William Henry Barton (1826 - 1879)

Born 19 Apr 1826 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sabina H. (Young) Barton — married 3 Sep 1849 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Died 17 Sep 1879 at age 53 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Date of birth calculated from the tombstone inscription, ^[1] showing date of death and a life span of 53 years, 4 months, 29 days.

Other Family Members

This section lists other possible non-living family members who are not yet profiled, but who are mentioned in records or identified by other researchers. We have not investigated the people named.

● Children: William Albert Barton (1850 - 1915), John Nelson Barton (1852 - 1919), James Mahlon Barton (1856 - 1944), Margaret Ann (Barton) Troxell (1858 - 1925), Sarah Catherine (Barton) Troxell (1860 - 1943), Charles Franklin Barton (1865 - 1901).

Death Records

● Interred at Wellers (formerly Thurmont United Brethren) Cemetery, Thurmont, Frederick County, MD. ^[1]

● Text of newspaper article describing Henry's death as a suicide: ^[2]

"Suicide -- On Tuesday of last week, about 10 o'clock, Mr. Henry Barton, a resident of Graceham, near this place, ended his existence in this world by placing a revolver to his right side just above the hip, and firing it off, the ball lodging in the stomach. He had been to this town a short time before, and after making some purchases started for home, stopping at a house on the road where he had frequently visited. On having some slight difficulty with the woman in the house about some money he had advanced, he left the house, went across the road to a fence corner and committed the act above mentioned. After firing the shot Dr. Zimmerman, who resides in close proximity, was hastily summoned and made an examination wound which he at once pronounced fatal. After considerable probing the ball was finally found. He was then taken to his home in Graceham where he received every attention until the following day when death relieved him of his sufferings. His funeral took place on Thursday in the cemetery at this place and was largely attended. He was aged about 60 years and leaves a wife and several grown children. Mr. Barton a few years ago bore an exemplary character and was comfortably well off, but unfortunately he allowed himself to fall into several bad habits which finally ended in his death. He was a brother of our respected townsman, Mr. Isaac Barton."

Biographical Sketch

● Partial text of a biographical sketch: ^[3]

"Henry Barton, son of Samuel and Amy (McWilliams) Barton, was the father of William A. Barton. He was born on the Monocacy, in Frederick County, and secured a common school education. He learned the trade of a steelsmith under his brother, Thomas, who had served his apprenticeship in Philadelphia. He carried on his business at the foot of Blue Ridge, between Thurmont and Mount St. Mary's College. Mr. Barton in later years purchased a farm of 125 acres near his old home, and carried on farming until his death on this place in 1878. He had an edge tool shop on his farm. In politics, he was a Democrat. He held membership in the Reformed Church. Mr. Barton was married to Sobina Young, of near what is now Apple's Church. She was a daughter of Henry and Annie (Leatherman) Young. Her death occurred in 1880, and she was a member of the Reformed Church. Mr. and Mrs. Barton were the parents of six children: William A., our subject; John N.; James M., lives at Boonsboro, Washington County, Md.; Margaret Ann, married to J.L. Troxell, of near Graceham, Frederick County; Sarah C., the wife of Charles Troxell, of Thurmont; and Charles, who is deceased."

[The subject of this biographical sketch is actually William A. Barton (1850 - 1915), a son of Henry and Sabina (Young) Barton.]

Marriage Records

● Marriage license for Barton, Wm. Hy., and Young, Sabina, 03 Sep 1849, Frederick County, MD. (Accessed 16 Dec 2022.) ^[4]

● Data base, "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1667 - 1899." Marriage of William H. Barton, male, and Sabina Young, 3 Sep 1849, Frederick County, Maryland, USA. (Accessed 15 Dec 2022. No image available.) ^[5]

Census Data

● U.S. 1870 Census (Henry Barton). Residence, Mechanicstown District, Frederick County, MD, Post Office Mechanicstown. Age 42, born MD. Occupation, Farmer. Value of real estate, $5825. Value of personal estate, $1700. Head of household with Sabina (45), Albert (18), Nelson (17), Mary A. (12), Sarah C. (9), and Charles Barton (5). (Enumerated 22 Jun 1870. Accessed 29 Mar 2021.) ^[6]

● U.S. 1860 Census (William Barton). Residence, Mechanicstown District, Frederick County, MD. Age 33, born MD. Occupation, Farmer. Value of real estate, $5000. Value of personal estate, $900. In household of Anthony Livers (50), with Lavinia (35), William (10), Nelson (7), James (3), and Mary Barton (2). (Enumerated 07 Aug 1860. Accessed 29 Mar 2021.) ^[7]

● U.S. 1850 Census (Henry Barton). Residence, 5th Election District, Frederick County, MD. Age 24, born MD. Occupation, Farmer. Head of household with Sabina Barton (25) and Ezra Young (28). (Enumerated 25 Jul 1850. Accessed 29 Mar 2021.) ^[8]

[Research Note: A family member provided some data regarding a U.S. Navy career for William Henry Barton in which he advanced from Acting Midshipman to Lieutenant Commander from 1856 to 1866 and served aboard a number of ships. That data does not seem consistent with Henry's family structure or with other records that are part of this profile, and it probably pertains to another person with the same name. Any additional info to help reconcile this would be appreciated.]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #104694625. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2021), memorial page for William Henry Barton (19 Apr 1826–17 Sep 1879), Find a Grave Memorial no. 104694625, citing Wellers Cemetery, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538).
2. ↑ Mechanicstown (MD) Catoctin Clarion, 18 Sep 1879, p. 3 (online at <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026688/1879-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/>, accessed 29 Mar 2021.)
3. ↑ Williams, Thomas John Chew, and Folger McKinsey, "History of Frederick County Maryland from the Earliest Settlements to the Beginning of the War between the States," Volume II, L.R. Titsworth & Co., 1910, pp. 1505 - 1506. (Full text of the original 1910 version available online at <https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.56019657&view=1up&seq=1169>, accessed 23 Mar 2021.)
4. ↑ Myers, Margaret E., "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County 1841 - 1865," pp. 12, 263, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD, 1988, 1997, reprinted 2000. Full text of the book is available on Family Search at <https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/434062-marriage-licenses-of-frederick-county-1841-1865-index?offset=2>, accessed 16 Dec 2022.
5. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1667-1899 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899. Accessed on ancestry.com, 15 December 2022.
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6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3X-1N8 : 2 January 2021), Henry Barton, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M696-923 : 18 February 2021), William Barton in entry for Anthony Livers, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4F-T74 : 22 December 2020), Henry Barton, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See Also:

• Genealogy notes of Samuel Glenn Barton.

• Barton Database of the Barton Historical Society Person ID I73521. (Accessed 20 Oct 2014.)