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Vera May Barton 1888–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1888

Birth Location: Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 14 Oct 1959

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Father: Isham Barton

Mother: Mary May

Spouse(s): Bartow Tharpe

Children(s): Ruth Tharpe, Evelyn Tharpe, Melvin Tharpe

Vera May Barton was born in 1888 in Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States, the child of Isham Milton Barton And Mary Frances May. In 1900, Vera May Barton resided in Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Vera May Barton resided in Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Vera May Barton married Bartow Cleveland Tharpe, and had children including Evelyn Tharpe, Melvin Barton Tharpe, Ruth Marie Tharpe. Vera May Barton passed away in 1959 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Vera May Barton was born in 1888 in Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States, the child of Isham Milton Barton And Mary Frances May.
  • In 1900, Vera May Barton resided in Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Vera May Barton resided in Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Vera May Barton married Bartow Cleveland Tharpe, and had children including Evelyn Tharpe, Melvin Barton Tharpe, Ruth Marie Tharpe.
  • Vera May Barton passed away in 1959 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isham Barton
1861–1952
Birth Location: Village of Ruhama, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Mary May
1860–1951
Birth Location: Jefferson Co. AL
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Spouses(s)

Bartow Tharpe
1884–1939
Birth Location: Montezuma, Macon, Georgia
BT

Children(s)

Ruth Tharpe
1915–1997
Birth Location: New York, New York
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Evelyn Tharpe
1920–2005
Birth Location: Byronville, Dooly, Georgia
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Melvin Tharpe
1927–2011
Birth Location: Alabama
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Vera Barton's Ancestors

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Vera Barton
1888–1959
Birth Place: Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States
Parents
Isham Milton Barton
1861–1952
Village of Ruhama, Jefferson County, Alabama
Mary (Frances) May
1860–1951
Jefferson Co. AL
Grandparents
William (Henley) May
1833–1914
Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
Nancy Brown
1837–1899
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1813–1867
Sarah Rutledge
1818–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844

Vera Barton's Descendants

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Vera (May) Barton (24 Dec 1888–14 Oct 1959) m. Bartow (Cleveland) Tharpe (30 Oct 1884–30 Aug 1939)
  1. 1. Ruth (Marie) Tharpe 1915–1997 m. Herbert (Ernest) Briggs 1910–1985
    1. 1. Herbert (Eugene) Briggs 1933–2011
  2. 2. Evelyn Tharpe 1920–2005 m. Edwin (Franklin) Lewis 1914–1960
    1. 1. Robert (Edwin) Lewis 1950–2017
  3. 3. Melvin (Barton) Tharpe 1927–2011 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ellis 1926–2016

Vera Barton's Timeline

10 Records

1888
24 Dec 1888
Birth of Vera May Barton in Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States
Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 12
Vera May Barton resided here in Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Vera May Barton resided here in Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1914
1914
Age 26
Vera May Barton resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
Vera May Barton resided here in Byromville, Dooly, Georgia, USA
Byromville, Dooly, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Vera May Barton resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Vera May Barton resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 52
Vera May Barton resided here in E P 21, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
E P 21, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Vera May Barton resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1959
14 Oct 1959
Age 71
Death of Vera May Barton in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Dora, Walker, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Byromville, Dooly, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Byromville, Dooly, Georgia; Roll: T625_248; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2339760

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00093; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 68-99

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E P 21, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00093; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 68-99

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Birmingham, Jefferso

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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