U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett, John N. (1850-1927) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 340 Elder John N. Bartlett, born 1850 on Simpson's Creek, son of William P. and Edith (Bailey) Bartlett, was married February 24, 1870 to Ann Belle, daughter of Elder Joshua S. and Virginia A. (Grant) Corder. Children, Edward Marshall, William P., Joshua Corder, Virginia Belle, Farris E. The subject of this sketch is a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church; in politics a Democrat, and resides on the headwaters of Simpson's Creek where he owns a fine farm of 190 acres, underlaid with coal. In 1862 he joined the Missionary Baptist Church at Mt. Vernon. In 1879 at Mt. Olive Church, he joined the Primitive Baptist Church, and in 1884 was licensed to preach. Two years later he was ordained a minister, and since then has been regularly visiting Primitive Baptist Churchs in Tygart's Valley River Association and also in the Redstone Association in Pennsylvania, and has done it without charge, engaging all the while in extensive farming operations. He has baptized and received into the church of his faith a large number of persons. Edward Marshall Bartlett, his oldest son, was born January 25, 1871; and after completing the public schools of the county, he attended the Fairmont Normal, Salem College, (Salem, W. Va.) Pen Art Hall, Delaware, Ohio, and in 1894 graduated therein the commercial course; and then he attended the University at Logansport, Indiana. After leaving school he traveled in twenty- three Western and Southern States, and at present has taught nine years in the public schools of Barbour. As a penman he ranks among the very best in the State, William P., Elder Bartlett's second son, was born June 28, 1873; and is a skilled mechanic and undertaker, in business at Flatwoods, Braxton County. ------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIAGE-REGISTER, Barbour County WV Page 11, Line 43 John Bartlett and Ann Bell Corder were married Feb 21, 1870 1900 Census, Barbour County WV Pleasant District, ED:7, Sheets 8B & 9A Lines 98-100 & 1-3; Enum-Dwelling 142; Enum-Family 142 BARTLETT, John (head) born May-1850, WV-WV-WV, Farmer & Minister ", Anne Belle (wife) born Apl-1851, 5-children/5-living, WV-WV-WV ", Marshal (son) born Jan-1872, WV-WV-WV, Teaching ", Corder (son) born Dec-1876, WV-WV-WV, Farmer ", Virginia D (dau) born Jan-1879, WV-WV-WV ", Forest E (son) born Jun-1887, WV-WV-WV DEATH-CERTIFICATE, Barbour County WV #3 Full-name: Ann Belle Bartlett Birth: Apr 2, 1851 in Barbour County WVa Death: Mar 28, 1920 in Philippi, Barbour County WV Marital-status: Married Father: J. S. Corder, born in W.Va. Mother: Virginia Grant, born in Va. Informant: W. S. Simon, Assessor DEATH-CERTIFICATE, Barbour County WV #15219 Full-name: Elder John N. Bartlett Birth: May 20, 1850 in West Virginia Death: Dec 22, 1927 in Philippi, Barbour County, WV Marital-status: Wid. Occupation: Minister & Farming Father: William E. Bartlett, born in West Va. Mother: Edith Bailey, born in West Va. Informant: C. O. Phillips of Philippi WVa Cause-of-death: Cerebral Hemorrhage Burial: Old Mt. Olive ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------