Biographical Sketch of J. H. Bartle, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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J. H. Bartle, an enterprising merchant of St. Claire, was born in
Prairie Township, Franklin Co., Mo., December 20, 1849, the eldest of
the four children born to William H. and Maria (Brewer) Bartle, natives
respectively, of Cameron, England and Illinois.  The parents were mar-
ried in Franklin County, Mo., whither the father came in 1844, and the
mother with her parents some time later; the former died in 1883, and
the latter is still living in St. Claire, at the age of fifty-five.
Though the father owned and resided on a farm he was always engaged in
mining, and was manager of the Silver Lead and St. Claire Mines for
many years.  J. H. Bartle was educated in the common schools, and at
the age of nineteen began clerking for Dr. Payne, at Moselle, where he
remained eighteen months, at the expiration of which time he returned
to the home of his parents and engaged in teaching until 1877.  He 
then established a mercantile store at St. Claire, which for one year
was conducted by Mrs. Bartle; during that time Mr. Bartle was engaged
in the Northumberland Lead Mines, with which he has since been connec-
ted, but has devoted his attention more particularly to the mercantile
business.  At present he is manager of the Northumberland Mines, owns 
and manages a store, shoe-shop, lumber yard, livery stable and lead
ore smelter.  July 4, 1872, he was united in marriage with Mattie,
daughter of Jordan and Rachel (Taylor) Glenn, who was born in Crawford
County, Mo., March 18, 1848, and came with her parents to Franklin 
County when a child.  Mr. and Mrs. Bartle were the parents of one
child, now deceased.  Mr. Bartle is the possessor of forty-two lots 
and seven dwellings within the corporation of St. Claire, twenty acres
of land adjoining the place, and 160 acres in Prairie Township.  May
11, 1885, he began smelting lead ore, and since that time has bought,
dug out, smelted and shipped to St. Louis over $43,000 worth of lead.
As a result of his close application to business he has been unusually
successful.  He is a Democrat in politics, and first voted for Horace
Greeley in 1872.  He is a worthy member of Union Lodge, No. 173, A. F.
& A. M., and of Excelsior Lodge, No. 399, A. O. U. W.  He and his wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and lend cheerful
support to all worthy enterprises.

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