Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Barthelme, Joseph 1857 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bios Album, 1890

JOSEPH BARTHELME. The thrifty German American element of Joliet Township finds 
a worthy representative in the subject of this notice, who owns and occupies a 
well-tilled farm on section 5. Here he has pursued the even tenor of his way 
since 1885, making a specialty of minding his own concerns and living at peace 
among his neighbors. Mr. Barthelme is a native of this county and was born in 
the city of Joliet, May 6, 1857, to Joseph and Mary (Wiles) Barthelme, who 
were natives of the Province of Alsace, formerly of France but now of Germany. 
The parents came to America with their respective families at an early age and 
were married in Joliet, after which the father, for a time, ran a boat on the 
canal and later was variously employed until securing land and engaging in 
agricultural pursuits. He farmed for a period of twenty years and then 
retiring from active labor, made his home in Joliet where his death took place 
April 4, 1883. The mother is still living making her home in Joliet. There was 
born to her and her husband a family of eleven children, seven sons and four 
daughters, ten of whom are living and of whom Joseph was the fourth in order 
of birth. Mr. Barthelme lived with his parents until reaching manhood and when 
they removed to Joliet he settled on the farm owned by his mother, in Joliet 
Township. He is now successfully cultivating seventy acres where he has good 
buildings and other improvements. He was married November 22, 1882, to Miss 
Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Flynn, who were natives of County Cork, 
Ireland, where the father spent his entire life, dying in 1870. The mother 
subsequently came to America and is now a resident of Iowa City, Iowa. The 
parental family consisted of five sons and three daughters of whom Mrs. 
Barthelme was the third in order of birth. She is a native of County Cork, 
Ireland, and was born May 22, 1859. She was eighteen years old when coming to 
America and has been a true helpmate to her husband, keeping her house in 
order and practicing the industry and economy which have so much to do in the 
happiness and prosperity of a home. The household circle comprises three 
bright children, viz.; Joseph E., Margaret H. and John W. Mr. Barthelme votes 
with the Democratic party and both he and his estimable wife are prominently 
connected with the Catholic Church, attending services at Joliet.

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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