Sylvia May Barton, the beloved infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Barton, was born at Blair June 30, 1904, and died February 23 at 4 o’clock of a complication of diseases, but her death was caused by bronchial pneumonia. The funeral was held from the house Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, conducted by Rev. Markley of the Methodist church.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Note: Her mothers was Frances Matteson Barton