Umatilla County OR Archives Biographies.....Bartholomew, A. G. July 21, 1845 - 
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Author: Colonel William Parsons 

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Hon. A. G. Bartholomew
	It is exceedingly, gratifying to have the privilege to recount, 
although space commands it to be but in epitomized form, the worthy deeds of 
one who pressed to the front and offered his services in defense of our 
beloved country and his blood, if need so demand, to keep unsullied the stars 
of freedom, when base fratrieidal strife sought to wreck our union and wrest 
the noble banner from its pedestal of honor and dignity. To the subject of 
this sketch belongs the distinction of being one of the brave ones who thus 
faced the cannon unflinchingly, having enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-
second Illinois Infantry in May, 1864, when he was but eighteen years of age, 
the regiment being commanded by Colonel Pickett and the company by Captain 
Frank E. Chase, in which he served until the close of the war. Following this 
he went to Memphis, Tennessee, in the employ of a milling company, operating 
as bookkeeper there for three years, until May 12, 1867, then went to tilling 
the soil and later took a position as knight of the grip for two years, until 
1881, at which time he came to Umatilla county, locating at Milton and opening 
up a farm there. Two years succeeding this he came to Morrow county and 
embarked in the stock business until 1896, when he was chosen by the people to 
act as county judge, which for four years he did with a display of justice and 
impartiality and wisdom that won the confidence and called forth the 
commendation of the people, who invited him in 1900 by their franchises to 
remain in the same position for another term.  In his native town in Illinois 
he served as justice of the peace for twelve years, being nearly all the time 
that he resided there after becoming of age.
	A. G. Bartholomew was born to Ambrose and Aurelia Bartholomew in 
Illinois, July 21, 1845, being reared in the same place and gaining a 
competent education from the public schools, which was later supplemented by a 
thorough course in the well-known Bryant & Stratton Business College, of 
Chicago. The Judge is fraternally affiliated with the G. A. R. and the 
I.O.O.F., being a prominent member of both institutions, where he is very 
popular.
	The marriage of Mr. Bartholomew and Miss Mary A. Coe, a native of 
Ohio, occurred in Illinois on October 16, 1867, and to them have been born the 
following children: Harry E., stockman; Edwin E., stockman; Walter, with the 
Ayers Cattle Company; Charles H., stockman; Jennie, wife of J. L. Martin, of 
Heppner; Eva E., wife of E. E. Saling, of this county; Fred C.  The Judge is a 
man of fine executive ability and keen discernment, having ever displayed a 
breadth of mind and public spirit that mark him as a leader and benefactor, 
while in his official capacity his work is always stamped with that sterling 
principle of right and justice, coupled with efficiency, that display an 
acumen and integrity both commendable and gratifying, and quite worthy, of the 
acknowledgments of appreciation so generously bestowed by the citizens of the 
county.


Additional Comments:
An Illustrated History of Umatilla County by Colonel William Parsons and of 
Morrow County by W. S. Shiach with a brief outline of the early history of the 
State of Oregon.  W. H. Lever, Publisher  1902.

	Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Oregon Biographies 
Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the 
individual featured in the biographies. 

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