Mary Francis (Barnes) Bartlett (abt. 1840 - abt. 1911)

Born about 1840 in Wood, Virginia, United States

Wife of Amos Bartlett — married 21 Mar 1861 in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1911 at about age 71 in West Virginia, United States

Biography

Mary Frances Barnes was born in August 1840, in Wood, West Virginia, United States, daughter of John Barnes and Dorcas Barnes.

She married Amos Bartlett on 21 March 1861, in Wirt, West Virginia, United States.^[1]↑^[2] They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters.

She lived in Wood county, Wood, Virginia, United States in 1850, Lubeck District, Wood, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Lubeck, Wood, West Virginia, United States in 1910. ^[3]

She died in 1911, at the age of 71, and was buried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States.^[4]

Marriage

West Virginia, County Marriage Records,

Marriage, Event Date: 21 March 1861, Event Place: Wirt County, Virginia, United States. Event Place (Original): Wirt County, West Virginia, United States

Name: Amos Bartlette, Sex: Male, Age: 21 years, Birth Year (Estimated): 1840, Place of birth: Wood County, Virginia.

Father's Name: Daniel Bartlett, Father's Sex: Male

Mother's Name: Ann R Bartlett, Mother's Sex: Female

Spouse's Name: Mary Francis Barnes, Spouse's Sex: Female, Spouse's Age: 20 years, Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1841, Place of birth: Wood County, Virginia.

Spouse's Father's Name: John Barnes, Spouse's Father's Sex: Male

Spouse's Mother's Name: Dorcas Barnes, ^[5][6]

Note: On June 20, 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Wirt County was one of fifty Virginia counties admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-J98R : Thu Oct 05 19:59:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Amos Bartlette and Mary Francis Barnes, 21 March 1861.
2. ↑ See also Photo image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B8-T245?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ2ZF-J9D4&action=view
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", Wood County, Wood, Virginia, United States, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-43F : Tue Oct 17 18:35:41 UTC 2023), Entry for John S Barnes and Dorcas Barnes, 1850.
4. ↑ For research purposes: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22937447/mary-f-bartlett: accessed 19 January 2024), memorial page for Mary F Barnes Bartlett (1840–1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22937447, citing Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Yard Ghost (contributor 46520412).
5. ↑ Digital Folder Number: 007718489_007_M99R-35P, Microfilm Number: 000848278, Image Number: 100. Citing this Record: "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-J98R : Thu Oct 05 19:59:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Amos Bartlette and Mary Francis Barnes, 21 March 1861.
6. ↑ See also Photo image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B8-T245?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ2ZF-J9D4&action=view
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirt_County,_West_Virginia

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-43K : 29 February 2020), Mary F Barnes in household of John S Barnes, Wood county, Wood, Virginia, United States; citing family 1301, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-66RZ : 28 November 2018), Amos Bartlette and Mary Francis Barnes, 21 Mar 1861; citing Marriage, Wirt, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T8-HYJ : 15 July 2017), Mary F Barttell in household of Amos Barttell, Lubec, Wood, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 168, sheet 394A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,416.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 November 2023), memorial page for Mary F Barnes Bartlett (1840–1911), F Find A Grave: Memorial #22937447,, citing Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Yard Ghost (contributor 46520412).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Brady Emmel for creating Unknown-219447 on 30 Nov 13.