Résumé

Civil Engineer, United States Government, War Department, Office of Construction Quartermaster, Hickam Field, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 1940. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Hawaii, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 11, accessed 08/27/2024.) As per the 1940 US Census, Barnhart earned $2,600 per year working as a civil engineer in Hawaii. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii; Roll: m-t0627-04585; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2-47, accessed 08/27/2024.)

Principal, Joseph H. Barnhart, Building Contractor, San Jose, CA, c. 1950.

President, Barnhart Construction Company, San Jose, CA, 1954. In 1954, Barnhart headed the company, working with Robert Chase, vice president and G.O. Nieman, secretary and treasurer,

President, Barnhart Construction Company, Santa Clara, CA, c. 1965.

High School

Graduate, Soldan High School, Saint Louis, MO, c. 1931.

Relocation

Joseph Henry Barhnart was born in Hartington, NE, on 09/15/1914. Four years before this, Joseph's family and a lodger, Alton DeLong (the assistant postmaster), lived on State Street in Hartington, NE. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Hartington Ward 1, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T624_840; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374853, accessed 08/27/2024.)

In 1920, his family remained in Hartington, but had moved a dwelling on Bow Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 44, accessed 08/27/2024.)

In 1930, the Barnharts had moved to Saint Louis, MO, where they lived in part of a house at 5755 McPherson Street, paying $85 per month in rent. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0242; FHL microfilm: 2340980, accessed 08/27/2024.)

On 10/26/1940, Barnhart worked for the US War Department at Hickam Field near Honolulu, Territory of HI. In just over a year, Hickam Field (and nearby Pearl Harbor) would be bombed by the Japanese. He dwelled at 2873 Oahu Avenue in Honolulu, while at Hickam. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Hawaii, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 11, accessed 08/27/2024 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii; Roll: m-t0627-04585; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2-47, accessed 08/27/2024.)

Following the war, in 1950, Barnhart and his family resided at 99 Laumer Avenue in San Jose, CA. The household included his wife June and their son Frederick. Four years later, the Barnharts continued to live in San Jose. (See R.L. Polk and Company's San Jose, California, City Directory, 1954, p. 4.)

Barnhart passed away on 03/03/1977 in Santa Clara County, CA, and was buried at the Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, CA.

Parents

His parents were Levella "Lulu" or "Lou" Morten (born 1874 in NE-d. 04/10/1934) and FrederickWilliam Barnhart, Sr., (born 11/22/1871 in McGregor, IA-d. 02/15/1946 in Jacksonville, IL). (Spelling of his father's first name varied in sources between "Frederich" and "Frederick.") They married on 06/05/1895 in Hartington, NE. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records, accessed 08/27/2024.)

Fred Barnhart, Sr., held multiple jobs during his lifetime, according to various US censuses. In 1910, he worked as Hartington, NE's postmaster. Ten years later, he worked as a title abstractor for a real estate office. By 1930, Fred, Sr., worked as an office manager for a Saint Louis, MO, insurance company.

Joseph had a brother Frederich William Barnhart, Jr., (1905-1934) and two sisters, Gladys M. Barnhart (born 04/08/1896 in NE-d. 02/25/1958) and Ruth M. Barnhart Moore (born 1907 in NE-d. 1999 in GA).

Spouse

He wed Anna June Hodgins (born 06/15/1912 in Wallace, ID-d. 1997 in CA) on 01/23/1936 in Superior, MT. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950, accessed 08/27/2024.)

June's father was James Garfield Hodgins (born 02/13/1881 in WI-d. 07/11/1944 in Wallace, ID), her mother, Maude Cathleen Conlon (born 03/02/1885 in ND-d. 05/26/1948 in Gem, ID). They wed on 06/01/1910 in Spokane, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: easpmca9865, accessed 08/27/2024.)

Children

Joseph and June had a son, Frederick W. Barnhart (born 10/22/1943 in Honolulu, HI), named for his grandfather.

He attended Camden High School in San Jose, CA, and married Evan Ruth Short (born 11/30/1945 in Los Angeles County, CA) on 01/07/1967 in Monterey County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 08/27/2024.)

Biographical Notes

At age 26, Joseph Barnhart was described on his World War II draft registration card as Caucasian with a ruddy complexion, brown eyes and black hair. He stood 6-feet tall and weight about 175 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Hawaii, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 11, accessed 08/27/2024.)