I found many John Barton listed in 1850 NY census index. You can found census microfilms at most libaraies. At 04:05 PM 9/8/99 -0700, you wrote: >Can anyone help with these names: >Great grandfather William Walter Barton b. 10 March 1841 Rochester NY. Was told >his father was John Barton b. Canada, mother Eliza b. NY. >William enlisted in the 74th Regiment Company F in No. Dansville NY 22 July 1861. >I have Wm in the 1880 census in MN and all forward censuses. Cannot find him or family in anything before 1880. > >Brother John J. Barton b. NY/Canada? 1836. Married Hannah Smith of Ohio.Children Willie E. and Lucy. >Listed in 1870 census MN, 1880 MN., warranty deed states they gave up their land for the railroad. Moved to WA 1886. Died 1898. >Parents listed as John and Eliza both b. NY > >Brother(?) Ephriam Barton b. 15 April 1844, NY. Have in 1870 census in MN, 1880 in MN, >1900 ND. Moved to WA with wife Emma E. and daughter Alta. Died in Calif. 1909. >Death certificate says his father is Charles...born in England, mother Eliza Merits b. in NY. > >Possible sister Eliza and another brother Charles. >WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ANYONE HAS ON THIS FAMILY. > > >==== BARTON Mailing List ==== >All messages posted to this mailing list are the property of their writers. >Please obtain permission from all parties before forwarding or publishing >any message from this list. > > > Jim Gilbert ******************** jgilbert@hiwaay.net ***************************************************** Gilbert Data Base HTTP://fly.hiwaay.net/~jgilbert/main/Gilbert/DAVID.htm ******************************************************* Debby Barton Black's Barton Quest Web Site HTTP://WWW.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5277 **********************************************