Descendants of William W. Bartlett, Jackson Parish, LA Submitted by Ray Bartlett Date: 8 Jul 2001 ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ FAMILY GROUP SHEET BARTLETT Submitted By: Ray Bartlett Date: 8 July 2001 Credit for historical research also goes to Merle Mixon, a relative and family historian, who provided much of the initial information (in "Bienville Parish History, Vol. I" and through subsequent written documentation and oral history provided to the above Bartlett researcher. FATHER Name: William W. Bartlett Birth Date/Place: 03/05/1823; Wilkinson Co., near Woodville, MS Marriage Date/Place: Barnett House, Vienna, Jackson Parish; 09/05/1865 Other Marriages: None Military Service: 2nd La Infantry---enlisted 05/11/1861. Inducted into Confederate service after training at Camp Moore. Served in Co. "K', but this organization had several different names. Reached rank of 4th Sgt in Sept. 1862. At Battle of Chancellorsville (VA), William was wounded in calf of leg between 04/03 - 04/06/1863. At Battle of Gettysburg (PA), he received a wound of a minie' ball in the left hip, was captured on 4 July 1863, and sent to De Camp General Hospital, David's Island, NY (Harbor). After being paroled, William rejoined his unit at City Point, VA in August, 1863. His name is found on the Register of the Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, VA, from August 28, 1863 to September 9, 1863. He received an allowance of Confederate clothing on September 10, 1863 and states (Application of Pension) that he was unable to perform duty and was detailed to the end of the war in 1865. There is conflicting information in the Official Records of the Company (NARA), which claims that in 1864, W. W. Bartlett deserted (Oct. 20th, 1863 in Jackson Parish, LA. In his "Application for a Pension", Mr. Bartlett stated that he was with the army til the close of the war and was at Danville, VA at the time of Gen. Lee's surrender. Death Date/Place: D. 03/10/1905; Place: Danville, LA; buried in Danville Cemetery. Father's Father(Name and Birthdate): Unknown Father's Mother(Name and Birthdate): Unknown MOTHER (Wife of W. W. Bartlett) Name: Crotia A. (Caroline on one census) BARNETT Birth Date/Place: 12/10/1843; Meriwether Co., GA Other Marriages: None Marriage Date/Place: 09/05/1865; Vienna, Jackson Parish, LA (now Lincoln Pa.) Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: 12/25/1912; Bienville Parish, LA; buried in Friendship (Baptist Church) Cemetery, Friendship, LA. Mother's Father (Name and Birthdate): Benjamin BARNETT; ca. 1812 Mother's Mother (Name and Birthdate): Elizabeth BARNETT; ca. 1820 CHILDREN BORN TO UNION OF WILLIAM W. AND CROTIA BARTLETT CHILD 1. Name: Mary E. BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 06/18/1866; Lincoln Parish, LA (formerly Jackson Parish) Spouse's Name: John FREY (b. 03/27/1864 died 06/11/1949: Source Latimer Co., OK USGENWEBcem.) Buried in Wilburton Cemetery, OK. Marriage Date/Place: 07/28/1895; Place Unknown Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: D. 01/05/1941; buried Wilburton, OK with her husband, John Frey (Source: Latimer Co. OK USGENWEB cem.) CHILD 2. Name: Hiram BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 10/15/1868; Lincoln Parish, LA (formerly Jackson Parish) Spouse's Name: Never Married Marriage Date/Place: Not Applicable Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: D. 07/01/1870; buried Vienna Cemetery (now Lincoln Parish) Researcher couldn't locate tombstone at cemetery in July, 2001. Perhaps it is one of several graves where the tombstones have disintegrated. CHILD 3. Name: Benjamin F. BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 10/27/1870; Lincoln Parish, LA (formerly Jackson Parish) 1st Marriage/Spouse's Name: Mattie Not Proven Marriage Date/Place: Not available 2nd Marriage/Spouse's Name: Allie Goodwin 06/16/1904 (Source: "Jackson Parish Marriages Records: 1880-1912", Book __, 1903-1907, p. 165) Death Date/Place: D. No death date in Bible ; buried Pine Bluff, AR CHILD 4. Name: Walter N. BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 01/01/1873; Lincoln Parish, LA Spouse's Name: Lillie Jones - b. 07/20/1880; d. 10/17/1944; buried in Carolina Cemetery, Bienville Parish, LA Marriage Date/Place: 12/??/1899; Place: Lincoln Parish (Source: "Bienville Par. LA Marriages", compiler, Dorothy Murray, 1992) Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: ca. 11/03/1910; Killed in logging accident in Danville- Jonesboro area per Merle Mixon, Family Historian; buried in Carolina Cemetery in Bienville Parish. CHILD 5. Name: John W. BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 06/12/1875; Lincoln Parish, LA 1st Marriage/Spouse's Name/Date/Place: Faidra Collinsworth married 08/01/1907 (Source: Family Bible)d. 1918 & buried in Friendship Cemetery, Bienville Parish, LA (Date & Place of 1st marriage are not known.) 2nd Marriage/Spouse's Name/Date/Place: ______ Durbin Death Date/Place: DOD/Place unknown; John buried in Jonesboro, LA CHILD 6. Name: Bidie Alma BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 01/07/1878; Lincoln Parish, LA Spouse's Name: Tom Harville, b. 01/03/1875; d. 09/28/1950; buried at Campbell Cemetery, Pioneer, West Carroll Parish, LA Marriage Date/Place: 12/25/1909; Place unknown Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: Bidie d. 12/20/1955; buried beside husband at Campbell Cemetery, Pioneer, West Carroll Parish, LA CHILD 7. Name: Adam BARTLETT (a.k.a. "Add") Birth Date/Place: 06/06/1880; Lincoln Parish, LA Spouse's Name: Minnie Collinsworth b. 02/05/1891; d. 04/05/1980; buried at Danville Cemetery, Bienville Parish, LA Marriage Date/Place: 11/28/1906; Place unknown (Source: Family Bible.) Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: Adam (Ad) d. 02/08/1955; buried Campbell Cemetery, West Carroll Parish. Researcher found no tombstone or any type of grave marker in Jan. 2001. CHILD 8. Name: Martha (Mattie) W. BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 09/19/1882; Lincoln Parish, LA Spouse's Name: Lee Jones buried in Carolina Cemetery, Bienville Parish, LA Marriage Date/Place: 08/19/1905; Place unknown Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: Martha buried in Carolina Cemetery, Bienville Parish, LA CHILD 9. Name: Milton C. BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 05/12/1884; Lincoln Parish, LA Spouse's Name: Maibelle Cook, b. 03/26/1902; m. ca. 1917; d. 10/30/1980 buried Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA Marriage Date/Place: ca. 1917; Place unknown Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: Milton - 10/21/1959; buried Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA **These are the submitter's direct ancestors CHILD 10. Name: Crawford Lee BARTLETT Birth Date/Place: 10/01/1890; Lincoln Parish, LA Spouse's Name: Never Married Marriage Date/Place: Not Applicable Other Marriages: None Death Date/Place: 10/12/1967; buried in Wilburton, OK Notes: Information Sources: Census Records Family Bibles Publications by various compilers & editors of Marriages and Cemetery Registers for appropriates parishes/counties Written Family Sources Oral Family History Research/ Investigation by Ray Bartlett Official State documents: Marriage Licenses, Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, & etc. Research of Cemeteries by Ray Bartlett to complete deficient areas in Family Bible & find location(s) of interments of family members