Hello List, I spent a few hours in Elmira today doing some genealogy research on my Rowe and Barber families--not nearly enough time!!! Hope to get there again when I can go for a whole day. I found a reference to the Barber Cemetery at the Steele Memorial Library. It said: (from CEMETERIES OF CHEMUNG CO., NY, page 100; on file at the Steele Mem. Library:) "Barber cemetery; Catlin twp., Chemung Co., N.Y. Over the other side of the mountain west of Millport. To get to the place, go up the Johnson Hollow rd. to the school house, turn right on a dirt road over 2 miles then nearly a mile through the fields. This cemetery is very old, abandoned years ago and all grown to briers and brush. From 35 to 40 persons are buried there, very few of the graves were ever marked. It was a family plot for the Barbers, but later became a Community burial ground. This information was furnished by Mr. C. Sleeper, who has the family history written out in full, also the same was told by a resident of Milport. Dr. Reuben Barber is buried in this cemetery. There was a marker ling ago to his grave. He was a soldier of the Rev. and had 3 enlistments in the Continentel army. He was a guard and stood at the scaffold, when Maj. John Andre, a British army officer, was hanged as a spy at Tappentown Oct. 2, 1780. Dr. Barber also was a sodlier in 1812. He died in 1845. His wife was an Indian woman. Her maiden name was Hannah Chegunsands. She (next few words are crossed out). They had 3 children-Patience, James and Hannah. She is buried in this cemetery. James Barber, their son, was a soldier in 1812. His wife, Catherine called by those who knew her "Aunt Kit". She was 80 yrs. of age when she died. James Wesley Barber, a younger member of this family, hanged himself. He is buried there. Haggai Johnson and Carrie Wanzo, without dates, are all that can be remembered being buried there." Reuben Barber is my ancestor (4th gr-grandfather). I am very interested in the second paragraph above which mentions that "Mr. C. Sleeper, who has the family history written out in full". I take that to mean that he had a written Barber family history. Does anyone know anything about this? I didn't know who he was so searched the Tri-Counties site. I found this obituary, which might be his: "SLEEPER, CHARLES W. - OBITUARY Charles W. Sleeper, 89, late of Millport, died Monday morning, April 29, 1935, after a brief illness. He is survived by four nieces, Mrs. G. Archie Turner, Veteran; Mrs. Frank Williams and Mrs. Florence Burnett, Albany; Josephine Bailey Doyle of Watkins Glen; three nephews, Charles S. Sterling, Albany; Horace Brown, Buffalo; Carl Parsons, Binghamton. Mr. Sleeper had been a resident of Millport many years and was a charter member of the Veteran Grange. The body is in the Mathews & Van Buskirk funeral home, Horseheads, until Thursday at 1 p.m., when it will be removed to the St. Mark Church, Millport, where the funeral will be held at 2 p.m. The Rev. Paul Thompson will officiate. Burial in the Millport Cemetery. " Also found this on Joyce Tice's Tri-County site, from History of Chemung County 1892 - Towner: (this may be the Mr. C. Sleeper referred to above.) "The first cemetery in the west part of the town was on the old Bently farm, and was the burial place of several of the old settlers. The Millport Cemetery Association, having control of a cemetery east of the village, was incorporated November 18, 1870. C. W. Sleeper has been prominently connected with the association as secretary for several Years. The original plot of land consisted of an acre purchased of Erastus Crandall. Another purchase was made in 1841 ; another of two acres was added about the time of the incorporation" I believe he is also the C. W. Sleeper who was a testator for the will of my gr-grandfather, Abram Rowe. I don't know if Mr. Sleeper was related to the Barber family, but I am wondering where the written family history (referred to above) is, if it still exists. I'm hoping someone on the list will have some info about this. Pat Stone