From the Clark County Courthouse (Marshall, IL) Death Register, page 170: Archer Bartlett, 79y 9m 18d died July 19, 1904 9:00 a.m., Married, Died Marshall, IL Carcinoma of liver. Buried Marshall Cemetery.
His obituary:
Dated July 20, 1904 is a newspaper page found at the Clark County Genealogy Library (Marshall, IL) on Wabash Twp a collection of articles, photo's etc. It includes an obituary for Archer Bartlett.
Another Pioneer Passes Away
Archer Bartlett one of the city's oldest residents and at the time of his death the oldest native born citizen of Clark County, passed from this life to life everlasting shortly after nine o'clock Tuesday morning.
The passing of Archer Bartlett removes from the city one who knew the history of the city by being a participant of the leading events since the day his father pitched a tent on its site to which to shelter his family until a house could be erected. His fond of knowledge of the early history of the city and its residents, was very great and on this subject he was a most entertaining talker. He was intimately acquainted with the leading attorneys who traveled the circuit of which Clark County was a part in the days when Ficklin, Linder and Lincoln attended the courts here, and had engaged in sharp contests of pitching horseshoes with the lamented Lincoln. Much of the unrecorded history of the city died with him.
He was born on Walnut Prairie in the southeast part of this county on October 1, 1824, and was thus nearing the close of his 80th year. When our subject was only six months old his father moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where the family resided eleven years. Then in the spring of 1886 (I believe this year is incorrect) they moved to Marshall, being the first family to settle on the site of the present city. From that date until the day of this death, more than sixty-eight years, Marshall had been the home of Archer Bartlett, except intervals of a few months, and during all those years he was a familiar figure on the streets of the city. He lived to see generations of Marshall citizens come and go and to see a forest inhabited by wild beasts and frequented by the Red Man converted into a beautiful and thriving city, and in this transformation he played an important part.
Mr. Bartlett was engaged in many occupations in his long life. He taught school, followed merchandising for many years and for several years he was engaged in flat boating on the Wabash River which in an early day was a profitable business. Of late years Mr. Bartlett has led a retired life, finding great enjoyment in the quiet and comfort of his home.
On August 18 of 1844 Mr. Bartlett was married to Miss Martha Quick who survives him. To this union four children were born. Two daughters preceded the father in death, May at the age of ten years and Alice at the age of fourteen. The surviving children are Mrs. Florence Whitlock Bartlett and Fred J. of this city. He is also survived by three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Of the family of children of John Bartlett, Archer was the oldest and his is survived by only one member of the family, Mrs. John Scholfield.
The funeral was conducted this afternoon at the residence. Rev. E. W. Murray officiating. The burial took place at the Marshall Cemetery.
His obituary:
Dated July 20, 1904 is a newspaper page found at the Clark County Genealogy Library (Marshall, IL) on Wabash Twp a collection of articles, photo's etc. It includes an obituary for Archer Bartlett.
Another Pioneer Passes Away
Archer Bartlett one of the city's oldest residents and at the time of his death the oldest native born citizen of Clark County, passed from this life to life everlasting shortly after nine o'clock Tuesday morning.
The passing of Archer Bartlett removes from the city one who knew the history of the city by being a participant of the leading events since the day his father pitched a tent on its site to which to shelter his family until a house could be erected. His fond of knowledge of the early history of the city and its residents, was very great and on this subject he was a most entertaining talker. He was intimately acquainted with the leading attorneys who traveled the circuit of which Clark County was a part in the days when Ficklin, Linder and Lincoln attended the courts here, and had engaged in sharp contests of pitching horseshoes with the lamented Lincoln. Much of the unrecorded history of the city died with him.
He was born on Walnut Prairie in the southeast part of this county on October 1, 1824, and was thus nearing the close of his 80th year. When our subject was only six months old his father moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where the family resided eleven years. Then in the spring of 1886 (I believe this year is incorrect) they moved to Marshall, being the first family to settle on the site of the present city. From that date until the day of this death, more than sixty-eight years, Marshall had been the home of Archer Bartlett, except intervals of a few months, and during all those years he was a familiar figure on the streets of the city. He lived to see generations of Marshall citizens come and go and to see a forest inhabited by wild beasts and frequented by the Red Man converted into a beautiful and thriving city, and in this transformation he played an important part.
Mr. Bartlett was engaged in many occupations in his long life. He taught school, followed merchandising for many years and for several years he was engaged in flat boating on the Wabash River which in an early day was a profitable business. Of late years Mr. Bartlett has led a retired life, finding great enjoyment in the quiet and comfort of his home.
On August 18 of 1844 Mr. Bartlett was married to Miss Martha Quick who survives him. To this union four children were born. Two daughters preceded the father in death, May at the age of ten years and Alice at the age of fourteen. The surviving children are Mrs. Florence Whitlock Bartlett and Fred J. of this city. He is also survived by three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Of the family of children of John Bartlett, Archer was the oldest and his is survived by only one member of the family, Mrs. John Scholfield.
The funeral was conducted this afternoon at the residence. Rev. E. W. Murray officiating. The burial took place at the Marshall Cemetery.
From the Clark County Courthouse (Marshall, IL) Death Register, page 170: Archer Bartlett, 79y 9m 18d died July 19, 1904 9:00 a.m., Married, Died Marshall, IL Carcinoma of liver. Buried Marshall Cemetery.
His obituary:
Dated July 20, 1904 is a newspaper page found at the Clark County Genealogy Library (Marshall, IL) on Wabash Twp a collection of articles, photo's etc. It includes an obituary for Archer Bartlett.
Another Pioneer Passes Away
Archer Bartlett one of the city's oldest residents and at the time of his death the oldest native born citizen of Clark County, passed from this life to life everlasting shortly after nine o'clock Tuesday morning.
The passing of Archer Bartlett removes from the city one who knew the history of the city by being a participant of the leading events since the day his father pitched a tent on its site to which to shelter his family until a house could be erected. His fond of knowledge of the early history of the city and its residents, was very great and on this subject he was a most entertaining talker. He was intimately acquainted with the leading attorneys who traveled the circuit of which Clark County was a part in the days when Ficklin, Linder and Lincoln attended the courts here, and had engaged in sharp contests of pitching horseshoes with the lamented Lincoln. Much of the unrecorded history of the city died with him.
He was born on Walnut Prairie in the southeast part of this county on October 1, 1824, and was thus nearing the close of his 80th year. When our subject was only six months old his father moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where the family resided eleven years. Then in the spring of 1886 (I believe this year is incorrect) they moved to Marshall, being the first family to settle on the site of the present city. From that date until the day of this death, more than sixty-eight years, Marshall had been the home of Archer Bartlett, except intervals of a few months, and during all those years he was a familiar figure on the streets of the city. He lived to see generations of Marshall citizens come and go and to see a forest inhabited by wild beasts and frequented by the Red Man converted into a beautiful and thriving city, and in this transformation he played an important part.
Mr. Bartlett was engaged in many occupations in his long life. He taught school, followed merchandising for many years and for several years he was engaged in flat boating on the Wabash River which in an early day was a profitable business. Of late years Mr. Bartlett has led a retired life, finding great enjoyment in the quiet and comfort of his home.
On August 18 of 1844 Mr. Bartlett was married to Miss Martha Quick who survives him. To this union four children were born. Two daughters preceded the father in death, May at the age of ten years and Alice at the age of fourteen. The surviving children are Mrs. Florence Whitlock Bartlett and Fred J. of this city. He is also survived by three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Of the family of children of John Bartlett, Archer was the oldest and his is survived by only one member of the family, Mrs. John Scholfield.
The funeral was conducted this afternoon at the residence. Rev. E. W. Murray officiating. The burial took place at the Marshall Cemetery.
His obituary:
Dated July 20, 1904 is a newspaper page found at the Clark County Genealogy Library (Marshall, IL) on Wabash Twp a collection of articles, photo's etc. It includes an obituary for Archer Bartlett.
Another Pioneer Passes Away
Archer Bartlett one of the city's oldest residents and at the time of his death the oldest native born citizen of Clark County, passed from this life to life everlasting shortly after nine o'clock Tuesday morning.
The passing of Archer Bartlett removes from the city one who knew the history of the city by being a participant of the leading events since the day his father pitched a tent on its site to which to shelter his family until a house could be erected. His fond of knowledge of the early history of the city and its residents, was very great and on this subject he was a most entertaining talker. He was intimately acquainted with the leading attorneys who traveled the circuit of which Clark County was a part in the days when Ficklin, Linder and Lincoln attended the courts here, and had engaged in sharp contests of pitching horseshoes with the lamented Lincoln. Much of the unrecorded history of the city died with him.
He was born on Walnut Prairie in the southeast part of this county on October 1, 1824, and was thus nearing the close of his 80th year. When our subject was only six months old his father moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where the family resided eleven years. Then in the spring of 1886 (I believe this year is incorrect) they moved to Marshall, being the first family to settle on the site of the present city. From that date until the day of this death, more than sixty-eight years, Marshall had been the home of Archer Bartlett, except intervals of a few months, and during all those years he was a familiar figure on the streets of the city. He lived to see generations of Marshall citizens come and go and to see a forest inhabited by wild beasts and frequented by the Red Man converted into a beautiful and thriving city, and in this transformation he played an important part.
Mr. Bartlett was engaged in many occupations in his long life. He taught school, followed merchandising for many years and for several years he was engaged in flat boating on the Wabash River which in an early day was a profitable business. Of late years Mr. Bartlett has led a retired life, finding great enjoyment in the quiet and comfort of his home.
On August 18 of 1844 Mr. Bartlett was married to Miss Martha Quick who survives him. To this union four children were born. Two daughters preceded the father in death, May at the age of ten years and Alice at the age of fourteen. The surviving children are Mrs. Florence Whitlock Bartlett and Fred J. of this city. He is also survived by three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Of the family of children of John Bartlett, Archer was the oldest and his is survived by only one member of the family, Mrs. John Scholfield.
The funeral was conducted this afternoon at the residence. Rev. E. W. Murray officiating. The burial took place at the Marshall Cemetery.
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