Autobiography of Leo Lorenzo Barton
I began life's adventures in mortality, born, as the Master said, "below all things, that I might rise above all things." Man is the most helpless of the animal creations. I began - as all babies, knowing almost nothing. I had to learn to eat, to drink, to know mother, father, home, and things around me. I learned to name the animals, as Adam did, by having their names revealed to me by my father and mother, saying cow, cow, cow, horse, horse, horse, or cat, cat, cat.
My first real experience in disobedience was when mother said, "Leo, don't touch that iron, it is hot." Unbelieving, I tried it to see, and got burned.
Another little experience I remember - Claud was twirling his little knife chain on the hot stove, just playing, and I came along and stood watching him, and without thinking of the consequences, and of it being red hot, he playfully wrapped it around my neck. I'll tell you that really burned! He was punished, and I don't think I will ever forget that either.
My first attempt to get an education was when I was 4 or 5 years old. The little blue schoolhouse (consisting of one room), was about a block away. I thought I had to have a book, so I took an old Sears Roebuck Catalog under my arm and marched off to school. Annie Young was the school teacher. She lived with our family at the time.
I attended the first, second and third grades in the little blue schoolhouse. I rode a horse, or walked two miles every day to attend the fourth, fifth, and perhaps sixth grades which were in another building, (the Circleville school building) two and one-half miles away.
I have many happy memories of school days up to this time, too numerous to mention. I started school a little before I was six years of age. I knew all my a, b, c's and numbers, so I wasn't long in getting to work. School was in English, Spelling, Geography, History, and Arithmetic. Today it seems to be more of a process of learning to get and how to get (not getting and understanding) when you need things.
I was born a lover of music. I learned to play the harmonica very early in life. I don't remember how young, but I remember quite well, going to a dance when I was 5 years of age. Uncle Luther and several others were the musicians. I remember they stood on a platform about six inches above the dance floor. I marched up beside him, took out my harmonica and began playing. I think I might have even been playing in the wrong key. Uncle Lute and the others stopped playing. I kept right on while they danced and they really clapped for me when I finished the tune. Later my father bought me an organ, and I learned to play it a little. (This was on a Christmas, and always stood out in my memory). I was just big enough to span an octave with my fingers. George Beebe, the music teacher, cut out a three-cornered piece of wood, marked the keys for me, and marked out the chords and changes. Later I took a correspondence course in "International Conservatory of Music".
Still later Santa Claus brought me a violin, and I still have it. Boy, wasn't I happy! Unfortunately, I soon became too bashful to play it if anyone was around. I remember I went with my father to Parowan to the fair when I was about eleven years old. They tried to coax me to play the violin, but nothing doing. I refused, although they coaxed me for some time.
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Barton family in Garfield County News
News of Tropic and the surrounding areas
Garfield County News Newspaper 1923-08-03
The speakers at the North Ward building were Elders Leo Barton, George F. Daley and Bishop Hans P. Ipson.
Garfield County 1923-12-28 Local News
Leo Barton, Amasa and Joseph Johnson of Tropic were in Panguitch Saturday. They were on their way home from Magna Utah where they have been working for some time.
Garfield County News 1924-04-04 Tropic Page 12
Mrs Leo Barton and children left for Bingham [Utah] where they expect to remain during the summer
Garfield County News Newspaper 1925-02-13
Jessee L. Jolley, Orpha Cope, Marvin Beckstrom and Leo Barton went to Henrieville Sunday on Sunday School work.
Garfield County News. Tropic 1926-08-27 page 3
Frank Riding and Leo Barton are working at Widtsoe plastering the new school building.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1926-12-24 Page 3
J F Pollock, Levi Bybee, George Wilson, Sherman Pollock and Leo Barton returned last week from Escalante where they have been working on the road.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-05-27 page 5
Jessie Jolley, Leona Jolley and Ada Barton are working at Bryce Lodge.
21 [May 1927, a girl born to] Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barton [another article has her born on 22 May but that is incorrect]
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heaton and Mrs. Will Cox are here visiting relatives for one week.
Leo Barton offered the invocation and Frank Riding the benediction at the funeral of Rebecca Quilter Allen {Mrs. Ellis H. Allen], 19 May 1927.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-07-22 Page 5
Leo Barton is at McGill, Nevada where he expects to be employed for some time. [mining]
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-11-25 page 5
Leo Barton has just returned to his work at McGill, Nevada after a visit of a week with his family.
Garfield County News.1929-02-08 page 4
The MIA presented their contest play last Sunday night... all seats were taken and many people were forced to stand. The characters of the one act play "The Invisible Hand" were Leo Barton, Joseph Johnson, Bishop John H Johnson, Bertha Jolley, Cele Pollock and Thelma Jolley.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-06-07 page 4
Wm Rappleye and Leo Barton were here from the sawmill Sunday
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-09-20 page 5
Leo Barton moved his family home from the saw mill last week
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-12-06 page 5
A conjoint mutual was held here Sunday night. Those who took part were Edward McClellan, Joseph Johnson, Will Shakespeare and Leo Barton. The history of John Taylor was given by Mr Barton.
Clickable links to the memorials of the foster son of Leo and Karma Barton. They raised him from the time he was an infant:
Foster son: Willis Walter Young, also known as Billy Barton
I began life's adventures in mortality, born, as the Master said, "below all things, that I might rise above all things." Man is the most helpless of the animal creations. I began - as all babies, knowing almost nothing. I had to learn to eat, to drink, to know mother, father, home, and things around me. I learned to name the animals, as Adam did, by having their names revealed to me by my father and mother, saying cow, cow, cow, horse, horse, horse, or cat, cat, cat.
My first real experience in disobedience was when mother said, "Leo, don't touch that iron, it is hot." Unbelieving, I tried it to see, and got burned.
Another little experience I remember - Claud was twirling his little knife chain on the hot stove, just playing, and I came along and stood watching him, and without thinking of the consequences, and of it being red hot, he playfully wrapped it around my neck. I'll tell you that really burned! He was punished, and I don't think I will ever forget that either.
My first attempt to get an education was when I was 4 or 5 years old. The little blue schoolhouse (consisting of one room), was about a block away. I thought I had to have a book, so I took an old Sears Roebuck Catalog under my arm and marched off to school. Annie Young was the school teacher. She lived with our family at the time.
I attended the first, second and third grades in the little blue schoolhouse. I rode a horse, or walked two miles every day to attend the fourth, fifth, and perhaps sixth grades which were in another building, (the Circleville school building) two and one-half miles away.
I have many happy memories of school days up to this time, too numerous to mention. I started school a little before I was six years of age. I knew all my a, b, c's and numbers, so I wasn't long in getting to work. School was in English, Spelling, Geography, History, and Arithmetic. Today it seems to be more of a process of learning to get and how to get (not getting and understanding) when you need things.
I was born a lover of music. I learned to play the harmonica very early in life. I don't remember how young, but I remember quite well, going to a dance when I was 5 years of age. Uncle Luther and several others were the musicians. I remember they stood on a platform about six inches above the dance floor. I marched up beside him, took out my harmonica and began playing. I think I might have even been playing in the wrong key. Uncle Lute and the others stopped playing. I kept right on while they danced and they really clapped for me when I finished the tune. Later my father bought me an organ, and I learned to play it a little. (This was on a Christmas, and always stood out in my memory). I was just big enough to span an octave with my fingers. George Beebe, the music teacher, cut out a three-cornered piece of wood, marked the keys for me, and marked out the chords and changes. Later I took a correspondence course in "International Conservatory of Music".
Still later Santa Claus brought me a violin, and I still have it. Boy, wasn't I happy! Unfortunately, I soon became too bashful to play it if anyone was around. I remember I went with my father to Parowan to the fair when I was about eleven years old. They tried to coax me to play the violin, but nothing doing. I refused, although they coaxed me for some time.
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Barton family in Garfield County News
News of Tropic and the surrounding areas
Garfield County News Newspaper 1923-08-03
The speakers at the North Ward building were Elders Leo Barton, George F. Daley and Bishop Hans P. Ipson.
Garfield County 1923-12-28 Local News
Leo Barton, Amasa and Joseph Johnson of Tropic were in Panguitch Saturday. They were on their way home from Magna Utah where they have been working for some time.
Garfield County News 1924-04-04 Tropic Page 12
Mrs Leo Barton and children left for Bingham [Utah] where they expect to remain during the summer
Garfield County News Newspaper 1925-02-13
Jessee L. Jolley, Orpha Cope, Marvin Beckstrom and Leo Barton went to Henrieville Sunday on Sunday School work.
Garfield County News. Tropic 1926-08-27 page 3
Frank Riding and Leo Barton are working at Widtsoe plastering the new school building.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1926-12-24 Page 3
J F Pollock, Levi Bybee, George Wilson, Sherman Pollock and Leo Barton returned last week from Escalante where they have been working on the road.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-05-27 page 5
Jessie Jolley, Leona Jolley and Ada Barton are working at Bryce Lodge.
21 [May 1927, a girl born to] Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barton [another article has her born on 22 May but that is incorrect]
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heaton and Mrs. Will Cox are here visiting relatives for one week.
Leo Barton offered the invocation and Frank Riding the benediction at the funeral of Rebecca Quilter Allen {Mrs. Ellis H. Allen], 19 May 1927.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-07-22 Page 5
Leo Barton is at McGill, Nevada where he expects to be employed for some time. [mining]
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-11-25 page 5
Leo Barton has just returned to his work at McGill, Nevada after a visit of a week with his family.
Garfield County News.1929-02-08 page 4
The MIA presented their contest play last Sunday night... all seats were taken and many people were forced to stand. The characters of the one act play "The Invisible Hand" were Leo Barton, Joseph Johnson, Bishop John H Johnson, Bertha Jolley, Cele Pollock and Thelma Jolley.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-06-07 page 4
Wm Rappleye and Leo Barton were here from the sawmill Sunday
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-09-20 page 5
Leo Barton moved his family home from the saw mill last week
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-12-06 page 5
A conjoint mutual was held here Sunday night. Those who took part were Edward McClellan, Joseph Johnson, Will Shakespeare and Leo Barton. The history of John Taylor was given by Mr Barton.
Clickable links to the memorials of the foster son of Leo and Karma Barton. They raised him from the time he was an infant:
Foster son: Willis Walter Young, also known as Billy Barton
Autobiography of Leo Lorenzo Barton
I began life's adventures in mortality, born, as the Master said, "below all things, that I might rise above all things." Man is the most helpless of the animal creations. I began - as all babies, knowing almost nothing. I had to learn to eat, to drink, to know mother, father, home, and things around me. I learned to name the animals, as Adam did, by having their names revealed to me by my father and mother, saying cow, cow, cow, horse, horse, horse, or cat, cat, cat.
My first real experience in disobedience was when mother said, "Leo, don't touch that iron, it is hot." Unbelieving, I tried it to see, and got burned.
Another little experience I remember - Claud was twirling his little knife chain on the hot stove, just playing, and I came along and stood watching him, and without thinking of the consequences, and of it being red hot, he playfully wrapped it around my neck. I'll tell you that really burned! He was punished, and I don't think I will ever forget that either.
My first attempt to get an education was when I was 4 or 5 years old. The little blue schoolhouse (consisting of one room), was about a block away. I thought I had to have a book, so I took an old Sears Roebuck Catalog under my arm and marched off to school. Annie Young was the school teacher. She lived with our family at the time.
I attended the first, second and third grades in the little blue schoolhouse. I rode a horse, or walked two miles every day to attend the fourth, fifth, and perhaps sixth grades which were in another building, (the Circleville school building) two and one-half miles away.
I have many happy memories of school days up to this time, too numerous to mention. I started school a little before I was six years of age. I knew all my a, b, c's and numbers, so I wasn't long in getting to work. School was in English, Spelling, Geography, History, and Arithmetic. Today it seems to be more of a process of learning to get and how to get (not getting and understanding) when you need things.
I was born a lover of music. I learned to play the harmonica very early in life. I don't remember how young, but I remember quite well, going to a dance when I was 5 years of age. Uncle Luther and several others were the musicians. I remember they stood on a platform about six inches above the dance floor. I marched up beside him, took out my harmonica and began playing. I think I might have even been playing in the wrong key. Uncle Lute and the others stopped playing. I kept right on while they danced and they really clapped for me when I finished the tune. Later my father bought me an organ, and I learned to play it a little. (This was on a Christmas, and always stood out in my memory). I was just big enough to span an octave with my fingers. George Beebe, the music teacher, cut out a three-cornered piece of wood, marked the keys for me, and marked out the chords and changes. Later I took a correspondence course in "International Conservatory of Music".
Still later Santa Claus brought me a violin, and I still have it. Boy, wasn't I happy! Unfortunately, I soon became too bashful to play it if anyone was around. I remember I went with my father to Parowan to the fair when I was about eleven years old. They tried to coax me to play the violin, but nothing doing. I refused, although they coaxed me for some time.
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Barton family in Garfield County News
News of Tropic and the surrounding areas
Garfield County News Newspaper 1923-08-03
The speakers at the North Ward building were Elders Leo Barton, George F. Daley and Bishop Hans P. Ipson.
Garfield County 1923-12-28 Local News
Leo Barton, Amasa and Joseph Johnson of Tropic were in Panguitch Saturday. They were on their way home from Magna Utah where they have been working for some time.
Garfield County News 1924-04-04 Tropic Page 12
Mrs Leo Barton and children left for Bingham [Utah] where they expect to remain during the summer
Garfield County News Newspaper 1925-02-13
Jessee L. Jolley, Orpha Cope, Marvin Beckstrom and Leo Barton went to Henrieville Sunday on Sunday School work.
Garfield County News. Tropic 1926-08-27 page 3
Frank Riding and Leo Barton are working at Widtsoe plastering the new school building.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1926-12-24 Page 3
J F Pollock, Levi Bybee, George Wilson, Sherman Pollock and Leo Barton returned last week from Escalante where they have been working on the road.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-05-27 page 5
Jessie Jolley, Leona Jolley and Ada Barton are working at Bryce Lodge.
21 [May 1927, a girl born to] Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barton [another article has her born on 22 May but that is incorrect]
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heaton and Mrs. Will Cox are here visiting relatives for one week.
Leo Barton offered the invocation and Frank Riding the benediction at the funeral of Rebecca Quilter Allen {Mrs. Ellis H. Allen], 19 May 1927.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-07-22 Page 5
Leo Barton is at McGill, Nevada where he expects to be employed for some time. [mining]
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-11-25 page 5
Leo Barton has just returned to his work at McGill, Nevada after a visit of a week with his family.
Garfield County News.1929-02-08 page 4
The MIA presented their contest play last Sunday night... all seats were taken and many people were forced to stand. The characters of the one act play "The Invisible Hand" were Leo Barton, Joseph Johnson, Bishop John H Johnson, Bertha Jolley, Cele Pollock and Thelma Jolley.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-06-07 page 4
Wm Rappleye and Leo Barton were here from the sawmill Sunday
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-09-20 page 5
Leo Barton moved his family home from the saw mill last week
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-12-06 page 5
A conjoint mutual was held here Sunday night. Those who took part were Edward McClellan, Joseph Johnson, Will Shakespeare and Leo Barton. The history of John Taylor was given by Mr Barton.
Clickable links to the memorials of the foster son of Leo and Karma Barton. They raised him from the time he was an infant:
Foster son: Willis Walter Young, also known as Billy Barton
I began life's adventures in mortality, born, as the Master said, "below all things, that I might rise above all things." Man is the most helpless of the animal creations. I began - as all babies, knowing almost nothing. I had to learn to eat, to drink, to know mother, father, home, and things around me. I learned to name the animals, as Adam did, by having their names revealed to me by my father and mother, saying cow, cow, cow, horse, horse, horse, or cat, cat, cat.
My first real experience in disobedience was when mother said, "Leo, don't touch that iron, it is hot." Unbelieving, I tried it to see, and got burned.
Another little experience I remember - Claud was twirling his little knife chain on the hot stove, just playing, and I came along and stood watching him, and without thinking of the consequences, and of it being red hot, he playfully wrapped it around my neck. I'll tell you that really burned! He was punished, and I don't think I will ever forget that either.
My first attempt to get an education was when I was 4 or 5 years old. The little blue schoolhouse (consisting of one room), was about a block away. I thought I had to have a book, so I took an old Sears Roebuck Catalog under my arm and marched off to school. Annie Young was the school teacher. She lived with our family at the time.
I attended the first, second and third grades in the little blue schoolhouse. I rode a horse, or walked two miles every day to attend the fourth, fifth, and perhaps sixth grades which were in another building, (the Circleville school building) two and one-half miles away.
I have many happy memories of school days up to this time, too numerous to mention. I started school a little before I was six years of age. I knew all my a, b, c's and numbers, so I wasn't long in getting to work. School was in English, Spelling, Geography, History, and Arithmetic. Today it seems to be more of a process of learning to get and how to get (not getting and understanding) when you need things.
I was born a lover of music. I learned to play the harmonica very early in life. I don't remember how young, but I remember quite well, going to a dance when I was 5 years of age. Uncle Luther and several others were the musicians. I remember they stood on a platform about six inches above the dance floor. I marched up beside him, took out my harmonica and began playing. I think I might have even been playing in the wrong key. Uncle Lute and the others stopped playing. I kept right on while they danced and they really clapped for me when I finished the tune. Later my father bought me an organ, and I learned to play it a little. (This was on a Christmas, and always stood out in my memory). I was just big enough to span an octave with my fingers. George Beebe, the music teacher, cut out a three-cornered piece of wood, marked the keys for me, and marked out the chords and changes. Later I took a correspondence course in "International Conservatory of Music".
Still later Santa Claus brought me a violin, and I still have it. Boy, wasn't I happy! Unfortunately, I soon became too bashful to play it if anyone was around. I remember I went with my father to Parowan to the fair when I was about eleven years old. They tried to coax me to play the violin, but nothing doing. I refused, although they coaxed me for some time.
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Barton family in Garfield County News
News of Tropic and the surrounding areas
Garfield County News Newspaper 1923-08-03
The speakers at the North Ward building were Elders Leo Barton, George F. Daley and Bishop Hans P. Ipson.
Garfield County 1923-12-28 Local News
Leo Barton, Amasa and Joseph Johnson of Tropic were in Panguitch Saturday. They were on their way home from Magna Utah where they have been working for some time.
Garfield County News 1924-04-04 Tropic Page 12
Mrs Leo Barton and children left for Bingham [Utah] where they expect to remain during the summer
Garfield County News Newspaper 1925-02-13
Jessee L. Jolley, Orpha Cope, Marvin Beckstrom and Leo Barton went to Henrieville Sunday on Sunday School work.
Garfield County News. Tropic 1926-08-27 page 3
Frank Riding and Leo Barton are working at Widtsoe plastering the new school building.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1926-12-24 Page 3
J F Pollock, Levi Bybee, George Wilson, Sherman Pollock and Leo Barton returned last week from Escalante where they have been working on the road.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-05-27 page 5
Jessie Jolley, Leona Jolley and Ada Barton are working at Bryce Lodge.
21 [May 1927, a girl born to] Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barton [another article has her born on 22 May but that is incorrect]
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heaton and Mrs. Will Cox are here visiting relatives for one week.
Leo Barton offered the invocation and Frank Riding the benediction at the funeral of Rebecca Quilter Allen {Mrs. Ellis H. Allen], 19 May 1927.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-07-22 Page 5
Leo Barton is at McGill, Nevada where he expects to be employed for some time. [mining]
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1927-11-25 page 5
Leo Barton has just returned to his work at McGill, Nevada after a visit of a week with his family.
Garfield County News.1929-02-08 page 4
The MIA presented their contest play last Sunday night... all seats were taken and many people were forced to stand. The characters of the one act play "The Invisible Hand" were Leo Barton, Joseph Johnson, Bishop John H Johnson, Bertha Jolley, Cele Pollock and Thelma Jolley.
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-06-07 page 4
Wm Rappleye and Leo Barton were here from the sawmill Sunday
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-09-20 page 5
Leo Barton moved his family home from the saw mill last week
Garfield County News. Newspaper 1929-12-06 page 5
A conjoint mutual was held here Sunday night. Those who took part were Edward McClellan, Joseph Johnson, Will Shakespeare and Leo Barton. The history of John Taylor was given by Mr Barton.
Clickable links to the memorials of the foster son of Leo and Karma Barton. They raised him from the time he was an infant:
Foster son: Willis Walter Young, also known as Billy Barton
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