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John Wesley Barton

Male 1830 - 1863  (32 years)


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  • Name John Wesley Barton 
    Birth 4 Dec 1830  SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Jul 1863  Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4672  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family Martha Ann Goss,   b. 1832, Habersham Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1895, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Pierce Cem., Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 1848  Cass Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hester Anna Barton,   b. 17 Apr 1860, GA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1925, Battle Ground, IN; burial: Battle Ground Cem., Battle Ground, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F0727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.

      Source:
      https://www.tippecanoehistory.org/finding-aids/the-mail-order-bride/
      SEE QUENTIN ROBINSON'S (TIPPECANOE CO., INDIANA'S HISTORIAN) WEBSITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES, INCLUDING QUENTIN ROBINSON'S ARTICLE "THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE."
      " John Barton is believed to have died during the second day of fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863. His name appeared in an Atlanta paper as a casualty soon after."

      Source:
      Melissa Hennigar Parrish:
      John and Martha Goss Barton [appear] in the 1850 Georgia census ( Cass County, Division 12, p. 188 A):
      John Barton, age 19, born in South Carolina. Occupation - farmer.
      Martha Barton, age 17, born in Georgia.
      Sarah E. Barton, age 1, born in Georgia.
      "...in the 1850 census... The family (next door neighbors] listed preceding John Barton is one David and Elizabeth Barton, age 73 and 67 respectively, both born in South Carolina."

      Source:
      Melissa Hennigar Parrish:
      "... in the 1860 Georgia census in Gordon County, Oothcalooga township (P.O. Calhoun, p. 6). The make up of the family was this:
      John W. Barton, age 30, born in South Carolina. Occupation - farm laborer.
      Martha A. Barton, age 30, born in Georgia. Occupation - domestic. [This is probably an census error for Martha A. Barton's age.)
      Sarah E. Barton, age 10, born Georgia
      Malinda C. Barton, age 7, born Georgia
      Sanford H. Barton, age 6, born Georgia
      Mary A. Barton, age 3, born Georgia
      Martha M. Barton, age 2, born Georgia
      Hester A. Barton, age 1/12, born Georgia."

      Source:
      Melissa Hennigar Parrish, whose source was:
      CECILIA MOULTON'S SITE WHICH HAS COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2562131&id=I109
      Updated: Fri Jun 13 17:51:26 2003
      EvansFamily:
      Cecilia Moulton:
      ID: I109
      Name: James BARTON
      Sex: M
      Birth: 11 AUG 1808 in Pendleton Dist.,SC
      Death: 19 FEB 1892 in Cass Co.,GA
      Burial: Happy Hollow,Bartow Co.,GA
      Note:
      Bartow County "Will Book B"
      James Barton 19 Mar 1880. Will mentions wife, Sarah; and Children, Sanford Giffin Hamilton, John Wesley, Priscilla Threat, Caroline, David Humphrey Posey, William Stephen, James Lewis, Sara Ann Jane Sophronia, Phebe Elizabeth, Virgil Manley, and Henry Bomar.
      Change Date: 8 APR 2003 at 18:43:02
      Father: David BARTON b: 17 NOV 1777 in Pendleton Dist.,Pickens,SC
      Mother: Elizabeth COX b: 17 JAN 1782/1783 in SC
      Marriage 1 Sarah ELLIS b: 18 JUL 1816 in Cass Co.,GA (now Bartow Co.),Or Pickens Dist.,SC
      Married: 1840 in Pine Log,Gordon Co.,GA
      Children
      Sanford Giffington Hamilton BARTON b: 24 DEC 1854 in Cass Co.,GA
      LIVING
      William Stephen BARTON b: 20 JUN 1841
      James Lewis BARTON b: 23 APR 1843
      Sarah Ann Jane Saphronia BARTON b: 4 APR 1845
      Phoebe Ann Elizabeth BARTON b: 13 MAY 1847
      Rupel T. BARTON b: 24 MAY 1849 in Cass Co.,GA
      Virgil Manley BARTON b: 27 APR 1851
      Henry Bomar BARTON b: 22 AUG 1857
      Marriage 2 Louella JOHNSON b: 18 JUL 1816
      Married: 1828
      Children
      John Wesley BARTON b: 4 DEC 1830
      Prisella Threat Caroline BARTON b: 17 NOV 1832 in SC
      David Humphrey Posey BARTON b: 4 MAR 1835

      Source:
      Melissa Hennigar Parrish:
      "This might be... [John Wesley Barton, b. 1830]. "
      http://members.tripod.com/~SCV670/18thK.htm
      The American Civil War:
      Rosters of the Men From
      Bartow County, Georgia:
      MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K
      18th REGIMENT
      GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
      ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA CSA
      BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA
      "ROWLAND INFANTRY" :
      Date of enlistment of this company given as March 1, 1861
      File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Virginia Crilley:
      Barton, John W. private June 13, 1861 Admitted to Danville, Va. hospital on account of debility, August 28, 1862. Returned to duty October 14,1862. Admitted to Charlottesville, Va. hospital October 16, 1862. Sent to General Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. November 11, 1862. Admitted to Farmville, Va. hospital, on account of contusion of chest from railroad accident, December 17,1862. Furloughed for 60 days December 19, 1862. Paid commutation of rations while on furlough December 19, 1862 - February 19, 1863. No later record.



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