Seventh Generation

99. Alice Margaret BLABER⁴⁸⁰ was born on 10 June 1895 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.^{480,610,611,612,613,614} On ship's manifest (SS St Louis) her age was given as 1 month. The ship arrived in New York 3rd August 1895. It is possible that she was actually born in England. She emigrated on 27 July 1895 to USA.⁴⁹⁹ She sailed with her parents on the 'St Louis' from Southampton to New York. She was naturalized between August 1895 and 1907 in USA.⁴⁸⁰ Alice sailed from Southampton to New York on the 'St Paul' on 29 June 1901.⁴⁹² She sailed from Southampton to New York on the 'Kronprinzessin Cecilie' on 6 May 1914.⁵⁰² She lived at Sound Beach Avenue in Greenwich Village, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA between 1914 and 1920.^480,497 Alice graduated in Barnard College.⁶¹⁵ In 1920 she was a Stenographer in a Factory.⁴⁹⁷ She sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda, to New York aboard the SS 'Fort St George' on 13 September 1924.⁴⁹⁸ The ship arrived in NewYork on 15 September 1924. Alice was accompanied by her husband Kerson, mother and father Minnie and Arthur Blaber and her son Kerson Barney Jr aged 2. Alice sailed from Glasgow, Scotland, to the port of New York aboard the SS 'Caledonia' on 28 August 1931.⁶¹⁶ She was accompanied by her husband Kerson. They arrived in New York on 6 September 1931. She died on 9 December 1970 at the age of 75 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.⁶¹⁷

Alice Margaret BLABER and Dr Kerson Wyckliffe BARNEY were engaged in May 1920 in Sound Beach, Connecticut, USA.⁶¹⁵ They⁶¹⁵ were married on 21 May 1921 in Sound Beach, Connecticut, USA.^618,619 They were married at the First Congregational Church. Kerson's father officiated at the marriage. Miss Marjorie Blaber was Maid of Honour for her sister, and the other attendents were Mrs Richard Shaw and Misses Belle Larson, Edythe Quackenbush and Kate Lunny. The best man was Dr E E Olssen, and the ushers were Dr William B Chapman Jr, Dr John Monfort, Walter B Palmer and G A Muenzer. A large reception followed the ceremony, at the Greenwich Inn on the Shore at Sound Beach. They^618,619 lived at 1339 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1924.⁴⁹⁸ Alice and Kerson⁴⁹⁸ lived at 645 St Mark's Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, USA between 1930 and 1931.^616,620 At the 1930 Census, their house was valued at $20,000, and they possessed a Radio Set! They also had a live-in Norwegian maid, Alma Hammar (24). They^616,620 lived at 751 St Mark's Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1942.⁶²¹ Dr Kerson Wyckliffe BARNEY, son of Lewis W BARNEY and Emma J KERR, was born on 15 September 1896 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA.^{616,622,623,624,625,626} He lived at 272 Hewes Street in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1910.⁶²⁷ He graduated in 1916 in New York University.⁶¹⁵ In 1918 Kerson was a Student in Brooklyn, New York, USA.⁶²⁸ He was a student physician at the Long Island College Hospital. He served in the Army on 5 June 1918.⁶²⁸ He stated that he was previously enlisted into the Medical Reserve Corps on 12 April 1918. He lived at Sound Beach Avenue in Sound Beach, Connecticut, USA in 1918.⁶²⁸ Kerson graduated in 1920 in New York City, New York, USA.⁶¹⁸ He graduated from Long Island Hospital. In 1921 he was connected with the Swedish Hospital in Brooklyn. He sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda to New York aboard the SS 'Fort St George' on 13 September 1924.⁴⁹⁸ The ship arrived in NewYork on 15 September 1924. Kerson was accompanied by his wife Alice, mother-in-law and father-in-law Minnie and Arthur Blaber and his son Kerson Barney Jr aged 2. In 1926 he was a Physician in Brooklyn, New York, USA.^505,620 Kerson sailed from Glasgow, Scotland, to the port of New York aboard the SS 'Caledonia' on 28 August 1931.⁶¹⁶ He was accompanied by his wife Alice. They arrived in New York on 6 September 1931. He served in the Army on 25 April 1942.⁶²¹ He was described as 5'-9" tall; 170 lb; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion; wore glasses on 25 April 1942.⁶²¹ Kerson died on 5 November 1969 at the age of 73 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.⁶¹⁷

Alice Margaret BLABER-3963 and Dr Kerson Wyckliffe BARNEY-9292 had the following children: