BARTON, Myrtle (Knowles) 1866-1945

BARTON, KNOWLES, STINCHFIELD

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 1/29/2012 at 12:23:31

Myrtle (Knowles) Barton – August 25, 1866 – July 14, 1945

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FORMER RESIDENT DIES

Osage – A former Osage resident, Myrtle (Knowles) Barton, will be buried in Osage next week.

Daughter of George and Etta Knowles, she was born in Osage.
She left many years ago, residing at Denver, Colorado, at the time of her death.

Funeral services were held at Denver Tuesday and the bod will arrive in Osage for burial July 25th.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Wednesday July 18, 1945

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Myrtle Knowles was born August 25, 1866, the daughter of George W. Knowles and Henrietta (Stinchfield) Knowles.

She married Edward William Barton, in July 1893, the son of Charles and Pricilla Barton. They had two sons; George Knowles Barton born July 1898 and Richard Linwood Barton born March 12, 1902.
Myrtles parents and a brother are also buried in Osage Cemetery.

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1900 US Census: Clear Creek, Clear Lake, Colorado
Edward W. Barton 32 born December 1867 Massachusetts
Myrtle A. 33 born August 1866 Maine
George K 1 born July 1898 Maine
George W Knowles 65 born May 1835 Maine, father-in-law
Henrietta Knowles 57 born January 1843 Maine, mother-in-law
Silas A Knowles 39 born October 1870 Minnesota, brother-in-law
Ralph R Knowles 24 born October 1875 Iowa