Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Trimble Co.

ANTHONY W. BARTLETT, Government storekeeper at Milton, was born in New
Castle about 1817, to Anthony and Nancy (Blackburn) Bartlett.  The former
was born in Virginia, moved to Woodford County, Ky., at a very early date,
where he resided a few years, and afterward moved to New Castle, in Henry
County, where he was one of the first settlers.   He was very popular
socially and politically, and participated in the early wars of the
country.  He was a member of the Legislature from Henry County for several
years, and later in the State Senate.  His wife was one of the well known
Kentucky family of Blackburns.  Our subject is the sixth of eight children;
was reared in New Castle, where he received his education.  When young he
turned his attention to the study of medicine with Dr. Lewis Owen, and
attended the medical school at Lexington.  After finishing his course he
moved to Mississippi and located at Tallahatchie County and there practiced
until the outbreak of the Mexican war, when he returned to Kentucky, raised
a company and joined the Fourth Kentucky under Capt. John S. Williams,
served as captain and now the only surviving officer of that rank of his
regiment.  At the close of the war he returned to Kentucky and located at
Bedford where he practiced his profession until 1852, at which time he
moved back to Mississippi.  There he remained until the outbreak of the
civil war.  He then raised the Fourth Mississippi Regiment State Infantry,
and entered the Confederate service.  In 1867 he returned to Bedford, Ky.,
and was elected county judge of Trimble County for four years, during which
time he was appointed assistant physician at the Anchorage Asylum, and
served in that capacity two years.  He again returned to Bedford and
practiced until 1880, when he was appointed medical superintendent of the
Lexington Asylum by  Gov. Blackburn, but remained there only about a year,
when he returned to Bedford and practiced until 1886.  He was then
appointed store-keeper in the revenue department at Milton, Ky.  In 1836
he married Mary Blanks, daughter of James and Edith Blanks, of Carroll
County, Miss.  Two daughters and four sons were born to this union:
Katherine D., now the wife of Capt. J. W. McCain, attorney at law of
Bedford, Ky.; Thomas J., practicing physician, Fredericksburg, Texas;
Edward; James, attorney at law; John B. and Caroline.  John B. and Edward
are deceased.  Mr. Bartlett is a member of the I.O.O.F. and F. & A. M.
Politically he is a Democrat.

Bartlett Blackburn Owen Blanks McCain
=
New_Castle-Henry-KY Woodford-KY Lexington-Fayette-KY Tallahatchie-MS
Carroll-MS TX VA

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