Thomas Bartlett

    Thomas Bartlett was born in Henry County, Virginia, December 5, 1827, and is one of twelve children born to Thomas and Sabrina Bartlett. His paternal grandfather, John G. Bartlett, was an early settler of Henry County, and there died in his eighty-third year; he had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was the father of the following children: William, John H., Betsy, Martha and Thomas. The last named, the father of our subject, as born in Henry County, Virginia, June 16, 1790, and was married to Sabrina Hill, born in Frederick County, Virginia, April 1, 1792. In 1830, he came to this county (Warren), and here died June 29, 1862, his widow following December 10, 1866. His children were John, William, Washington, George, Maria, Sabrina, Thomas, Levi G., Eliza V., Martha J., Nancy and Elizabeth.

    Our subject came to this county (Warren) with his parents, and December 13, 1849, married Margaret E., daughter of John and Eve Keenan, and born in Frederick County, Virginia March 24, 1830. The children born to this union were a son, who died in infancy and John F., George E., Martha J.S., Mary E., Charley T., Elmer W., Harriet R. (deceased), Victoria A., Schuyler C. and William S. In 1852, Mr. Bartlett adopted veterinary medicine as a profession, and is now a most skillful practitioner. He also holds the office of Justice of the Peace.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.