NIMROD BARRICK:
An Inventory of His Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Barrick, Nimrod, 1851-1939, creator. | |
| Title: | Barrick and Kennedy families papers. | |
| Dates: | 1849-1999. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous papers created by the family of Vincent P. Kennedy, surgeon in the 5th Minnesota Infantry and the family of his daughter and son-in-law, Julia and Nimrod Barrick. Includes fourteen diaries on microfilm kept by Nimrod Barrick while farming near Greenleaf, Meeker County (Minn.), that mention family affairs, social life, a grasshopper plague (1877), Barrick's activities as a member of town and school boards, prices, wages, weather, and trips to Dakota (1883) and Oregon (1893); some entries were made by Julia Barrick. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box) and 1 microfilm reel. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Nimrod Barrick was
born September 20, 1851 to Alpheus and Minerval Barrick in Cedar County, Iowa. He
married Julia Ann Kennedy, a daughter of Dr. Vincent P. Kennedy, in Meeker County,
Minnesota on October 9, 1873. The coupled lived and farmed in Meeker County with
their children, Roscoe, Vincent, Nimrod, and Julian. Nimrod Barrick died November
24, 1939, and Julia died May 2, 1942.
Vincent Pellet Kennedy was born July 11, 1824, in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served as an assistant surgeon with the 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, mustering in on the 3rd of September 1862 and mustering out on the 1st of May 1865. Kennedy married his first wife, Julia Ann Rudisil, in 1849. Their daughter Julia Ann was born in 1854 in Clay County, Indiana where the couple was living at the time. After the death of her mother, Julia Ann, Julia lived in Putnam County, Indiana with an uncle Rudisil. Vincent Kennedy died February 8, 1903 at Litchfield, Minnesota.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Barrick, Nimrod. Barrick and Kennedy Families Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1938.
Microfilm available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Quantity of originals: 14 volumes.
Location of Originals:
Original diaries loaned for copying by Nimrod Barrick, Litchfield, Minn.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 4703; 17,037
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017319780104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| P3086 | Dr. Vincent Pellet Kennedy: | ||||||||||
| Letters to wife Julia Ann, a photograph, and newspaper clippings, undated, 1849-1885. | |||||||||||
| Civil War photograph album, undated. | |||||||||||
| Includes images of Vincent P. and Julia Ann Kennedy, soldiers from the Minnesota 5th Infantry Regiment, and other Minnesota regiments. Also includes images of Minnesota governors who served in the war. | |||||||||||
| Julia Barrick: Property assessment and correspondence, undated, 1894-1943. | |||||||||||
| Nimrod Barrick: | |||||||||||
| Business relating to farm in Meeker County, Minnesota. 1916-1929. | |||||||||||
| Personal miscellany and correspondence, 1872-1942, 1999. | |||||||||||
| Includes clippings and correspondence with brother Amos Barrick. | |||||||||||
| Recollections on history, 1929. | |||||||||||
| Nimrod and Julia Barrick: | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1871-1929. | |||||||||||
| Includes marriage certificate. | |||||||||||
| Family photographs, undated, 1900. | |||||||||||
| Harry Kennedy, undated, 1922-1925. | |||||||||||
| Brother of Julia Barrick. Includes letters to brother Lew Kennedy. | |||||||||||
| Vincent P. Barrick, 1894-1903. | |||||||||||
| Son of Julia and Nimrod. Includes letters from mother Julia Barrick and cousin Alton Barrick. | |||||||||||
| Josephine Barrick, undated, 1911-1930s. | |||||||||||
| Wife of Nimrod Barrick Jr. Mainly correspondence with parents in Pine Lodge, New Mexico. | |||||||||||
| Kennedy family history, 1900. | |||||||||||
| Written by Rebecca Cole for Kennedy family reunion. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous correspondence, undated, 1872-1933. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| M421 | 2 | Nimrod Barrick diaries, 1871-1932. 2 microfilm reels. | |||||||||
| Two positive copies of this microfilm were made in an effort to increase its legibility. Both copies are available for use. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Meeker County.
- Agriculture.
- Climatology.
- Manners and customs.
- Prices -- Minnesota.
- Prices.
- Travel.
- Wages -- Minnesota.
- Wages.
- Persons:
- Barrick, Julia, 1854-1942, creator.
- Kennedy, Vincent Pellett, 1824-1903, creator.
- Places:
- Dakota Territory -- Description and travel.
- Greenleaf (Minn.)
- Meeker County (Minn.) -- Social life and customs.
- Minnesota -- Greenleaf.
- Minnesota -- Meeker County.
- Minnesota -- Climate.
- Minnesota.
- Oregon -- Description and travel.
- Oregon.
- United States -- Dakota Territory.
- Document Types:
- Diaries.
- Microforms.
- Photographs.
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