514. Silas Ransom⁷ BARTON (Abia⁶, Joshua⁵, Joshua⁴, Samuel³, Matthew², Edward¹) was born in Spencer, MA July 26, 1804.⁽⁶⁶²⁾ Silas died 5 February 1874 at 69 years of age.⁽⁶⁶³⁾

He married Harriet E. WOLCOTT 9 October 1826 in Spencer, MA.⁽⁶⁶⁴⁾ Harriet was born 20 May 1804.⁽⁶⁶⁵⁾ Harriet was the daughter of James WOLCOTT and Hannah BARTLETT. Harriet died 18 April 1878 at 73 years of age.⁽⁶⁶⁶⁾

Silas was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Pittsfield, Warren, PA. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Sally BARTON (household member); John W. BARTON (household member); Silas Ransom BARTON Jr. (household member); Elliot BARTON (household member); Harriet E. WOLCOTT (household member); George Washington BARTON (household member); Sarah BARTON (household member). Silas was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Township15SRange4E, Massac, IL. The following individuals are also linked to this event: John W. BARTON (household member); Harriet E. WOLCOTT (household member); Silas Ransom BARTON Jr. (household member). Silas was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Spencer, Kent, MI. The following individual is also linked to this event: Harriet E. WOLCOTT (household member). Silas is called a shoemaker in the 1870 census.

Silas Ransom BARTON and Harriet E. WOLCOTT had the following children:

1213 i. Harriet Eliza⁸ BARTON was born 19 September 1827.⁽⁶⁶⁷⁾

1214 ii. Mary Ann BARTON was born 23 April 1830.⁽⁶⁶⁸⁾ Mary died 2 December 1905 at 75 years of age. She married Unknown POTTER.

+ 1215 iii. George Washington BARTON was born 26 January 1832.

+ 1216 iv. Elliot BARTON was born 6 December 1834.

1217 v. Eliza Jane BARTON was born 15 May 1837.⁽⁶⁶⁹⁾

1218 vi. Sarah BARTON was born in PA 4 June 1841.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁾

1219 vii. Sally BARTON was born in PA 4 June 1841.

+ 1220 viii. Silas Ransom BARTON Jr. was born 21 July 1844.

1221 ix. John W. BARTON was born in PA 30 March 1848.⁽⁶⁷¹⁾ John was listed as a household member living with Silas Ransom BARTON in the 1860 Census in Township15SRange4E, Massac, IL. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Harriet E. WOLCOTT (household member); Silas Ransom BARTON Jr. (household member). John was listed as a household member living with Elliot BARTON on the 1870 Census in Spencer, Kent, MI. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Mary E. BARTON (household member); Elbridge BARTON (household member); Mary Jane Ann SALE (household member). John never married.

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