Poseyville, Indiana

JOHN N. BAEEETT was born March 30, 1843, in Posey County, Ind., and is one of eleven children born to George A. and Minerva (Sanders) Barrett. The father was of English descent, born October 12, 1818. He owned 430 acres of land in Robb Township and was among the first settlers of the county. He died December 5, 1871, after a useful and well spent life. The mother was Irish by birth, born in Kentucky in 1820. Since the death of her husband she has made her home with her children, who are living near each other. Our subject was educated in the common schools and 'made his home with his mother until twentysix years old. September 21, 1869, he took for his companion through life Phoebe A., daughter of Isaiah and Polly Wilkinson. She is a native of Gibson County, Ind., born in 1842. They have three children: Elma, Clara E. and Arthur. After his marriage

Passage source: History of Posey County, Indiana : from the Earliest Times to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1886.

January 5, 1842, in White County, 111. The father was a native of the same place, born January 26, 1816, a wool-carder by occupation. He moved to Posey County, Ind., in 1842 and located near Poseyville. A year later he moved to the town where he remained until his death, April 10, 1872. He was a successful business man and good financier. The mother was of Irish extraction and was born in the same State and county as her husband, November 21, 1819. Since the death of her husband she has lived with our subject. Vigil P. came with his parents to Posey County when an infant. He has a fair business education, completing the common school course and attending the University at Bloomington, Ind., for one year. When eighteen years old he began teaching school, continuing at that work seven years. December 10, 1874, he married Sarah E. Jaquess, born in Posey County, September 5, 1840. Since marriage they have resided in Poseyville, where Mr. Bozeman follows the occupation of brokerage. In 1883 he was elected president of the Posey County Bank at Mount Yemon, which suspended business about eighteen months later. In the winter of 1885 he and George Waters organized a private bank in PoseyviUe, which is at the present time in a prosperous condition. He owns about 700 acres of land besides town property in Poseyville. In politics he is a Eepublican and cast his first vote for A. Lincoln. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Masonic fraternity. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Passage source: History of Posey County, Indiana : from the Earliest Times to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1886.

JOHN CHEISTIE was born in Virginia, June 21, 1834, son of Henry and Ellen (St. Clair) Christie. The parents were natives of Virginia, born in 1806 and 1811, respectively. The father was a stone-mason, and came to Posey County, Ind., in 1850, where he followed the life of a farmer. His death occurred June 6, 1879. The mother is yet living. Our subject received a limited education, owing to the poor facilities of that day, and when nineteen years old began working for himself. June 13, 1859, he took for his companion through life Rosetta Kirby, born September 13, 1842, in Tennessee. They have this family: Jessie E., Minnie E. (deceased), Mary E. (deceased), Martha A., Nellie G. and Bstella F. Mr. Christie enlisted in Company D., Ninety -first Regular Indiana Infantry, August 20, 1862, and was an active and faithful soldier for three years. In June, 1865, he returned home, and in the fall of the same year, purchased forty-seven acres of land in Robb Township, and began farming. December 8, 1880, he lost his wife, and since that time his daughter Jessie has been his housekeeper. He aftetWard increased his farm to 107 acres, but meeting with an accident which crippled him in 1884, he abandoned farming, and has since lived in Poseyville. He is a Republican in politics and cast his first vote for Fremont.

Passage source: History of Posey County, Indiana : from the Earliest Times to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1886.

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