John Wesley Barton

1875 - 1936  (60 years)

• Name	John Wesley Barton
  Birth	29 Aug 1875	Tippecanoe Co., IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 1936	Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, IN
  Person ID	I0085	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Sanford "Hamilton" Barton,   b. ABT. 1854, GA d. 15 Dec 1884, Wabash Twp., Cass Co., IN (Age ~ 30 years)
  Mother	Matilda Isabelle Zentmyre\Zentmeyer,   b. 28 Dec 1854, Cass Co., IN d. 23 Feb 1934, Lafayette, IN (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1873
  Family ID	F0024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mattie Le Grace "Mattie Gracie" Haggard,   b. 11 Jan 1879, Sedalia, Clinton Co., IN (Census 1880 Odell, IN) d. 2 Oct 1957, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, IN (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1898	West Point, White Co., IN
  Children	1. Thomas Hamilton "Tom" Barton,   b. 28 Jan 1899, Oxford, Benton Co., IN d. 29 Nov 1967, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, IN (Age 68 years)   2. John William "Jack" Barton,   b. 15 Mar 1900, White Co., IN; lived near or in Otterbein, Benton Co., IN d. 15 Mar 1981, Lafayette, IN; burial: Union Cem., Clarks Hill, IN; Co. Rd. 1000E (Age 81 years)   3. Clara M. Barton,   b. 7 Dec 1904, Pine Village, Warren Co., IN d. 31 Jan 1984, Burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 79 years)   4. Nellie Barton,   b. 8 Feb 1906, Pine Village, Warren Co., IN d. 2 Aug 1985, Burial: Battle Ground Cem., Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 79 years)   5. Francis E. "Pete" Barton,   b. 26 Aug 1907, Pine Village, Warren Co., IN d. 17 Aug 1972, Burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 64 years)   6. Opal Agnes Barton,   b. 18 Nov 1909, Oxford, Benton Co., IN d. 23 Mar 1971, Lafayette,Tippecanoe;bur:TippecanoeMemGardens,W.Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN (Age 61 years)   7. Florence L. Barton,   b. 18 Jul 1911, Oxford, Benton Co., IN d. 7 May 1993, Burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 81 years)   8. Pearl Luella Barton,   b. 11 May 1913, Oxford, Benton Co., IN d. 10 Oct 1974, Burial: Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 61 years)   9. Edna Adeline Barton,   b. 23 Feb 1915, Oxford, Benton Co., IN d. 24 Jun 2005, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryGardensWestLafayetteTippecanoCoIN (Age 90 years)   10. Paul Harold "Tink" Barton,   b. 26 Sep 1916, Oxford, Benton, IN d. 25 Oct 1975, Burial: Riverview, Monticello, White Co., IN (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F0023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

• Documents

  Barton, John Wesley: Obituary of John Wesley Barton (1875-1936) Obituary came from https: https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=58729075&article=021c4850-5ad0-4bd5-ab50-8135f228fe59&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI2MTg4NTIyNywiaWF0IjoxNjE1MDQ3MjU1LCJleHAiOjE2MTUxMzM2NTV9.u4cnOIRDfBta4cjNGbj35sFWk6khf3dAOg5zUIszpZc as a promotional for a seven day free trial of www.newspapers.com Obituary was clipped by esnowccff 05 Sept 2020. Original obituary came from Journal and Courier, Layfayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 1936, Mon. page 12.

  
  

  Headstones

  Barton, John Wesley (1875-1936) John Wesley Barton (1875-1936)); Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, USA. Many thanks to Debbie Coons, Advanced Planning Counselor at Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, for researching the location of the headstone and to Carol Whitten, former owner of Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, for intially locating and sweeping the stone following an Indiana ice storm and a heavy snow. This new photo was taken in the summer of 2005 by David R. Clark, M.D.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: 1924 Lafayette City Directory: John Wesley Barton is listed as a railroad section foreman. Later listed in the track department. Source: Robert Jennings: The 1923-24 Lafayette City Directory was the first in which John Wesley Barton appeared. Mr. Jennings sent details about John Wesley Barton and all his children. Source: Robert and Martha Jennings: Names, dates, & places Source: (Barton, John Wesley: Obituary of John Wesley Barton (1875-1936) is in Document Section) Obituary came from https: https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=58729075&article=021c4850-5ad0-4bd5-ab50-8135f228fe59&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI2MTg4NTIyNywiaWF0IjoxNjE1MDQ3MjU1LCJleHAiOjE2MTUxMzM2NTV9.u4cnOIRDfBta4cjNGbj35sFWk6khf3dAOg5zUIszpZc as a promotional for a seven day free trial of www.newspapers.com Obituary was clipped by esnowccff 05 Sept 2020. Original obituary came from Journal and Courier, Layfayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 1936, Mon. page 12. Mentioned in obituary was place of death as 1522 South Eighteenth St., (Lafayette, Indiana) and that his marriage to Matte Grace Haggard took place in Oxford, IN, which conflicts with another source that says marriage took place in West Point, White Co., IN. Source: 1880 US Census of Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Hamilton BARTON Self M Male W 26 GA Farmer NC GA Matilda BARTON Wife M Female W 25 IN Keeping House OH OH John W. BARTON Son S Male W 4 IN GA IN Guy BARTON Son S Male W 2 IN GA IN Ida May BARTON Dau S Female W 5M IN GA IN Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2014 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4BG-MJT FamilySearch: Mattie Barton in household of John W Barton, "United States Census, 1930" Name: Mattie Barton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States District: 0010 Gender: Female Age: 51 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Birthplace: Indiana Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Household ID: 291 Line Number: 16 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 630 GS Film number: 2340365 Digital Folder Number: 004584374 Image Number: 00482 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John W Barton M 54 Indiana Wife Mattie Barton F 51 Indiana Daughter Clara Barton F 25 Indiana Son Francis Barton M 22 Indiana Daughter Florence Barton F 18 Indiana Daughter Pearl Barton F 16 Indiana Daughter Edna Barton F 15 Indiana Son Paul Barton M 13 Indiana Daughter Nellie Mccord F 24 Indiana Grandson Douglas Mccord M 3 Indiana Son John W Barton M 30 Indiana Mother Matilda Stewart F 75 Indiana