John Wesley Barnes (abt. 1823 - 1888)

Born about 1823 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Died 9 Jun 1888 at about age 65 in Fortville, Hancock, Indiana, USA

Biography

The son of Nathaniel Barnes and Jane (Bondurant) Barnes, John Wesley Barnes was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} around 1823. He applied for a marriage license to marry Elizabeth Warren, about whom nothing is known, applying in Hamilton County, Indiana on April 27, 1841.^[1] The marriage was solemnized by Isaac Crawford, in Hamilton County, on that day.

He remarried in 1844, marrying 'Sarah Jane Jordan, about whom nothing is known, having applied for marriage license in Kodsciuko County, Indiana on April 1844 and the marriage solemnized in Kosciuko County on that day, with Enoch Wood as the officiant.^[2] Their children included:

1. John A. Barnes (1849-1860)
2. Margaret E. Barnes (1851-1915)
3. Orrin R. Barnes (1853-)
4. Sanford E. Barnes (1859-)
5. Stephen D. Barnes (1860-)
6. Charles W. Barnes (1861-)
7. William Barnes (1863-)
8. Ulysses Grant Barnes (1866-1936)

John Barnes fought during the American Civil War, although little is known of his service but that he fought on the side of the United States and that he was discharged on July 2, 1865, residing in Noblesville, Indiana.^{[citation needed]}

After residing for a time in Kosciuko County, John and his family lived in 1870 in Indianapolis, Indiana,^[3] where John worked as a teamster. After being widowed, John remarried, marrying Amanda Ella Hudson (1858-1941) in Hamilton County on July 3, 1882.^[4] John and Amanda Barnes had one known child together, Frances M. Barnes (1888-).

John Barnes passed away around the age of 65 and is buried with his second wife at Fort Cemetery outside Fortville, Indiana.^[5]

Research Notes

A virtual memorial has been created on FindAGrave for his first wife, Elizabeth Warren, citing her death date as 1882, conflating it with that of his second wife. citing "The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book. Editor: Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong. Published in 1972, page 95. Either his second marriage is complete omitted or the connections on the census records are for another John W. Barnes.

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXPL-L5B : Thu Oct 19 16:13:51 UTC 2023), Entry for John Barnes and Elizebeth Warren, 27 Apr 1841.
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQ3-7VT : Thu Oct 19 17:09:23 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Barnes and Sarah Jane Jordon, 01 Apr 1844.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF6-KXH : Fri Oct 06 02:30:28 UTC 2023), Entry for John Barnes and Sarah Barnes, 1870.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXPL-76N : Thu Oct 19 16:48:31 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Barnes and Ella Hudson, 03 Jun 1882.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24869662/john-wesley-barnes: accessed 05 January 2024), memorial page for John Wesley Barnes (1823–1888). Find A Grave: Memorial #24869662 Fort Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by SunCacher (contributor 46634396).