William R Barton

1820 - 1862  (42 years)

• Name	William R Barton
  Birth	1820	Caswell Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Caswell Co, NC   [2]
  	age 5-9(9)
  Census	1840	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 15-19(20?)
  Census	1850	District 6, Madison Co, TN   [1]
  	age 30, single, living with mother & siblings
  Census	1860	Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	age 35, no spouse listed, 3 children
  Death	Apr 1862	Madison Co, TN   [5]
  Person ID	I2271	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Aquilla Barton,   b. Abt 1778, NC d. Between 01 Sep and 02 Oct 1837, Madison Co, TN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Kennebrew,   b. 1790, VA d. Between 1860 and 01 Oct 1865, Madison Co, TN (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Feb 1813	Caswell Co, NC   [6, 7]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-YXFQ Name: Aquilla Barton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 10 Feb 1813 Event Place: , Caswell, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Nationality: Race: Occupation: Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Kennebrew Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Paternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandfather's Name: Note: Page: Record Number: Reference ID: NC Mar Bonds p12 GS Film Number: 418143 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 004261820 Image Number: 00023 Citing this Record: "North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-YXFQ : 22 February 2016), Aquilla Barton and Elizabeth Kennebrew, 1813. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Amanda Provine-xx   d. Bef 1860
  Marriage	06 Nov 1850	Madison Co, TN   [6]
  Notes	Children: son William Alexander Barton 5/1853 TN - 5/7/1922 Clay Co, TX - ** See his findagrave.com page later ** - on 11/3/1887 in Jack Co, TX married Mary Rebecca McDaniel 1868 - 5/30/1888 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - on 10/30/1890 in Jack Co, TX married Alice Elinza Bird 1865 - 1935 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - 1870 census living with his uncle - John P Barton - father's brother **** - 1880 census living with his uncle - John P Barton - father's brother **** dau Elizabeth Jane (Lizzie) Barton 1855 TN - d. aft 1920 TX - on 10/26/1876 in Obion Co, TN married Elisha T Brown 1852 TN - d. aft 1920 TX - 1870 census living with her uncle - John P Barton - father's brother **** dau Mary Barton 1857 TN -- assume died bef 1870 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 4/25/2021 Dr William Alexander Barton Birth: May 1853 Madison County, Tennessee, USA Death: 7 May 1922 (aged 68–69) Clay County, Texas, USA Burial: Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Clay County, Texas, USA Memorial #: 96787218 Bio: William was the son of William R. & Harriet Amanda (Provine) Barton. **** His sisters were Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" & Mary. In 1870 he lived with his Uncle John & worked as a farmhand on his farm. He later became a school teacher. In 1885, when he was 32, he graduated from University of Nashville Medical School in Davidson Co, TN. He moved to Newport, TX on the Clay-Jack county line. On Nov. 3, 1887, he married Mary R McDaniel in Jack Co, TX. He was 34 years old, & she was 18. She died the following year on May 30, 1888. On Oct. 30, 1890, he married Alice Elinza Bird in Jack Co, TX. He was 37, & she was 24. They lived in Newport, where he worked as a physician & druggist. They were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Newport. Alice gave birth to six children from 1892 - 1906: Myrtle Lourena, William P., Gladys B., Hazel, Earle, & Vivian. Some time after 1900 the family moved to Bellevue because it was a larger town. William ran the Barton pharmacy with his wife's step-father, William C. Hood. in April 1906, a cyclone/tornado) destroyed Bellevue, which included William's drugstore & their home. Typhoid fever swept through the town as an aftermath. Their 12 year old son, William, died from the disease. Dr. Barton was devastated, & his practice & business never fully recovered. The house was rebuilt on the north side of the railroad tracks that run through town. William retired from his business & practice at age 64 after his partner died. Family Members Spouses Mary Rebecca McDaniel Barton 1868-1888 Alice Elinza Bird Barton 1865-1935 Children Myrtle Lourena Barton Walker 1892-1974 William P. Barton 1894-1906 Gladys Bird Barton Manning 1897-1994 Hazel Barton Clelland 1900-1951 Earl Holmes Barton 1903-1998 Alice Vivian Barton Dorsey 1906-1998 Created by: Virginia Brown (47053782) Added: 9 Sep 2012 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96787218/william-alexander-barton Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/96787218/william-alexander-barton : accessed 25 April 2021), memorial page for Dr William Alexander Barton (May 1853–7 May 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96787218, citing Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Clay County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Virginia Brown (contributor 47053782) . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1820 - Caswell Co, NC Census - age 5-9(9) - 1830 - Caswell Co, NC Census - age 15-19(20?) - 1840 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 30, single, living with mother & siblings - 1850 - District 6, Madison Co, TN Marriage - 06 Nov 1850 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 35, no spouse listed, 3 children - 1860 - Madison Co, TN Death - Apr 1862 - Madison Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - death date bet. Mar 16, 1857 (date mother wrote her will) - 1870 census ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/misc/gmmc/gmmc1-12.htm Madison County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book Ten, October 1865-April 1868 53. December 4, 1865. WILLIAM R. BARTON died April 1862. **** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.