John Barkey

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military. Deposition No Forename MI Surname County Township

2049 Jonah Bare Fayette Not Given 209 Michael Bare Adams Butler 1779 Saml K Bare York Heidelberg 458 John Barkey Butler Not Given 12 Charles Barnard Chester Pocopsin

JOhn was a conscientious Objector during the civil war.

• Occupation: a coal dealer.

• Religion: Mennonite.

• Politically. John was a conscientious objector during the civil war as indicated by the list below:

Deposition No Forename MI Surname County Township

2049 Jonah Bare Fayette Not Given
209 Michael Bare Adams Butler
1779 Saml K Bare York Heidelberg
458 John Barkey Butler Not Given
12 Charles Barnard Chester Pocopsin

• Biography. ⁷⁰ John Barkey, Sr., was a native of Butler county, and a merchant in Evans City for several years. He married Deborah Davidheiser, to which union was born eleven children, five of whom are living, as follows: Susan, wife of Frederick Rohiser; Joh, enos; Lizzie, wife of Richard allen, and Sarah, wife of William Stewart. Mr. Barkey died in 1869. He was a member of the Mennonite church, and a very worthy citizen. In politics, he was a Democrat, but took no active interest in such matters. His widow resides in Evans City.

• death, 30 Dec 1863. ⁷¹ John died from an illness that was sweeping across Pennsylvania.

NY, New York, 1/1/1863, Cholera 1863-66 The fourth cholera pandemic of the 19th century began in India in 1863, spread first to the middle east, and then into the Mediterranean. It arrived in New York on a ship coming from France in October 1865, and spread rapidly. Public health reform kept the death toll lower than in previous epidemics, but there were tens of thousands of deaths nonetheless. Another wave swept through the south and midwest in 1873, hitting particularly hard in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.

PA, mult., 1/1/1860, Smallpox

US, many, 1/1/1861, Multiple diseases 1861-65 The U.S. Civil War brought epidemics of dysentery, typhoid fever, hepatitis, malaria, smallpox, measles, and venereal diseases. More than three times as many soldiers died of infectious disease than died of battle wounds.

US, many, 1/1/1865, Mult. Diseases Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Memphis, & Washington D.C.: a series of recurring epidemics of Smallpox, Cholera, Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever & Yellow Fever

1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox

1861-65 The U.S. Civil War brought epidemics of dysentery, typhoid fever, hepatitis, malaria, smallpox, measles, and venereal diseases. More than three times as many soldiers died of infectious disease than died of battle wounds.

1863-66 The fourth cholera pandemic of the 19th century began in India in 1863, spread first to the middle east, and then into the Mediterranean. It arrived in New York on a ship coming from France in October 1865, and spread rapidly. Public health reform kept the death toll lower than in previous epidemics, but there were tens of thousands of deaths nonetheless. Another wave swept through the south and midwest in 1873, hitting particularly hard in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.

1865-73 - Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC -- Cholera [A series of recurring epidemics of: Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever]

1865-73 - Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans -- Smallpox

1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans Smallpox Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC Cholera A series of recurring epidemics of: Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~loshbaugh/Epidemic.htm


US, many, 1/1/1832, Cholera 1826-37 The second cholera pandemic of the 19th century, and the most devastating one, began in Bengal and spread through India in 1826. It reached Afghanistan in 1827, and spread further into central Asia and the middle east. By late 1830 it had reached Moscow, and from there spread westward into Europe in 1831. It reached England on a ship from Hamburg in October 1831 and spread throughout the British Isles. It reached New York in 1832, and spread from there throughout most of the U.S.

1820-3 Nationwide [starts-Schuylkill River and spreads] "Fever"

1830-31 An influenza epidemic and spread throughout the British Isles. It reached New York in 1832, and spread from there throughout most of the U.S.

1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] Asiatic Cholera

1832 New York City and other major cities Cholera

1833 Columbus, OH Cholera

1834 New York City Cholera

1837 Philadelphia Typhus

John married Deborah Davidheiser in 1844. (Deborah Davidheiser was born on 3 Aug 1823 in Harmony Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania ⁷² and died in 1908 in Evans City, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA ⁷³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• lived. They lived in Evans City, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

  Marriage Notes:

Her father's name is Jacob David Heiser and her mother was Elizabeth Stauffer. She was born August 1, 1823, Harmony township, butler County She died 1908 in Evans City, Butler County, Pennsylvania. They had eleven children.