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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Barton County is a county located in Southwest Missouri. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 12,402. Its county seat is Lamar. The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton from Missouri.
President Harry S. Truman was born in Barton County in 1884.
The female bandit, Little Britches, the companion in crime of Cattle Annie, was born in Barton County in 1879.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1833 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1866 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 1,817
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| 1870 | 5,087
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| 1880 | 10,332
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| 1890 | 18,504
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| 1900 | 18,253
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| 1910 | 16,747
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| 1920 | 16,879
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| 1930 | 14,560
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| 1940 | 14,148
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| 1950 | 12,678
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| 1960 | 11,113
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| 1970 | 10,431
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| 1980 | 11,292
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| 1990 | 11,312
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mobarton/
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