Clarence Barrett's cremated remains were not initially taken after death and were available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2021 a relative received the ashes.
Clarence was born in Jo Daviess County, in northwestern Illinois on 3/11/1878. His mother Julia Caroline Wolcott was born in Illinois in 1847. His father, Charles Barrett was born in New York, about 1836 and served in the 96th Illinois Infantry during the US Civil War. He was honorably discharged. On 1/22/1864, Julia (age16) & Charles (age 27) were married in Jo Daviess County.
Clarence's mother had 12 children with 10 of them being alive in 1900 and 1910. Julia & Charles' children were: Mary Ellen (born in 1864), Clara (about 1866), Charles Henry (in 1867), Laura (about 1870), Bertha (about 1872), Norman George (in 1873), Eliza (in 1876), Clarence (in 1878), Orpha (in 1881), Aura (in 1886) as well as Minnie and Nial.
During the 1880 census, Clarence was 2 years old and living with his parents and siblings in Rush, Illinois in Jo Daviess County where his father farming. They were living next door to William Augustus Wolcott, Clarence's maternal uncle.
Clarence has not been found in the 1900 census. His parents, and some of his siblings were still farming in Rush.
On 6/26/1903 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Clarence (age 25) married 18 year old Lelia Kiser. She was born in Kansas. At the time of their marriage they were both living in Cass County, Nebraska. They never had children. They divorced after a short while. She remarried before 1907. It seems Clarence never remarried.
In 1905 his parents moved to Ferndale, Whatcom County, in northwestern Washington near the US - Canadian border. Some of Clarence's siblings lived in that county at that time. Others stayed in the mid-west. Clarence's father died in 1907 in Ferndale and his mother died in 1918. They were buried at the Blaine Cemetery in Blaine, Washington.
At the time of the 1910 census, Clarence was listed in Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington as a laborer on a railroad bridge project for the Great Northern Railroad.
By 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, Clarence was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, in southern Oregon where he was a forest ranger. He listed his brother, Charles Henry Barrett as his nearest relative and emergency contact. Charles and his wife Mattie Way farmed near Ferndale, Washington for decades. They had six children: Lola, Hazel, Bernice, Harley, Wilbur, and Cecille.
During the 1920 census, Clarence was living and working in a logging camp southwest of Roseburg in Powers, Coos County, Oregon. At the time of the 1930 census, Clarence was a farm laborer living near Roseburg in Dillard, Oregon. In 1931 he applied for 80 acres of homestead land, but he never seemed to really settle down. About 1932 he moved to Wenatchee, in north central Washington, spent some time in Iowa before returning to Dillard, Oregon in November 1934.
From Dillard, on 5/25/1935 Clarence was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. This may not have been the first time he was institutionalized. On 4/7/1925 a man named Clarence A. Barrett was committed to the asylum from Umatilla County, Oregon. Clarence died at OSH of cardio-renal disease on 11/22/1935 at the age of 57. A few of his siblings survived him.
His brother Norman was still living in California in 1940. It is not known what became of him after that. Clarence's brother Charles died on 9/5/1943 in Ferndale. He was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery in Ferndale. His sister Orpha Barrett married three times: Fred Wirt (a farmer), Frank McClure (a barber), and Edgar Hagerman (a farmer). Her children included: Helen, Lyda, Carolyn, and Fred Wirt as well as Montana, Eugene and Patricia McClure. Orpha lived with her family in Iowa and Nebraska. She died on 2/4/1958 and was buried in Iowa.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Clarence was born in Jo Daviess County, in northwestern Illinois on 3/11/1878. His mother Julia Caroline Wolcott was born in Illinois in 1847. His father, Charles Barrett was born in New York, about 1836 and served in the 96th Illinois Infantry during the US Civil War. He was honorably discharged. On 1/22/1864, Julia (age16) & Charles (age 27) were married in Jo Daviess County.
Clarence's mother had 12 children with 10 of them being alive in 1900 and 1910. Julia & Charles' children were: Mary Ellen (born in 1864), Clara (about 1866), Charles Henry (in 1867), Laura (about 1870), Bertha (about 1872), Norman George (in 1873), Eliza (in 1876), Clarence (in 1878), Orpha (in 1881), Aura (in 1886) as well as Minnie and Nial.
During the 1880 census, Clarence was 2 years old and living with his parents and siblings in Rush, Illinois in Jo Daviess County where his father farming. They were living next door to William Augustus Wolcott, Clarence's maternal uncle.
Clarence has not been found in the 1900 census. His parents, and some of his siblings were still farming in Rush.
On 6/26/1903 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Clarence (age 25) married 18 year old Lelia Kiser. She was born in Kansas. At the time of their marriage they were both living in Cass County, Nebraska. They never had children. They divorced after a short while. She remarried before 1907. It seems Clarence never remarried.
In 1905 his parents moved to Ferndale, Whatcom County, in northwestern Washington near the US - Canadian border. Some of Clarence's siblings lived in that county at that time. Others stayed in the mid-west. Clarence's father died in 1907 in Ferndale and his mother died in 1918. They were buried at the Blaine Cemetery in Blaine, Washington.
At the time of the 1910 census, Clarence was listed in Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington as a laborer on a railroad bridge project for the Great Northern Railroad.
By 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, Clarence was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, in southern Oregon where he was a forest ranger. He listed his brother, Charles Henry Barrett as his nearest relative and emergency contact. Charles and his wife Mattie Way farmed near Ferndale, Washington for decades. They had six children: Lola, Hazel, Bernice, Harley, Wilbur, and Cecille.
During the 1920 census, Clarence was living and working in a logging camp southwest of Roseburg in Powers, Coos County, Oregon. At the time of the 1930 census, Clarence was a farm laborer living near Roseburg in Dillard, Oregon. In 1931 he applied for 80 acres of homestead land, but he never seemed to really settle down. About 1932 he moved to Wenatchee, in north central Washington, spent some time in Iowa before returning to Dillard, Oregon in November 1934.
From Dillard, on 5/25/1935 Clarence was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. This may not have been the first time he was institutionalized. On 4/7/1925 a man named Clarence A. Barrett was committed to the asylum from Umatilla County, Oregon. Clarence died at OSH of cardio-renal disease on 11/22/1935 at the age of 57. A few of his siblings survived him.
His brother Norman was still living in California in 1940. It is not known what became of him after that. Clarence's brother Charles died on 9/5/1943 in Ferndale. He was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery in Ferndale. His sister Orpha Barrett married three times: Fred Wirt (a farmer), Frank McClure (a barber), and Edgar Hagerman (a farmer). Her children included: Helen, Lyda, Carolyn, and Fred Wirt as well as Montana, Eugene and Patricia McClure. Orpha lived with her family in Iowa and Nebraska. She died on 2/4/1958 and was buried in Iowa.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Clarence Barrett's cremated remains were not initially taken after death and were available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2021 a relative received the ashes.
Clarence was born in Jo Daviess County, in northwestern Illinois on 3/11/1878. His mother Julia Caroline Wolcott was born in Illinois in 1847. His father, Charles Barrett was born in New York, about 1836 and served in the 96th Illinois Infantry during the US Civil War. He was honorably discharged. On 1/22/1864, Julia (age16) & Charles (age 27) were married in Jo Daviess County.
Clarence's mother had 12 children with 10 of them being alive in 1900 and 1910. Julia & Charles' children were: Mary Ellen (born in 1864), Clara (about 1866), Charles Henry (in 1867), Laura (about 1870), Bertha (about 1872), Norman George (in 1873), Eliza (in 1876), Clarence (in 1878), Orpha (in 1881), Aura (in 1886) as well as Minnie and Nial.
During the 1880 census, Clarence was 2 years old and living with his parents and siblings in Rush, Illinois in Jo Daviess County where his father farming. They were living next door to William Augustus Wolcott, Clarence's maternal uncle.
Clarence has not been found in the 1900 census. His parents, and some of his siblings were still farming in Rush.
On 6/26/1903 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Clarence (age 25) married 18 year old Lelia Kiser. She was born in Kansas. At the time of their marriage they were both living in Cass County, Nebraska. They never had children. They divorced after a short while. She remarried before 1907. It seems Clarence never remarried.
In 1905 his parents moved to Ferndale, Whatcom County, in northwestern Washington near the US - Canadian border. Some of Clarence's siblings lived in that county at that time. Others stayed in the mid-west. Clarence's father died in 1907 in Ferndale and his mother died in 1918. They were buried at the Blaine Cemetery in Blaine, Washington.
At the time of the 1910 census, Clarence was listed in Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington as a laborer on a railroad bridge project for the Great Northern Railroad.
By 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, Clarence was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, in southern Oregon where he was a forest ranger. He listed his brother, Charles Henry Barrett as his nearest relative and emergency contact. Charles and his wife Mattie Way farmed near Ferndale, Washington for decades. They had six children: Lola, Hazel, Bernice, Harley, Wilbur, and Cecille.
During the 1920 census, Clarence was living and working in a logging camp southwest of Roseburg in Powers, Coos County, Oregon. At the time of the 1930 census, Clarence was a farm laborer living near Roseburg in Dillard, Oregon. In 1931 he applied for 80 acres of homestead land, but he never seemed to really settle down. About 1932 he moved to Wenatchee, in north central Washington, spent some time in Iowa before returning to Dillard, Oregon in November 1934.
From Dillard, on 5/25/1935 Clarence was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. This may not have been the first time he was institutionalized. On 4/7/1925 a man named Clarence A. Barrett was committed to the asylum from Umatilla County, Oregon. Clarence died at OSH of cardio-renal disease on 11/22/1935 at the age of 57. A few of his siblings survived him.
His brother Norman was still living in California in 1940. It is not known what became of him after that. Clarence's brother Charles died on 9/5/1943 in Ferndale. He was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery in Ferndale. His sister Orpha Barrett married three times: Fred Wirt (a farmer), Frank McClure (a barber), and Edgar Hagerman (a farmer). Her children included: Helen, Lyda, Carolyn, and Fred Wirt as well as Montana, Eugene and Patricia McClure. Orpha lived with her family in Iowa and Nebraska. She died on 2/4/1958 and was buried in Iowa.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Clarence was born in Jo Daviess County, in northwestern Illinois on 3/11/1878. His mother Julia Caroline Wolcott was born in Illinois in 1847. His father, Charles Barrett was born in New York, about 1836 and served in the 96th Illinois Infantry during the US Civil War. He was honorably discharged. On 1/22/1864, Julia (age16) & Charles (age 27) were married in Jo Daviess County.
Clarence's mother had 12 children with 10 of them being alive in 1900 and 1910. Julia & Charles' children were: Mary Ellen (born in 1864), Clara (about 1866), Charles Henry (in 1867), Laura (about 1870), Bertha (about 1872), Norman George (in 1873), Eliza (in 1876), Clarence (in 1878), Orpha (in 1881), Aura (in 1886) as well as Minnie and Nial.
During the 1880 census, Clarence was 2 years old and living with his parents and siblings in Rush, Illinois in Jo Daviess County where his father farming. They were living next door to William Augustus Wolcott, Clarence's maternal uncle.
Clarence has not been found in the 1900 census. His parents, and some of his siblings were still farming in Rush.
On 6/26/1903 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Clarence (age 25) married 18 year old Lelia Kiser. She was born in Kansas. At the time of their marriage they were both living in Cass County, Nebraska. They never had children. They divorced after a short while. She remarried before 1907. It seems Clarence never remarried.
In 1905 his parents moved to Ferndale, Whatcom County, in northwestern Washington near the US - Canadian border. Some of Clarence's siblings lived in that county at that time. Others stayed in the mid-west. Clarence's father died in 1907 in Ferndale and his mother died in 1918. They were buried at the Blaine Cemetery in Blaine, Washington.
At the time of the 1910 census, Clarence was listed in Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington as a laborer on a railroad bridge project for the Great Northern Railroad.
By 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, Clarence was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, in southern Oregon where he was a forest ranger. He listed his brother, Charles Henry Barrett as his nearest relative and emergency contact. Charles and his wife Mattie Way farmed near Ferndale, Washington for decades. They had six children: Lola, Hazel, Bernice, Harley, Wilbur, and Cecille.
During the 1920 census, Clarence was living and working in a logging camp southwest of Roseburg in Powers, Coos County, Oregon. At the time of the 1930 census, Clarence was a farm laborer living near Roseburg in Dillard, Oregon. In 1931 he applied for 80 acres of homestead land, but he never seemed to really settle down. About 1932 he moved to Wenatchee, in north central Washington, spent some time in Iowa before returning to Dillard, Oregon in November 1934.
From Dillard, on 5/25/1935 Clarence was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. This may not have been the first time he was institutionalized. On 4/7/1925 a man named Clarence A. Barrett was committed to the asylum from Umatilla County, Oregon. Clarence died at OSH of cardio-renal disease on 11/22/1935 at the age of 57. A few of his siblings survived him.
His brother Norman was still living in California in 1940. It is not known what became of him after that. Clarence's brother Charles died on 9/5/1943 in Ferndale. He was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery in Ferndale. His sister Orpha Barrett married three times: Fred Wirt (a farmer), Frank McClure (a barber), and Edgar Hagerman (a farmer). Her children included: Helen, Lyda, Carolyn, and Fred Wirt as well as Montana, Eugene and Patricia McClure. Orpha lived with her family in Iowa and Nebraska. She died on 2/4/1958 and was buried in Iowa.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
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