Delton Barnett (1922 - 2000)

Born 25 Mar 1922 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

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Died 15 Apr 2000 at age 78 in Gibson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Delton was born on March 25, 1922, in rural Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was the second son of Audie Barnett and Minnie Fields.

He was raised in the Lexington, Alabama, area, where his father worked as a farmer.^[1][2]

Delton married Idell Parker on November 25, 1941, in Lauderdale County, Alabama.^[3] Together, they had four children. Their marriage later ended in divorce.

Delton was registered in the World War II United States draft on June 30, 1942. He was an employee of Reynolds Metal Company at Lester Hill, Alabama. He was living at 401 Jersey Avenue in Florence, Alabama, having no phone at the time. Delton was described as being 5'11 and 173 lbs, with a light complexion, blonde hair, and blue eyes.^[4]

Delton moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, and married Etta Lou Hammon on March 25, 1965, in Roane County, Tennessee. He was employed in the sales business at the time. Etta, meanwhile, lived in Spring City, Tennessee, and was employed as an accountant. The marriage also ended in a divorce.

Delton later married Jennie Louise Smith, his third and final wife, and moved to Gibson County, Tennessee. He passed away on April 15, 2000, and was buried in the Gibson County Memory Gardens.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2339768; Description: PRECINCT 3, LEXINGTON; Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
2. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00049; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39-7; Description: ELECTION PRECINCT 3 LEXINGTON W OF LEXINGTON-WHEELER DAM RD AND LEXINGTON-LAWRENCEBURG RD TO STATE LINE, LEXINGTON (PART); Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
3. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q218-TZ2N : 19 February 2021), Delton Barnett and Idell Parker, 25 Nov 1941; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,877,301.
4. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 14; Name Range: Barnes, Oscar-Barton, Homer; Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191712089/delton-barnett : accessed 17 February 2022), memorial page for Delton Barnett (25 Mar 1922–15 Apr 2000), Find A Grave: Memorial #191712089, citing Gibson County Memory Gardens, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by gary barnes (contributor 49080814).