Bertha Alta BARE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois
• Census: 1910, Living with father in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois

Bertha married Otis Levi BEARD on 20 Jul 1914. Otis (son of Harrison Shaw BEARD and Bertha COUCH) was born in abt. 1889 in Illinois; died after 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ruby Geneva BEARD was born on 24 Nov 1916 in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois; died in Nov 1984 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., Illinois; was buried in Highland Memorial, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, living with parents in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, living with parents in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1880, Living in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois
• Census: 1900, Living in Bellmont, Wabash co., Illinois
• Census: 1910, Living in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois
• Census: 1920, Living in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois

Notes:

Name:
James and Arletta Bare owned forty acres on the SW corner of Bellmont, Illinois. They started an apple and cherry tree orchard and a mill to produce cider and sauces. The local farmers brought their fruit to the mill to be processed into juices, butters, and sauces.At first a horse did the grinding and squeezing by pulling the mill around in circles. This business provided a reasonable living and the horse later replaced with a steam driven engine for the grinding process, around 1890. Shortly after the turn of the century, Arletta died (1907) and James Sanford lost all interest in the mill. As a result the business ceased and the fruit trees slowly cut down to make room for farming.




James Sanford Bare:
Owned farm.
Medical Information: M/W UNK Cert#: 0930069 1922-06-15 WABASH BELLMONT Filed: 22-08-03
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Bellmont, IL

James married Arletta Rebecca MIDDLETON on 21 May 1873 in Wabash County, Illinois. Arletta was born on 10 Nov 1855 in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois; died on 17 Dec 1907 in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Dickson C. Middleton and Cassandra Rigg
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois

Notes:

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In the 1910 Census for Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois Orletta's mother is living with the family.

Middleton, Cassandra, 86

Arletta's father was Dickson Middleton.

Arletta's grandfather was Charles Rigg served in the Revolutionary War.

Arletta had at least two sisters. One named Maria married Will Crow and another, name unknown at this time, who was the mother of Blanche Rigg Tanquary. Blanche has one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, now living in Mt. Carmel, Ill who has a family tree of the Middletons and Riggs with the service number of the Rigg who served in the revolutionary war.

Arletta Rebecca Middleton married James Sanford Bare in the early 1870's.( May 25, 1873 in Wabash Co., IL. according to Family Tree maker)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer
• Census: 1870, Living in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Occupation: 1870; Blacksmith
• Census: 1880, Living in Bellmont, Wabash County, Illinois

Notes:

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In around the early 1850's Joseph and his family were pioneers,early settlers from Baresville, Ohio and settled in an area known as Lone Oak, Ill which is between Parkersburg and West Salem, Ill.
Lone Oak was a staging area for covered wagons as they converged on southern Illinois from the east. After a few weeks, Joseph and Margaret moved on to a place called Fordas Bottom. This was nothing more than a crossroad church located approx. 3 miles north and 1 mile west of what is now known as Bellmont. After a few months at Fordas Bottom, they moved in to Bellmont which was just being settled as a town. It was called Bellmont after a man named Mont Bell. This settlement became a rather thriving small farm town in the ensuing years with general stores, livery stable, blacksmith, undertaker, newspaper, bakery and so on. It prospered fairly well until WWI and thereafter slowly declined to nothing more than a small quiet country town with a population of 400 in the thirties and 300 in the sixties.



Joseph Bare Died of heart failure at the age 80 years 4months 1day

Joseph Bare buried Old Bethel Cemetery
Belmont Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois



Joseph and Margaret Bare are buried with relatives in the Bellmont Cemetery in the northern half and near the center of the NE quadrant. The relatives are buried in the same northern half but more to the eastern side. Gravestones for all are well preserved and easy to read.

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Created by: Ken and Karen

Joseph married Margaret MESSERLY. Margaret was born on 19 Jan 1824 in Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany; died on 5 Feb 1900 in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinos; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinois . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Madison, Richland Co., Illinois
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illlinois

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Bearsville, Monroe County, Ohio
• Occupation: 1850; Farmer

Notes:

Information given to me by Beverly Mayhugh:
Jacob Bare, Sr. came from Hagerstown, Maryland and settled Bares Landing before 1818. He owned all of the land where the town of Hannibal is now located. He may have moved from Pennsylvania to Maryland, to Berkeley, Virginia then to Bares Landing. Great-Grandfather Homer Baker said in a letter he wrote to Grandma Steiner in 1939, that Jacob Bare owned all of the land from Rock Hill to Sardis. (Have not verified this)

Ken Bare worte a book entitled "Descendants of Jacob Bare (1778-1859) of Baresville, Ohio to 1987. I've been unable to locate such book.

Name:
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there's alot of confusion because of the Bar, Bear, Bare, etc, spelling variations

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Jacob Bare, also known as Jacob Bare, Sr. was born in 1776 according to the census records. His tombstone, however gives his date of birth as 1778. He died Dec. 13, 1859 at Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio and was buried in the Old Cemetery.

Jacob Bare, Sr. born est. 1775/8 d. 1859 in Baresville (now Hannibal), Ohio

Jacob?s 1st marriage was to married Mary Steele
Date: 16 Sep 1799

Jacob 2nd marriage was to Mary Stevens

Even though it states everywhere the children's mother was Mary Steele I have a document showing the children's mother was Mary Stevens.

Jacob and Mary Steven's children:

Mary b. 8 Jan 1801
William S. b.1805
Elizabeth 8 May 1803
Samuel died as infant
Susannah 8 Nov 1807
Jacob Jr. 18 Mar 1808
John 26 Feb 1810
Joseph 1 May 1812
Nancy 5 Dec 1813
David 1814?
Martin 20 Oct 1815
Martha 20 Aug 1817
Alexander 5 Jan 1821
Harriet
Franklin



Jacob was one of the original settlers in southeastern Ohio in the early 1800's. He called his spot on the Ohio River "Bare's Landing". Today it's the location of the Hannibal Dam & Locks. It was on the north or left side of the river and New Martinsville, WV is on the south side.

Jacob entered the Service when he lived in Northampton County,Pennsylvania and from then was removed to Westmoreland County where he resided. He was drafted one time and volunteered twice.


He came to Ohio from Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland; Allegany County, Pa.; and Berkeley County, West Virginia. There is said to be a copy of the Marriage Bond of Jacob and Mary Steele of Berkeley, West Virginia. The census shows Anne Bare as Jacob's wife. However it is possible that Mary Ann Bare used her middle name of Anne.

Jacob Bare owned all the land on which the town of Hannibal has since arisen. The record of Jacob?s acquisition of one hundred and five acres on January 26, 1811 is in the Court House at St. Clairsville, Ohio (page 221 Vol. "D" Deed Records). A Newspaper article published by the Wheeling, West Virginia "Sunday News" dated Dec. 5, 1913 is the source of much of the material in this article. The newspaper article was in commemoration of the 98th birthday of Nancy Bare-O'Neil who was Jacob Bare's ninth Child. Also from the same sources, Jacob was Justice of the Peace and that ?Father Bare came from Berkeley County, West Virginia.? I located in the Hardesty Book of Monroe County & Spirit of Democracy-Woodsfield, Ohio, that there were petitions filed before Justice of the Peace, Jacob Bare in 1876 & 1832. He was also listed as Post Master for Baresville. There is also a legal notice that Anne Bare, wife of Jacob Bare sold some property to Kasper Brown Vol. 1, Page 51.

Hannibal has not always been Hannibal. When Jacob Bare, Sr. first inhabited the area, the place was called Bare's Landing. Jacob Bare settled Bares Landing, Ohio Twp. Monroe Co., Ohio between 1806-1808. The tiny village was located on the bank of the Ohio River where the land was very low. After the first flood the settlers became convinced that they had better move to higher ground. The town lost eight homes during this flood. So, the town was moved northwest to where the terrain begins to rise abruptly (the move was less that 1/4 of a mile.) The name was changed to Baresville. The original town-site was later sold to the U.S. Government to become the location of The Hannibal Locks.
The change from Baresville to Hannibal was arbitrary and may be laid at the doorstep of the U.S. Post Office. They apparently felt that the original name was too easily confused with others in the same general area. In September 1819 a group of Swiss arrived at Bare?s Landing and was greeted by Jacob Bare. He spoke the German language and encouraged the new arrivals to purchase land in the steep hills that shadow the Ohio River

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Jacob Bare Sr

Find A Grave Index

Name: Jacob Bare Sr
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1859
Event Place: , Monroe, Ohio, United States of America
Death Date: 13 Dec 1859
Affiliate Record Identifier: 130015732
Cemetery: Old Hannibal Cemetery

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Jacob married Mary Ann STEELE in 1799 in Berkley County, West Virginia. Mary was born in Virginia; died in Hannibal, Monroe County, Ohio; was buried in Old Hannibal Cemetery, Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Baresville, Monroe County, Ohio

Notes:

The 1850 Census shows Ann's (Mary) age as 52 and the 1860 census shows age as 60 and a widow. I am beginning to believe that Ann is Jacob's second wife. Since she was born in 1798. But I have to wonder if some of the children are hers.