Oscar was born on Thursday, 15 Jan 1883 in Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois. He was the 7th child born to Andrew Jackson & Sarah Elizabeth (Baldwin) Barrett. By the age 7, Oscar along with his parents & siblings were residing at 1640 N 2nd Street, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana until age of 14; moving to 304 N 14th Street, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. At the age of 18, Oscar is residing with his family at 1718 N 5th Street in Terre Haute when he worked as a machinist at Columbian E&S Company.

Throughout his 20s, Oscar resided with his sister Lizzie at 216 S 1st Street working as a laborer & oiler for Sparks Milling Company. He was a laborer & resided in Taylorville, Vigo County, Indiana until his marriage.

At the age of 37, on Monday, 1 March 1920 in Vigo County, Indiana Oscar married Bertie Maude Davis. They remained in the Terre Haute area at various locations throughout their marriage (655 N Water Street, 646 N 1st Street, 424 Harding Ave, 1418 S 1st Street, 1503 N 2nd Street, 409 S 1st Street, 1501 Harding Ave, and 900 Harding Ave). During this time, Oscar held several positions as laborer and packer for Sparks Milling Company.

Oscar & Bertie had 13 children with 7 living to adulthood:

Oscar Marvin Barrett
MSGT James Oliver Barrett
Alice Prudence Barrett Hogue Moore
Andrew Jackson Barrett
Mary Margaret Barrett
William Edward Barrett
Ruth Elizabeth Barrett
Virginia Rose Barrett Ondovick
Earl Robert Barrett
Paul Clare Barrett
Clara Elizabeth Barrett
Martha Jane Barrett

Oscar died on Thursday, 5 June 1958 at St Anthony’s Hospital from Congestive Heart Failure. He had been admitted to the hospital the previous day. Time of death was not identified on his death certificate and is unreadable on his obituary. Oscar was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery on Saturday, 7 June 1958.

Terre Haute Tribune - Oscar Barrett, 75, of 400 South First Street, died at St. Anthony Hospital at am Thursday. Surviving are four sons, Paul and William, both of Terre Haute, Jack of Chicago and Sgt James Barrett serving in the US Army in Germany; three sisters, Mrs Virginia Ondivick of Chicago, private living, and Mrs Alice Moore, both of Terre Haute; three grandchildren & several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Ball Porter Funeral Home where services will be held at 10:30am Saturday. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. (pg 15 Friday, 6 June 1958)

Notes: Obituary states “three sisters” should be “three daughters”

All information is sourced per Census, City Directories, Newspapers & Death Certificate

Updated: 11 Jan 2018 JoAnnamae
aka MerrittSwatts on Ancestry.com