Dated April 11, 1918, Certificate No. 399715
Class: Widow
Pensioner: Charlotte Barrett
Soldier: John E.
Service: 26th Ohio Vol. Infantry

The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:

I have the honor to report that the name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at $25 to                 February 4, 1918, has this day been dropped from the roll because of death, March 30, 1918, Charlotte Barrett, Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 399715, C.W. Wid.

Very Respectfully,
Chief Finance Division

Respectfully returned to the Commissions of Pensions.  John E. Barrett, a coporal of Company E, 26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Volunteers, was enrolled on the 14th day of June, 1861, at Camp Chase, 3 yrs. and is reported present upon rolls of company to October 31, 1861.  Nov. & Dec. absent on furlough in Ohio since Dec. 26, 1861.  January & Feb 1862 similar report.  March & April 1862 absent, cause not stated. Surgeon's certifcate of disability on file shows him discharged at Columbus, Ohio July 12, 1862. No medical certifcate on file.  No additional information.

J.C. Kelton
Adjutant General

SIR: I have the honor to request that you will furnish from the reocrds of the War Department a full report as to the service, disability, and hospital treatment of John E. Barrett, who, it is claimed, enlisted June 8, 1861 and served as Sergt. in Co. E, 26th Reg't, Ohio Vols. and was discharged (not stated).  While serving -- he was disabled by jaundice and chronic discharge and died Nov. 1st, 1882.

Very respectfully,
John C. Black, Commissioner

John E. Barrett (Serg) of Captain Ja. K. Ewa**'s Company E of the 26th Regiment of the United States O.V. Infy was enlisted by S. W. Hewett of the 26th regiment of O. V. Infy at Mt. Gilead O. on the 8th day of June, 1861 to serve 3 years; he was born in Chester Co. in the State of Pennsylvania is 26 years of age, 5 fett 8 1/2 inches high, sandy complexion, blue eyes, sandy hair, and by occupation when enlisted a carpenter.  During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty for 60 days - he is this day discharged by reason of surgeons crt of genl order no 36 of 1862. AB Dvd, Cpt.

I certify that I have carefully examined the said John E. Barrett of Captain jas K. Ewart's company and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of carditis and general nervous disability.  He contracted his disease while in the service. He has been unfit for duty the past nine months.  Degree of disability one half. L.C. Brown Post Surgeon USA Camp Chase.

Discharged this 12th day of July, 1862 at Columbus, O. AB Dvd Capt. USA Mil Comm.

To be used only in case increase of pensions is claimed under Act of September 8, 1916 - sign name as it appears on pension certificate.  No attorney will be recognized and no attorney fee will be paid.

Kingfisher, Oklahoma, January 8, 1917.

Widow's Certificate No. 399715
Name of Soldier: John E. Barrett
Service of soldier: Sergent in Co. E 26th Ohio Vol Inf.

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.

Sir:

I am pensioned under the above certificate number, because of the service of the soldier named.  I was his wife during the period of his service in the Civil War.  I was married to him August 4, 1858.  I am 82 years of age, having been born July 26, 1834, at Waterford, Knox Co., Ohio.  I am entitled to the increase of pension provided by the first section of the Act of September 8, 1916.

Charlotte Barrett
Kingfisher, R5 Oklahoma

State of KANSAS, County of REPUBLIC, on this 9th day of November, 1891, personally appeared before me, Co. Everest, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid, Charlotte Barrett, aged 56 years, a resident of the Town of Courtland, County of Republic, State of Kansas, who, being duly sworn according to the law, declares that she is the widow of John E. Barrett, who enlisted under the name of John E. Barrett, at West Point, Ohio, on the 8th day of June, 1861 in Co. E. 26th Regt. Ohio Infty. Vols. as Sergeant and served at least 90 days in the War of the Rebellion; who was honorably discharged on the 12th day of July 1862 and died on the 1st day of Nov. 1882.  That she married under the name of Charlotte RAYNOLD?????? (** This is different) to said John E. Barrett on the 4th day of August, 1858, by Esq. Coleman, at West Point, Ohio, there being no legal barrier to said marriage.  That she has not remarried since the death of said John E. Barrett. That she is without other means of support than her daily labor; that names and dates of birth of all the children now living under sixteen years of age of the soldier are as follows:

Wilmer K. Barrett, born April 20, 1867
John Homer D. Barrett, born January 21, 1870
Anna May Barrett, born July 12th, 1873
Edward Albert Barrett, born March 23, 1875 (his middle name was corrected to Elbert in notarized letter of September 22, 1892 by Charlotte Barrett)

That she has heretofore applied for pension and the number of her former application is 387864.

(Signed and notarized)
Charlotte Barrett

July 8, 1892 - Flora A. Randall, age 32, stated that John E. Barrett served in military service of the United States Army and was discharged for disability and did not serve after that.

September 24, 1892 - Charles H. Williams and witnessed by Nora H. Gall and Clara B. Gall, age 72 years of Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas.  That he knew the above named John E. Barrett intimately from 1869 to the time of his death in 1882, and knew him to be a great suffer with chronic diarrhea, jaundice and liver complaint, that he knew these facts from his intimate and frequent association, and that the said Barrett often told him that he contracted all the above diseases while in the United States service in the late war.

June 25, 1892 - Alfred Randall, age 53, stated that he became acquainted with John E. Barrett in 1875.  He was a contractor and was not able to work more that two thirds of his time on account of the chronic dysentry which was contracted in the army.  He bought a farm 80 rods from his in 1879 and saw him nearly every day up to his death and was with him in his sickness. (Kansas, Republic County)

July 7, 1892 - Charles Smith, age 47, he became intimately acquainted with John E. Barrett now deceased about October 1872.  That for two years he was associated with said Barrett as officer and manager of the County Agricultural Society for Washington County, Kansas, and for several years and up to the time of his death saw him frequently and knew his physical condition.  That said Barrett was during all of said time in a weak and sickly condition.  His appearance was pale and emaciated.  He was weal and incapacitated from performing to excess one fourth manual labor and eventually could not labor at all without pain and injury to himself.  He complained frequently of suffering from chronic diarr. which he referred to his service in the Army of the United States although he does not recollect of the said Barrett complaining of liver trouble though he may have done so.

August 15, 1892 - William Frank, age 56, Logan Township, Washington County, Kansas - That he was well acquainted with John E. Barrett for 16 years since 1866 when he became a resident of the town where I lived; Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio.  That he moved to Kansas and located in Waterville, Marshall County, Kansas, in the fall or latter part of summer, 1869, where he engaged for a time in manufacturing furniture.  He moved with his family the following spring to Washington County and located near Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, where he engaged in farming.  I met him often being neighbors for a long time and while I was engaged in the drug business in Washington, Kansas, often sold him prescriptions for chronic dysentary.  His health however kept failing until November 1, 1882 when he died from the effects of his disease.  He was a man of good sense and ** habits and every way a good citizen.

September 9, 1893 - H. K. Hayt and A.B. Hayt (53 and 50 years of age); we would say in regard to Charlotte Barrett, a widow, and we know that she has not been married since her husband, John E. Barrett, died in November, 1882, we have *** *** to Mrs. Barrett since the death of her husband Mr. John E. Barrett. (they were husband and wife).

April 2, 1891 - Hollis K. Hayt (as above) - States that Charlotte remained unmarried and the children were personally known to him.

July 20, 1893 - John McCausland - John E. Barrett was a bunkmate of mine from our enlistment June 12 or June 13 until I was wounded in the fall of 1861 in August of that year while in the Kanaway Valley, West Virginia.  John E. Barrett contracted diarrea as we were compelled to march through the rain and sleep on the bare ground without shelter or covering not even having a change of clothing.  J.E. Barrett soon got so reduced in strength that he could do no duty was reduced to a skeleton.  In the Spring of 1862, I think in April, I had got able to ride, and having that Barrett was at home I went to see him. I found him reduced in flesh, haggard looking skin and eyes yellow and suffering from diarhea while we wre at supper he had to go out and during the night he went out a number of times.  I am positive he had comp. diareah as we call it; he wrote me several times afterward and always complained of the same trouble.
Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio.