Biography - Henry Barringer
HENRY BARRINGER. He is the son of Peter D. and Elizabeth Barringer, natives of Rensselaer County, NY, and was born Sept. 14, 1821. He was a blacksmith, but changed his trade to that of carpenter in 1874. He was in Co. K, 83rd Illinois Infantry. In 1853, he removed to Pike County, IL , and to Wataga in 1857. He married Margaret E. Simmons July 20, 1844, and they are the parents of two children, one son and one daughter. He is a Close-Communion Baptist, uniting with the church in 1855. He is a Republican. P.O. Wataga.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
