An comment on one genealogy mentions the burial place of one of James'
siblings, maybe more.
"Burials Children of John & Ann (Spratt) Barnett Mecklenburg, North Carolina
"They found the remnants of a destroyed graveyard under a hospital building in
Charlotte. Only eight headstones were saved. Thomas being one of them. It was
called the Spratt Cemetery. I believe the burials for John's children might
have been in there."
-- Comment on this family on Ginger Ellis Family Tree,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10431243/person/363259371?ftm=1
1860 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi, 20 June, PO Gun Town, page 1
(scan 219), Hse/Fam #2
Barnett, John 36 M Farmer $200 real $1125 personal Georgia [born abt 1824]
Barnett, Minerva 38 F South Carolina [born abt 1822]
Barnett, James C 6 M Mississippi [born abt 1854]
1870 Federal Census, Prentiss County, Mississippi, 11 June, PO Booneville,
Township 6 Range 7, pages 5-6 (scan 428), Hse/Fam #31
- page 5 -
Barnett, John 55 M W Farmer $200 real $1125 personal Georgia [born abt 1815]
Barnett, Manerva 53 F W Keeping House Georgia [born abt 1817]
- page 6 -
Barnett, James C 15 M W Mississippi [born abt 1855]
Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965
James Barnett
Christiana Maines
Marriage 8 Oct 1878 Young, Texas, USA
1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168,
page 17, Hse #145, Fam #149
Barnet, James C W M 22 Farmer MS GA GA [b abt 1858]
Barnet, Christina W F 20 Wife Keeping House IL -- -- [b abt 1860]
Barnet, Christopher W M 1 Son Single TX MS IL [b abt 1879]
His parents are living next door.
1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168,
page 17, Hse #144, Fam #148
Barnet, John W M 64 Farmer GA GA GA [b abt 1826]
Barnet, Menerva W F 56 Wife Keeping House SC VA SC [b abt 1824]
Barnet, William A W M 25 Son Single Farmer MS GA SC [b abt 1855]
Barnet, Susen A W F 22 Dau Single Keeping House MS GA SC [b abt 1858]
Barnet, Mary E W F 18 Dau Single Farm Laborer MS GA SC [b abt 1862]
Hays, William W M 12 Ward Single Works on Farm TN -- TN [b abt 1868]
In 1896, James and his sister Susan Green applied for membership in the
Cherokee Nation. They were among the many rejected. Here is the transcription
of the handwritten cover of their application document. Their mother, said to
be at lest half Cherokee, but full-blood according to some family sources, had
been rejected also. Minerva Owens Barnett finally issued an affidavit giving
up her attempt, after long and expensive attempts to get a positive hearing,
when her primary witness died with her case unresolved.
No 5424
James C Barnett
and Susan S Green
Cherokee Nation
Ft Gibson Indian Territory
Filed: Sept 9-96
A S McKennan
Comr [Commander]
James and Susan made their application at Fort Gibson, and in 1900 Susan and
her husband Jacob Green were enumerated in Cherokee for the 1900 census.
James and his family, however, were way south near the Texas border,
enumerated at Marietta in Chickasaw Nation.
This is the area that became Love County, Oklahoma. He and Christina have had
only the one child Christopher. James' mother Minerva is living with them,
after her husband John passed away in 1897.
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 1 June, Township 7
South Range 2 East, District 150, page 6A, Marietta, Hse/Fam #90
Barnett, James C Head W M Oct 1856 43 Married 23 years Miss Geo SC Farmer,
Stockman Rents
Barnett, Christiana Wife W F Mar 1858 42 Married 23 years 1 child/1 living
IL NJ IN
Barnett, Christopher Son W M Nov 1877 76 Single TX MS IL Farm Laborer
Barnett, Minerva Mother W F July 1823 76 Widow SC VA SC
There are 3 boarders in the household, all working as Farm Laborers. It is
not clear if they are working for James or elsewhere. James' birth year as
1956 does not match ages in previous censuses, which generally place his birth
in about 1854. 1880, however, makes his birth year about 1858, so there is a
wide variation. It appears the next door neighbor is Christina's brother.
The head of the household is John Maines.
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 1 June, Township 7
South Range 2 East, Enumeration District 150, page 6A, Marietta, Hse/Fam #91
Maines, John Head W M Nov 1869 30 Widowed IN NJ IN Farm Laborer [No ownership
status reported]
Maines, Lona Dau W F Aug 1888 11 Ind Terr IN MS
James and Christina's son James died before the 1910 census. But he had
married and had a son in the meantime, and their grandson is in their
household. He is also listed as James C. A genealogy reports his full name
as Ervin James Columbus Barnett.
1910 Federal Census, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, 4 May, Antlers, District
268, page 15A, Hse #271, Fam #277
Barnett, James C Head M W 54 Married 32 yrs MS GA AL Farmer Owns
Barnett, Cristie M Wife F W 54 Married 32 yrs 1 child/0 living IL NJ IN
Barnett, James C Grandson M W 5 Single OK TX TX
Lemons, Aaron Boarder M W 18 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer
Hager, Lee Son M W 19 TX MS AR Farm Laborer
Note also in this census that Christina's name is given as Cristie, short for
Christina, with the middle initial M. This may stand for her maiden name
Maines.
In some family sources this individual is named Christopher Columbus Barnett.
Other records indicate his first name was James. In the 1880 census, he is
named Christopher Barnet (various officials spelled the family name
differently). In 1900 his name is Christopher C Barnett. When he enlisted in
the army in 1903, the name is James C Barnette. From all the sources, it
appears he had four names, James Christopher Columbus Barnett. His son
likewise, who the family knows as James, also had three given names, the first
being Ervin.
1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168,
page 17, Hse #145, Fam #149
Barnet, James C W M 22 Farmer MS GA GA [b abt 1858]
Barnet, Christina W F 20 Wife Keeping House IL -- -- [b abt 1860]
Barnet, Christopher W M 1 Son Single TX MS IL [b abt 1879]
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 1 June, Township 7,
Marietta, District 150, page 6A, Hse/Fam #90
Barnett, Jas Head W M Oct 1856 43 Married 23 yrs MS GA SC Farmer Rents
Barnett, Christiana Wife W F Mar 1858 42 Married 23 yrs 1 child/1 living IL
NJ IN
Barnett, Christopher C Son W M Nov 1877 22 Single TX MS IL Farm Laborer
Barnett, Minerva Mother W F July 1823 76 Widowed Married 59 years 13
children/7 living SC VA SC
Brown, Jim Boarder W M Nov 1872 26 Widowed Alabama Unknown GA Farm Laborer
Gatlin, Jeff Boarder W M Feby 1874 27 Single MO England TN Farm Laborer
Mabrey, Thos J Boarder W M June 1870 29 Single GA GA AL Farm Laborer
"My great grandmother Alice Wilson Hancock Hasty: ... She married Christopher
Columbus Barnett and they had a son, my grandfather, James Columbus Barnett."
-- Kitty Byers, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 21 February 2013
Christopher Columbus Barnett
Birth 1879 in Texas, Death BEF 1910 in Oklahoma
Parents James C Barnett 1854-1920, Christy Ann Maines b 1858
Marriage 1900 to Alice Miney Wilson
Birth 02 JUN 1882 in Cooke, Texas
Death 09/1978 in Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma
Son Ervin James Columbus Barnett
Birth 18 Nov 1904 in Antlers, Pushmataha, OK
Death 08 Jul 1986 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
-- K & D, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25295257/person/1636453998
In his enlistment record from 1903, his name is James C Barnette.
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
James C Barnette
Birth abt 1879 Dallas, Texas, United States
Enlisted 13 April 1903 Little Rock, Arkansas
Enlistment Age: 23 (Born abt 1880)
Brown Eyes, Black Hair, Dark Complexion
Discharged 25 Dec 1904 in Ft Myer, Virginia for disability
This military record reports he was born in Dallas, Texas. Young County is in
north Texas a couple of counties northwest of Dallas County. Perhaps the
recording as Dallas was a generalization to a well-known location by the army
clerk.
Note that this army record names him as James C. Did Christopher Columbus
Barnett have an additional first name of James, after his father? He named
his son four names, Ervin James Columbus Barnett.
1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 9 July, Pacolet
Township, PO Glenn Springs, p 21, Hse/Fam #153
Barnett, Jefferson 31 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate Value $100 Personal b SC
[born abt 1839]
Barnett, Eliza 29 F W Keeping House b SC [born abt 1841]
Barnett, James 4 M W b SC [born abt 1866]
Barnett, Willie 1 M W b SC [born abt
1869]
1900 Federal Census, Monroe County, Tennessee, 21 June, Civil District 18,
Enumeration District 122, page 17A, South Dewey Ave, Hse #242, Fam #243
Barnett, Taylor Head W M Dec 1840 60 [cf 1850 census, 9mos old] Married 23
year TN TN TN Farmer Owns
Barnett, Sarah Ann Wife W F Sept 1855 45 Married 23 year 5 children/3 living
GA GA GA
Barnett, Della E Dau W M Oct 1884 15 Single TN TN GA At School
Barnett, James M Son W M Feb 1886 14 Single TN TN GA At School
Barnett, William M Grandson W M Jun 1898 1 Single TN TN TN
Duckett, Jane Mother[-in-law] W F Dec 1817 83 Widow 7 children/5 living GA GA
GA
Boatman, William M Lodger W M July 1863 26 Widow TN TN TN Engineer
1910 Federal Census, Baker County, Oregon, Supplemental, Baker City Ward 2,
District 2, page 8A, 1812 Birch St, Hse #[no #], Fam #[no #]
Barnett, Taylor Head M W 62 TN TN TN Retired Farmer Rents
Barnett, Sarah A Wife F W 56 4 children/3 living GA TN GA
Barnett, James M Son M W 24 Single TN TN TN [seems it should be TN TN GA] Saw
Mill Laborer
Boatman, Willie Grandson M W 11 Single TN TN TN
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
James M Barnett
Residence Baker, Baker County, Oregon
Birth 14 Feb 1884 [location not reported]
Farming, Self-Employed
Wife Mrs Hazel Barnett, Gen Delivery, Baker
Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, BrownHair
Registered 12 September 1918 Baker, Orgeon
Signed James M Barnett
1920 Federal Census, Baker County, Oregon, 3 January, Baker City Ward 3d,
District 7, page 3B, South Dewey Ave, Hse/Fam #78
Barnett, James M Head Rents M W 34 NC NC NC House Carpenter
Barnett, Hazel L Wife F W 26 SC SC SC
Barnett, Edna L Dau F W 5WA TN OR
Barnett, Ray H Son M W 4yrs0mos OF TN OR
Rissell, Elmer D Brother-in-law M W 22 OR Wisconsin Wisconsin
James' mother is in a household next doo r to him, as a single member
hosuehold. On the other sinde os Sarah is James' sister Elvira Rhymer. This
record for James' household also give us his wife's maiden nmae, since her
brother Elmer Rissell is in the household.
1920 Federal Census, Baker County, Oregon, 3 January, Baker City Ward 3d,
District 7, page 3B, South Dewey Ave, Hse/Fam #78
Baranett [sic], Sarah A Head Rents F W 74 Widow GA TN GA No Occup
1920 Federal Census, Baker County, Oregon, 3 January, Baker City Ward 3d,
District 7, page 3B, South Dewey Ave, Hse/Fam #78
Rhymer, Andrew J Head Rents M W 49 TN TN TN Lumber Mill
Rhymer, Elvira J Wife F W 42 TN TN GA
Rhymer, Evertt O Son M W 19 TN TN TN Cow Herder, Cattle Range
Rhymer, Carlos A Son M W 16 TN TN TN
Rhymer, Arthur Son M W 14 WA TN TN
Rhymer, dwight Son M W 11 WA TN TN
Rhymer, Harold Son M W 5 WA TN TN
At the time of his mother's death in 1928, J M was listed as a survivor,
living in Hershal [sic], Oregon.
1940 Federal Census, Baker County, Oregon, [no date] April, McEwen, District
1-37, page 2A, Hse #32, Owns $1500
Barnett, James M Head M W 55 Grade 8 b Tennessee same house in 1935 Farmer
Barnett, Hazel Wife F W 46 Grade 8 b Oregon same house in 1935 Housewife
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
James Monti Barnett
Birth 14 Feb 1885 Monroe County, Tennessee
Residence Sumter Stage, Baker, Baker, Oregon
Self-employed
Contact (Wife) Mrs Hazel L Barnett, same address
Signed J M Barnett
James M Barnett
Birth Feb. 14, 1886
Death Sep. 8, 1967
Burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Baker County, Oregon
Plot Wests, Block 1, Lot 36, Grave 4
Created by Ronda Crow Feb 09, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #84747290,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Barnett&GSiman=1&GScid=39167&GRid=84747290&
California, Death Index, 1940-1997
James M Barnett
Birth Date 14 Feb 1886
Death 8 Sep 1967 Del Norte County
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
James Barnett
Born14 Feb 1886
Died Sep 1967
Last Residence Crescent City, Del Norte, California 95531
SSN 535-44-1516 issued Washington
(1962)
From his father's will:
_____________
8th All the remaining part of my estate real and personal to be equally
divided between my beloved children Jessey Barnett, Elijah Barnett, Joseph
Barnett, and Mikajah Barnett and Gency Corder
and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved sons Jessy Barnett
and Javan Barnett Executors of this my Last Will and testament
-- Will of Micajah Barnett Sr,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8180737/story/c4359186-7de9-43b4-934a-77a9c2cbae2d?ftm=1
______________
Javan Barnett
Birth 5 JUL 1816 in Spartanburg County, SC, Death Unknown
married Rachel White 5 Jan 1836 Spartanburg County, SC
Birth 7 MAR 1816 in Spartanburg County, SC
Death 29 AUG 1894 in Spartanburg County, SC
-- http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18225128/person/628271968?ssrc=&ftm=1
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Javan Barnett
Side: Confederate
Regiment Name Expanded: 5th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 Months,
1863-4), Company: E
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
1870 Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina, 15 July, PO Columbia, p
25, Hse/Fam #25
Barnett, Javan 54 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate Value $0 Personal b SC [born abt
1816]
Barnett, Rachael 54 F W At Home b SC [b abt 1816]
Barnett, Laura 24 F W At Home b SC [b abt 1846]
Barnett, J Bunyan 21 M W At Home b SC [born abt 1849]
Barnett, Alice O 17 F W At Home b SC [b abt 1853]
Barnett, Sallie 14 F W At Home b SC [b abt 1856]
Barnett, William 19 M W At Home b SC [born abt 1851]
In 1900, Javan is a widower living in the household of his daughter Alice and
her husband William Little. Note also that, as usual, his birth year is one
year oater than reported by family sources.
1880 Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina, 4 June, Columbia,
District 164, page 16, Sumter St, Hse #164, Fam #190
Barnett, Van W M 64 Bldg Inspector SC SC SC
Barnett, Rachael W F 64 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC
Barnett, John W M 31 Son Single SC SC SC
Barnett, Olivia W F 24 Dau Single SC SC SC
1900 Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina, 13 June, Columbia,
District 86, page 18B, 1501 Plain St, Hse/Fam #64
Little, William Head W M Feb 1840 60 Married 15 yrs SC SC SC Druggist
[Ownership not rptd]
Little, Alice O Wife W F June 1856 43 Married 15 yrs 2 children/2 living SC
SC SC
Little, Rachael B Dau W F July 1886 13 SC SC SC At School
Little, Lucy L Dau W F Jan 1890 10 SC SC SC At School
Barnett, Javan Father-in-law W M July 1817 82 Widowed SC SC
SC
In 1860 Jefferson is living alone in his own household next door to his father
Jessee.
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #253
Jefferson Barnett 32 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $0 Personal b SC [b abt 1828]
1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 9 July, Pacolet
Township, PO Glenn Springs, p 21, Hse/Fam #153
Barnett, Jefferson 31 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate Value $100 Personal b SC
[born abt 1839]
Barnett, Eliza 29 F W Keeping House b SC [born abt 1841]
Barnett, James 4 M W b SC [born abt 1866]
Barnett, Willie 1 M W b SC [born abt 1869]
Ages of the children here indicates that Jefferson and Eliza married about
1865, basically corrrelating with the end of the Civil War.
One genealogies proffers no documentation but seems to possess inside
knowledge for its sparse facts.
Jefferson Monroe Barnett
Birth 16 FEB 1835 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Death 12 FEB 1875 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents Jesse Barnett 1795 - 1872, Mary b 1800
Married Eliza Jane Frances Gibbs Birth 1841, Death 1928
-- Susan Reich, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26959885/person/1958487611
Jefferson Monroe "Jeffrey" Barnett
Birth Feb. 16, 1838 Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Death Feb. 12, 1875 Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spouse Eliza Jane Frances Gibbs Barnett (1841 - 1928)
Burial Cedar Spring Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Created by David ~ Effie Oct 30, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #43721001,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43721001
The name transcribed as Gency in her father's will appears to be the Jenny
referred to in some genealogies. Gency may have been a misreading of the
handwritten Genny for Jenny. I have not seen a copy of the original
handwritten will.
"8th All the remaining part of my estate real and personal to be equally
divided between my beloved children Jessey Barnett, Elijah Barnett, Joseph
Barnett, and Mikajah Barnett and Gency Corder and I do hereby nominate
constitute and appoint my beloved sons Jessy Barnett and Javan Barnett
Executors of this my Last Will and testament"
-- Will of Micajah Barnett Sr,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8180737/story/c4359186-7de9-43b4-934a-77a9c2cbae2d?ftm=1
Jesse Barnett
Birth 5 Jun 1795 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Death 28 Jul 1872 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Parents Micajah Cicero Barnett 1760-1837, Jane Jene GLENN 1762-1812
-- Biddy Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5753013/person/-231983189
1820 Federal Census, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, August 7, 1820
Jessee Barnett
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons Engaged in Agriculture: 1
From his father's will:
_____________
8th All the remaining part of my estate real and personal to be equally
divided between my beloved children Jessey Barnett, Elijah Barnett, Joseph
Barnett, and Mikajah Barnett and Gency Corder
and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved sons Jessy Barnett
and Javan Barnett Executors of this my Last Will and testament
-- Will of Micajah Barnett Sr,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8180737/story/c4359186-7de9-43b4-934a-77a9c2cbae2d?ftm=1
______________
I have not been able to find our Jesse Barnett in the 1850 census. But along
the way I found another set of Barnetts in Hardin County, Tennessee. One of
them is Jesse, also born in 1795. I have not figured out where this Jessee
and his children fit into the Barnett lineage.
1850 Federal Census, Hardin County, Tennessee, 10 October, page 419 (scan
210), Hse/Fam #3
Jesse Barnett 55 M Farmer $700 Real Estate b North Carolina [b abt 1795]
James G Barnett 39 M Farmer b NC [b abt 1811]
Mary F Barnett 35 F b NC [b abt 1815]
Alexander Barnett 25 M Laborer b NC [b abt 1825]
Martha E Barnett 22 F b NC [b abt 1828]
Joseph H Barnett 17 M b NC Laborer [b abt 1833]
In 1860 Jesse is surrounded by several sons. The only person in his household
is his daughter Apsely J, whom some genealogies name Apsoly Jan.
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #254
Jessie Barnett 65 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate $1000 Personal b SC [b abt 1795]
Apsely J Barnett 30 F b SC [b abt 1830]
On one side of Jesse is his son Jefferson, on the other is Fair Barnett.
Others live on the other side of Jefferson in a row of Barnett households.
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #253
Jefferson Barnett 32 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $0 Personal b SC [b abt 1828]
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #255
Fair Barnett 39 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $200 Personal b SC [b abt 1821]
Nancy Barnett 30 F b SC [b abt 1830]
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #252
M C Barnett 25 M Mechanic $0 Real Estate $0 Personal b SC [b abt 1835]
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #251
Thos G Barnett 42 M Mechanic $0 Real Estate $100 Personal b SC [b abt 1821]
1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 6 July, PO Cedar
Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #250
John S Barnett 47 M [No Occupation stated] $0 Real Estate $100 Personal b SC
[b abt 1813]
Mary E Barnett 17 F b SC [b abt 1843]
Sarah J Barnett 14 F b SC [b abt 1843]
Nancy M Barnett 11 F b SC [b abt 1843]
Margaret L Barnett 3 F b SC [b abt 1843]
Genealogies report additional children I have not found in the census. No
doubt some of these entries are hiding in the misplaced 1850 census for Jesse
and his family. A son Elijah born in about 1824, Richard, of similar date,
Luther Alfred born about 1828, Walker born about 1832 and Alvira born about
1836.
In 1870, I found an agricultural schedule for the census that also listed
Jesse.
1870 Federal Census, Agricultural Schedule, Pacolett, Spartanburg County,
South Carolina, Enumeration Date: 29 Jul 1870
Jesse Barnett
1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 9 July, Pacolet
Township, PO Glenn Springs, p 21 (scan 521), Hse/Fam #152
Barnett, Jesse 75 M W Farmer $1000 Real Estate Value $550 Personal b SC [born
abt 1795]
Barnett, Thomas 52 M W Farmer b SC [born abt 1818]
Barnett, Cicero D 35 M W Farmer b SC [born abt 1835]
Cicero here is Micajah Cicero, named after Jesse's father. Other sons are
living nearby. Jefferson next door, John S next to him.
1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 9 July, Pacolet
Township, PO Glenn Springs, p 21, Hse/Fam #153
Barnett, Jefferson 31 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate Value $100 Personal b SC
[born abt 1839]
Barnett, Eliza 29 F W Keeping House b SC [born abt 1841]
Barnett, James 4 M W b SC [born abt 1866]
Barnett, Willie 1 M W b SC [born abt 1869]
1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 9 July, Pacolet
Township, PO Glenn Springs, p 21, Hse/Fam #154
Barnett, John S 50 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate Value $200 Personal b SC [born
abt 1820]
Barnett, Sarah 18 F W Keeping House b SC [born abt 1841]
Barnett, Lucy 14 M W b SC [born abt 1856]
Barnett, Maggie 12 M W b SC [born abt 1858]
Jesse died in 1872. In the 1880 census, son John is a widower living next
door to Cicero (who is reported as only 40 years old, though he was 35 in
1870), with older brother Thomas in the household of John, along with sister
Jane and John's daughter Sarah.
1880 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 25 June, Pacolet
Township, District 145, page 37 (scan 291A), Hse #319, Fam #325
Barnett, John W M 64 Widowed Farming SC SC SC
Barnett, Jane W F 48 Sister Keeping House SC SC SC
Barnett, Sarah J W F 34 Dau Keeping House SC SC SC
Barnett, Nancy M W F 30 Dau Keeping House SC SC SC
Barnett, Thomas G W M 64 Brother SC SC SC
Next door is another brother Micajah Cicero. Relationships are not stated in
this household.
1880 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 25 June, Pacolet
Township, District 145, page 37 (scan 291A), Hse #319, Fam #325
Barnett, Cicero [Head] W M 40 SC SC SC
Barnett, Sabre Jane [Wife] W F 26 SC SC SC
Barnett, Luther [Dau] W M 2 SC SC SC
Barnett, Lela [Dau] W F 4mos SC SC
SC
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Katherine Farrar
Spouse John Barnett
(no date or place for the marriage included in this index record)
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
John Barnett
Spouse Katherine Farrar
Father John Bernard
Birth 1683 Goochland Co, VA
Death 1756 Goochland Co, VA
John Barnett
Born 1689 in Goochland County, Virginia
Died 1756 in Goochland County, Virginia
Spouse Katherine Farrar 1700-1763
Child Joseph Barnett
-- Rickard - Winfrey,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7087067/person/-1161287512
This genealogy reports the date of death as 1756. This corresponds to the
date of probation of the will of John Barnett. See below.
Some genealogies report the name of John's father as John, others as William.
Some split the difference by reporting his as "William or John." Most
genealogies I have seen appear to copy each other in at least one error,
reporting the same date of death for William/John as for the son John. John's
will was probated 21 September 1756. No other date is given for his death,
and this is reported as his date of death. Almost all the genealogies I have
found also report this very same date of death for his father, whether under
the name William or John. This seems highly unlikely. Some report the date
of WRITING of the will as the date of death for the son John, instead of the
date of probation ("proving").
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Coming to America
John Barnett, Sr. lived in the very early and formative days of America. He
is identified with those early Virginians that joined the Jamestown colony
established in 1608-9. It cannot be determined exactly when he or his
ancestors entered the area, but by deduction, we are quite sure of his
existence there in the late 1600's. In all probability his parents or
grandparents joined the colony about 1650 or soon thereafter.
We do know from established records that John Barnett, Sr. lived in Virginia
in the late 1600's and reared a large family there. This is borne out by
facts in his will which certified the date of his death.
Some references indicate that the Barnett family came to America from England
bearing the name. Others indicate that the name was changed from Bernard to
Barnett upon reaching the new county.
-- Description Taken from Barnett and Kindred Families by Dr. Hoyt M. Warren,
Sr. published in 1977.
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John Barnett
Birth 1689 Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Death 1756 Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Spouse Katherine Farrar Barnett (1700 - 1763)
Children Joseph Barnett (1731 - 1802)
Burial Body lost or destroyed
Created by Mary Elizabeth Gatch Feb 03, 2016
-- Find A Grave Memorial #157757472,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=157757472
The following text presents the will of John Barnett (Jr). I don't know if
all the misspellings are in the original or are only typos in the
transcription. I have not seen the original.
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John Barnett b. 1689 Goochland Co., VA
Posted by: Jerry Olschki Date: October 12, 2000 at 20:05:26
In Reply to: John Barnett b. 1689 Goochland Co., VA by Lynda Holland of 7152
http://genforum.genealogy.com/barnett/messages/3367.html
My records show 11 children. The will of John Barnett (below) lists these
children.
Will: Goochland Co. Wills and Deed Bk. 7 p. 118-119, dated October 7, 1755,
and proved September 21, 1756.
In the name of God Amen the Seventh day of October One thousand seven hundred
and fifty five I John Barnett Senr of the County of Goochland being at this
present very sick and weak in Body but of a sound and perfect desposing mind
and memory thanks be to Almighty God for it considering the certainty of Death
and the uncertainty of the time thereof do make Ordain and declare this my
last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first and
pricipally I commend my Soul to the hands of god my Creator that gave it me,
and my Body I commit to the Earth to be Buried after a deceant Christian like
manner, and as to what worldly godds it hath please God to bestow upon me I
give and dispose in manner and form following.
Item First I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Barnett that part of my Land
he now lives on to him and his heirs forever.
Item and the other part of my Land with the plantation I now live on I live
and devise unto my younest son Jesse Barnett to him and his heirs forever, the
Branch between them to be ye dividing.
Item And remaining part of my Estate both Real and personal I give and
bequeath unto the rest of my Children namely Richard Barnett, John Barnett,
William Barnett, Joseph Barnett, Edward Barnett, Catherine Whitler, Sarah
Barnett, Mary Barnett, and Frances Barnett to them and their heirs forever, to
be equally divided between them, at the Death or Marriage of my Wife desiring
my Estate may not be appraised.
Item I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my Dear wife Catherine Barnett,
my Son John Barnett, and my Son Thomas Barnett, to be my Sole and full
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I the said
John Barnett Senr have hereunto set my hand and Seal.
In Presents of Samuel (S) Hix Senr, Henry Whitler, John Farrar.
At a court held for Goochland County September the 21st 1756. This writing was
proved by the oaths of Samuel Hix Senr and henry Whitler to be the last will
and Testament of John Barnett Senr deceased and was thereupon admitted to
record.
(The will is also listed in William and Mary Historical Magazine, Second
Series, Vol. 7, page 48.)
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The date of "proving" (probating) the will is all that is given. His death
actually probably occurred a few days before the probate date. No separate
record to date of death has been found.
John was recorded in the 1790 census in Spartanburg County of South Carolina.
Several members of his families are in nearby households, including his father
Joseph and his Uncle Edward. In this census the Barnett name is spelled with
only one T.
1790 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
John Barnet
Free White Males Under 16: 1 Number of Free White Males 16 and Over: 1
Free White Females: 3 No Slaves Recorded
North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
County Court Records - FHL # 0019009
Nancy Barnett
Spouse John Barnett
Marriage 29 Jan 1789 Granville County, North Carolina
One researcher posted this information about John and his father.
"John Barnett, his wife Nancy, and his father moved to Giles Co. Tn. from
Spartanburg, SC. In 1814 he bought land from Aaron Brown to have after the
Indian claims were extinguished. He died in 1847 near Mandry's Tunnel on the
Nashville and Decatur RR near Aspen Hill."
-- Aitken Family Tree,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10495400/person/279601942/story/5b00d42b-0c3c-49b0-9392-26574816b1cc?src=search&ftm=1
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
John Barnett
Parents Cap T John Barnett, Ann Bochet
Birth Nov 1763 Santee Parish, St James, SC
Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800
John Barnett
Mary Carter
Marriage 30 Jan 1783 Prince Edward County, Virginia
John Barnett
Birth 1763-11-07 in St James Santee, Berkeley, South Carolina
Death 1807-10-08 in Yorkville [York County], South Carolina
Parents:
John Barnett
Birth 1737 in Charleston [County], South Carolina
Death 1787-05-11 in Santee, Clarendon, South Carolina
Ann Bochet
Birth 1747-08-15 in Santee, Clarendon, South Carolina
Death 1810-09-03 in Santee, Clarendon, South Carolina
Marriage 30 Jan 1783 Prince Edward, Virginia to Mary Carter
Birth 1765 in Prince Edward, Virginia
Death 1810 in York, South Carolina
-- Jerold,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2527153/person/-1706073846
Millennium File
John Barnett
Birth 20 May 1678 Derry, Ireland
[It had been renamed Londonderry by King James I, and unified with the new
County Londonderry in 1613]
Christening 16 Aug 1678 Derry Cathedral Temple, Derry, Ireland
Death 1 Sep 1734
Father William Barnett
Mother Catherine Katharine Vance
Spouse Jeanette Power
Children John Barnett
Spouse Father Patrick Power
Spouse Mother Jeanette
Frorm his son's compiled information:
Family Data Collection - Births
John E Barnett
Father John Burnett [sic]
Mother Jennett Barnett
Birth 1705 Londonderry, Londonderry County, Ireland
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John Barnett b. 1678, in the neighborhood of Londonderry, Ireland. In
company with his brother William Barnett, emigrated with his family to
Pennsylvania prior to 1730, locating in Hanover township, then Lancaster
County, being among the earliest settlers in that township. He died in
September, 1734, his will being probated at Lancaster on the first day of
October following. John Barnett left a wife Jennett, and the following
children, all born in County Derry [Londonderry], Ireland [in what is now
Northern Ireland]:
[There was never any county Derry. The original Irish city was called Derry,
and the old county Coleraine. The new Londonderry County was created in 1613
to include and eliminate Coleraine and Keenaght (Cianachta) and some other
areas. The old city of Derry was combined in the unifired County-City of
Londonderry]
i. Robert , b. 1701 ; m. and removed to Virginia
ii. James , b. 1703 ; m. and went to Virginia with his brother; from them most
of the names in the South have sprung
iii. John , b. 1705 ; m. Margaret Roan
iv. Joseph , b. 1708
v. Mary , b. 1710
vi. Jennett , b. 1713 ; d. in 1787 ; unmarried
vii. Jean , b. 1715 ; m. Moses Swan ; (see Swan record)
-- Chris W Barnett, Ancestry Stories,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11038875/person/6108580231/mediax/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum&ftm=1
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
John Barnett
Birth 1678 Londonderry, Ireland
Death Date Sep 1734
Father Unknown
Spouse Jennett
Children:
Jean Barnett
Robert Barnett
James Barnett
John Barnett
Joseph Barnett
Mary Barnett
Jennett Barnett
Note: His comments on Robert b 1701 and John b 1703, moving to Virginia. Chris
comments that "from them most of the names inthe South have sprung."
I am descended from a Virginia line of Barnetts that came south and other
directions from Virginia, but they are connected with the Royal family in
Virginia. The name Royal, especailly Joseph Royal and forms of it continue
into the late 1800s across the south and southwest. My great great grandfather
was Jorile/Jorial Barnett (1802-abt 1880).
The Virignia Barnetts seem well-documented as deriving from an original line
named Bernard/Barnard from France and England, who still continued to use that
form of the name alternating with the Barnett form until some standardized on
one or other of these forms for their line.
I have pursued a connection of our Royal-Barnett Virginia with this Irish
Barnett line, because various spellings and forms of the well-used name
indicate a northern Irish pronunciation of the name Joe Royal. However,
searching or several years, I have been unable to find any connection with the
Irish Derry Barnetts. The well-documented Barnett ancestors in that very large
and prolific line in the south were already in Virgnian long before John
Barnett b 1678 migrated from Derry, Ireland to Pennsylvania.
The pronunciation of Joe Royal as Jorial may also be due to the strong
Scots-Irish (northern Irish) influences throughout the Appalachian and
southern speech generally. This influence of shifting the OY to I. IN southern
speech, the I (which is really like ah-ee) flattens into a simple flat vowel.
This OY-I tendency goes throughout the mid-south range east-west into the
Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas and into the flatlands south of that line into
Georgia, Alabama, and points wesward.
This Barnett-Royal line is found everywhere along this westward migrationpath
through the south into the southwest. Our Barnett line are all over northern
Texas and Oklahoma. Jorile Barnett came to Hill County, Texas, from Illinois,
where he had moved from the corner of North Carolina and Tennessee, where he
lost two wives. Many of his desendants went to Indian Territory.
All the Barnetts I have found seem to be related to his same Barnett-Royal
group of Virginia families who derive from the English-French Bernard and
related families in the Old World. I'd welcome clues that might shed light on
a possible connection between these two lines of Barnetts.
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
John Barnett
SAR Membership #69474
Birth Date 29 Aug 1752
Death Date 12 May 1823
Mother Elizabeth Graham
Spouse Mary McEwen
Children Mary Barnett
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Maj John Barnett
Birth Aug. 18, 1752 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Death May 5, 1823 USA
John is the son of Joseph Barnett and Elizabeth Graham Barnett. He married
Mary McEwen on 29 Apr 1784. They had a daughter Eleanor on 25 May 1788 and a
son Joseph on 22 Nov 1789, per the Old Hanover Church Register of Births. A
"John Barnett" was assessed taxes in the amount of 1 lb, 15 shillings and 3
pence for a 1797 fund to repair the Old Hanover Church cemetery wall. A wall
still surrounds the cemetery to this day and has gone through many repairs
since then. (Rev. Thomas H. Robinson's Early History of Old Hanover Church,
Dauphin Co., PA, 1878, published by the Historical Society of Dauphin County,
1878, various pages) In 1785, this area in Lancaster Co., PA, became Dauphin
Co.
Maj. John Barnett is listed on the 1993 SAR Veterans of the Revolutionary War
plaque at the gate entrance.
Commemorative BiographicalEncyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania :
Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative, 1896, page 186, says he
died 12 May 1823. Gravestone says 5 May instead
An early Barnet to this area is Robert Barnet, in Lancaster Co. PA warrant
#166, dated 9 Jun 1738 in Hanover Twp., surveyed 200 acres on C23, p 63 and
patented on 7 Jun 1822 to Christian Hunsicker on H20, p 231 for 267 acres.
According the William Henry Egle's book, Notes and Queries, Vol. 2, 1891, page
253, his gravestone at Old Hanover Churchyard says:
JOHN BARNETT,
Born
August 18, 1752
Died
May 5th, 1823.
(Agrees with marker photo)
JS sent me his father, Joseph's FaG connection.
Parents Joseph Barnett (1726 - 1808)
Spouse Mary McEwen Barnett (1762 - 1806)
Dau Mary Barnett Hatton (1785 - 1840)
Sibling Thomas Barnett (1761 - 1836)
Burial Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard, Grantville, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania
Created by LSP Feb 05, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #33557354,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33557354
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No connection has been found between this John Barnett and the primary Barnett
lineage in this genealogy. His birth state comes from his son William's
census record, reporting both father and mother born in North Carolina. No
information has been found on his birth, death or burial.
We know he died before 1910, because his wife Margaret was reported as a widow
in the 1910 census, when she was enumerated as a widow in William Barnett's
household. She was reported as William's mother, but multiple other records
indicate she was his stepmother.
South Carolina Census, 1790-1890
John Barnett
1739 Will Township, Craven County, SC
Probate Records, Page 307
SC Colonial Probate
Index
Birth reports have the birth date of John B Barnett from 1814 to 1824. Most
census age reports would place his birth about 1822-1824. Several genealogies
report his father was one John Henry Barnett, with his mother's name unknown,
and his stepmother as Mary Elizabeth Hudson.
But the date of birth of 1814 on John Henry Barnett's grave does not allow him
to be the father of John B Barnett, because John B was born in 1822, when John
Henry would have been only 8 years old. And some genealogies have John B's
birth date as 1813! It appears two families have been confused. None of
those genealogies discuss or provide documentation or even acknowledge this
problem.
But one genealogy I found has a credible report of parents of John B Barnett,
who married Minerva Owens, John H Barnett as we expect and Elizabeth
Robertson. John is reported born in 1785 and Elizabeth in 1788. This couple,
according to this genealogy, has two children named John, a phenomenon we find
frequently in families of this era and into the late 1800s. John Miles
Barnett is reported born in 1880, and John B Barnett is reported born in 1815.
John H Barnett
Birth 11 Apr 1785 in Prince Edward, Virginia
Death 3 Nov 1844 in Madison, Tennessee
Parents:
John Barnett 1763 - 1807
Mary Carter 1765 - 1810
Marriage 08 Jan 1807 to Elizabeth Robertson
Birth 8 Jan 1788 in Georgia
Death 29 Nov 1875 in Madison, Tennessee
Children:
William R Barnett 1808 - 1885
John Miles Barnett 1809 - 1891
Albert Gelatin Barnett 1811 - 1852
John B Barnett 1815 - 1897
Elijah T Barnett 1821 - 1859
Harriet Minerva Barnett b 1824
Richard Beard Barnett b 1830
Samuel Davidson Barnett b 1833
-- Hicks-Boren, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26624573/person/1903806275
Elizabeth's birth in Georgia provides a connection with John B's birthplace in
Georgia. His parents moved on to Tennessee where they died. John B and his
wife Minerva Owens moved to Mississippi, before moving on to Indian Territory.
Minerva was part Cherokee, her mother Deborah Ross reported to be a niece of
Chief John Ross.
Researcher Kay Harper reports the following information on the son John B
Barnett.
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Military: In 1836 John Barnett served as substitute for his brother, William
R. Barnett in the "Seminolian Florida War."
Also he enlisted at Fort Payne, Alabama as private in the Alabama Volunteers
on 12 Mar 1838 in the Indian Wars, was discharged 22 July 1838 at Fort Payne.
This information comes from the form "Declaration of Survivor for Pension,
Indian War Service Pension" filed by John B. Barnett on 12 Aug 1892, a
resident of Marietta in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Ok.
Personal History: According to military pension records, the Barnett family
lived in Cedar Bluff, Al; Carrollville, Ms; Baldwin, Ms; Graham, Tx;
Arnoldville, Ok; Sivells Bend, Tx and Marietta, Ok.
-- Kay Harper,
http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=katty&id=I16762
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The 1824 birth date would make this impossible, because he would have been 12
or less when he went to the war. This favors the birth date of 1814. If he
was born in 1814, he would have been 22 years old in 1836. Other factors put
the weight of likelihood on the 1814 date. The birth location varies as well
as the date, which seems to indicate some confusion of individuals with the
same name. The earlier date is associated with DeKalb County, Georgia.
But the early date, and even the 1824 date is too early for his purported
father's birth date, reported by a family genealogy (see below) as 14 August
1813. But John was married in 1841, so it could not have been much later than
1822-1824. If 1824, he would have been about 17 in 1841. Another problem is
that their first daughter Caroline is reported to have been born in 1838,
three years before the marriage of her parents!
Also in regard to the information in petitions for the pension, Susan Ball
reports from her research:
"In affidavits filed in pursuit of this pension, John B. Barnett states that
he is called John B. to distinguish himself from his father, John. John B.
Barnett further states that he was born in Morgan County, Georgia, moved to
Cherokee County, Alabama (prior to 1838) and moved to Mississippi about 1844."
-- Susan Ball, RootsWeb Lists,
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/TXMILAM/2007-05/1179752184
This statement by John about the year they moved to Mississippi is consistent
with the ages of the children reported in the 1850 census. Some genealogies
provide more detail about his parents and family. This genealogy has only one
wife for John B's father, John H Barnett, named Mary Elizabeth Hudson. But
this is not John's mother. Mary Elizabeth was born in 1920, and married John
Henry Barnett in 1838, while John B himself married in 1841.
But notice also that John Henry Barnett, who is supposed to be John B's
father, is here reported to have been born in 1813, only a year or two before
John B himself! While other sources report that John B Barnett's father was
John H, the information reported here cannot be for that John H. These appear
to be the parents of John Wesley Barnett, born in Alabama. Despite its
errors, this genealogy does have one child left out by some other genealogies.
The child named Mandaray here appears to represent Amanda.
John B BARNETT
Birth 1814 in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia
Death 14 Feb 1897 in Orinne, Love, Oklahoma [buried in the Arnoldville
Cemetery, about 2 miles east of Orinne]
Father John Henry Barnett
Birth 14 Aug 1813 in Elbert, Georgia [this date is late for his son's reported
census ages, most putting his birth in 1822-24]
Death 14 Mar 1875 in Standing Pine, Leake, Mississippi
Step-Mother Mary Elizabeth Hudson Married 5 Apr 1838
Birth 2 Feb 1820 in Elbert, Georgia
Death 21 Mar 1879 in Leake, Mississippi
Married 7 Jan 1841 to Minerva Taylor Owens
Birth 1 July 1817 in South Carolina
Death 1 July 1903 in Fort Gibson, Love, Oklahoma
Children:
Caroline Barnett b 1838
Louise Jane Barnett b 1843
Sarah Elizabeth Barnett 1846 - 1880
Lucinda Catherine Barnett 1847 - 1902
Francis D. Barnett 1849 - 1900
John Franklin Barnett 1850 - 1914
William A Barnett b 1852
James C Barnett 1854 - 1920
Peter Lee M Barnett 1856 - 1889
Susan A Barnett 1857 - 1939
Mandary Barnett 1859 - 1942
Mary Ellen "Molly" Barnett 1861 - 1949
Amos BARNETT b 1862
-- Toni Boren, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28227842/person/12542351279
The census month in 1850 was November, which meant most of the children had
already had their birthday for that year. The census month in 1860 was June.
The age of the oldest child, Caroline, places her birth before the marriage of
John and Minerva in 1841. Are the age reports that much off?
1850 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi, 2 November, District 6,
page 133 (scan 368), Hse #904, Fam #911
John Barnett 28 M Farmer Georgia [born abt 1822]
Minerva Barnett 26 F South Carolina [born abt 1824]
Caroline Barnett 12 F Alabama [born abt 1838]
Louisa J Barnett 9 F Alabama [born abt 1841]
Elizabeth Barnett 7 F Alabama [born abt 1843]
Lucinda K Barnett 5 F Mississippi [born abt 1845]
Frances Barnett 4 F Mississippi [born abt 1846]
John F Barnett 1 M Mississippi [born abt 1849]
Child Lucinda is given the middle initial of K. In the next census she is
Lucinda C. The likely name with these two initials is Catherine/Katherine. I
also found that Kay Harper has the middle name as Catherine, so I am spelling
the name that way, following the 1860 census.
We can tell from this census that John and Minerva married in Alabama, as
their first three children were born there. The oldest, Caroline appears to
have been born in 1838, so they would have been married about a year earlier.
But a date in 1841 is reported by some sources. The year of Caroline's birth
matches the year that John enlisted in the Alabama Volunteers, so this also
supports a date of at least 1837 in Alabama. It could have been earlier.
Following John's enlistment information and the 1850 census, we will say that
the family moved into Mississippi about 1844. The problem with this is that
both 1860 and 1870 censuses report that Sarah Elizabeth was born in Alabama in
1846. The 1859 census has earlier birth dates with older ages than either of
these censuses. So if Sarah Elizabeth was born in Alabama in 1843, as the
1850 census says, or even 1844, they could have moved to Mississippi as early
as 1843-44. People did not keep as close track and as specific details on
ages and births back then.
The 1860 census reports John and Minerva's children as younger and thus born
later than indicated by the 1850 census. In the 1850 census, the age of
Elizabeth is 7, which indicates a birth of about 1843 in Alabama. But in 1860
her age is 14 (only 7 years gained in the 10-year period!), which would make
it appear she was born in 1846 in Alabama. If John was right about moving to
Mississippi in 1844, then the ages in the census of 1850 are closer. And in
general we would expect the children's age reports to be more accurate at a
younger age. There is an obvious difference between a 4 year old and a 7 year
old! Surely in 1850 her parents would not report her to be 7 years old when
she is 4!
1860 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi, 20 June, PO Gun Town, page
1 (scan 219), Hse/Fam #2
Barnett, John 36 M Farmer $200 real $1125 personal Georgia [born abt 1824]
Barnett, Minerva 38 F South Carolina [born abt 1822]
Barnett, Louisa J 17 F Alabama [born abt 1843]
Barnett, Sarah E 14 F Alabama [born abt 1846]
Barnett, Lucinda C 12 F Mississippi [born abt 1848]
Barnett, Francis (Frances) A 11 F Mississippi [born abt 1849]
Barnett, John F 10 M Mississippi [born abt 1850]
Barnett, William A 8 M Mississippi [born abt 1852]
Barnett, Lee M 7 M Mississippi [born abt 1853]
Barnett, James C 6 M Mississippi [born abt 1854]
Barnett, Susan A 3 F Mississippi [born abt 1857]
Barnett, Manday [Mandy] 1 M Mississippi [born abt 1859]
Sarah E matches Elizabeth in 1850 and 1870.
John and Minerva switched birth years with the ages given in this census. I
surmised that Louisa J was probably Louisa Jane. Kay Harper's Barnett
genealogy indeed reports that as her full name. Larry Kingsley also has this
name in his genealogy that includes the Barnett family.
By 1870, they are in Prentiss County, Mississippi, near Booneville. The 1870
census gives us a birth year of 1848 for Lucinda Catherine, but her 1850 age
yields a birth year of 1845. They added 3 years to Lucinda, not to mention
that the census was earlier in 1870, and she might not have had her birthday
yet. The same thing happened to Sarah Elizabeth.
1870 Federal Census, Prentiss County, Mississippi, 11 June, PO Booneville,
Township 6 Range 7, pages 5-6 (scan 428), Hse/Fam #31
(page 5)
Barnett, John 55 M W Farmer $200 real $1125 personal Georgia [born abt 1815]
Barnett, Manerva 53 F W Keeping House Georgia [born abt 1817]
Barnett, Elizabeth 24 F W Alabama [born abt 1846]
Barnett, John F 19 M W Mississippi [born abt 1851]
Barnett, William A 18 M W Mississippi [born abt 1852]
(page 6)
Barnett, Peter M 16 M W Mississippi [born abt 1854]
Barnett, James C 15 M W Mississippi [born abt 1855]
Barnett, Susan A 14 F W Mississippi [born abt 1856]
Barnett, Amanda 12 F W Mississippi [born abt 1858]
Barnett, Mary E 10 F W Mississippi [born bet June-Dec 1860]
Barnett, Amos 8 M W Mississippi [born abt 1862]
If the ages are right in this census (and we see that is not likely), they
lived in Mississippi until after 1870. I cannot tell when they moved form Gun
Town to Booneville. But this might just be an indication of name changes or
redistricting within Itawamba County.
We find here in the ages of for John and Minerva one of those wondrous errors
in census ages. Note that in 1860 John is 36 (thus born abt 1824) and Minerva
is 38 (thus born abt 1822). The children's ages are about 10 years greater in
the 1870 census, but John ages 19 years and Minerva ages 15 in that period
from June 1860 to June 1870!
In 1870 John's age is reported as 55 (thus born about 1815) and Minerva
(Manerva) 53 (thus born about 1817). Also in this great span of years, in
1860 Minerva is two years OLDER than John, but in 1870, she is two years
YOUNGER.
Minerva's place of birth has also changed from South Carolina to Georgia,
probably in the enumerator's inattention, copying the birth state of her
husband as a ditto for Minerva (Manerva).
Elizabeth of 1850 was Sarah E in 1860, and has become Elizabeth again in 1870.
The child Lee M in 1860 matches Peter M in 1870. Was he Peter Lee M? Or Lee
Peter M?
I note here that the age for Susan matches a birth year of 1856, but in the
1900 census, the birth date is reported as August 1858. In 1860 her age of 3
would yield a birth year of 1858, for an August birthday.
The first daughter Louisa J is now out of the household. Two other daughters
are also now and apparently married; Lucinda and Francis (Frances).
Mary E and Amos were born since the 1860 census. Since Mary is 10 years old,
we may suppose that she was born between the June 1860 census and December of
1860.
Living a few houses away in 1870 was the Gooch family, whose son Jesse A Gooch
would marry John's daughter Amanda about 1877.
A Barnett family genealogy by Kay Harper lists the children of this family,
which I will not include in my primary entries:
1. Frances BARNETT b: 1849
2. Mary Nancy Ellen 'Mollie' BARNETT b: 31 Jan 1861 in Prentiss Co, Miss
3. Lucinda Catherine 'Katie' BARNETT b: 27 Dec 1847 in Wheeler, Ms
4. Louisa J. (Jane) BARNETT b: 1843 in Ala
5. Sarah E. (Elizabeth) BARNETT b: 1846 in Ala
6. John F. BARNETT b: 1850 in Ms
7. William A. BARNETT b: 1852 in Ms
8. James C. BARNETT b: 1854
9. Susan A. BARNETT b: 1856
10. Peter M. BARNETT b: 18 Jul 1856 in Ms
11. Amos BARNETT b: 1862
-- Kay Harper,
http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=katty&id=I16762
There is a child of this family missing from Kay's and another Barnett
genealogy I found. She is listed in two censuses I have found. She is
Amanda, age 12 in 1870, and reported as Manday (for Mandy), age 1, in 1860.
Larry Kingsley includes Amanda in his genealogy of several families that
includes this Barnett family.
-- Larry Kingsley,
http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ldkingsley&id=I02794
Some genealogies have one child as Susan Amanda. Susan always appears in
censuses as Susan A, but I have never seen the name Amanda in any records,
only in genealogies, without any source or documentation. Since there was a
younger child, Mandy, a standard nickname for Amanda, it seems certain that
Amanda was a younger daughter of this family, not the same child as Susan A.
John and Minerva moved to Texas in the 1870s. Their son James C is living
next to them in the 1880 census in Young County, Texas. James and his wife
have one son, 1-year-old Christopher. Christopher is reported as 1 year old
and born in Texas. I have not identified the ward William Hays.
1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168,
page 17, Hse #144, Fam #148
Barnet, John W M 64 Farmer GA GA GA [b abt 1826]
Barnet, Menerva W F 56 Wife Keeping House SC VA SC [b abt 1824]
Barnet, William A W M 25 Son Single Farmer MS GA SC [b abt 1855]
Barnet, Susen A W F 22 Dau Single Keeping House MS GA SC [b abt 1858]
Barnet, Mary E W F 18 Dau Single Farm Laborer MS GA SC [b abt 1862]
Hays, William W M 12 Ward Single Works on Farm TN -- TN [b abt 1868]
Next door is John and Minerva's son James C and his family.
1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168,
page 17, Hse #145, Fam #149
Barnet, James C W M 22 Farmer MS GA GA [b abt 1858]
Barnet, Christina W F 20 Wife Keeping House IL -- -- [b abt 1860]
Barnet, Christopher W M 1 Son Single TX MS IL [b abt 1879]
According to Barnett family genealogies, John died 14 February 1897. Kay
Harper gives his place of death as Orinne, Love County, Oklahoma. This is
helpful, and confirms the exact location, but is an anachronism. This was
Chickasaw Nation until 1907, when Chickasaw was combined with other Nations
and the Oklahoma Territory farther west and north to form the State of
Oklahoma.
Larry Kingsley says John's place of death is Arnoldville, near Orinne. He
also reports burial in Arnoldville. Because of this additional detail and the
burial information, I am following Larry on this. Notes on the communities
and cemeteries is also included in John's extensive memorial on Find a Grave.
Arnodville and Orinne were close to each other.
In the 1900 census, we find Minerva living in Chickasaw Nation, the part that
became Love County, with her son James and his wife Christina. There are 4
men living with them as boarders. James is listed as a farmer, and his son
Christopher is working on the farm. His biosgraphy ion Find a Grave incldes
his obituary which reports he movd to the Territory 15 years before his death,
which would be about 1882.
Note that child number 2 in Kay Harper's genealogy has three given names:
Mary Nancy Ellen. This is the only place I have seen the name Nancy for this
daughter. Two other genealogies have her as Mary Ellen. All three give
Mollie as her nickname, a common nickname for Mary in the 1800s.
The genealogy by Larry Kingsley joins Kay Harper in giving the middle name of
Lucinda: Lucinda Catherine. Kay Harper gives her nickname as Katie. Larry
gives the nickname Bette for Sarah Elizabeth.
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John B. Barnett
Birth 1814, Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Death Feb 14, 1897 Love County, Oklahoma, USA [it was Chickasaw Nation at that
time]
His Wife is Manerva Taylor Owens Barnett. They were married January 07, 1841.
He served in the Seminolian Florida War in 1836 as a substitute for his
Brother, William R. Barnett. On March 12, 1838 he enlisted in the Indian War
as a Private in the Alabama Volunteers at Fort Payne, Alabama. He was
discharged July 22, 1838.
John B. Barnett, who Resided 6 Miles East of Town near Orine, passed
Peacefully to another world on Sunday, February 14, 1897, after an illness of
about a week with Pneumonia.
He was laid to Rest on Thursday, February 18, 1897.
Mr. BARNETTE was the Father of 12 Children, who reached the age of twenty.
Six of these were with their Aged Father, still survive him.
Mr. BARNETTE came to this Territory about 15 years ago and had always enjoyed
good health until about a week before his death which came Peacefully, and the
Spirit of this Brave Pioneer passed to the judgement.
Their Daughter Sarah Elizabeth "Bette" Barnett married Daniel Washington
"Tuck" Kingsley.
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Additional Information Provided By "Wvy, Contributor No. 46555353. Thank You
Very Much!
DOCUMENTED:
#1> His Burial is at Arnoldville Cemetery, Love County, OK; not Orinne
Cemetery as reported on many Ancestry Family Trees.
#2> Arnoldville Cemetery is Listed as being 4 Miles West of Marietta. Post
Office from 1885 to 1899; Very Large Cemetery; No Longer In Existence; a
Deserted Cemetery remains.
#3> Arnoldville, Love County, OK at one time, in the 1880s, was a good size
Community, but closed its Post Office in 1889; and disappeared.
#4> Family Trees on RootsWeb show the Burial of Mr. Barnett at Arnoldville
Cemetery, Love County, OK.
#5> Ancestry Listings Incorrectly show his Burial as being in Orinne Cemetery.
#6> Orinne was Changed to Greenville; Located 6 Miles North of Marietta; Post
Office Name Changed to Greenville in 1902 and Discontinued in 1909;
#7> Confusion possibly because of the proximity of the Abandoned Arnoldville,
OK or Abandoned Arnoldville Cemetery to that of the Original Name and Location
of Orinne, OK.
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Children:
Lucinda Katherine Barnett Rogers (1845 - 1902)
John Franklin Barnett (1850 - 1914)
Susan A Barnett Green (1856 - 1939)
Amanda 'Danie' Barnett Ridge (1859 - 1942)
Mary Ellen Barnett Black (1862 - 1949)
Burial Arnoldville (SW of Marietta), Love County, Oklahoma, USA
Created by Sue Moore-Hardy Jan 18, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #33022985,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33022985/john-b_-barnett
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