BRIG. GEN. ELIAS BARBEE
N 37° 20.486 W 085° 20.718
16S E 646573 N 4134033
BRIG. GEN. ELIAS BARBEE ...on Broadway, Campbellsville,Kentucky Courthouse lawn, US 68
Waymark Code: WMH3RX
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2013
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BRIG. GEN. ELIAS BARBEE
Born 1763. Died 1843. Served in Rev. War from Culpeper Co., Va. His five brothers, Daniel, John, Joshua, Thomas and William, also served in Revolution. Elias Barbee came early to what is now Taylor County. Lived eight miles N.W. of Campbellsville. He was appointed Major in 1792, Colonel in 1797, and Brig. General, in 1799, in Ky. Militia, 16th Regt., Green Co., Ky.
(Reverse) Brig. Gen. Elias Barbee - Represented Green Co. in Kentucky Senate. In 1822, Senator Barbee introduced a bill in the Senate calling for establishment of the present Kentucky School for the Deaf at Danville, Ky. Bill drawn up by Judge John Rowan, passed by Legislature and signed by Gov. Adair, establishing on April 10, 1823, first state-supported school for the deaf in the United States.
Marker Name: BRIG. GEN. ELIAS BARBEE
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1536
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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