Eugene Bartlett passed away at his home on Wednesday morning after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at Friendship.  Interment at that cemetery, Rev. Mr. Sprecklemeyer of Colchester, officiating, with the Hulson quartet from the same place.  Mr. Bartlett was well known and highly respected citizen, having lived in this vicinity on his farm the greater part of his life.  His funeral was one of the largest held at Friendship.  Floral offerings were many and very lovely, mute evidence of the respect held for this good man. Much sympathy is held for the family.

Joel R. Bartlett and Mary E. Nichols brought their family to Tennessee Township, McDonough County, Illinois, around 1863, and then tragedy struck - Joel Bartlett died.  Mary and the children had to soldier on and Eugene, the next to youngest, probably had a chore list that grew longer as he grew taller.  It's likely that Eugene B. Bartlett was born in Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio, where his family had resided for some years.  Unaccountably, when Eugene married his birthplace was recorded as Warren County, Illinois.

Caroline Mourning, the daughter of John Wesley Mourning and Mary Catherine Hire, was born in McDonough County.  The year of birth inscribed on her tombstone is 1869.  In the extensive Mourning family history, Roger Mourning.  His Book., author Kenneth Mourning Waddell reported that she was born August 3, 1868.  Available census records are split evenly; marriage documents support a birth year of 1868.

Caroline and Eugene were married at Macomb, McDonough County, on September 13, 1887.  Marriage Documents

Their first child, Clarence, was born the following year in Burlington, Iowa.  The second, John, was born in 1890 in Tennessee Township, as was Herbert, in 1897.

From 1900 through 1930 Eugene and Carrie were counted in the censuses in Tennessee Township. Eugene died there on April 19, 1933.  Carrie died on June 22, 1945, in Bowen, Hancock County, Illinois.  They were both buried at Friendship Cemetery.

The 1900 census listing for Carrie suggests that she had lost a child prior to June 1, 1900, while the 1910 census reported she was the mother of 9 children, all of whom were living.

i.	Clarence A. Bartlett, born July 24, 1888, in Burlington, Iowa, was a veteran of WWI.
ii.	John G. Bartlett, born February 8, 1890, in Tennessee Township, McDonough County, Illinois.
iii.	Ruth C. Bartlett, born about 1892, probably in Tennessee Township.
iv.	Mabel Bartlett, born about 1895, probably in Tennessee Township.
v.	Herbert Eugene Bartlett, born April 25, 1897, in Tennessee Township.
vi.	Eunice K. Bartlett, born in 1899, probably in Tennessee Township.  She died January 14, 1922, in Springfield Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.  Burial at Friendship Cemetery.
vii.	Edith Bartlett, born about 1901, probably in Tennessee Township.
viii.	Bennie G. Bartlett, born about 1903, probably in Tennessee Township.
ix.	Della May Bartlett, born about 1906, probably in Tennessee Township.

Joel B Burtlett, 40, male, farmer, value of real estate 6230, value of personal estate 742, born OH
Mary, 38, female, born VA
Ann, 16, female, born OH, attended school within the year
Harriet, 14, female, born OH, attended school within the year
Abner, 10, male, born OH, attended school within the year
Ross, 9, male, born OH, attended school within the year
Elmore, 5, male, born OH, attended school within the year
George, 3, male, born OH
Eugene, 11/12, male, born OH

Bartlett, Mary E, 48, female, white, keeps house, value of real estate 6000, value of personal estate 1300, born VA
Ann E, 25, female, white, keeps house, born OH
Harriet, 23, female, white, keeps house, born OH
Abner N, 20, male, white, works on farm, born OH, attended school within the year
Rosa L [sic], 17, female [sic], white, born OH, attended school within the year
George M, 13, male, white, born OH, attended school within the year
Eugene, 11, male, white, born OH, attended school within the year
Clarence, 7, male, white, born OH, attended school within the year

Bartlett, Mary E, white, female, 58, widow, keeping house, born VA, father born VA, mother born PA
Anna E, white, female, 36, daughter, single, at home, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA
Hattie N, white, female, 34, daughter, single, at home, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA
Ross L, white, male, 27, son, single, farming, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA
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George N, white, male, 23, son, single, farming, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA
Eugene B, white, male, 20, son, single, farming, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA
Clarence L, white, male, 17, son, single, farming, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA

Mourning, John W, white, male, 41, married, farming, born IN, both parents born [no entries]
Mary C, white, female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, father born OH, mother
born VA
Carry, white, female, 11, daughter, single, at school, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL
Garo, white, female, 10, daughter, single, at school, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL
Jessie H, white, male, 5, son, single, at home, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL
Gessler, Laura, white, female, 33, boarder, single, teaching school, born IL, father born Germany, mother born OH

Bartlett, Eugene B, head, white, male, Aug 1859, 40 [written over 30], married for 12 years, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA, farming, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 40

Carrie, wife, white, female, Aug 1869, 30, married for 12 years; mother of 7 children, 6 living; born IL, father born IN, mother born IL, could read, write and speak English

Clarence A, son, white, male, July 1888, 11, single, born IA, father born OH, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

John G, son, white, male, Feb 1890, 10, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Ruth C, daughter, white, female, Sept 1892, 7, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Mable, daughter, white, female, June 1895, 4, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Herbert E, son, white, male, Apr 1897, 3, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Eunice C, daughter, white, female, Apr 1899, 1, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Bartlett, Eugene, head, male, white, 50, married (1st) for 22 years, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 102

Carry, wife, female, white, 42, married (1st) for 22 years; mother of 9 children, all living; born IL, father born IN, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write

Herbert, son, male, white, 13, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Unice, daughter, female, white, 11, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Edith, daughter, female, white, 8, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Bennie, son, male, white, 6, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Della May, daughter, female, white, 3, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Bartlett, Eugene B, head, owner, paying on a mortgage, male, white, 60, married, could read and write, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, farm schedule 92

Carrie, wife, female, white, 51, married, could read and write, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL, spoke English

Clarence, son, male, white, 31, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, farm schedule 93

John, son, male, white, 30, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, farm schedule 94

Herbert, son, male, white, 22, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home farm, working for wages

Eunice, daughter, female, white, 20, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, nurse, in training, working for wages

Edith, daughter, female, white, 18, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English

Bennie, son, male, white, 16, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English

Della, daughter, female, white, 14, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English

Bartlett, Eugene, head, owner, [no entry for home value], did not own a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 70, married, age at first marriage - 28, could read and write, born OH, father born OH, mother born VA, spoke English, farmer, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 17

Carrie, wife, female, white, 61, married, age at first marriage - 19, could read and write, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL, spoke English

Herbert E, son, male, white, 32, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, laborer, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no

Bennie G, son, male, white, 26, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, spoke English, laborer, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no