Elijah D. Barton,  Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller



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Elijah D. Barton, Assumption Parish, Louisiana 

     Elijah D. Barton, planter, Welcome, La.  This name is not unfamiliar
with those in the vicinity of Welcome, as well as in the parish, for he
who bears it is numbered among the highly respected citizens of the
community.  He was originally from Orange county, N. C., born November
10, 1829, and is the son of William and Sallie (Carroll) Barton, both
natives of the "Old North State" in which they were married.  The
parents moved to Fayette county, Tenn., in 1832, and here the father
followed planting until his death.  The mother also died in that state.
Elijah Donald Barton, the fourth in order of birth of sixteen children,
received a very liberal education in Tennessee and when seventeen years
of age went to Marshall county, Miss., to attend school.  Three years
later he came to Assumption parish, La., followed planting for three
years and then was manager for H. B. Foley on Little Texas plantation
for thirteen years.  This plantation is now owned by Clarence Barton,
son of subject  From there Mr. Barton went, to Walter Pugh's place, then
to Georgia plantation and later to Trinity plantation in Assumption
parish.  In 1882 he moved to his present plantation, "'St. Claire,"
which he had purchased in April, 1879.  He has in this plantation 500
arpents of very fine land.  His sugar house was destroyed by fire
several years ago, but he has since rebuilt and now has one of the best
open kettle sugar houses in the state.  On the 18th of December, 1852,
he married Miss Clara Smith, a native of Connecticut, who died in
Assumption parish May 17, 1869.  To this union were born eight
children-seven sons and one daughter--five sons and the daughter yet
living.  Carroll is half owner of Magnolia plantation in Assumption
parish, and is a very extensive planter; Ernest H. is a planter in both
Assumption and St. James parishes, owning St. Emma plantation in
Assumption, and leases Minnie plantation in St. James; Herbert W. is an
extensive planter of Terre Bonne parish on Wood Lawn plantation;
Clarence C. carries on Little Texas and Hermitage plantations in
Assumption parish; Walter manages St. Emma plantation for his brother
Ernest H.  The daughter is at home.  Mr. Barton. was married again on
October 15, 1873, taking for his wife Ella Connelly, who died at Trinity
plantation January 9, 1880, leaving four children.  Only three survive
the mother, two daughters and one son.  March 24, 1881, he married his
last wife, Lucy Kittredge, daughter of the late Dr. E. E. Kittredge, who
bore him four children--two sons and two daughters.  Mr. Barton is a
member of the Episcopal church, and in politics has always been a
democrat as was his father before him.
 
 From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, pp.
264-267. 
Submitted by Mike Miller