Althea Wilkenson Barrett
Not much is known about Althea Wilkenson Barrett although she spent most of her life in Arcadia, Wayne County, New York. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles and Rosana Aurora Wilkenson. They moved when she was a child to Arcadia. Althea married Stephen O. Barrett between 1850 and 1860, and they had two children (Parry Deforest, and Frankie) before he died (prior to 1860). Althea lived with her sister until they were both very old and Wealthy Wilkenson, Althea's sister died.
Frances L. Barrett seemed to keep herself busy, even without having children. In every census she says that her father was born in Pennsylvania, so I do believe this to be true, although I have found no record of her father, Stephen O. Barrett. Frances L. Barrett, while living in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, New York was the head housekeeper of the Clifton Springs Sanitarium.
Frances L. Barrett seemed to keep herself busy, even without having children. In every census she says that her father was born in Pennsylvania, so I do believe this to be true, although I have found no record of her father, Stephen O. Barrett. Frances L. Barrett, while living in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, New York was the head housekeeper of the Clifton Springs Sanitarium.
"Mrs. Althea Wilkinson Barrett," Newark (New York) Union Gazette, 1 Dec 1917, p. 15, col. 7; digital image, Northern New York Historical Newspapers, (http://www.24.103.175.180.com : last accessed 4 July 2013), http://24.103.175.180/newark-newspapers/newark-union-gazette-1916-1917/newark-union-gazette-1916-1917%20-%200865.pdf
Wayne County Genealogical Resource, Barrett, Francesca Premo, [email protected], last revised on 7/4/13.