Lewis F. Barber, V. S. Biography


	This biography appears on pages 184-185 in "History of Dakota 
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				LEWIS F. BARBER, V. S. 

	Dr. Lewis F. Barber, a successful veterinary surgeon of Tyndall, 
belongs to a family that has numerous representatives in this country. 
There are several branches of the family in America and, although an 
attempt has been made, it has been found impossible to trace them back 
to a common ancestor in the mother country. The branch to which Dr. 
Barber belongs is descended from John Barber, of Yorkshire, England, 
whose son, Robert, emigrated to the colony of Delaware about 1687. His 
father, David W. Barber, was born in Pennsylvania, April 2, 1837, a son 
of James W. Barber, who in 1847 removed with his family to Freeport, 
Illinois, purchasing a farm situated two miles north of the town. David 
W. Barber was reared in Illinois and was married in Freeport, on the 
7th of November, 1862, to Miss Anna E. Crocker, a daughter of Luther E, 
and Everetta S. Crocker. By her marriage she became the mother of eight 
children: Mrs. Margaret Colgan, Mrs. Carrie A. Dunwoodie, Elizabeth, 
James W., Lewis F., Mrs. Nettie Berry, Edward S., Samuel and Joseph. In 
1872 David W. Barber removed with his family to the old town of Bon 
Homme, South Dakota, and there opened a general store which he 
conducted for a period of five years. He subsequently entered a claim 
six miles southeast of Tyndall and lived thereon for three years, 
perfecting his title to the land. In 1883 he went to Tyndall and opened 
a general store, continuing in this business until 1894. At that time 
he returned to his farm, on which he resided until 1905, when he went 
to De Funiak county, Florida. However, he remained there only two 
years, after which he returned to Tyndall, much preferring this state 
as a place of residence to the peninsular state. He has filled many 
positions of trust and responsibility with honor, having been 
postmaster of old Bon Homme for seven years, and having also served as 
county treasurer, judge of the probate court and justice of the peace. 

	Lewis F. Barber was the second son born to his parents and is a 
native of Bon Homme county, his birth having occurred at the old town 
of Bon Homme, September 2, 1872, a few months after the family migrated 
from Illinois to South Dakota. He grew to manhood in his native county 
and bore his share of responsibility for the cultivation of the farm. 
He also assisted his father in the general store which the latter 
owned. In 1900 he began a three years' course in the Chicago Veterinary 
College and was duly graduated from that institution in 1903. He 
immediately located in Tyndall for the practice of his profession, 
forming a partnership with H. O. Sanford, the firm being known as 
Sanford & Barber. This association was maintained to the mutual profit 
of the partners until 1907, when Dr. Barber bought out Mr. Sanford. The 
following year his elder brother, having in the meantime completed the 
course in the same college, was admitted to partnership, the firm being 
now known as Barber Brothers. They are thoroughly prepared for the 
practice of veterinary medicine and surgery and are proving very 
successful in their professional work. Their hospital is well appointed 
and has proved of great value to the stock raisers of the county. 

	Dr. Barber was married September 12, 1902, to Miss Lucile Cooley, 
a daughter of J. P. Cooley, who was a well known banker and stockman of 
Bon Homme county, but is now deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Barber have a 
daughter, Helen. The parents are members of the Congregational church 
and contribute to its support. Dr. Barber has a creditable military 
record, as he served for eighteen months in the Philippine Islands as a 
member of the First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Frost 
of Yankton. In one of the many skirmishes in which he was engaged, he 
sustained a wound, from the effects of which he has never fully 
recovered. Dr. Barber has proven himself a man of ability in his chosen 
profession and as a private citizen has manifested those manly 
qualities of character which invariably win respect and honor. He is 
widely known throughout the county and all who have been brought in 
contact with him hold him in high esteem.