son of: Edwin Newton Peck & Ora Belle Link
b: Apr 7, 1903 Durham Twp, Hancock Co, IL
m: Apr 6, 1925
d: Nov 2, 1931 LaHarpe, Hancock Co, IL
burial: LaHarpe Twp Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL

Spouse 2: Opal Nelson
Son of:
b: Jan 21, 1902 Hancock Co, IL, near LaHarpe
m: May 31, 1953 LaHarpe, Hancock Co, IL
d: 1959
burial:

Spouse 3: Floyd D. Burkhart
Son of: Charles E. Burkhart & Dora Dirks
b: Feb 5, 1904, Sciota, McDonough Co, IL
m: Dec 27, 1961
d: Jan 11, 2004 LaHarpe, Hancock Co, IL
burial: LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL
Obituary
 


A photograph of Lucile in her teen years.

A photograph of Lucile as a young woman.

A photograph of Lucile in her middle years.


Rosa Louise Barbe
b: Jun 2, 1907, Fountain Green Twp,
Hancock Co, IL
m: Apr 29, 1926 Galesburg, Knox Co, IL
d: Jun 29, 1958, Denver, CO
burial: LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL

Spouse: Sheldon F. Hurdle
Son of: Franklin J. & Alta E. Hurdle
b: Sep 27, 1904 Hancock Co, IL, near LaHarpe
d: Dec 29, 1977 Laguna Beach, CA
burial: LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe,
Hancock Co, IL

Marriage Announcement

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A photograph of baby Rosa Louise.
Shared by Richard Beckwith

 

 

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