Sex: Male.
Birth: 1838 in Ohio
Death: BEF 1900 in Wisconsin
Family: Wife: Margaret Sutherland 1845 - .
Children: Jeanette Barto 1863 - . Chloe S Barto 1869 - 1930. Lucy O Barto 1872 - . May Anna Barto 1874 - .
Marriage: 27 Jul 1861 Richland County, Wisconsin.
Parents: Husband: Elijah Barto 1803 - 1860.
Wife: Anna 1806 - 1860.
Laborer on father's farm in 1860 census; Farmer in 1880 census. In 1870 census Personal Estate: $415; Real Estate $1000.
A John Barto born in 1855 appears in Richland County, Wisconsin census from 1900 to 1930 but is a cousin or nephew.
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Notes
Civil War Soldier
Name: John Barto ,
Residence: Rockbridge, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 21 January 1865
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Unit Numbers: 3100 3100
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 21 January 1865
Enlisted in Company I, 46th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 21 January 1865.
Mustered out Company I, 46th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 27 September 1865 in Nashville, TN
Regimental History
Forty-sixth Infantry
WISCONSIN
(1 YEAR)
Forty-sixth Infantry. -- Col., Frederick S. Lovell; Lieut.-
Col., Abel B. Smedley, Maj., Charles H. Ford.
This regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, and was
mustered in March 2, 1865. It left the state March 5 for
Louisville, but was at once forwarded to Athens Ala., where it
acted as railroad guard.
Col. Lovell was placed in command of the post, Lieut.-Col.
Smedley assuming command of the regiment, and it passed the
summer at that point. It was mustered out at Nashville Sept.
27, 1865. Col. Lovell was brevetted brigadier-general.
The original strength of the regiment was 914. Gain by
recruits, 33; total, 947; Loss by death, 13; desertion, 8;
transfer, 31; discharge, 41; mustered out, 854.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 71
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Possible land purchase (this could also be the 1855 John Barto):
Name: JOHN BARTO
Land Office: LA CROSSE
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 4954
Total Acres: 80
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 7586
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: March 15, 1884
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original
Land Description: 1 SENE 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 22 N 12 W 6
2 NESE 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 22 N 12 W 6
Change: 15 Jul 2006 Time: 01:00:00.