Barbee, Anne

This project has been completed. You can view the transcribed interview with Anne Barbee and other military veterans here.

Instructions

• If you have not already done so, review the Help Us Transcribe page for step- by-step instructions on how to transcribe the oral histories in this collection (it might be helpful to leave this page open for easy reference).
• Before you start transcribing the interview, please check out the project’s Tips on Transcribing page for formatting guidelines and explanations on how to handle military terminology. You can also see a sample transcription page here.
• Once you are ready to proceed, click on one of the links below to be taken to the Scripto login page for Anne Barbee:
  
  Interview 1, Part 1 with Anne Barbee (Interviewer: Kenneth R. Samuelson)
  
  Interview 1, Part 2 with Anne Barbee (Interviewer: Kenneth R. Samuelson)
  
  Interview 2, Part 1 with Anne Barbee (Interviewer: Kenneth R. Samuelson)

Biography
Anne Collins Mooney Barbee was born in Dundee, Scotland, on February 24, 1921. She graduated high school at age 16 from St. Mary's Catholic School. Her sewing skills led her to a five-year apprenticeship in tailoring, as there were few jobs for young girls at the time in Scotland. Anne Mooney was drafted into the British Royal Air Force in 1942, serving as an Airman during World War II. She met her future husband Boyce Barbee. After marrying Boyce, Anne Barbee arrived in the U.S. in 1945.

Anne Barbee became a naturalized American citizen on December 3, 1951, in Charlotte, N.C. She lived throughout her married life in Charlotte; Columbia, South Carolina; and between Eden and Reidsville, North Carolina, since 1966. Anne Barbee worked in textile mills, a hosiery factory, taught school, was a dog breeder, and owned her own dog kennel. She died on January 22, 2007 and is buried at Mint Hill, in Mecklenburg County, N.C.