Barnsback, Henry Clay

Male 1838 - 1918  (79 years)


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  • Name Barnsback, Henry Clay 
    Born 17 Jul 1838  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    •      According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, Henry Clay Barnsback, age 12 and attending school, lived with Julius L. Barnsback (age 50) and Mary Barnsback (age 42). There were three other children in the home: Mina C. Barnsback, age 16; Julius Barnsback, age 9; and, Mary E. Barnsback, age 5. Also in the household were four male boarders, ages 20 to 42, from Switzerland, Germany and Pennsylvania.
    Census 1860  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7

    • According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer was living with Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student; and Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student.
    Census 1870  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8

    •      According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, Henry C. Barnsback, a 31 year old merchant was living with Mary Barnsback, age 63 and keeping house.
           Living in the same dwelling, but constituting a separate household were J. M. Armstrong, a 32 year old physician, and Mary E. Armstrong, age 24 and keeping house. Mary E. Armstrong was very likely Henry Barnsback's younger sister. Also in that household were Ethline and Mary E. Armstrong, both age 2; and, Fanny Tracy, age 10, and identified as a nurse.
           In the next dwelling listed in the enumeration was the household of J. G. Barnsback, a 29 year old merchant, and Mary O. Barnsback, age 24, keeping house. J. G. Barnsback was very likely Henry Barnsback's younger brother. Living with J. G. and Mary O. was Sally F. Smith, age 18. She could very well be a relative (sister?) of Mary O., whose maiden name was Smith.
    Died 17 Jan 1918  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Buried 20 Jan 1918  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Address:
    Woodlawn Cemetery 
    Person ID I7991  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2015 

    Father Berensbach, Julius Louis Hans,   b. 6 Aug 1800, Lautenthal, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1853  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Gonterman, Mary Melinda,   b. 29 Mar 1807, Christian County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1903, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married Mar 1827  [10, 11, 12
    Census (family) 1850  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    •      According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Julius L. Barnsback, a 50 year old merchant born in Germany, with real estate valued at $10,000; Mary Barnsback, age 42, born in Kentucky; and four children: Mina C. Barnsback, age 16; Henry Clay Barnsback, age 12; Julius Barnsback, age 9; and, Mary E. Barnsback, age 5. All of the children were born in Illinois; the three eldest had attended school within the year. Also in the household were four male boarders, ages 20 to 42, from Switzerland, Germany and Pennsylvania.
    Family ID F2571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Montgomery, Mary M.,   b. 2 Aug 1844, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Jan 1877  [13, 14
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2575  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S270] Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County, Ill., Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with.... Reprint edition by the Coles County, Illinois Genealogical Society; 1978? (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1887), biographical sketch of Henry C. Barnsback; page 206.
      Henry C. Barnsback, son of Julius Louis Hans Barnsback and Mary M. Gonterman, was born on 17 July 1838 at Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois.

    2. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Henry C. Barnsback; 1838-1918.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542). Accessed in March 2011. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1544187.
           Henry C. Barnsback. Birth date: 17 July 1838. Birth place: Illinois. Gender: Male. Father's name: Julius L. Barnsback. Father's birth place: Germany. Mother's name: Mary M. Gonterman. Mother's birth place: Kentucky.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 119, page 501A, image 342. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 501A, enumerated on 22 October 1850; Julius L. Barnsback household, dwelling 5, family 5, lines 12-21. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: Henry Clay Barnsback; age 12; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year.
           By calculation from the information provided, Henry would have been born about 1837-1838. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1850 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 208, page 602, image 604. Illinois, Madison County, Township 4 N Range 8 W, Post Office: Edwardsville, census page 160, enumerated on 12 July 1860; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 1169, family 1151, lines 22-25. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: Henry Barnsback; age 21; male; printer; born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Henry would have been born about 1838-1839. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1860 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M593, roll 251, page 256A, image 516. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 9, enumerated on 30 June 1870; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 55, family 60, lines 15-16. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: 16) Barnsback, Henry C.; age 31; male; born in Illinois; father of foreign birth.
           By calculation from the information provided, Henry would have been born about 1838-1839. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1870 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 119, page 501A, image 342. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 501A, enumerated on 22 October 1850; Julius L. Barnsback household, dwelling 5, family 5, lines 12-21. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 12) Julius L. Barnsback; age 50; male; merchant; value of real estate=$10,000; born in Germany. 13) Mary Barnsback; age 42; female; born in Kentucky. 14) Mina C. Barnsback; age 16; female; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 15) Henry Clay Barnsback; age 12; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 16) Julius Barnsback; age 9; male; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 17) Mary E. Barnsback; age 5; female; born in Illinois. 18) ---- Cooper; age 42; male; cheese maker; born in Switzerland. 19) Vincent Ferguson; age 20; male; merchant clerk; born in Pennsylvania. 20) George Ginther; age 26; male; Hooper; born in Germany. 21) Henry Kirkman; age 33; male; laborer; born in Germany.

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 208, page 602, image 604. Illinois, Madison County, Township 4 N Range 8 W, Post Office: Edwardsville, census page 160, enumerated on 12 July 1860; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 1169, family 1151, lines 22-25. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 22) Mary Barnsback; age 53; female; house keeper; born in Kentucky. 23) Henry Barnsback; age 21; male; printer; born in Illinois. 24) Julius Barnsback; age 19; male; [student at law?]; born in Illinois; attended school within the year. 25) Mary Barnsback; age 14; female; born in Illinois; attended school within the year.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M593, roll 251, page 256A, image 516. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 9, enumerated on 30 June 1870; Mary Barnsback household, dwelling 55, family 60, lines 15-16. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           The household consisted of: 15) Barnsback, Mary; age 63; female; white; keeping house; value of real estate=$2,000; value of person estate=$2,000; born in Kentucky. 16) Barnsback, Henry C.; age 31; male; white; merchant; value of real estate=$1,250; value of person estate=$3,000; born in Illinois; father of foreign birth.

    9. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Henry C. Barnsback; 1838-1918.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542). Accessed in March 2011. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1544187.
           Henry C. Barnsback. Birth date: 17 July 1838. Birth place: Illinois. Death date: 17 January 1918. Death place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. Burial date: 20 January 1918. Burial place: [no data]. Cemetery name: Woodlawn Cemetery. Age at death: 79. Occupation: Retired Printer. Race: White. Marital status: M [married]. Gender: Male. Father's name: Julius L. Barnsback. Father's birth place: Germany. Mother's name: Mary M. Gonterman. Mother's birth place: Kentucky. Name of spouse: [no data].

    10. [S270] Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County, Ill., Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with.... Reprint edition by the Coles County, Illinois Genealogical Society; 1978? (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1887), biographical sketch of Henry C. Barnsback; page 209.
      Julius L. Barnsback and Mary M. Gonterman were married on married in March 1827. They were the parents of seven children.

    11. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Henry C. Barnsback; 1838-1918.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542). Accessed in March 2011. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1544187.
           Henry C. Barnsback. Birth date: 17 July 1838. Birth place: Illinois. Death date: 17 January 1918. Death place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. Gender: Male. Father's name: Julius L. Barnsback. Father's birth place: Germany. Mother's name: Mary M. Gonterman. Mother's birth place: Kentucky.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 119, page 501A, image 342. Illinois, Madison County, Edwardsville, census page 501A, enumerated on 22 October 1850; Julius L. Barnsback household, dwelling 5, family 5, lines 12-21. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2012.
           In the household was: Julius L. Barnsback; age 50; male; merchant; value of real estate=$10,000; born in Germany; and, Mary Barnsback; age 42; female; born in Kentucky.
           A marriage is implied but not explicitly stated.

    13. [S270] Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County, Ill., Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with.... Reprint edition by the Coles County, Illinois Genealogical Society; 1978? (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1887), biographical sketch of Henry C. Barnsback; page 210.
      Henry C. Barnsback and Mary M. Montgomery were married on 17 January 1877.

    14. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Henry C. Barnsback; 1838-1918.
      (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2542). Accessed in March 2011. Original data from "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947; Index." FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Family History Library film number 1544187.
           Henry C. Barnsback. Birth date: 17 July 1838. Birth place: Illinois. Death date: 17 January 1918. Death place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. Marital status: M [married]. Name of spouse: [no data].