Column "An" indicates the number of times this person is listed in the Ancestry.com CD "Military Records: Civil War Service Records" and the column "PS" indicates the number of times this person is listed on the US Park Service site  http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm .  The next columns list company or companies in which the person was assigned and if he is known to have been assigned to other units such as the Veterans Reserve, the 42nd Ohio, 77th Ohio or some other unit.

LEWIS BARGE, SR., retired; Cardington; was born on a farm in Chester Co., Pa., March 7, 1810, and lived there six years; he then with his parents moved to Ohio; they stopped one year in Harrison Co., then moved to Belmont Co., and engaged in farming. Lewis remained at home until he was 17 years of age; he then was apprenticed to the wagon-makers' trade, to Mr. Aaron Mendenhall of Harrison Co., and served for three years; he then worked as journeyman a few months in Jefferson Co., when fie came to Cardington, and soon after married an old acquaintance of Harrison Co., Miss Susannah Merrick, who came to Cardington with her parents in 1829, and married Dec. 13, same year. After his marriage be occupied a residence within the present limits of Cardington, and worked at his trade for three years; he then entered eighty acres of timber, the same being part of his present place; it never changed bands; he erected a round log cabin, which was hewed down inside and plastered with mud; it contained one room, stick chimney, clapboard roof, etc., etc. His stock consisted of one Indian pony and a cow; he began burning the timber and clearing the place; they made their own clothes, and have hauled wheat to Sandusky, and sold the same for fifty cents per bushel; in those days the wages for hauling was one-half the load. April 10, 1853, is the date of Mrs. Barge's death. They had ten children, but four of whom are living-Eli, married Eliza Moss, and lives in Marion Co., Iowa; Robert, married Jane Harrod, and lives here on the old homestead; they have two children-Willis and Fannie; Slocum, married Cynthia Ann Conwell; they also live on the old homestead, and farm the same; they have two children -Lillie L. and James P.; Hulda Ann lives at home. Feb. 8, 1834, he married Mrs. Bunker, formerly Sibbia Purvis; she was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., and came to this vicinity with her parents in 1824. They have no children. Mr. Barge had three sons in the late war-Morris enlisted in Iowa, and died at New Orleans, about two years after his enlistment; Robert served three years in the 96th Ohio, and Slocum served during the war in the 31st Ohio. Mr. Barge's parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Taylor) Barge, were natives of Pennsylvania; they came to Ohio in 1816, and later settled in Belmont Co., where they died. Of their nine children, four are living -Lewis, Taylor, Sarah Bendure and Keziah Blazer. His grandfather and wife, Sarah, were natives of Nova Scotia; they came to the Colonies previous to the Revolution, in which he took a part, and was killed at the Battle of the Brandywine.

WILBUR F. BARR, stock-raiser; P. O., Bloomfield. John S. and Eliza (Clark) Barr were united in marriage in 1821, to whom was born four children-Wesley C., Philena M., Wilber F. and Sylvia S. The. oldest son is a farmer and married; the two daughters are single and living at home with their parents. Wilbur F. was born in South Bloomfield Tp., Sept. 12, 1840, his youth was spent attending the district schools and assisting in clearing up the place; afterward he worked for his father until he was 27 years old; he was then married to Mary A., daughter of George and Susannah (Tucker) Wolfe. Roswell Clark, the grandfather of Wilber, deeded him forty acres of land with the understanding that Wilber was to pay three per cent. interest on its valuation ($1200) as long as Roswell lived., In 1871 as Roswell thought he would not live long he was asked what he would take for a receipt in full for the land; he said $200, which was agreed to; but the other heirs of Roswell not liking the bargain, it was afterward annulled. After the death of Roswell's wife, this property fell to Wilber's mother, and she finally gave it to him. Thus it was he got his first land. He has added 140 acres to this by purchase, and his wife at her marriage received from her father 100 acres more; thus the family own about 300 acres of land. Wilber Barr is a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bloomfield. In 1862 he enlisted in Company "C," 96th Regiment 0. V. I., and was with it until he was mustered out of service. At different times he served in the capacity of fifer and bugler. He took the typhoid fever, and as he was recovering was taken with a relapse and became very low; through the kindness and sympathy of Dr. Newlin he recovered; he was sent north by Dr. N., and by help of alcoholic stimulants reached home alive, and with the care of his friends there recovered; he was mustered out of service in 1864. Mt. Barr's present occupation is stock-raising, dealing in sheep, cattle and hogs almost exclusively; he has a family of three children George A., born Oct. 15, 1868, Orie Clio, Aug. 29, 1870 and John A., July 21, 1874. During the war Mr. Barr went west to Missouri to see his brother, Wesley; when the train be was on reached St. Charles he took a lay off, which act saved his life; for when the train loaded with passengers reached Centralia it was attacked by Anderson's guerrillas and every soul butchered.

H I S T 0 R Y OF MORROW COUNTY AND OHIO.  I L L U S T R A T E D

CHICAGO: 0. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,  186 DEARBORN STREET.  1880.

http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Morrow/MorFront.htm

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