Biographical Sketch of John G. Barton - Andrew County, Missouri >From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888 Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com) ********************************************************************** John G. Barton was born in Green County, KY., June 16, 1837. He is the son of Samuel S. Barton and Margaret Ward. The father was born in Virginia, and was a gunsmith by trade, but in early life he followed farming and blacksmithing. In 1846 he removed to Missouri, where he engaged in milling and millwrighting. The mother was born in Kentucky, and has reared eight children, of which our subject is the fifth. He lived on the farm until about thirteen years of age, and received a limited education in the country schools. When fifteen years old, he entered the employ of O.P. Falkner & Co., Albany, MO., as clerk, and during succeeding years sold goods in various towns of Northwestern Missouri and Southern Iowa. Since 1876 he has resided at Rochester, MO., and is at present operating a flouring mill. In 1858 he was united in marriage with M.M. Hines, daughter of Jospeh and Emily Hines. Eight sons and a daughter have been born unto them, of whom six sons and the daughter are living. Mr. Barton is a Master Mason, and in politics is an ardent Democrat. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny R. Harrell ====================================================================