Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed.,
1886.  Allen County.

JAMES S. BARTON was born July 14, 1839, in Barren County, Ky., and is
one of the representative farmers of Allen County.  He is the third of
three boys and two girls (two boys and two girls lived to be grown) born
to Caleb and Sarah (Siddnes)[sic][Siddens] Barton, who were born and reared
in Barren County, Ky.  Caleb was a farmer, a son of James Barton, who
was born in Virginia and of English descent.  He was a farmer and came
to Kentucky about 1800, and settled in Barren County.  His latter days
were spent on a farm of 600 acres on the banks of Barren River in Allen
County.  James S. Barton's mother was a daughter of William Siddnes
[Siddens], who married a Miss Housewright.  Mr. Siddnes[sic][Siddens] had
owned about 900 acres of land, where our subject now resides, but which
he sold before his death.  James S. was but five years old at this
father's death.  He remained with his mother, who had married, until he
was thirteen years old, when he lived with his brother-in-law and others
and in this way secured a sufficient means to attend school after he
arrived at the age of eighteen.  After attending school for several
months he engaged at farming where he now resides, and has lived ever
since, with the exception of three years during the war, which he spent
in Monroe County.  He is the possessor of 340 acres of excellent land on
the south banks of Barren River, 200 of which are cleared and in a fine
state of cultivation, improved with a good residence.  He has been
successful in life, acquiring what he has by his own efforts.  He
married in January, 1860, Sarah Jane Howard, of Monroe County, Ky., a
daughter of Clemons and Phebe (Chism) Howard, who were born and reared
in Monroe County, of English descent, the father a farmer.  To Mr. and
Mrs. Barton nine children were born:  Mary E. (Bradburn), William T.,
Sallie C. (Hudson), John C., Phebe E., James M., Caleb H., Fannie P. and
Lucy B.  Mr. Barton and wife are members of the Baptist Church.  He was
formerly a Granger.  In politics he is a Democrat and case his first
presidential vote for Stephen A. Douglas.

Barton Bradburn Chism Douglas Housewright Howard Hudson Siddens Siddnes
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Barren Monroe VA

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