Maj. Gen.
George
Barnett
Born in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Barnett
and Elizabeth A (Callis) Barnett
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2017
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| Preceded by William P Biddle |
12th Commandant of the Marine Corps 1914-1920 |
Succeeded by John A Lejeune |
Biography
George Barnett born in 1859, son of James and Eliza Barnett. [1]
George married in Oct 1907 to Lelia Sinclair, widow of Basil Gordon, a financier of Baltimore.
Step-Children: (in 1913 they resided in Huntly, Virginia)
- Basil Gordon
- Anne Hamilton Gordon
- Lelia Sinclair Gordon
His sister Mattie Nixon resided in 1913 in Minneapolis, MN.
He was also awarded the French Legion of Honor in the grade of Commander
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Plot: Section 5, Lot 1013[2]
Sources
- ↑ Official Military Personnel File for George Barnett item 6 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/57225451
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #2965
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~0.78%
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