Civil War Veterans of Mendocino County, California.
Charles Bartlett

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Ronald Cannon, MA 
Submitted June 2010

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Charles Bartlett, 18 October 1834 TN-28 March 1920
Co. D, Wood’s Regt. Cav.
Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah (Y-4, Lot 2, NE)

PIONEER SETTLER PASSES AWAY AT FAMILY HOME – Charles Bartlett, one of the oldest and best known 
pioneers of this district, passed away at the family home in this city Sunday evening, aged 65 years, 
5 months and 10 days.
	Born in Overton county, Tennessee, he spent his earlier years in that state and in the state of 
Missouri, where his parents took up their residence when he was but a boy. When the Civil War broke 
out, he cast his lot with the south, and served with honor and distinction as a soldier of the Confederacy 
until he was forced to return home on account of broken health. On his return home he found conditions 
so deplorable that he decided to move westward. He spent a year in Nevada, and the next year came to 
Sonoma county. In 1867 he came to Mendocino county and settled on what is known as the Bartlett 
estate, on a part of which the town of Talmage and the Mendocino State Hospital is now located.
	In 1872 he married Miss Mary A. Phagan, who now survives him, along with two brothers, 
Zachariah and Clabe Bartlett, and two sisters Miss Elizabeth Bartlett and Mrs. Henrietta Menke.
	For fifty years Mr. Bartlett had been actively associated with the business, social and political life 
of the county. Always honest and industrious and an upright citizen whose unselfish life has endeared him 
to the whole community, it is with the deepest regret and sympathy that we hear of his passing. However, 
he has left behind him in the hearts of those who will treasure his memory a feeling of love that will never 
be forgotten.
	The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon and the interment was in the local I. O. O. F. 
cemetery. Dispatch Democrat 2 April 1920. 

Charles Bartlett Dies At Age Of 85 – Charles Bartlett, for more than half a century a resident of the Ukiah 
valley, who died Sunday at the age of 85 years, was laid to rest in the local cemetery Tuesday.
	Mr. Bartlett was one of a family of eleven children to cross the palins from Tennessee with his 
mother, the late Mrs. Margaret Bartlett, and came to this county in 1866. They acquired one of the finest 
farms in the valley, consisting of 485 acres, a part of which was later given as a site for the Mendocino 
State Hospital.
	The surviving relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of many friends of the pioneer, who was active 
in the early development of the community. Ukiah Republican Press 2 April 1920

1860 U.S. census, Vernon County, Missouri, population schedule, Henry township, Little Osage Post Office, 
p. 118, dwelling 844, family 817, William Bartlett; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 659.

1870 U.S. census, Mendocino County, California, population schedule, Ukiah township, Ukiah post office, 
p. 238 (stamped), dwelling 109, family 108, James Bartlett; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 74.

1880 U.S. census, Mendocino County, California, population schedule, Ukiah township, ED 57, p. 188-D 
(stamped), dwelling 82, family 83, Charles Bartlett; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 68.

1900 U.S. census, Mendocino County, California, population schedule, Ukiah City, ED 79, p. 215-A (stamped), 
sheet 13, dwelling 307, family 318, Charles bartlett; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 93.

1910 U.S. census, Mendocino County, California, population schedule, Ukiah City, ED 70, p. 363-A (stamped), 
sheet 7, dwelling 8, family 8, Chas Bartlett; NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 88.

1920 U.S. census, Mendocino County, California, population schedule, Ukiah town, ED 126,p. 262-A (stamped), 
sheet 5, dwelling 116, family 121, Chas Bartlett; NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 121.