Barbee, David Rankin, 1874-1958

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Birth 1874
Death 1958
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David 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

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

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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  • Slavery
  • African Americans
  • Methodist Church
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  • Historians

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