Hester Anna Barton

1860 - 1925  (65 years)

• Name	Hester Anna Barton
  Birth	17 Apr 1860	GA
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Nov 1925	Battle Ground, IN; burial: Battle Ground Cem., Battle Ground, IN
  Person ID	I4700	forneyclark
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Barton,   b. 4 Dec 1830, SC d. Jul 1863, see notes: Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Goss,   b. 1832, Habersham Co., GA d. Apr 1895, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Pierce Cem., Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1848	Cass Co., GA
  Family ID	F0019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Henry Zentmyre\Zentmeyer,   b. 30 Mar 1856, Battle Ground, IN d. 1 Dec 1928, Battle Ground, IN; burial: Battle Ground Cem., Battle Ground, IN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1876	Wabash Twp., Tippecanoe Co., IN
  Family ID	F1830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2026

  
  

• Headstones

  Barton, Hester Anna (1860-1925) Hester Anna Barton Zentmyre (1860-1925); Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D. (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.)

  
  

• 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: Donna Forney Clark: In Wabash Township on October 17, 1876, a Hester A. Barton married William Zentmyer. This couple was brother and sister of Hamilton Barton and Matilda Zentmyer as researched by Melissa Hennigar Parrish. Source: Melissa Hennigar Parrish: Hester Barton and Sanford Hamilton Barton were brother and sister. "Hester's death certificate names her parents as John Barton and Marta Goss. Census records (after her marriage to William) show her as born in Georgia and the 1880 census gives her parents' birthplace as Georgia also. Working from this I found Hester and her parents 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: "Hester [Barton] appeared in Indiana ... [in] 1870. I found her living near Brookston, Indiana (White Co., Prairie township, p. 262 B. Note that Brookston is just north of Battleground.) She is listed in the household of William and Malinda Robinson, ages 26 and 18.... Malinda is born in Georgia. .... the marriage records prove that this was Malinda Barton Robinson, Hester's sister. Malinda Barton married William Robinson on January 13, 1870 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana." Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/BGDeathRec.html BATTLE GROUND, INDIANA DEATH RECORDS 1907-1937: Transcribed in 1996 by Adina Dyer from original records located at the Tippecanoe County Health Department: 28 Nov 1925 ZENTMEYER, HESTER A. Female White Battle Ground Battle Ground April 17, 1860 65y, 7m, 11d Georgia Married William Zentmeyer Her Parents: John Barton Unknown Marta Goss Unknown Housewife E. F. Clark Battle Ground Cemetery 01 Dec 1928 ZENTMEYRE, William Henry Male White Battle Ground Battle Ground March 30, 1855 72y, 8m, 1d Indiana Widowed Hester Anna Zentmeyre His parents: John W. Zentmeyre Ohio Nellie Shriner Ohio Caretaker M. A. West Battle Ground Cemetery Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66395796/malinda-c-robinson#source · Created by: Donald Miller · Added: 2 Mar 2011 · Find A Grave Memorial 66395796 · Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 April 2019), memorial page for Malinda C Barton Robinson (7 Sep 1852-28 Jun 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 66395796, citing IOOF Brookston Cemetery, Brookston, White County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Donald Miller (contributor 46830668) . Malinda Barton Robinson 1852- 1918 Family Members: Parents: Martha Ann Goss Graves 1828-1895 Siblings: Sarah E. Barton Slayton 1848-1918 Hester Anna Barton Zentmyre 1860-1925 William H Barton 1861-1879 Lucinda Graves Pattison 1866-1910 Martha B Barton Mansfield 1868-1933 Children: Jessie Alice Robinson Isham 1870-1930 Minnie Lee Robinson 1874-1960 Dora Elmer Robinson 1878-1949 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."