James Wesley Barton (1876 - 1954)

Born 27 Feb 1876 in Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1954 at age 78 in Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Research Notes

A fifth-born child, Ernest Pennington Barton, was born 22 July 1912 in Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi. He died in 1917 and, so far, the only record found of his birth is the family group sheet compiled in 1985 by Martin Cooper Barton, Memphis, Tennessee, the son of James Wesley Barton and Sallie Martin Barton. View the family group sheet here.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P8-ZCV : 19 February 2021), M [sic, "U": Uriah Frank; clear transcription error] F Barton household, Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet 192D, lines 11-17, enumerated 17 & 18 1880; NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,669. Household members:
  • U F Barton, Self, Male, 45, Mississippi
  • M C Barton, Son, Male, 18, Mississippi
  • H V Barton, Daughter, Female, 10, Mississippi
  • L J Barton, Daughter, Female, 8, Mississippi
  • G Barton, Son, Male, 6, Mississippi
  • J W [James Wesley] Barton, Son, Male, 4, Mississippi
  • W L Barton, Son, Male, 4, England (Note: believed to be adopted; both parents also show as born in England)

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FF-8SM : accessed 16 April 2021), James Martin household, Beat 4 Oakland, Scoby & Tillatoba towns, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 17B, family 296, lines 72-78; enumerated 23 June 1900; NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,834. Household members:
  • James Martin, Head, Male, 53, Mississippi
  • Nannie Martin, Wife, Female, 48, Mississippi
  • Sallie Martin, Daughter, Female, 14, Mississippi
  • Mattie Martin, Daughter, Female, 12, Mississippi
  • Willie Martin, Son, Male, 11, Mississippi
  • Minnie Martin, Daughter, Female, 9, Mississippi
  • Charlie Martin, Son, Male, 6, Mississippi

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP63-FDL : accessed 8 May 2021), J W Barton household, Beat 1, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 116, sheet 5B, family 89, lines 59-63, enumerated 2 May 1910; NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 764; FHL microfilm 1,374,777. Household members:
  • J W Barton, Self, Male, 32, Mississippi
  • Sallie Barton, Wife, Female, 25, Wife, Mississippi
  • Catherine Barton, Female, Daughter, 6, Mississippi
  • Udera [sic; Eudera] Barton, Female, Daughter, 4, Mississippi
  • Auther [sic; Letha] Barton, Female, Daughter, 2, Mississippi

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MY-NXW : accessed 16 April 2021), James W Barton household, Beat 3, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 2B, line 19, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1172; FHL microfilm 2,340,907. Household members:
  • James W Barton, Head, Male, 54, Mississippi
  • Sally Barton, Wife, Female, 45, Mississippi
  • Katherine Barton, Daughter, Female, 26, Mississippi
  • James Barton, Son, Male, 20, Mississippi
  • Earl Barton, Son, Male, 14, Mississippi
  • Roxie Barton, Daughter, Female, 12, Mississippi
  • George W Barton, Son, Male, 10, Mississippi
  • Margie Barton, Daughter, Female, 8, Mississippi
  • Casper [sic; Martin Cooper] Barton, Son, Male, 5, Mississippi

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 7 May 2021, memorial page for James Wesley "Bid" Barton (27 Feb 1876–15 Jul 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #13389976, citing Goshen Cemetery, Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by ALB (contributor 48394771). Photo of headstone available at memorial.