William Henry Barton (1886 - 1953)

Born 4 Nov 1886 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Anna E. (Little) Barton — married 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 24 Jul 1953 at age 66 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Barton was born in Nottinghamshire, England.

William Barton migrated from England to United States.

William was born on November 4, 1886, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England. He was the son of Joseph Barton, and Florence Helen Shaw. On the 1920 US Census, William declares his year of emigration to America as 1898. He further states he became a Naturalized Citizen of the United States in 1918. Documentation for either event has yet to be found. There is a Baptism record dated April 1, 1899, from the Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal), in Philadelphia, which would lend credence to a 1898 emigration. William married Anna (Annie) Little in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1913. The couple would have two sons, William, born in 1915, and James, born in 1919. William's wife, Annie, passed away in Philadelphia in 1935. He never remarried, and remained in Philadelphia until his death on July 24, 1953, at age sixty six. He passed away at Episcopal Hospital, on Lehigh Avenue. His address at the time of his death was 1918 E. Atlantic Street, Philadelphia, his place of residence since at least 1930. The cause of death was "Bilateral Bronchopneumonia", He was buried on July 28th at Forest Hills Cemetery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Birth

• November 4, 1886, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 7b page 178.

Emigration

• 1898, from England to Pennsylvania, United States.
  • United States Federal census 1920.

Baptism

• April 1, 1899, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal). Presented by his parents, Joseph, and Florence. Residence at time of Baptism, 631 Clearfield Street, Philadelphia.
  • Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 906.

Marriage

• 1913, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Anna E. Little
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951: Marriage License Number 296790, Digital GSU Number 4140386.

Naturalization

• 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • United States Federal Census 1920.

Residence

• 3435 Hurley Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Age 33. Occupation, "Steel Stamp Cutter". Residing with wife, Annie, and sons, William, age five, and James, eleven months.
  • United States Federal Census 1920.
  • (Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1626; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 1128; Image: 450).

• 1918 E. Atlantic Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Age 43. Occupation, "Engraver" in steelworks. Residing with wife, Annie, and two sons.
  • United States Federal Census 1930.
  • (Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2139; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1126; Image: 173.0; FHL microfilm: 2341873).

• 1918 E. Atlantic Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Age 53. Occupation, "Engraver" in engraving shop. Widower, residing with youngest son, James, age twenty one.
  • United States Federal census 1940.
  • (Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3746; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 51-1876).

Death

• July 24, 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Episcopal Hospital.
  • Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963: File Number 63933, Registered Number 14419.

Burial

• July 28, 1953, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Huntington Valley, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania.
  • Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPQ-FR9 : 1 October 2014)], William Henry Barton, 1886; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records (Free Ancestry Image).

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJDJ-HM2 : 7 December 2014)], Harry W Barton and Little, 1913; citing license number 296790, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KX-QD6 : 26 August 2019), William Henry Barton, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSX-34D : accessed 2 November 2017), William H Barton, Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 1128, sheet 17A, line 8, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1626; FHL microfilm 1,821,626.

• United States Federal Census 1930 (Free Ancestry Image).

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJD-889 : 28 July 2019), W Harry Barton, Ward 45, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-1876, sheet 11B, line 80, family 261, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3746.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFZ-CSL : 7 April 2016)], William Henry Barton, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Pennsylvania Death Certificates (Free Ancestry Image).