John B. Baumgardner was a veteran of the Civil War serving as Lient., Co. H, 13th Reg., WV Infantry. He also served as Tax Collector during the time of the Civil War. After the war, John was a tavern keeper in the town of Barboursville. He was elected Mayor at one time and ran a hotel known as the Logan House. This hotel was later renamed the Gibson House in 1882 after the Hon. Capt. Eustace Gibson of Huntington, WV.
John was a pleasant and jolly man. He always had a joke to share with town folks he met on the street. People around the town of Barboursville knew him as Fatty Baumgardner.
John B. Baumgardner was a veteran of the Civil War serving as Lient., Co. H, 13th Reg., WV Infantry. He also served as Tax Collector during the time of the Civil War. After the war, John was a tavern keeper in the town of Barboursville. He was elected Mayor at one time and ran a hotel known as the Logan House. This hotel was later renamed the Gibson House in 1882 after the Hon. Capt. Eustace Gibson of Huntington, WV.
John was a pleasant and jolly man. He always had a joke to share with town folks he met on the street. People around the town of Barboursville knew him as Fatty Baumgardner.
Gravesite Details
Grave is unmarked, but believed to be in the vicinity of Hal Baumgardner.
Family Members
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Sarah "Sallie" Baumgardner Seagle
1807–1888
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Levi Umbarger
1816–1884
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Matilda "Tildie" Baumgardner Neff
1819–1906
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John Welcome Baumgardner
1821–1898
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Adam Baumgardner
1824–1886
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Lawrence Lorenzo K. Baumgardner
1827–1900
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Emmalina Baumgardner
1829–1830
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Francis Ann Baumgardner
1831–1831
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Emily Baumgardner Holbrook
1831–1899
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