James Alexander Barnett (1853 - 1937)

Born 6 May 1853 in Barren Township, Independence, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ella (Meek) Barnett — married 4 Dec 1879 in Evening Shade, Sharp, Arkansas, United States

Died 28 Dec 1937 at age 84 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

James was born 6 May 1853 in Arkansas and was the son of William Barnett and Editha Smith. He passed away 28 Dec 1937 from complications due to nephritis's, an enlarged prostrate and chronic myocarditis, according to his death certificate.

James was born in Independence County and grew up in Sharp County, Arkansas. On 04 December 1879, James married his young bride, Nancy Ella Meek, in Sharp County. By the early 1890's he moved the family to Texas where they were engaged in farming and ranching among other ventures. They lived in Hall, Donley, Childress, and Hartley County, Texas before moving to Long Beach California around 1928.

James Alexander Barnett is interned in the Angeles Abbey Memorial Park,1515 E. Compton Blvd., Compton, Los Angeles County, California, 90221-3499 USA.

Marriage

04 December 1879 to Nancy Ella Meeks

Children

Olive Barnett Thornton, (Charles E. Thornton)

Pruda Barnett Smith, (Melville P. Smith)

James Ira Barnett, 28 Dec 1886 - 10 Nov 1973

Bessie Barnett

J A Lex Barnett, 15 Feb 1894 - 24 Mar 1910, died at 16 years of age from unknown causes

Infant Barnett

Residences

1860 Barren Township, Independence Co., Arkansas, United States

1870 Sullivan Township, Sharp Co., Arkansas, United States

1880 Sullivan Township, Sharp Co., Arkansas, United States

1900 Justice Precincts 2-4, Childress, Texas, United States

1910 Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas, United States

Sources

• United States Census, 1860
• United States Census, 1870
• United States Census, 1880
• California Death Index, 1905-1939 1930-1939
• Death Certificate
• Memorial
• Daughter Pruda B Smith Death Certificate