Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume II, part 2, Part 7

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 774

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On Christmas Day, 1865, Gen. Barkley was united iu marriage with Emily Helen DeCamp, a daughter of John and Malinda (Orr) DeCamp, natives of Virginia and Illinols, respectively, both of whom are deceased. To General and Mrs. Barkley, there have been born three chil- dren : Cora Belle, the widow of Prosser M. Lax ; James Howard, who died aged four months; and Kennia W., who married Jessie Green and re- sides in Chicago, being connected with Marshall Field & Company.

BARNES, Carey E .- There is no profession that carries with it more dignity, or calls for more reliability from its members than that of the law. From it, come the men who are called to guide the Ship of State; through it, the basis on which the country stands, is set, and its members are everywhere called upon to protect the weak, as well as dispense justice to the strong. Carey E. Barnes, of Springfield, is a type in the profession that has furnished some of our strongest men ; the type that was born and bred on the farm, later becoming a country school teacher, and after a long and hard strug- gle, during which the strictest economy and frugality had to be practiced, finally was ad- mitted to the Bar and subsequently achieved success.

Carey E. Barnes was born at Litchfield, Ill., January 21. 1865, a son of Walter J. and Nancy (Willian) Barnes. Walter J. Barnes was a na- tive of New York State, but as a young man, decided that he could find more opportunities in the West. He subsequently came to Illinois, where he was married to Nancy Willian, and they settled ill Litchfield. For a number of years Mr. Barnes was engaged as a car dresser, in the shops of the Big Four Railroad Company, but later he purchased a farin and lived there uutil his death, in 1905, his property being lo- cated near Edinburg, Ill.

The boyhood of Carey E. Barnes was spent much as that of any other farmer's son, but he was a boy with ambition far above that of the average youth, and he embraced every oppor- tunity that presented itself, to gain a good edu- cation. After a term of years in the district schools of his locality, he spent three years in the Northern Indiana Normal School, at Val- paraiso, Ind., and in order to earn enough to get a law education, he taught in the country schools four years. He then took up the study of his profession with the law firm of Conkling & Crout, and was admitted to practice at the Bar in 1892, at which time he formed a partnership with John S. Schnepp, the present Mayor of Springfield, who wrote the "Municipal History of Springfield," appearing in the historical sec- tion of this work. The firmn operated under the name of Schnepp & Barnes. In 1899, Mr. Barnes was elected to the office of City Attor- ney, and shortly thereafter formed a new con- nection, his partner being Hon. James A. Con- nolly, under the firm name, Connolly & Barnes. Mr. Connolly is the contributor of the history of

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the "Bench and Bar of Sangamon County." which appears In this work. Mr. Barnes served as Clerk of the House of Representatives, of the Thirty-ninth General Assembly, at Springfield. In every connection, he has shown himself to he a man of the strictest integrity, and his record as a citizen and public official is one of which any man need not be ashamed.

In 1894, Mr. Barnes was united in marriage with Jennie E. Simpson, ot Springfield, Iil., danghter of Mark Simpson, of Decatnr Ill. To Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, there have been born, two children, Elsie and Jennle. Fraternally, Mr. Barnes is connected with the B. P. O. E., the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Court of Honor, In all of which organizations, he is extremely popular.

BARNES, John, who has been a resident of Springfield for more than a quarter of a century, has been connected with mining operations most of his active life. He is a native of Harrington, Cumberland County, England, born Jannary 5, 1850, a son of William and Annie (Shepley ) Barnes, natives of the same place, the father born in 1815 and the mother in 1820. The father was an ocean sailor and he and his wife died in England, he in 1890 and she in 1869. For several generations the Barnes family had fol- iowed the sea, the grandfather of John Barnes, also named John, and the great-grandfather. who bore the same Christian name, being sail- ors, and the last-mentioned later becoming a fisherman and living to the advanced age of one hundred years.

Six children were born to William and Annie Barnes, of whom John was the oldest, the other five being: Martha, wife of Richard Hall. of England; Isabel, wife of William Beel, a wealthy farmer of Wyoming; Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Horton, a wealthy farmer living near Des Moines, Iowa ; Polly, wife of Robert Mul- due, a farmer living in England ; Henderson, of Athens, Ill.

John Barnes received his education in his native country and when a young man began to work on the water. In 1881 he came to America in search of an opportunity to better his condition, spent a short time in Brazil, Ind., then made a visit to his home and returned to the United States during the year 1884. He then settled in Springfield, where he has since resided. He became interested in mining and worked in the vicinity of Springfield in various capacities in connection with various mines, prov- ing his ability for this kind of work. He won a ' reputation for stability and fidelity to his em- ployers, and until recently was employed as mine superintendent by the Riverton Coal Com- pany. He has formed many. friendships and is genuinely esteemed by his associates. Au- gnst 7, 1903, he embarked for England, where he visited relatives for a time, and returned much benefited by his trip.

On February 13, 1870, Mr. Barnes was mar-

ried in the Church of England, at Sholton, Eng- land, hy Rev. Frederick Warwick, to Annie Gray, a native ot that place, born March 13, 1852, daughter of Thomas and Bessie (Shepler) Gray, both natives of Sholton, the father born in 1812 and the mother in 1814, and the latter died in England, December 13, 1868. Mrs. Barnes in- dnced her father, Thomas Gray, to come to the United States In 1SSS, and he settled at Athens, Menard County, Ill., where he remained nntil his death in 1901. He and his wife were parents of four children: Jane, married (first) Robert Shipp, and after his death married as her sec- ond hushand, John Brooks; George, of England ; John came to America with his father and his death ocnrred at Athens, Ill., May 4, 1905; Mrs. Barnes.

Five daughters and ten sons were born to Mr. Barnes and wife of whom four danghters and three sons now survive : Thomas, born February 2G, 1874, Is a well-to-do farmer of Middletown, Ill .; Joseph, born May 3, 1876, also a farmer at that place; Henderson, born February 4, 1883, a mlner, who lives at home; Lizzie. wife of Albert Herrick, of Springfield ; Susannah A., born April 2, 1889, a clerk for Waterman-Water- bury Company, iives at home; Isabel, born No- vember 16, 1892, and Mary, born December 1, 1897, at home. There are seven grandchildren in the family. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Episcopal Church, and although taking an active interest in local affairs, has not held office and is independent in political views. lending hls support to the man he considers best fitted to respect the confidence of the public. His daugh- ter Susannah is a Sunday School teacher in the Episcopal Church.

BARNES, Robert A .- Springfield gave many of her native sons to the service of the country. The Capital City was too loyal and too enthusi- astic, being the home of Lincoln and the capi- tal of the State of Grant and Logan, for there to be any iack of soldiers to round out the full measure of enlistments. One of the men born here, who demonstrated his patriotism in this way, was Robert A. Barnes, now a retired agri- cultnrist residing at No. 306 East Cedar Street, horn January 16, 1845. Ile is a son of George C. and Mary Jane ( Meyers) Barnes, and grand- son of Gilbert Barnes, of German birth, who located in Dauphin County. Pa., and whose death occurred in Springfield, about 1849. George C. Barnes was born In Dauphin Connty about 1817, eariy in life learned the carpenter trade, and when he came to Springfield in 1840, he found ready employment, being thus engaged until 1852, when he moved to the Preston Brecken- ridge settlement, and from there to a farm (1855) in the southeastern part of Sangamon County, which he improved. He paid seven dollars per acre, for 120 acres. It is now worth $175 per acre. In 1860 he sold this farm at a profit, but at nothing like the figure it com- mands today. His wife died in 1849, and in 1851, he married Susan Ilutton, of Macoupin

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County. After selling his first farm, he bought eighty acres in Sand Prairie, selling it in 1866. He then moved to Ottawa, Kan., purchasing 200 acres in that vicinity, and died there in 1897. Of the three children born of the first marriage Robert A. is the only survivor. The following children, now living, were born of the second marriage: Jane, John, Edwin, Charles, Hosca, Ama, Lizzie and Arthur.

Untii he was seventeen years of age, Robert A. Barnes attended the country and city schools. The first city school he attended, was in a frame house which stood near what is now the corner of Eleventh and Adams Streets. In May, 1863, he enlisted for six months as a teamster. In February, 1864, he reenlisted as a private for three years or during the war, in Company C, One Hundred Twenty-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Howe. The regiment was attached to the Seventeenth Army Corps, under General Sherman, but later transferred to the Sixteenth Army Corps, under A. J. Smith. Mr. Barnes participated in the battles of Can- ton, Clinton, Jackson Crossroads, Champion Hill, Mobile, and others less Important. At the close of the war, Mr. Barnes returned to Springfield and began farming on his place of thirty acres in Christian County. This he sold, moving to a forty-acre farm in Cotton IIIll Township, San- gamon County. Until 1903. he was engaged in farming, but in that year, sold his property, moving to Springfield, which has since been his place of residence.

On March 15, 1868, occurred his marriage with Susan J. Cary. danghter of Samuel II. and Anna (Fogle) Cary, deceased. Mr. Cary was an old and highly respected farmer of Sangamon Coun- ty. Ile married Anna Fogle, of Noble County, O., where Mrs. Barnes was born March 3, 1851. When she was six years old, her parents moved In 1871 Mr. Barnes moved to Dixon, Ill .. where he lived for ten years, then came to Springfield to receive the appointment of jani- tor at the State Library. After twelve years of faithful service in this position in 1893 he was made electrician in the municipal electric light plant, continuing there for five years, when he entered the employ of the Utility Company, re- maining with this concern until his retirement. Mr. Barnes was reared in the falth of the Methodist Church. His political convictions to Sangamon County, and there she attended school until she was sixteen years old She was brought up in the Methodist Church, of which she is a member, while her husband belongs to the Christian Church. The children born to them are as follows: Annie, Mrs. H. II. Snod- grass, of Springfield ; Fred, of Peoria, married Linnie Ferguson ; Lillie, Mrs. Harmon Haggard. of Springfield; George, of Springfield, married Pearl Adams; Emma, Mrs. Luther Jacobs, of Springfield ; Mary, Mrs. John Ginther, of Edin- make him a Republican. Earnest, faithful, steadfast, he lias always labored to do what lie believed to be his full duty. and those with whom he has been brought into contact have trusted and admired him. burg. Ill .; Myrtle, Mrs. Oscar Dreman of Springfield ; Maud, Mrs. Wesley Truax, of Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have twenty- one grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, all living. Mr. Barnes belongs, to Stephenson Post No. 30, G. A. R., of Springfield, and to the BARNETT, Alexander Milier (deceased), carried on farming in Sangamon County many years, settling here In 1829. In 1837, when the county was re-organized. his farm was then located in Odd Fellows, No. 268. Rochester Lodge. In poli- tics, he is a Republican. He is a man who has always done what he believed was his full duty, and has every reason to be proud of the record, . Menard County, by reason of the new division. he lias made for himself in the city and county that gave him birtlı.

BARNES, William James .- Years of faithfni endeavor entitle a man of means to retirement

during the latter part of his life, and a number of the more responsible men of Springfield be- long to this class. One of those especially worthy of mention in a record of this kind is William James Barnes, a retired electrician, whose residence is at No. 310 West Edwards Street. He was born Marcin 1, 1842, at Kings- ton, Canada, being a son of John and Catherine Shaw Barnes, and grandson of John Barnes, the latter being a native of England. The grandfather had three children : John, Matthew, and one other, and his death occurred in Car- lisle, England. During his younger days he had been a soldler.

John Barnes, father of William James Barnes, was born in Cariisle, Northumberland County, England, in 1812, but came to Canada in his youth. At first he devoted himself to the manufacture of soap, later making candles. His death occurred in Detroit, Mich., but his wife died in London, Canada. Their children were: Ann, who married James Fair and died in St. Paul, Minn .. and William James.

William James Barnes was educated in Lon- don, Canada. where his youth was spent, and he learned the carpenter trade, but hearing of the need of soldiers, came to Chicago, where he enlisted in 1864, for service in the Commis- sary Department. Following his honorable discharge at the close of the war, ile went to Cedar Rapids, where on September 5, 1SC5. he married Jane Davis, a native of Kentucky. The following children were born of this marriage: Ethel May, a teacher in the Steward school ; Lydia Ann, of Bloomington; Mary, widow of Sidney B. Tayler, of Springfield, one son. Sidney B. ; William J. Jr., of Springfield, married Clarissa Tobin, one child, William Tobin; and Martha Ja'ne, of San Francisco.

He was born near Mobile, Ala .. September 22, 1801, a son of James and Jane (Morrison) Bar- nett. the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Scotland. James Barnett came to Mobile when he was ten years of age, but it is

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not known by his descendants In Saugamon County, where the family originated. James Barnett was a teamster, aud carried freight across the Allegheny Mountains.

Alexander M. Barnett received his education in the country schools near Mobile, and from the time he was eleven until he was seventeen years of age, superintended negroes In their work on a tobacco plantation, then he aud his mother moved to Adalr County, Ky., where he engaged in farming. He remained there until 1829, when he emigrated to Sangamon County, Ill. He was married iu Adair County to Miss Panthea B. Rayburn, who was a native of that county, born July 26, 1804, daughter of Robert and Mildred (Brown) Rayburn, the former a native of Vir- ginia and the latter of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bar- nett and his wife were married September 29, 1825, and had children as follows: Virginia B., widow of John Lasswell, resides at 527 South State Street, Springfield ; Miss Mary J., lives at 323 West Cook Street, Springfield ; Dulcinea M., Mrs. Willlam King, a widow, lives with her daughter in Gallatin, Davies County, Mo .; Robert M., a banker, is married and resides at Gallatin, Mo. Alexauder M. Barnett died iu Springfield, June 3, 1883, and his wife died on the farm September 22, 1851. Mr. Barnett was a Republican all his life, aud served as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. During the Civil War, he served in the Missouri Home Guards. He is still weli remembered by many of the older citizens of Springfield.

Miss Mary J. Barnett has lived in Spring- field since 1854, and was for twenty-five years a teacher in the schools of Sangamon County. For almost ten years she held the position of Postinistress in the Cantrall ( Ill.) post-office. She now lives at 323 West Cook Street, and is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, having many friends in church and social circles. She is well known as a woman of culture and refinement, and has interested herself in many worthy and benevolent causes.

BARREGARYE, M., of Springfield, has lived in the Second Ward iu that city for fifty years, and has held many public offices during that time. He was born in County Tipperary. Ireland, in 1840, son of Edward and Bridget (Ryan) Barre- garye, both natives of Ireland, where the mother died. The father emigrated to America and located in Illinois after his wife's death. He had been a farmer in his native country and carried on farming lu Sangamon County for many years. He died at Buffalo, Ill., in 1885, and his wife died in 1842.

Barregarye was educated in Ireland and spent his boyhood on a farm. He lived at home until fifteen years of age, then came to Amer- ica and located at Springfield, where he first worked in the gas house, being employed there twenty-one years. He has held many positions under the city government and has given gen- eral satisfaction in the performance of his va- .

rious duties. Ile held the position of police

officer many years, served six years as a melu- ber of the Volunteer Fire Department, and in 1866 was the first man nominated for Super- visor-at-large in Springfield. He served three years and a half at Camp Butler, from 1861-64, having a commission from the United States Government. Ile Is a stanch Democrat and has held many offices under the party, In whose interests he has been an active worker. He is well known and much esteemed in Springfield and is familiar with historic events in the city for the last half century, having been identified with it so many years and was associated with many of the oldest citizens. He is a member of the Catholic Church aud is in Father Hickey's parish.

Mr. Barregarye was married. in New Orleans, La., April 6, 1861, to Miss Mary Tierney, who was born in Ireland, in 1840, daughter of Maurice and Mary Tierney, also natives of Ire- land, where they lived all their lives, being prominent in the Parish of Doane, County Limerick. Six sons were born to Mr. Barregarye and his wife, of whom two survive: Maurice, born in Springfield, in May, 1867, and Edward, boru in Springfield, in March, 1875. Maurice Barregarye married Sarah Backberger, a na- tive of Springfield, and they have five children : Edward, Henry, Maurice, Marina and Mary, all of Springfield. Edward Barregarye is nnmar- ried and lives in Springfield.

BARTLETT, John W., a retired farmer living in Springfield, Ill., has been a resident of San- gamon County for more than forty years. . He was born in Loudoun County, Va., October 20, 1837, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Eberhardt) Bartlett, the former a native of West Virginia and the latter of Virginia. The father was of English and the mother of Ger- man descent, and they became parents of seven daughters and one son. The father was a cooper by trade and both he and his wife died in Virginia. John W. Bartlett was educated in the country and had to pay tuition to attend school held in the log school-honse in the neighi- borhood of his father's farm. After leaving school he worked at farm work about one year at eight dollars a month and his board, and later learned the trade of carpenter, at which he worked but a short time and theu resumed farming.

Mr. Bartlett came to Sangamon County, Ill., in 1870. and carried on farming in Rochester Township and Mt. Auburn until a few years ago. He now lives at 1624 East Brown Street, Springfield. He was an energetic aud success- ful farmer and won the respect and confidence of his neighbors and associates. He is a Metho- dist in church affillations and in politics is a . Republican.

Mr. Bartlett was married in Taylorville, Ill., in 1885, to Miss Mary J. Wiley, who was born in Christian County, where her parents were early settlers. They were from Indiana and both died in Christian County, where the father

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carried on blacksmith business to the time of his death. Two children were born to Mr. Bartlett and his wife, of whom one survives : Lydia L., wife of Joseph Rudolph, who is em- ployed iu the Wabash Railroad Company shops at Springfield. Mr. Rudolph and his wife have one son. Arthur. Mr. Bartlett is well and fav- orably known in Springfield and has many friends.

BASFORD, Isaac, one of the substantial citizens of Sangamon County, is engaged in general farming, gardening and stock raising on a tract of excellent property in Section 5, Cotton Hill Township. He was born in Hagerstown, Md., June 18, 1835. a son of John and Mary Basford, natives of Maryland.

John Basford, who was a physician and sur- geon. practiced his profession and and around Hagerstown all his life, and died at the remark- able age of ninety-eight years, although his wife died when Isaac was an infaut. There were eight children in their family. of whom six are now living, the eldest being Thomas. of Dayton, Ohio, and the others: Alfred, living in Hagers- town, Md. : Henry, of Frederick City, Md., Jacob, of Urbana, Mo. ; Abraham, of Williamsville, Ill .; and Issac.

As a youth Isaac Basford learned the trade of blacksmith in Hagerstown, and with his brother Alfred couducted a shop in that city until coming to Springfield, Ill., in 1864. where he opened a blacksmith establishment and car- ried it on for nine years. At the end of this time he decided to enter the agricultural field and purchased his present farm. a tract of ten acres. on which he has resided ever since. In addition to this he rents fifty acres more, and has followed general farmning and stockralsing to the present, achieving considerable success in his undertakings. With his family he at- tends the Christian Church. His political affilia- tions are with the Democratic party.

Mr. Basford was married (first) to Mary Baker, who was born at Berry Station, Sanga- mon County, the daughter of Thomas and Lucy Baker. both of whom are now deceased. They were the parents of six children, among them being two pair of twins, and only one child is now living. Lulu, the wife of Henry Bell, liv- ing near Chestnut, Ill. Mrs. Basford died and Mr. Basford was married (second) September 15. 1875, to Susan Purnell. who was born in Delaware. April 1, 1856, daughter of Jonathan and Sallie A. Purnell, natives of Delaware, who came to Illinois in 1857. Mr. Purnell, who had formerly been a sailor, was engaged in farming in Cotton Hill Township until his death. in July, 1893, his wife having passed away Jan- uary 16. 1892. They had the following chil- dren : Mrs. Emily Plumer, a widow of Cotton Hill Township; Margaret, the wife of Alonzo Page, of Springfield ; Samuel. of Edinburg. Ill .; Adeline. the wife of William Howlett, of Spring- field. and Mrs. Basford.

Mr. and Mrs. Basford have had seven chil-

dren, five of whom are living, as follows: Ethel, the wife of Thomas Patterson, of Cotton Hill Township; Bertha, who married Ernest Thomp- son, of Springfield; Daisy, the wife of Earl Reed, of Springfield ; and Albert and Hazel M., residing at home. Mr. and Mrs. Basford have seven grandchildren.

BATEMAN, Dr. Newton. (Vol. I, pp. 37-38.) BATES, Erastus Newton. (Vol. I, p. 39.)

BAUMANN, George (deceased) .- The death of George Baumann, who was for twenty years eu- gaged iu the grocery business in Springfield. Ill., occurred about twenty-five years ago, but he is still well remembered by his many old friends. Ile was successful in. business, a pub- lic-spirited citizen and a whole-souled, upright man. He was closely identified with . the wel- fare and progress of the city in which so much of his life was spent, and was active in the inter- ests of the church to which he belonged. Mr. Baumann was a native of Germany, boru Octo- ber 21, 1833. The mother died when he was an infant and the father came to America when he was advanced in years, living but a short time afterward.

The childhood of George Baumann was spent in his native country, where he attended the public schools. When he was sixteen years of age he came to the United States. in company with his brother Valentine. It is supposed they landed at New Orleans, as they spent some time in St. Louis before locating in Springfield, Ill. George attended Sunday school for a time after coming to America and applied himself with zeal to learning the language and customs of the people. He learned the trade of tinner in Springfield, working first for Dovun & Dickey, and afterward went into partnership with Hen- son & Robinson. the firm becoming Heuson, Robinson & Baumann. Mr. Baumann bought out his partners and at the end of twelve years disposed of the business and embarked in a new line, locating at the corner of Cook and Spring Streets, where for twenty years he cou- ducted a grocery store. He erected the brick building which the store occupied and was still in business at the time of his death, December 1. 1885. He was for many years a Deacon in St. John's German Lutheran Church and in political views was Republican. He was a de- voted husband and father, giving his children the best educational advantages possible and was always solicitous of the comfort of his family.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume II, part 2, Part 7

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913 Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago, Munsell Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 774

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 774