The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-28
JAMES M. BARCo


Saturday afternoon at the news of
the death at Miami of Mr.. ]. NJ. Barco.
Mr.. Barco was a resident of Marion
county for many and of Ocala for sew
eral years. He was good citizen
and a good neighbor, and held the
friendship and esteem of all who knew
him. Only few weeks ago, he was
in Ocala, visiting friends and rela-
tives and went on from here to Miami
where he died.
1t is source of satisfaction, how
ever, to know that all his children,
and his brother, Mr.. B. B. Barco, were
with him when he passed away.
The funeral took place this morn
| ing at the home of his son-in-law, DIR.
J. NJ. Jackson, in Miami and interment
was made in one of the cemeteries of
that city.
We are indebted to the Clearwater
Sun for the following sketch of Mr..
Barco's life:
James M. Barco was born about
twelve miles south of Lake City, in
Columbia county, Florida, in August,
1850, and was a son of Joseph p. and
Carolyn (Brooks) Barco, who were
born in the vicinity of st. Marys, Ga.
The family is of French Huguenotl
origin and was founded in Georgia in
colonial days. The grandfather was
Daniel Barco, a native of Georgia,
who on removing to Florida took up
his abode in the vicinity of Provi-
dence, and in 1852 removed to Marion
county.
The grandfather of James M. Barco
was soldier in the war of 1912 and
also participated in the first Seminole
war. He died in Marion county at the
age of seventy-five. His son, Joseph
P. Barco, father of James M. Barco,
was but five years of age when in
j 1882 he accompanied his father to
Florida. He was therefore practically
reared in this state. He later became a
resident of Marion county where he
filed the Office of county tax collec-
tor in the early SOS. He took an ac-
tive part in the events of pioneer days
and assisted in making a survey of
Ocala.
| At the time of the civil war he of
fered his services to the Confederacy,
going to the front in 1862 as first
lieutenant in Captain Gary's Company
of the Ninth Florida. He was i'll and
was captured at Baldwin when Sey-
mour started from Jacksonville, and
he died in prison at Fort Delaware
before the close of the war. His widow
survived him and passed away on the
plantation in Marion county. In their
family were seven children.
James NJ. Barco was the eldest of
the family and upon him devolved the
duties and responsibilities incident to
the management of the household and
the support of his younger brothers
and sisters. He resided i'm Marion
county for seventeen years and for
two years engaged in teaching school.
Following his marriage he turned his
attention to merchandising at Crystal
River, in 1870, in connection with a
cousin. After a brief period he dis
posed of his commercial interests and
removed to Texas, but in 1873 return
ed to Florida, settling in Levy county
where he engaged in bookkeeping
until after the election of Governor
Drew, who appointed him clerk of the
circuit court in which position he ac-
ceptably served for eighteen years,
: when he resigned to enter the Office
of the registrar n-the United States
land office at Gainesville. This was
during President Cleveland's second
administration and he remained in the
position until Mckinley became presi-
dent For six years Mr.. Barco was
manager of the Commercial Bank at
Ocala, and subsequently engaged in
farming for two years. He also spent
seven years as cashier of banks at
Largo and Clearwater. Later he took
: up the real estate and insurance bust
ness and was very successful.
In 1870 Mr.. Barco was united in
marriage to Miss Susan Niblack, a
native of Florida, a daughter of Sam
uel Niblack, a pioneer of the state
and one of a prominent family. To
Mr. and Mrs. Barco have been born
, i've GHH1AQEen- EAnSls vile VI LII q. W.
! Jackson of Miami, at whose home he
: died; Jessie. who is the widow of s.
: L. Patterson, who was an attorney at
Miami; Newcomb, prominent farmer
in Marion county at the estate known
: as Sunny Slope; Sue, the youngest
4 daughter, who is assistant county
S treasurer of Pinellas county, and
E Samuel J., county Judge of Dade
:. county, living at Miami.
: His brother B. B. Barco has been
e associated with him at Clearwater in
:, the real estate business and together
I they owned large orange grove. He
I has two sisters in Ocala, Mrs. j. w
e Hood and Mrs. W. K. Zewadswi, and
a another sister in Dunnellon-
Mr.. Barco had always taken an ac-