John Thomas Barton (1856 - 1938)

Born 9 Oct 1856 in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1938 at age 82 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Death Records

John died of injuries he sustained when struck by a car. Several newspaper articles regarding the accident, and an obituary, are shown in the .pdf file under Images. ^[1]

Other newspapers in the area also published articles reporting the accident ^[2] and the subsequent findings of a coroner's jury. ^{[3] [4]}

● Interred at Germantown Bethel Cemetery, Cascade, Frederick County, MD. ^[5]

● Data base, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906 - 1964" (John Thomas Barton). Place of death, Franklin County, Waynesboro Borough. Waynesboro Hospital. Residence, Waynesboro R.R.4. Sex, Male. Color, White. Widower. Husband of Effie Buhrman Barton. Date of birth, 09 Oct 1856. Age, 82 years, 0 months, 17 days. Trade, Blacksmith. Birthplace, Emmitsburg, Md. Father, Thomas H. Barton, born Md. Mother, Harriett Fogle, born Md. Informant, Gurnon Barton, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Burial, Bethel, Washington County, Md, 28 Oct 1938. Undertaker, Walter Y. Grove, Waynesboro, PA. Filed 28 Oct 1938, Sylvia [illegible], Registrar.Medical Certificate: Date of death, 26 Oct 1938. An inquest was held on 28 Oct 1938. Cause of death, "Fracture of skull, fracture of cervical vertebrae received 10/23/38 when he was hit by an auto driven by Dr. Wm. A. Guenon while walking on the highway at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa." Confirmed by X-Ray, post view. If death was due to external causes (violence), fill in the following: "Accident 10/23/38, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., Public Highway, Auto Collision, Fracture of skull." Signed, Ambrose [illegible], Coroner, Chambersburg, PA. ^[6]

Census Data

● U.S. 1930 Census (John T. Barton). Residence, Washington Township, Franklin County, PA, Pennersville. Age 73, married (age 23), born MD, father born MD, mother born MD. Able to read and write, Yes. Occupation, Laborer (Odd Jobs). Own home, value $2500. Have radio. Not a veteran. Head of household with wife Effie M. Barton (68). (Enumerated 29 Apr 1930. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[7]

● U.S. 1920 Census (John T. Barton). Residence, Washington Township, 1st District, Franklin County, PA, Pennersville & Blue Ridge Summit Road. Age 62, married, born MD, father born MD, mother born MD. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, Laborer (Cottages). Own home, no mortgage. Head of household with wife Effie M. Barton (56). (Enumerated Feb 1920. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[8]

● U.S. 1910 Census (John T. Barton). Residence, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, PA, Waynesboro Pike. Age 52, married (30 years), born MD, father born MD, mother born MD. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, Retail Merchant (General Store). Own home (farm), no mortgage. Head of household with wife Effie M. (46), son John G. (20), son Glen S. (17), and son Gross H. Barton (17). (Enumerated 26 Apr 1910. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[9]

● U.S. 1900 Census (John T. Barton). Residence, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, PA. Age 44, married (20 years), born MD (Oct 1856), father born MD, mother born MD. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, Blacksmith. Own home (farm), mortgaged. Head of household with wife Effie M. (38), son Charles B. (16), son Gurlon J. (10), son Samuel G. (7), and son Harry G. Barton (7). (Enumerated 04 Jun 1900. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[10]

● U.S. 1880 Census (John Barton). Residence, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, PA. Age 23, married, born MD, father born MD, mother born MD. Occupation, Blacksmith. Head of household with wife Effie Barton (18). (Enumerated 26 Jun 1880. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[11]

● U.S. 1870 Census (John Barton). Residence, Emmitsburg District, Frederick County, MD, Post Office Creagerstown. Age 14, born MD. In household of Thomas (47) and Harit Barton (45), with Gargina (16), Emma (12), William (9), Samuel (5), and Hiriet Barton (1). (Enumerated 05 Jul 1870. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[12]

● U.S. 1860 Census (John T. Barton). Residence, Emmitsburg, Election District 5, Frederick County, MD, Post Office Emmitsburg. Age 4, born MD. In household of Thomas (37) and Harriet Barton (35), with Mary M. (12), Sarah J. (10), Delila E. (8), George A. (6), and Emma C. Barton (2). (Enumerated 18-19 Sep 1860. Accessed 12 Dec 2016.) ^[13]

Descendants Chart

[There is some additional private information, available to family members, regarding the lineage of John Thomas and Effie M. (Buhrman) Barton. That data is compiled in the family Descendants Charts that supplement these profiles.]

Miscellaneous

John was twice appointed Postmaster of Fountaindale, Adams County, PA, first on 20 Jul 1893, serving until 14 May 1897, ^[14] and again on 02 Dec 1907, serving until 31 Jan 1910. ^[15] A hand-written note on the latter source reads "Dis Jan 31, 1910 m.t. Fairfield," and that note apparently indicates that the Fountaindale post office closed permanently on that date and was integrated into the Fairfield, PA post office.

John's wife Effie, along with one of their sons, operated a General Store in Fountaindale. There is an undated photo of the store on Effie's profile, and a sign on the front of the store indicates that the post office was located there.

John was one of the ancestors involved in a questioned identification of an old family photo. The subject photo is shown as Image 4 in this profile, and the issue regarding the identification is fully explained in the .pdf file shown as Image 11, "Research Note: A Photo Conundrum, Rev. 1."

Sources

1. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record Herald, articles dated 1938 and 1939. (See the .pdf file shown as Image 5 under Images.)
2. ↑ [N01] Hagerstown (MD) Daily Mail, Tue 25 Oct 1938, p3.
3. ↑ [N01] Gettysburg (PA) Times, Mon 31 Oct 1938, p5.
4. ↑ [N01] Hagerstown (MD) Daily Mail, Mon 31 Oct 1938, p2.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #87274019. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 January 2021), memorial page for John Thomas Barton (9 Oct 1865–26 Oct 1938), Find a Grave Memorial no. 87274019, citing Germantown Bethel Cemetery, Cascade, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538).
6. ↑ Data base, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906 - 1967." Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 088001-091000. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Accessed on ancestry.com, 23 January 2021.
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7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH3H-8QS : accessed 12 December 2016), John T Barton, Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 20B, line 57, family 342, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2043; FHL microfilm 2,341,777.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX9B-TB2 : accessed 12 December 2016), John T Barton, Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 23B, line 72, family 480, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1572; FHL microfilm 1,821,572
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGD9-CJV : accessed 12 December 2016), John T Barton, Hamilton, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 9A, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 1,375,305.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1Z-QSJ : accessed 12 December 2016), John T Barton, Hamiltonban Township Fairfield borough, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 2B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,354.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW64-58P : 10 August 2016), John Barton, Hamilton, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 54, sheet 223B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1085; FHL microfilm 1,255,085.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3X-YRP : 17 October 2014), John Barton in household of Thomas Barton, Maryland, United States; citing p. 16, family 115, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,085.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M69C-NNC : 30 December 2015), John T Barton in entry for Thomas Barton, 1860.
14. ↑ Data base, "U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832 - 1971," Volume 64 (1889 - 1900). National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 107; Archive Publication #: M841. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Accessed on ancestry.com, 23 January 2021.
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15. ↑ Data base, "U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832 - 1971," Volume 96 (1900 - 1930). National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 107; Archive Publication #: M841. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Accessed on ancestry.com, 23 January 2021.
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• Barton Database of the Barton Historical Society Person ID I55499. (Accessed 07 Feb 2014.)

• Genealogy notes of Samuel Glenn Barton. [Dates of birth and death are consistent with those shown in a handwritten list extracted from an unidentified family bible. The list of dates is included among these notes, but the person who compiled it is unknown.]

• Image 10 provided by Nancy B. Fream. Cemetery photo (Image 8) provided by Dennis Barton. Newspaper articles (Image 5) provided by R. Glenn Barton and compiled into a .pdf document by Dennis Barton. All other Images provided by R. Glenn Barton.

• Acknowledgement: The Profile Manager sincerely thanks WikiTree member Wayne Morgan for his effort in locating the data base of Postmaster appointments.