Jack Bartlett: Georgia, Texas, Arizona

Bartlett, William Jackson “Jack” (March 9, 1869—October 30, 1952) was the son of Henry Bilbo Bartlett and Mary Jane Smith of Carroll County, Georgia. He spent most of his life in Cass County, Texas but moved to Arizona late in life. Bartlett married Louizza Ann "Lou" Gilley (1881—1965) on October 14, 1908 in Cass County, Texas. They had one child, an infant who was born and died March 17, 1892, and is buried in Beech Creek Cemetery, Atlanta, Cass County, Texas. He is buried at East Resthaven Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona. His tune was written in 1941, with an alto part written by G. L. Beck, and was added to the song book in 1949. Jack Bartlett taught Sacred Harp singing schools, as did his brother Robert Edmond Bartlett.

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