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Charles William Barger Sr.

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Birth	:	18 Oct 1896 Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	1 Aug 1952
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7808300, -79.4450600
Description	:	Charles William Barger, Sr Charles W. Barger & Son, building contractors, is a firm at Lexington noted for the contribution it has made to the development of the Shenandoah Valley and other regions of the South through the construction of major public edifices, including schools, hospitals and other structures. The firm was founded by Charles W. Barger of Rockbridge County, who is noted not only in the building trades but in numerous other activities. A military veteran of World War I, Mr. Barger helped build housing units for military and civilian personnel in World War II. Mr. Barger was born in Rockbridge... Read More	Charles William Barger, Sr Charles W. Barger & Son, building contractors, is a firm at Lexington noted for the contribution it has made to the development of the Shenandoah Valley and other regions of the South through the construction of major public edifices, including schools, hospitals and other structures. The firm was founded by Charles W. Barger of Rockbridge County, who is noted not only in the building trades but in numerous other activities. A military veteran of World War I, Mr. Barger helped build housing units for military and civilian personnel in World War II. Mr. Barger was born in Rockbridge County on October 18, 1896, the son of George Rush Barger, a farmer in that county. After obtaining his education in the public schools of Rockbridge County, Charles Barger worked at various jobs and for a time was a machinist for the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh. Not long after the United States entered World War I, he enlisted in the Army and was trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, He became a sergeant in the infantry. In 1922, he founded his present business, first operating under the firm name of C. W. Barger, General Contractor, at Lexington. One of the big projects was in the early history of this business was the construction of the Lexington town filter plant. From 1935 to 1940, Mr. Barger built such other structures as the Natural Bridge High school, The Glasgow High school, The Shenandoah Grade school, the Monroe High School, the Riverside High School, at Covington, The Covington Hospital, the gymnasium at the Fishburne Academy and the men’s dormitory at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. In World War II, he was at Hampton Roads building housing units for married Army personnel and civilian employees. When his son, Charles W. Barger, Jr, a World War II veteran, returned from the service in 1944, he became a member of the firm, the name of which was then changed to Charles W. Barger & Son, Building Contractors. The senior Mr. Barger is a member of the Virginia Mineral Aggregates Association, the Kiwanis Club of Lexington, The Lexington Post of the American Legion and the Lexington Lodge of the Knights of the Pyrthias, being past chancellor of the last organization. He worships in the Presbyterian Church. Mr Barger married Lillian A. Withrow, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Withrow. The ceremony took place in Lexington in 1918. There are three children — Margaret Louise, now Mrs. M. R. Beebe, who was born on March 31, 1919; Charles William Barger, jr. who was born on July 20, 1922, and who was a private in the Corps of Engineers United states army; and Lucy Katherine, now Mrs. E. J. Roxbury, who was born on August 20, 1925. [Bio from the History of the Shenandoah Valley, 1952]

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Where is Charles William Barger Sr.'s memorial?
Charles William Barger Sr.'s memorial is located at: Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA.
When did Charles William Barger Sr. death?
Charles William Barger Sr. death on 1 Aug 1952 in
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Latitude: 37.7808300
Longitude: -79.4450600

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Lillian A. Withrow Barger

(1898 - 1960)

Siblings

Rush Alton Barger Sr.

(1904 - 1954)

Children

Margaret Louise Barger Beebe

(1919 - 1971)

Charles William “Charlie” Barger Jr.

(1922 - 1974)

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