
<p>He deserves great credit for his success in life, for, suffering under an affliction which would have utterly discouraged and disheartened a man of less resolute spirit, he has worked his way steadily upward and has not only been able to provide for his family but has also acquired a handsome property which now permits him to rest from all care.</p>
<p>Mr. and Mrs. Barbee were the parents of three children, but only one is living.</p>
<p>Wilson B. married Mary Pate and they have two children, Luther B. and Alta. He has always been his father's assistant and with a wisdom and judgment seemingly beyond his years managed the business interests in his early boyhood.</p>
<p>Emma married William H. Meek, and died in 1885, leaving two children, Minnie and Maud, who are now living with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Barbee, for they were left orphans by the death of their father in 1895.</p>
<p>Willard J., the youngest of the family, died at the age of three years.</p>
<p>The parents are members of the Missionary Baptist church and support all worthy enterprises which tend to advance the general welfare. Mr. Barbee is a Republican in politics at national elections, but at local elections, where no general issue is involved, he supports the Democratic candidates.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Garamond;">Source: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">History of Texas</span> Published in 1896</span></strong></p>