Barnett was the oldest of John and Mary Ann Nitterhouse's 3 children. When Barnett was just 19, his father passed. He petitioned the court to sell his father's property to help his mother and siblings financially. Between 1866 and 1875, Barnett's parents and 2 siblings had passed.
In 1884, Barnett married Ida Wingate of Virgnia. They had 10 children: John A., William L., Howard L., Leroy E., Robert T., Mary Ellen, Charles M., Katherine, Russell T. and Bernice W. Son Charles was killed in WWI shortly after turning 19. He is buried in France, but Barnett's headstone honors him.
Like his father and uncles, Barnett was a carpenter. For many years he was employed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad. At one time he worked in Carthage, Illinois.
Barnett was a member of the Zion Reformed Church, the Junior O.U.A.M.C., the C.V.R.R. Relief Association and also of the Hancock Lodge F and A.M. of Carthage, Illinois.
He had been ill a long time, suffering from a form of tuberculosis known as Pott's Disease and his death was not unexpected. He was survived by his wife and their 10 children.
Barnett was the oldest of John and Mary Ann Nitterhouse's 3 children. When Barnett was just 19, his father passed. He petitioned the court to sell his father's property to help his mother and siblings financially. Between 1866 and 1875, Barnett's parents and 2 siblings had passed.
In 1884, Barnett married Ida Wingate of Virgnia. They had 10 children: John A., William L., Howard L., Leroy E., Robert T., Mary Ellen, Charles M., Katherine, Russell T. and Bernice W. Son Charles was killed in WWI shortly after turning 19. He is buried in France, but Barnett's headstone honors him.
Like his father and uncles, Barnett was a carpenter. For many years he was employed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad. At one time he worked in Carthage, Illinois.
Barnett was a member of the Zion Reformed Church, the Junior O.U.A.M.C., the C.V.R.R. Relief Association and also of the Hancock Lodge F and A.M. of Carthage, Illinois.
He had been ill a long time, suffering from a form of tuberculosis known as Pott's Disease and his death was not unexpected. He was survived by his wife and their 10 children.
Family Members
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MSGT John Albert Nitterhouse
1886–1941
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William Lewis Nitterhouse
1887–1944
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Howard Lee "Punch" Nitterhouse Sr
1890–1972
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Leroy Elsworth "Browney" Nitterhouse
1892–1945
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Robert T. Nitterhouse Sr
1894–1964
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Mary Ellen Nitterhouse Chase
1896–1940
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CORP Charles Mentzer "Chink" Nitterhouse
1899–1918
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Katherine Nitterhouse Heckman
1902–1986
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Russel Tracy Nitterhouse
1906–1970
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Bernice Wingate Nitterhouse Bly
1908–1997
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