Constant T. Barchus (1845 - 1921)

Born 21 Sep 1845 in Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Elizabeth (Sherrill) Barchus — married 16 Feb 1871 in Linn County, Oregon

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1921 at age 75 in Amboy, Clark, Washington, USA

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Biography

Constant Barchus was involved in the westward expansion of the USA (Oregon Trail). See Trails and Wagon Trains.

Wagon Train Details

"Wagon Trains", large groups of covered wagons that travelled together for safety and protection, were a common way for pioneers to travel as they migrated west. These are the known details of the wagon train this person travelled on:

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Constant was born 21 September 1845, on the Ohio farm of his father, Thomas Barchus, Jr. and mother, Sarah Bacon. He was the next-to-youngest of four children, and the only son.

His father died when Constant was three years old, in 1848. In the 1850 census, Constant is found with his mother and sisters still on the family farm in Concord, Delaware, Ohio. ^[1]

In 1855 the family moved to Lake Prairie, Marion County, Iowa, where they lived with Sarah's brother, Samuel Bacon. On the 1856 Iowa State Census, Samuel and his wife Leah have six children, plus the five in the Barchus family, to make a total of thirteen in the household. ^[2]

In 1864, in company with his mother and her new husband, Reuben Daniels, Sr., and his three sisters and Reuben's adult children, Constant Barchus traveled the Oregon Trail from Elk Creek, Jasper county, Iowa, to Linn County, in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Six years later, in the 1870 census of Peoria, Linn County, Oregon, Constant Barchus, age 24, is living with his mother Sarah, age 53, and her husband Reuben Daniels, age 69, on Reuben's farm. Constant is listed as "works on farm".^[3]

The 1870 U S Federal Census for Peoria was dated 23 August, 1870. Constant married Ann Elizabeth Sherrill, 'the girl next door', on 16 Feb 1871. On the 1880 Census for Halsey (next to Peoria), Annie E, age 24, and Constant, age 35, have three children:^[4]

Jame L, age 7

Ira D, age 5

Franklin, age 2

On the 1880 U.S. Census, In Linn County, Oregon, Constant is married to Anna Elizabeth Sherrill, and they are living on Constant's farm, next to her uncle Edward Evans. Edward's farm is right on the banks of the Willamette River, at Irish Bend. Ann's mother, Mary Ann (Evans) Sherrill, is Edward's sister, and lives near-by with her husband James Sherrill.^[5]

In the 1885 Washington State Census, Constant Barchus and James Sherrill had both moved their families to Clark County, Washington, in the area of Chelatchie. They both took out Homestead claims on 160 acres of land. Constant received the Patent from the US Bureau of Land Management in 1897, and in 1889 he purchased 40 acres contiguous with his land claim for a cash sale from the BLM, making his farm a total of 200 acres.

In 1900, Constant lived in Chelatchie, Clark, Washington, with his married son James, James' wife Bette and their three young children. Constant's wife Annie and six of his children lived with them also.^[6]

In the 1910 U. S. Census, Constant is in his own house again, with his wife Ann, and three young sons.^[7]

On the 1920 Census, Constant Barchus is renting his house, in the town of Heisson, Clark County, Washington, and lives with only his wife Annie.^[8]

Constant Barchus' wife Ann Elizabeth (Sherrill) Barchus died 22 September 1920, at the age of 67 years and 10 months. ^[9]

Interview with Constant Barchus

My mother, Helga Dellinger, interviewed Charles Delmon Barchus, grandson of Constant Barchus, (and son of Ira Delmon Barchus), in 1992, and reported to me the following from their conversation:

"I was haying with my grandfather, Constant Barchus and I asked him about when he came to Oregon. He told me he had four matched black horses to drive his wagon (in 1864) instead of the usual oxen. He said he had matching six-shooters in holsters at his sides. He mentioned that some Indians stole some of the horses and he chased after them with the reset of the men, but they never got the horses back." [This incident is mentioned in the journal kept by WJ Campbell, Constant's brother-in-law, of the trip to Oregon.]

Delmon, as he was known to our family, described his grandfather as "a red-haired, fiddle-playing Irishman". Delmon told Helga that as his father and uncles grew up, they learned to play the bass and other instruments, and with Constant on the fiddle, made a band that played at the Saturday night dances in the local barns.

Comment by Constant's great-granddaughter

My father told me, when I asked about my ancestors, that 'there was one that was Irish, and one that was of Scots descent, who married each other'. Once I understood that Barchus was Irish, and saw that Constant's grand-mother was Margaret McKenzie (Scot) I knew who he meant. It was the marriage of Thomas Barchus, Sr. to Margaret McKenzie, probably about 1809, when she was twenty and he was twenty-four. Thomas Barchus jr was born in 1812. Dellinger-332

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census, Concord, Delaware, Ohio Roll: M432_675; Page: 261B; Image: 335
2. ↑ Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Roll: IA_61, Line: 9, Family Number: 140
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images
4. ↑ United States Census, 1880,
5. ↑ United States Census, 1880
6. ↑ Census, 1900
7. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census.
8. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census.
9. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960,"

See Also:

• 1850 Census, Concord, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: M432_675; Page: 261B; Image: 335, Concord, Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

• Year: 1860; Census Place: Elk Creek, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M653_325; Page: 18; Family History Library Film: 803325

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8B-JLJ : 29 May 2021), Constance B Daniels in entry for Reuben Daniels, 1870.

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCL-NRN : 16 July 2017), Constant Barchus, Halsey, Linn, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district ED 76, sheet 424D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1082; FHL microfilm 1,255,082.

• Census Date:1885 Residence County: Clark Residence State: Washington Locality: Chelatchie Line: 21 Roll: V228_1. Other information: Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. M1, 20 rolls.

• Census Date: 1887: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Source information: Title: Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892. Author: Ancestry.com, Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data - Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. M1, 20 rolls.

• Census, 1900, United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPD-S17 : accessed 26 August 2018), "Consiant" (sic) Barchus in household of James Barchus, Cedar Creek and Chelatchie Precincts, Clark, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 8A, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,742.

• Census Date: Year: 1910; Census Place: Mountain View, Clark, Washington; Roll: T624_1655; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375668. Source information: Title: 1910 United States Federal Census. Author: Ancestry.com, Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.);

• Census Date: 1920; Census Place: Heisson, Clark, Washington. Source information: Title: 1920 United States Federal Census. Author: Ancestry.com, Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census,

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ9Q-MT5 : 10 March 2018), Constant Barchus in entry for Anna Elizabeth Barchus, 22 Sep 1920; citing Heisson, Clarke, Washington, United States, reference 263, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,659.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21303655/constant-barchus: accessed 22 October 2022), memorial page for Constant Barchus (21 Sep 1845–13 Apr 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21303655, citing Mountain View Cemetery, La Center, Clark County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Jeff Sparks (contributor 46783596) .

• Memories of My Grandfather, Constant Barchus, as told by Delmon Barchus to his niece by marriage Helga Dellinger in 1992.