When Julia Ann Barto was born on 7 January 1843, in Ohio, United States, her father, John C Barto, was 31 and her mother, Susan Berry, was 27. She married George Albert Wisner on 16 October 1859, in Wilmot, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States for about 30 years and San Andreas, Calaveras, California, United States in 1920. She died on 29 January 1924, in San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Lodi Cemetery, Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States.