William Barton
William Barton was born around 1809 in Pennsylvania. He eventually moved to Portage, Ohio, and he married Philena Wilson there on August 31, 1832. They had at least four children: Eliza, born around 1833; John, born around 1839; Sophronia, born around 1841; and Walter, born around 1844. They lived in Portage, and Barton worked as a distiller. They moved to Wadsworth, Ohio, in the 1850s, and Barton worked as a miller there. By 1860, he owned $200 of personal property. They moved to Norton, Ohio, in the 1860s, and his wife died sometime in the 1870s. By 1880, he was living in his daughter Eliza’s household in Bainbridge, Ohio. He died sometime after 1880.
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| (4558) | Barton, William | 1809 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
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Documents - Records: 6
- (12652) [recipient] ~ Jonas Bitner to William Barton, 6 March 1863
- (12655) [recipient] ~ John C. Barton to William Barton et al., 8 May 1863
- (12659) [recipient] ~ Francis M. Kelly to William Barton, 21 August 1864
- (12660) [recipient] ~ Francis M. Kelly to William Barton, 9 December 1864
- (12661) [recipient] ~ Benjamin W. Jackson to William Barton, 21 May 1864
- (12663) [recipient, writer] ~ William Barton to Benjamin R. Cowan, 1867
People - Records: 3
Places - Records: 1
- (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com
