4813. Fred Rockwood11 BARTON (Fred Waterman10, Fred9, Andrew Jackson8, Benjamin7, Benjamin6, Bezaleel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Matthew2, Edward1) was born in Westboro, MA May 28, 1918. Fred died 3 November 2008 in Menifee, CA, at 90 years of age.
He married twice. He married Cecilia Virginia WIGHT May 30, 1942. Cecilia was born February 19, 1918 in Flagstaff, AZ. Cecilia was the daughter of Joseph Lee WIGHT and Marcella Belle PHELAN. Cecilia died July 16, 1964 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, at 46 years of age. He married Froncie Moyer EDMONDS June 19, 1965 in Burbank, CA. Froncie was born 24 March 1914 in MO. Froncie died 29 November 1992 at 78 years of age. Her body was interred in Riverside, Riverside, CA. Born in Westboro, MA, Fred grew up in Worcester graduating from Worcester Classical High and attending Becker Business College. In 1940 he went to California to attend Curtiss Wright Tech. Using these skills in aviation mechanics, he was employed by Lockheed Aircraft Corp. as a research mechanic, field service instructor and senior maintainability engineer traveling extensively for the company. Eldest son, Fred Joseph was killed in a military air crash just before his 21st birthday while serving at Clark Air Base in the Phillipines and second child Marcia Ruth died of Leukemia at age 3. Fred and 2nd wife Froncie Moyer Edmonds moved to Hemet in 1980. Fred is responsible for much of the research on the Croydon branch of the Barton family for which the compiler is very grateful.
Fred Rockwood BARTON and Cecilia Virginia WIGHT had the following children:
5669 i. Fred Joseph12 BARTON was born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA July 23, 1943. Fred died May 11, 1964 in Phillipines, at 20 years of age.
5670 ii. Marcia Ruth BARTON was born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA August 17, 1944. Marcia died March 13, 1947 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, at 2 years of age.
+ 5671 iii. Dennis Eugene BARTON (still alive).
+ 5672 iv. Kenneth Raymond BARTON (still alive).
+ 5673 v. George Paul Bruce BARTON (still alive).
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