Barbee, David Rankin, 1874-1958
Variant namesDavid Rankin Barbee was born Oct. 15, 1874, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., son of the Rev. John Dodson and Margaret Overson Rankin Barbee. He attended Emory and Henry College, without receiving a degree. In 1896 Barbee began a career in journalism with the Nashville Banner. He subsequently worked for newspapers in Memphis, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans and Ashville. Barbee came to Washington, D.C. as a feature writer for the Washington Post in 1928. He joined the F.D. Roosevelt administration in 1933 as a public relations writer for the Federal Alcohol Administration. From his retirement in 1942 until his death, Barbee devoted his time to historical research. His interests, while unusually catholic, centered on Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, confederate spy Rose O'Neil Greenhow, and on Southern history in general. Barbee died in Orange, Tex., March 7, 1958.
From the description of The David Rankin Barbee papers, 1886-1956 (bulk 1928-1956) (Georgetown University). WorldCat record id: 71014930
Biographical Note
James Dodson Barbee
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1832, Mar. 16:
Born, Lawrence County, Ala. -
1852:
Admitted as itinerant minister, Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South -
1853 -1867 :Minister at various parishes in Alabama -
1866:
Married Margaret R. Rankin -
1868 -1869 :Minister, Elm Street Church, Nashville, Tenn. -
1869:
Presiding elder, Huntsville District, Methodist Episcopal Church, South -
1870 -1873 :Presiding elder, Fayetteville -
1873 -1877 :Minister at Murfreesboro, Tenn. -
1877 -1879 :Presiding elder, Columbia District, Methodist Episcopal Church, South -
1879 -1883 :Minister, Clarksville, Tenn. -
1882:
Delegate, General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Nashville, Tenn. -
1883 -1887 :Minister, McKendree Church, Nashville -
1887 -1904 :Book agent, Methodist Publishing House -
1898:
Settled war claims of Methodist Publishing House -
1902:
Presiding elder, Nashville District, Methodist Episcopal Church, South -
1904, Dec. 5:
Died, Nashville, Tenn.
David Rankin Barbee
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1874, Oct. 15:
Born, Murfreesboro, Tenn. -
circa 1892 -1895 :Studied at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va., and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. -
1896 -1899 :Reporter, Nashville Banner -
1901:
Reporter, Nashville American -
1901 -1908 :Telegraph editor, Memphis Commercial Appeal -
1908:
Editor, Chattanooga Star -
1908 -1910 :News editor, Memphis Commercial Appeal -
1910 -1911 :Managing editor, Montgomery Advertiser -
1911 -1918 :Managing editor, Mobile Register -
1913:
Married Elina Guzman -
1918 -1926 :News editor, New Orleans States -
1926 -1928 :Managing editor, Asheville Citizen -
1928 -1932 :Feature writer, Washington Post -
1933:
Assistant to secretary of commerce -
1933 -1940 :Special assistant, Federal Alcohol Administration -
1940 -1942 :Public Relations Department, Treasury Department -
1947:
Published "The Capture of Jefferson Davis," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine -
1958, Mar. 7:
Died, Orange, Tex.
From the guide to the James Dodson Barbee and David Rankin Barbee Papers, 1784-1953, (bulk 1852-1904), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Person
Birth 1874
Death 1958
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