James Wesley Barnes (1845 - 1894)

Born 18 May 1845 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Creager) Barnes — married 28 Nov 1869 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1894 at age 48 in Lee, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Wesley Barnes was born in Williamson County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1845, the son of Richard Barnes and Elizabeth (Thompson) Barnes. By 1850, James lived with his family in Claiborne County, Tennessee.^[1][2]

James enlisted during the American Civil War, serving in in Company C of the Tennessee 11th Cavalry of the Confederate States Army.^[3]

After the war, he returned to Tennessee marrying Elizabeth (Creager) Barnes in Claiborne, Tennessee on November 28, 1869^[4] and having nine known children together. William and Lizzie farmed land in District 11 of Claiborne County, Tennessee.^[5][6] later moving to his wife's home, Lee County, Virginia; their children born after 1880 were born there.

James Barnes passed away in Lee County, Virginia in 1894; his widow filed for a widow's pension on December 13, 1900.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDH-WCT : 23 December 2020), James W Barns in household of Richard Barns, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TW-V9W : 18 February 2021), James W Barnes in entry for Richard Barnes, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 22. Ancestry Record 4564 #995891 with attached Image
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-VRBQ : 10 March 2021), James W Barns and Elizabeth J Criger, 28 Nov 1869; citing Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 898,394.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8K-BYZ : 29 May 2021), James W Barnes, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQR-V9Y : 20 February 2021), James Barnes, District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 216C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,248.