Anna Jane “Jennie” Angle was born September 9, 1879 to Stephen and Matilda Alice (nee Westall) Angle. She was united in marriage to Martin Albert Banter, son of Joseph and Elmira Margaret (nee Jeffers) Banter. Martin was born May, 7, 1872. To this union were born the following children: John W. (b. abt. 1915); Georgia J. (b. abt. 1916). Martin died August 14, 1942 and Jennie died December 1, 1971. They are buried in the Herman Cemetery Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas.
“I was born and raised in Petty Township and attended school at the old Petty schoolhouse, which has long since been replaced by a new one, and went to church and Sunday School at Pleasant Hill (or Petty church), as it was generally called, and hope I will be permitted to attend services there are a few more times before I am called to pass from this world to the one from which no traveler ever returns.”
(W. I. Barekman)
Biographical Note:
William Isaac Barekman
William died on June 20, 1937 and Rosa on December 13, 1938 and they are buried at Mt. Peace Cemetery St. Cloud, Osceola County, Florida.
Annotation:
Collier is a historical term used to describe a bulk cargo ship designed to carry coal, especially for naval use by coal-fired warships.
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Mt. Carmel, Illinois
January 22, 1917
While in a reminiscent mood I will give a short biography of myself for the benefit of the many readers of the Pink Edition.
My father, Isaac Newton Barekman, and mother, Martha Gaddey, were married September 4, 1870.
To this unit were born five children, three of whom are living, two dying in infancy. Of the living, Mary Ellen is the eldest, now living at Bone Gap, Illinois; Charles Newton living at Flagstaff, Arizona, was next, then came myself; however not until my father had passed to the great beyond, his death preceding my birth by 26 days which occurred on February 16, 1879, I been born on March 14, 1879. Hence a pitiful family was left in Lukin Township, near White Oak school house.
July 3, 1882, mother died, thus leaving three more orphans to the mercy of the people.
Charles was taken in by Uncle J. A. Barekman and giving a good and permanent home, being cared for as a son, also given good schooling. Ellen was not so fortunate. However she was cared for a long time by Uncle William Osborne with a good home, but not quite so much educational advantages. However both feel very grateful for their beneficiaries. Yet the writer of this article was less fortunate, at least in the beginning. I suppose I must have been a very very bad boy, as I was taken on trial by several families, and pronounced bad and returned each time to one of my uncles, who seem to be very lucky in his efforts to induce someone else to give me a trial. At last, at the tender age of five, I was accepted by Uncle Julius Storckman, with his family I remained until I had attained the age of 17, where I had a good home, (considering my being so mean), but very little schooling had fallen to my lot.
Here I started out for myself, going to Indiana, where I worked on a farm and made the acquaintances of my bride-to-be, with whom I afterwards corresponded for some time.
In April 1898, I joined I company 4th Illinois National Guard at Olney Illinois for service in the Spanish-American war, with which I served more than a year, during which time I saw three months "camp service" in Cuba.
On July 17, 1899, I enlisted at Evansville Indiana in the regulars and was at once sent to the Presido, California. Embarked there August 10, 1899 for the Philippine Islands on the transport Morgan City, which the Vessel went on a rock and was totally lost September 2, 1899, in the inland Sea of Japan. No lives were lost, but the entire cargo of Army supplies and about 800 bags of mail were lost.
We were compelled to lay on the beach in Inoshima island six days and nights with little food and no shelter, our food being partially donated by Russian battleships and the Japanese cruiser. Some was obtained by bartering whatever possessions we had to the natives. I traded my underclothes, “well soiled," for cookies.
On September 8, we were taken aboard the Tata Gama Marn, a Japanese collier and carried to Nagasaki, Japan, where we were given seven days use of a large Japanese barracks. Our American consul leased a large bathhouse where we were given the much-needed free baths, after which I began seeing my first sites at close range of the old world.
We were again taken on board this time the USS transport "Ohio" and again our journey started. Arriving in Manila Bay about September 20. The Ohio drop anchor within three miles of Cavite, where my brother, Charles, was in station, but we did not get to see each other.
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I served three years in the islands mostly on the Sulu group. With the Moros, who were Mohammedans.
Returning to the states 1902, I labored at various occupations until February 1904 when I was married to a girl at West Salem, who later proved to be a harlot, with the result that I obtained a divorce 1908. Going into Memphis, Tennessee, for a few years and on returning just one day to be loafing in Grayville, waiting for a train in there met my long time friend from Indiana, whereupon courtship began at once, on December 20, 1909 there was recorded in Belleville papers the results.
My wife, who was Rosa Williams, and I are now living at 1218 Chestnut Street Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
I could mention interesting experiences of my life, but owing to the wars causing paper to be a very costly commodity, I will not ask too much of the famous Pink Edition.
In conclusion, I want to most heartily thank all who in any capacity, however small aided me along in this world, of which I have been but very little, but am glad to be here and see and read about what others have.
W. I. Barekman,
Lukin Township
New York Times - Kobe, Japan
September 6, 1899
No Panic on Morgan City
Transport struck with a Shock in the night
In the early hours of Saturday, September 2, the United States transport Morgan City, Captain Dorris, with 762 officers and men of the Army and a crew of 62 on board, ran up on a reef in the Inland Sea and subsequently foundered in deepwater, fortunately without the loss of a single life. On leaving Kobe to enter the inland Sea-the transport intending to stop at Nagasaki on her way to Manila-a pilot was secured who had just piloted the homeward bound transport Valencia through that pretty but exceedingly intricate tract of water. In explanation of the disaster it was stated, among other things, that the pilot had been on duty without sleep for 36 hours previous to taking charge of the Morgan City. The transport left Kobe on Friday night, September 1, and struck a rock abreast of Onomichi about 3:40 the following morning. From all accounts it would appear that the pilot (who, by the way, is said not to be licensed for the Inland Sea,) misjudged the course and did not discover his error until the ship was seen to be working toward a point of one of the numerous small islands there about. To avoid striking these islands which would have meant that instant sinking of the ship and a terrible calamity, the helm was put headaport, the engines is full speed astern and the vessels head was turned straight onto the land. The shock roused the troops, who were at one summoned on deck; there was neither panic nor confusion. Volunteers were called for to take out the provisions, and while 50 or 60 men were engaged in this work the ship suddenly slipped off into deep water, the men on board having to jump for their lives. The steamer had just got her bow on one of these ledges and drop off by the stern as a tide receded. At high tide only about 18 inches of the steamer smokestack was visible. The troops encamp on the island-or rather in the open-until they were taken on to Manila by another vessel. As very few provisions were salvaged the paymaster telegraphed Kobe for provisions for 800 men for five days. The men appeared to be in the best of spirits during their brief and unexpected sojourn on the island.
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(W. I. Barekman)
Biographical Note:
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Annotation:
Moro people refer to a population of Muslims in the Philippines.
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