Fred F. Barton
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Title
Fred F. Barton
Subject
Barton, Fred Franklin (1913-1979)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Fred Franklin Barton wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Fred grew up in a farming family near Edinburg, a son of Hugh Vernon Barton, Sr. (1880-1963) and Ora May (Litten) Barton (1886-1927). He had many siblings.
He married Edith Alice (Wilt) Barton in 1932. Her parents were Harry and Maude (Helsley) Wilt.
In the 1940 census, Fred and Edith lived with her parents on Church Street in Woodstock. Fred worked as a mechanic in a garage.
When he registered for the WWII draft in October 1940, he worked for Riley Chevrolet Sales in Woodstock. He was described as being 5'8" tall and 180 lbs.
By 1950, the couple lived on their own on East Foundry Street in Woodstock, and had a 2-year old daughter, Linda Carrol Barton. Fred still worked as a mechanic.
Fred grew up in a farming family near Edinburg, a son of Hugh Vernon Barton, Sr. (1880-1963) and Ora May (Litten) Barton (1886-1927). He had many siblings.
He married Edith Alice (Wilt) Barton in 1932. Her parents were Harry and Maude (Helsley) Wilt.
In the 1940 census, Fred and Edith lived with her parents on Church Street in Woodstock. Fred worked as a mechanic in a garage.
When he registered for the WWII draft in October 1940, he worked for Riley Chevrolet Sales in Woodstock. He was described as being 5'8" tall and 180 lbs.
By 1950, the couple lived on their own on East Foundry Street in Woodstock, and had a 2-year old daughter, Linda Carrol Barton. Fred still worked as a mechanic.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
025303
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Fred F. Barton,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54964.
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