William Virgil Barnes (1874 - 1938)

Born 19 Nov 1874 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Cecelia (Pennell) Barnes — married 20 Apr 1895 in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1938 at age 64 in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

William Virgil "Billy" as he was called was a farmer and a blacksmith. He could make shoes and shoe horses. He ground glass and made his own spectacles (glasses). He donated the land to build Dover Baptist Church.^[1]

According to all the family, he was a staunch Republican (his wife's family were Democrats).^[1]

William was born November 19, 1874 in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA.^[2]

In 1880, William was enumerated with his family at Beaver Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina.^[3]

William's marriage was on April 20, 1895, in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA.^[4]

The 1900 census showed him living in Ellendale.^[5]

The 1910 census showed him in Wilkes County and he had two unknown children; Dollie, age 12 and Ethel age 7.^[6]

His 1918 Draft Registration stated that his occupation was a farmer and that he was of medium height and build and that he had blue eyes and dark brown hair.^[2]

For the 1920 census he is back in Ellendale.^[7].

According to his son, Glenn Barnes he was institutionalized in Broughton Mental Hospital in Morganton. He apparently had Bi-polar disorder. Today the disease goes undiagnosed for extended periods but is easily treated with medication.

William Barnes died December 13, 1938 at Elendale, Alexander County, North Carolina.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Conversations with Henry Eugene "Gene" Pennell his grandson who spent summers at his home. April, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8P-1J8 : accessed 16 September 2015), William Virgil Barnes, 1917-1918; citing Alexander County, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,558.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCF9-V17 : accessed 16 September 2015), William Barnes in household of Solomon D Barnes, Beaver Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district 213, sheet 116A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0987; FHL microfilm 1,254,987.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXTG-5MC : accessed 16 September 2015), William V Barnes and C R Pennel, 20 Apr 1895; citing Alexander, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 1,730,280.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTV-34S : accessed 16 September 2015), William V Barnes, Ellendale Township, Alexander, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,181.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS9-TVX : accessed 16 September 2015), William V Barnes, Boomer, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 162, sheet 7B, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,148.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVB-7N3 : accessed 16 September 2015), William Barnes, Ellendale, Alexander, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,282.
8. ↑ "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPVX-P45 : accessed 25 July 2015), William Virgil Barnes, 13 Dec 1938; citing Elendale, Alexander, North Carolina, fn 2077 cn 261, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,162.

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