Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Barrett, John O 1851 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

JOHN O. BARRETT, a prominent figure among the hardware interests of Joliet, 
has for many years been connected with this department of trade and acquired a 
good understanding of it in all its details. He is a man who attends strictly 
to business and one who bears the reputation of being strictly reliable and 
worthy of being trusted in any business which his judgment may justify him in 
undertaking. He carries a well-selected stock of goods, valued at $35,000 and 
during the year 1889 transacted a business of $105,000. There is a prospect 
that during the year 1890, his sales will even exceed this figure. Mr. Barrett 
was born in Joliet, Ill., March 16, 1851, and is the son of W. F. and Clamana 
(Onderdonk) Barrett, the former of whom was a native of Lennox, Mass., and a 
tinner by trade. When leaving his native State he went over into Canada and 
worked for a time in the city of London. From there he emigrated to Jackson, 
Mich., and thence to Joliet in 1850. The parental household consisted of three 
sons and three daughters, two of whom are deceased. Sarah E., (Mrs. Baird) is 
a resident of Waisenburg, Col.; Charity Maria (Mrs. Carson) is a resident of 
Joliet; John O., our subject, was the next in order of birth. W. F., Jr., is 
in the wholesale millinery house of D. B. Fisk & Co., Chicago; Elizabeth Acker 
remains at home; Edward C. is with his brother, John O., in the hardware 
store. The father died in Joliet June 4, 1879. He was prominent in local 
affairs and had been a member of the City Council a number of years. The 
mother is still living on the West Side, in Joliet. Mr. Barrett acquired his 
education in the common school and subsequently for a time was engnged as a 
clerk in the hardware store of T. P. Ford. He was married September 16, 1873, 
to Miss Mary C., daughter of Benjamin Warren of Worcester, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. 
Barrett have no children. Mr. Barrett votes the straight Republican ticket, 
but has declined to assume the responsibilities of office.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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