WHITE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Thomas Barton died and is buried in White Co., GA, lived in Habersham Co. according to an April 1855 application for bounty land due to his service as a private in the War of 1812. He listed his age on this application as 61. He volunteered for service in Spartanburg Co., SC and was known as the "Fiery Major."
From The Barton Bulletin, Christmas edition, 1971:
"In the Zion Methodist Church cemetery in White County, Georgia, which is not far across the Hall Co. line, there is a four-sided monument which has the following inscriptions:
| "On one side: | Maj. Thomas Barton, age 87 yrs., A Gallant Soldier of 1812 |
| "On one side: | Deicy Barton, wife of Thomas Barton, age 73 years. |
| "On one side: | Dr. J.T. Lattner, born July 31, 1826 died Oct. 6, 1887 |
| "On one side: | Julius A. Lattner, wife of Dr. J. T. Lattner, born June 27, 1827, died Aug. 13, 1887 |
[This monument was discovered by Ruth (Barton) Coleman.]
Charles A. Barton, quoting a 1981 letter from Ruth (Barton) Coleman, says although Thomas was only enlisted for six months and remained a private, but Thomas may have been in an Illinois Battle of the Black Hawk War (1830-1832) so he might have become a Major at that time. [The Joseph Barton Line, Hudgens and Cain, 1987, by Charles A. Barton, p. 99].
Hugh Montgomery Barton states that Mrs. Latner's daughter wrote that her
father (Thomas) had sisters Hannah, Nancy and Cassie. Hugh also states
in a letter (via Ruth to Charles), "Thomas was the last of 4 brothers, had
but one child, a son Thomas, and he had but one child - daughter who married
Dr. Latner."
[The Joseph Barton Line, Hudgens and Cain, 1987, by Charles A. Barton, p.
99].