Durham County NcArchives Obituaries.....Barbee, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Y. August 17, 1892
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Charlotte Observer, 21 August 1892
Mother and Father both dead - Distressed Little Children

Durham Sun, 18th,

The family of Mr. Thomas Y. Barbee, who lives in this county a few miles from
Nelson, is passing through a trying ordeal. Trouble and sorrow have fallen thick
and fast upon the younger members if the family and they are sorely afflicted.
About two weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Barbee were stricken down with typhoid fever
and yesterday their sufferings ended. Mrs. Barbee died at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and her husband breathed his last at 10:30 last night. They leave six
helpless children, the oldest of which is an invalid son age 18 years , who is
now down with the fever. It was heartrending sight to see the five children
gathered around their dead parents weeping and begging them to come back, and
everyone who witnessed the scene wept in sympathy with the little orphans. It is
indeed a  dark picture to the little ones, for they are left all alone.

Additional Comments:
This was Thomas Y. Barbee's second marriage. On 30 Jan 1892 Thomas Y. Barbee
[38] married Emma Green [27]in Durham County. These children were twice orphaned
by their mothers.

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