Allen A. Barber
Allen A. Barber, merchant, Mantua Station, was born May 1, 1833, in Freedom Township, this county; son of Capt. Harmon andLucena (Daniels) Barber, natives of Ohio. Capt. Harmon Barber, an eccentric citizen, was elected to the command of a company of militia after the war of 1812 and proved himself to be one of the best commanders of the day. He was one of sixteen children, and he himself raised a family, whose names are Calvin, married to Louise, sister of Gen. Leggett, and residing in Iowa; Allen A.; Chester T., married to Ursula Halstead, also in Iowa; Brewster O., died in Garrettsville, Ohio, of disease contracted in the army, during the late war of the Rebellion (he was married to Ann Henry); Polly (deceased). Our subject was married, January 9, 1850, to Helen, daughter of William and Chloe McClintock, by whom he had four children: Fred A., married to Florence Burroughs; Will H.; Frank M. and George A. Mr. Barber for many years has been a member of the firm of Barber & Smith, one of the oldest in Garrettsville or Portage County, and for a long period was senior member of the firm of Barber & Sons, of Mantua. He is a Knight Templar, and W. M. of Mantua Lodge, No. 533, and was the first Odd Fellow initiated in Garrettsville Lodge.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885