Barbara was part Indian and was some what of a doctoring person. She used to dig and gather herbs to make her medicines. She went to other peoples homes when the called for her an doctored them. About 1900 three of Barbara's sons were widowed: George, William Nelson and James Warrren. Together they had about 10 children and the task of helping take care of the children fell upon Barbara, who was quite old at this time. To keep thrm from running away, she would tie them to trees with ropes. Today she would be accused of child abuse!

Another tale told about Barbara took place about the same time. Seems some of the boys had gone hunting and came home late at night, and being very hungry, they looked for something to eat finding some meat on the back of the stove, which they consumed. The next morning Barbara inquired as to what happened to the meat, and the boys said they were really hungry when they came in, so they had eaten all of it. They told her that it was real tasty. It was then that Barbara informed them that she had needed some grease to mix with some of her herbs so she had rendered out a Polcat (skunk), and that is what the boys had eaten. (These two stories were handed down throught the years and recalled by Eliza Black.)

When Barbara died she was living with her son George. It cost $17.75 to have her buried. A letter from George to his brother Albert Christopher informed Albert of her death and requested money to help pay the expenses. The letter also contained a piece of the trim and the shroud which she was buried in. Barbara's great-granddaughter Betty Young has this in her posession.