Anthony Barron

RECORD:

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.

2. United States Census, 1840, M704-75 cass co., In. pg. 201

• . "Name: Antony Barron
• Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Cass, Indiana
• Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
• Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
• Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
• Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
• Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
• Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
• Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
• Total Free White Persons: 4
• Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4."

3. United States Census, 1850, M432-137 Jefferson twp., Cass, In. pg. 409 94/98.

• "Barron, Anthony 32 Farmer In;
• Mary 27 In.;
• Joseph 12;
• Charlotte 11 In.;
• Harriet 8 In.;
• Edwin 4 In.;
• Harry 1/2 In."

4. United States Census, 1860, M63-247 Jefferson twp., Cass co., Indiana pg. 813 595/595.

• "Barron: Anthuine 46 In farmer.;
• Mary R. 29 In.;
• Joseph 23 In. Farm hand;
• Charlotte 20 In.;
• Harriet 18 In.;
• Anthony 9 In.;
• Susan 6, In.;
• Edward 4 In.;
• Calkins, Edwin 25 In."

5. United States Census, 1870, Census Place: Jefferson, Cass, Indiana; roll: M593_302; Page: 137B; .

• "Name: Anthony Barron
• Age in 1870: 50
• Birth Year: abt 1820
• Birthplace: Indiana
• Home in 1870: Jefferson, Cass, Indiana
• Race: White
• Gender: Male
• Post Office: Logansport
• Value of real estate: View image
• Household Members: Name Age
• Anthony Barron 50
• Louis Barron 18
• Edward Barron 13."

DEATH:

6. Logansport journal Tribune, 24 May 1876. "The Oldest Setller Gone

Mr. Anthony Barron, brother of Esquire N. B. Barron and of Mrs. Anthnoy Smith and uncle of City clerk Joseph G. Barron, died this morning at the residence of his son-in-law W. L. Wirick on the west side aged 62 years.

Mr. Barron was born in Vincennes, Indiana and came to this place in the fall of 1827 setlling near where Mr. John Lefert now lives.

His father was one of General Harrison's chief interpreters, and Anthony was almost as familiar with the Indiana language as he was with his own.

Many of the Journal readers will remember his eloquent address in the Pottawatomie tongue at the old settlers reunion last August

Of late years he has resided on his farm in Jefferson township until failing health caused him to seek the care and assistance of his daughter.

A few months ago he was appointed postmaster of Curvetown, in that township. At the time of his death, he was the oldest settler in this city and county. He was a quiet and peaceable citizen, a good neighbor, highly respected in all the relations of life.

He had seeneveyr step of the groweth and prosperity which has in the last half century transformed Indiana from a howling wilderness into the sixth [sixteenth] state in this great counrty, and Logansport from an Indiana Trading post into a fine modern city.

The history of his life would be excedingly interesting and we regret that we are compelled to leave the subject with this brief meager notice of a very few of its events; but we hope to return to the subject again, under more favorable, circumstances."