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- Barton, Robert McKinney (1820-1896)
SENATE, 34th (Confederate) General Assembly, 1861-63, representing Hancock, Hawkins, and Jefferson counties; party affiliation not given. Born in Grainger County on July 20, 1820, son of Isaac and Jane Barton. Studied law; admitted to the bar of Montgomery, Morgan County, 1844, and to Greeneville, Greene County, bar in 1845. Married on November 27, 1848, to Hannah E. McFarland, daughter of Robert and Mary Ann (Scott) McFarland; one son: Robert M. Barton. After his marriage he acquired land in what is now Hamblen County, and built his home, known as "High Oaks." During the Civil War, he served the Confederate government in Abingdon and Bristol, Virginia, as head of the railroads. Member Presbyterian Church. In 1876 he removed to Chattanooga, Hamilton County, and resumed his practice there. Died in Chattanooga on January 28, 1896; buried in Memorial Park, Chattanooga. Father of Robert M. Barton, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.
Sources: Rudisil, Historic Hamblen, 1870-1970, 72-74; Hamilton County Tombstone Records, Vol. 4, p. 9; Jefferson County Marriage Records, 66
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Barton, Robert McKinney (1820-1896)
SENATE, 34th (Confederate) General Assembly, 1861-63, representing Hancock, Hawkins, and Jefferson counties; party affiliation not given. Born in Grainger County on July 20, 1820, son of Isaac and Jane Barton. Studied law; admitted to the bar of Montgomery, Morgan County, 1844, and to Greeneville, Greene County, bar in 1845. Married on November 27, 1848, to Hannah E. McFarland, daughter of Robert and Mary Ann (Scott) McFarland; one son: Robert M. Barton. After his marriage he acquired land in what is now Hamblen County, and built his home, known as "High Oaks." During the Civil War, he served the Confederate government in Abingdon and Bristol, Virginia, as head of the railroads. Member Presbyterian Church. In 1876 he removed to Chattanooga, Hamilton County, and resumed his practice there. Died in Chattanooga on January 28, 1896; buried in Memorial Park, Chattanooga. Father of Robert M. Barton, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.
Sources: Rudisil, Historic Hamblen, 1870-1970, 72-74; Hamilton County Tombstone Records, Vol. 4, p. 9; Jefferson County Marriage Records, 66
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d. 20 Mar 1896, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee