By: Mark Holtsberry
Continued from last week…
Joshua C. Barrick was with Company M. 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Columbus, Ohio on May 16, 1898, before the Company was sent to Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga, Georgia. The Company was stationed there until November 15, 1898, when they were ordered to report to Macon, Georgia where they were stationed until February 10, 1899.
Boredom and lack of activity did result in one man deserting, many became sick and the sad part was that three died of disease. Joshua as well as Company M., was mustered out February 10, 1899.
As the soldiers were coming home, at least half of the men did not. The economy was not very good in this area, so men went elsewhere for work. Joshua did return home. Joshua’s trail goes cold until 1910.
In 1910, Joshua and Mary moved to Belvidere, Michigan where they were engaged in farming. By 1920, Joshua and Mary were still living in Belvidere, Michigan, but they were living with his brother and sister in law. Joshua was working as a laborer and Mary was housekeeping.
On April 24, 1921, Joshua’s wife, Mary M. Barrick, passed away in Michigan. She was buried in the I.0.0.F. Cemetery in Convoy, Ohio.
By 1930, Joshua had moved back to Antwerp, Ohio. He was living at 214 West Canal Street. On September 5, 1932, Joshua C. Barrick, passed away in Antwerp. He was buried with his wife Mary M. Barrick in Convoy, Ohio. They had no children. His upright Military tombstone was taken care of by his cousin Gerald Hawkins, who also signed for the tombstone. Joshua’s military records were verified May 4, 1934, tombstone was ordered May 24, 1934. Stone was shipped June 8, 1934.
Joshua’s brother, Robert, passed away, March 12, 1942, in Beaverton, Michigan and was buried in Dale Cemetery, Michigan. The whereabouts of his sister, Pearl are unknown after 1930.
