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History of White County, Illinois
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J
ohn H. Barter, senior partner of John H. Barter & Sons, the well-known carriage and wagon manufacturers, was a son of John F. Barter, a native of England. John F. was at one time in the English navy, and in 1812 was a Home Guard. He was a blacksmith, as has been his son and grandsons. John H. was born in Brooklyn, where his father was working at the time. He commenced business life in Mt. Vernon, by making trips down the Ohio and Mississippi in flat-boats carrying along a blacksmith's paraphernalia, stopping at plantations and doing work for steamboats, etc. Mt. Vernon was then known as McFadden's Bluff. From this small beginning has sprung the present works so well known throughout Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Southern Illinois. His business takes now a force of 150 men, and the steam mill and buildings occupy the group of 280 x 140 feet, and are three stories high. He turns out 100 wagons, 50 buggies, 300 plows, 100 harrows, etc., annually. He married Mary F. Ashworth, daughter of William Ashworth, of Posey County. They had $40 and one cow to commence married life with. The children born to them were - Charles A., Emma M., William (married Mattie Hutcherson, daughter of Philo Hutcherson, present Recorder Posey County), Ethel May. John H. married for his second wife Elizabeth J. Depriest. They have four children - Arthur, Ella, John A. and Fred. The New Haven Branch of John H. Barter & Sons was established in 1880, with William A., as manager. They are doing good work and are of great convenience to the county round about. Repairing is well and quickly done, and they always have a good supply of wagons, buggies or agricultural implements in their repository warehouse.
Submitted by Linda Roberts
[Author unknown] 1883. History of White County, Illinois. 948-949.
Note: Although this biography is from the History of White County, it is from the section on New Haven Township, across the county line to the south in Gallatin County.
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