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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: George Frank Barcus Note Born: 8 Oct 1859 at Columbiana County, , , Ohio Married: 30 Oct 1889 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: 26 Oct 1930 at Rochester, , Fulton County, Indiana Father: Henry A. Barcus Mother: Mary Quigg
WIFE
Name: Delila (lila) Ault Note Born: Abt 1863 at Indiana, , , Died: at Survived Her Husband, , , Father: Henry (s.o. Frederick) Ault Mother: Susanna Freck
CHILDREN

NOTES
1). bobspu.ged BIO Early in 1997, Wilma FOLTZ sent compiler several photocopied obituaries that she had found in a new compilation at the Fulton County Pub. Lib. Per Mrs. Foltz, a retired judge name not given and his wife were in the process of gathering all of the old obituaries from back issues of Rochester newspapers and compiling them into book form. The rather lengthy obituary for George F. BARCUS was among those copied. George Frank BARCUS, 71, one of the best known business men of the city, died at six o clock Sunday morning in his home at 312 West Third Street, death being due to asthma and complications. Mr. BARCUS had been in failing health for the past two year buthis condition had only been regarded as serious two weeks. George Frank, son of Henry A. and Mary QUIGG BARCUS, was born in Columbiana county, Ohio on October 8, 1859, and came with his parents to Rochester when a child and the remainder of this life was spent here. On October 30, 1880 he was married to Miss Lila AULT. When a young man Mr. BARCUS learned the plastering trade and for many years he was engaged in the contract plastering business. Later he became engaged in business selling lime, cement and building supplies and the buying and selling of hides and furs. His business establishment was located at the corner of Main and Third Street for many years. The building occupied by Mr. BARCUS was only recently torn down and a filling station erected and Mr. BARCUS was building a new structure on the adjoining lot in which he had planned to carry on his business. Mr. BARCUS was very active in civic and political interests in the city and county. He served as chairman of the Republican party in thecounty for one year and three terms on the city council, twice by election and once by appointment. He was a member of the Knights of Phthias, I.O.O.F. and Mt. Horab Encampment lodges and always took an active part in all the work of the three orders. Besides his wife he is survived by five brothers and two sisters, Mrs. H.W. NISWONGER, of Fort Wayne, John BARCUS of Owosso, Michigan James Q. BARCUS Albany, New York William BARCUS of LaSalle, Illinois Mrs. Rose CUSHMAN of San De Andro, CaliforniaArthur J. BARCUS , Des Moines, Iowa and I.O. BARCUS of Chicago. Mr. BARCUS death is the first in a family of eight children. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o clock at the home with Rev. D.S. PERRY officiating. Burial will bemade in the I.O.O.F. cemetery and the I.O.O.F. lodge will have charge of the service. REF 1. HISTORY OF INDIANA, FULTON COUNTY, 1896, PEATTY Fulton County Pub. Library, Rochester, IN Article on Joseph AULT and family 2. Fulton County Marriages, A K, page not noted Fulton Co.Pub. Lib. Rochester, IN. 3. Obituary George FrankBARCUS, compilation of obituaries from Rochester, IN newspapers p 144 Monday, October 27, 1930. Photocopy of page provided by Wilma MOW FOLTZ, 1049 E 450 N, Rochester, IN 46975. Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 Ault.GED
2).  bobspu.ged  Individual note  1.   History of Fulton County, 1896   Peattie 2.   Fulton Co. Marriages, A K , County Lib., Rochester, IN 3.  U.S. Census 1880, IN  Fulton Co.  Town of Rochester   72 76 BIO  Delila was apparently born after her father  s return from dutyin the Civil War. Sh was listed as 17 on the 1880 census and her occupation was  teacher . In 1896, she and George were reported as living in Rochester. Source  Elizabeth  Ann  Gilchrist Jun 1998 Ault.GED

						

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