“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


JOHN A. BARRETT,  a dealer in lumber, lath, pickets, fence-posts, etc.;  
born in Watertown Township June 25, 1841;  engaged in farming until 
he was 21 years of age;  since then he has been extensively engaged in 
the lumber trade in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota;  engaged in 
business in Watertown in April, 1876.  Mr. Barrett is a son of William 
and Eliza (Allen) Barrett;  they settled here in 1839.  His mother died in 
March, 1859, and his father died Dec. 4, 1878.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)