Hugh Jones Barton

Hugh Jones Barton was the last child of William Barton and Esther West, and was born in Beaver, Utah, in 1868. The following information is taken from a document entitled, "Our Eternal Legacy, the story of William, Esther, and Mary Barton," which was written by Sarah Esther Barton Rollins and Sherman Stewart Barton. The editor and typist of the original document was Kerrill Sue Rollins, who was Sarah Esther's daughter. Here Sarah writes about her Uncle Hugh:

"Hugh married Agnes Arthur in 1892, and he and his new bride built a log house on the brink of the hill, north of where his mother Esther lived with her son Jack. Hugh, with his family, lived, ranched and farmed there until he sold out to his brother Jack. The then moved to Milford, Utah, where he went to work on the Union Pacific Railroad as a boiler maker. A few years later, he was transferred to Caliente, Nevada, and it was there that he finished raising his family.

He was a great conversationalist, prone to argument as were the other Barton brothers. When Jack and Hugh got together they seemed to enjoy a hot argument, complete with fist banging and shouting. Neither of them gave in. Hugh was sweet and affectionate, and he had the most beautiful black curly hair. He believed in higher education and put his daughter, Eula, through college. Later on, she taught school for many years until she retired."

In the 1900 census for Greenville, Beaver county, Utah, Hugh, 31, and Agnes, 26, were living with their two children, Eula, 6, and Sam, 2 years old, and Hugh was working as a farmer. Living nearby was Hugh's older brother, Daniel, 46, and his wife, Ellen, 40, and their children, William, 20, Daniel, 29, Hannah Daphne, 16, Jessie, 14, Roy, 12, Margaret, 10, Sarah, 8, and George, 5. Next door to Daniel and Ellen was Hugh's brother, Phillip, 36, and their 79-year old widowed mother, Sarah Esther West Barton, and living with them were Lennie and Edith Griffiths, 19 and 8 years old, who were listed as cousins. Next door to Philip and Sarah Esther West Barton was Sarah Mariah Barton, the 42-year old widow of Hugh's older brother, Joseph Alma Barton, who had passed away in 1895, and living with her were their three surviving children, Joseph, 21, George, 19, and William, 17, and a step-daughter, Mary, 20 years old. Living next door to them was Hugh's brother Stephen Rollins Barton, 39, and his wife, Sarah E., 35, and their children, Adelaide, 14, Stephen 12, Sarah, 10, Barbara, 8, Sherman, 7, Hilda, 5, and Amasa, 2 years old. All the Barton brothers were farming.

In the 1910 census for Greenville, Hugh J., 41, and Agnes D., 36, were living with their two children, Eula A., 16, and Sam L., 10, Hugh was still working as a farmer and he owned his farm free from a mortgage. Living next door was Sarah Mariah Barton, the 53-year old widow of Hugh's older brother, Joseph Alma. Living with Sarah was a 10-year old orphaned girl, Maud Gressman, whose mother passed away in 1904 three days after the birth of her 10th child, and whose father committed suicide in 1906.

Next door to Sarah Mariah Barton was Hugh's brother, Stephen Rollins Barton, 49, and his wife Sarah E., 45, and heir 24-year old widowed daughter, Adelaide Patterson, and their other children, Sarah B., 20, Barbara, 18, Sherman S., 16, Hilda, 14, Amasa, 12, and Annie O., 6 years old. Living next door on the other side was Hugh's brother, Philip Jackson (P.J.) Barton, 45, and his niece, Edith Griffiths, 17. All of the Barton brothers were working as farmers.

In the 1920 census for Caliente, Lincoln County, Nevada, Hugh J., 51, and Agnes, 46, were living on Spring Street in a rented home with their 20 year old son, Sam. Hugh was working as a boiler maker for the steam railroad and Sam was working as a machinist for the railroad.

In the 1930 census for Caliente, Hugh, 61, Agnes, 56, were living in a home they were renting for $25 per month. They had a radio in their home. They had been married for 37 years. Living with them was their 36-year old widowed daughter, Eula Jacobson, and her three sons, Hogarth, 9, Hugh, 8, and Lindsay, 5. Hugh was working as a boiler maker for the steam railroad and Eula was working as a public school teacher.

Eula's husband, Alma Henry Jacobson, had passed away March 8, 1925, at the young age of 31 years old from a chronic intestinal rupture which occurred while he was in the Army five years previously according to his death certificate. He had been working as a farmer at the time of his death. Alma Henry Jacobson was buried in the St. George, Utah, Cemetery Sadly, the previous year in March of 1924, Eula and Alma's daughter, Shirley Jacobson, had been stillborn. She was buried in the Pine Valley Cemetery.

In the 1940 census for Caliente, Nevada, Hugh, 71, and Agnes, 65, were living in home they were renting for $22 per month with their daughter, Eula Jacobson, 46, and her three sons, Hogarth, 19, Hugh, 18, and Lindsay, 15. Both Hugh and Agnes had an 8th grade education, Eula had 2 years of college, Hogarth was in his first year of college, Hugh Jacobson was in the 4th year of high school, and Lindsay was in the 8th grade. Eula was working as a public school teach, but no occupation was listed for Hugh. For the 39 weeks that Eula worked at 40 hours per week in 1939 her income was $1,620. Just four years later, Eula's son, Hugh Henry Jacobson, born March 1, 1922, passed away June 12, 1944, in France while serving his country in World War II.

An obituary from The Salt Lake Tribune dated June 6, 1949, reads as follows: Lt. Hugh Jacobson...Caliente, Nevada -- Memorial services for First Lt. Hugh Jacobson, 22, son of Mrs. Eula B. Jacobson, Caliente, will be held at the summer home of Mrs. Jacobson in Pine Valley, Utah, at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 12. Hugh Jacobson post, Caliente, Veterans of Foreign Wars, assisted by the VFW of St. George Utah, will conduct the services. The body will arrive in St. George June 8.

Lt. Jacobson, an Air Force pilot based in England, crashed on a combat mission over France in 1944. He received his training at Santa Ana, Santa Maria, and Minter field, California; Luke Field, Arizona; Hamilton Field, and Orange County Air Base, California. At the time of his enlistment he had completed three years of study at the University of California at Los Angeles. He was shipped overseas early in 1944. He was awarded the air medal and cluster and purple heart.

Lt. Jacobson was born at St. George, Utah, March 22, 1922, son of Alma H. and Eula Barton Jacboson. In 1923, his father, a Veteran of World War I, died and the family moved to Caliente where he received his elementary and high school education. He is survived by his mother; two brothers, Hogarth Jacobson, Miami, Florida, and Lindsay K. Jacobson, Washington D.C., two grandmothers, Mrs. Agnes Barton, Caliente, and Mrs. Carrie C. Jacobson, Pine Valley.

"In the early Spring of 1946, Hugh J. Barton became very ill with a gastrointestinal disorder. For a while he seemed to be improving, but on April 3, 1946, he passed away at the age of 78 years old. His wife and children brought his body home to Greenville, where funeral services were held. Then he was laid to rest in the cemetery in Greenville, Utah. He was the father of three children, Irene (who died in infancy), Eula Jacobson and Samuel L. Barton."

Hugh's wife, Agnes, passed away five years later on March 13, 1951, and was buried with her husband in the Greenville Cemetery. Their daughter, Eula Agnes Barton Jacobson, passed away at the age of 88 years old on December 4, 1981, in Clark county, Nevada, and was buried in Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah.

Eula's son, Lindsay Kay Jacobson, born March 27, 1925, 21 days after his father's death, married Martha Wadsworth on June 10, 1945. Lindsay died August 22, 1993, and was buried in the Pine Valley Cemetery. I don't know if Lindsay and Martha had any children.

Eula's son, Alma Hogwarth Jacobson, born September 14, 1920, married Ann Post, and in 1942 she was living at 1416 Michigan Avenue, Miami Florida, while Hogarth was serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He had been commissioned June 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, and was a 1st Lt.in the Army. He passed away October 3, 1981, in Hialeah, Dade County, Florida. I don't know if Hogwarth ever had any children.