Barnes Family Chronology

Barnes Family Chronology

No. 11. A. Barnes, district No. 12. No. 15. Mrs. W. A. Caruthers. Miss Mary Smith. Mrs. R. A. McAnulty. Mrs. D. J. Campbell. Miss Cora Thompson. Mrs. T. A. McLarty.

1794 Wright Barnes is born in North Carolina. He eventually marries Nancy Purvis and they have 5 children: Roderick J., Madison, Isaac, Sarah J. and Rebecca J.

1820 Roderick J. Barnes is born.

1846, Nov 24, Roderick J. Barnes marries Amanda Melvana Fitzallen Keith in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Tennessee Marriage Records 1780-2002 Lincoln County 1838-1890.

1847, Oct 24, William A. Barnes is born and is the first child of Roderick J. Barnes and Amanda Keith.

1850, Sep 24, Wright Barnes is listed in Tippah County, Mississippi Division 3 at the age of 56 and two children living with him. Sarah age 16 and Rebecca J. age 12. His wife Nancy Purvis died in 1850.

1855, Aug 25, Indenture between R. W. Olivar and Roderick Barnes for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid...bargain, sell convey and confirm unto the said Roderick Barnes his heirs and assigns a certain tract of land containing by estimation Three Hundred and Twenty One Acres by the same more or less lying and being in the County of Hardeman in the 10th Surveryors District in Range One and Section One known and designated as entry no. 618 in the (hands?) of R.W. Olivar and bounded as follows to wit: See Grant No. 7655

1855, Sep 7, Indenture between Roderick Barnes of the County of Hardeman and State of Tennessee of the one part and Thomas H. Peace, Roderick Barnes and C.B. Lynch the Elders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of the other part whereforth, that I the said Barnes for and in consideration of the benefits and advantages of the Establishment of said church and the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged aforesaid a certain tract of land on which said Church house now stands containing by estimation three acres and twenty rods be the same more or less known and designated as a part of entry no. 618 granted by the State of Tennessee to R.W. Olivar by grant no. 7655 for 321 acres and lying and being in the County of Hardeman and in Range 1, Section 1, in the 9th Surveyors District and bounded as follows to wit:

1857, Jan 18 Wright Barnes dies and leave a will behind in Saline County, Arkansas giving his entire estate to Madison Barnes of the same county. Will Records, Vol A-L, 1842-1861 Saline County, Arkansas.

1860, Aug 13 Roderick J. Barnes is listed in the census for Hardeman County, Tennessee Post Office Pocohantas at age 39 as a farmer, with wife Amanda age 40, William A. Barnes age 12, Sallie C. Barnes age 9, Martha N. Barnes age 7, John Z. Barnes age 4, and Charlotte D. Barnes age 1.

1867, Jan 26 Saturday Bolivar Bulletin Newspaper: Amanda Barnes advertises an estate sale for her deceased husband Roderick J Barnes.

1868, Apr 18 Bolivar Bulletin Newspaper: Amanda Barnes Report commissioners appointed to assign dower unto Mrs. Amanda Barnes filed and confirmed and title decreed.

1870, Jan 22 Bolivar Bulletin Newspaper: William Barnes Petition to Sell Land. In County Court of Hardeman County. William Barnes, et al, vs. Felix Ervin, and wife Martha Ervin. It appearing from the return of the Sheriff that the defendants, Felix Ervin, and wife Martha, formerly Martha Barnes, in this cause, are non-residents of the State of Tennessee, it is therefore ordered that publication be made for four consecutive weeks in the Bolivar Bulletin, a newspaper published in the town of Bolivar, requiring said defendants to enter their appearance in said cause on or before the 1st Monday in February, 1870, and plead answer or demur to the same or the petition will be taken for confessed and set for hearing exparte as to them. this 6th January 1870. J. B. Hariss, C.& M. Wood & McNeal sol. for Petitioners..

1872, Dec 06 Bolivar Bulletin Newspaper: William Barnes W. A. Barnes, at the north west corner of the public square, wants you and all of your friends and the rest of mankind as well as all tbe ladies and children, to call and make selections from his stock of dry goods, hats, shoes, ladies hats, shirts, socks, hose, corsets, collars, and notions generally at prices cheaper than ever was heard of in Bolivar. Barnes is the impersonation of life and energy, and if you want to live and let live, just give him a chance to make manifest his determination to do a legitimate business.

1874, Feb 12 Marriage License: William A. Barnes and Nannie Baker Hardeman county Tennessee.

1880 Sep 18 William Roderick Barnes is born in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1881 Dec 21 Bolivar Bulletin: W. A. Barnes DISSOLUTION. The partnership heretofore existing between us under the style of Tipler & Barnes, has been dissolved by consent. W. F. Tipler is to have power to collect the debts due the partnership, and pay its indebtedness out of the what appears to be due him. This Dec. 21st, 1881. W. H. Tipler, W. A. Barnes. Ubet, Tenn., Jan. 3d, 1881. jan. 5-3t.

1901, Nov 17, Benjamin (Bennie) Edward (Edman) Howell is born in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1902 Oct 10 Bolivar Bulletin: W. A. Barnes Delegates

T. A. McLarty and W. C. Low, district No. 1.

J. W. Jones and J. D. Woods, district No. 2.

E. B. Stewart and J. A. Holmes, district Mo. 3.

Albert Rhodes and J. W. Wilkes, district No. 4.

W. A. Caruthers, D. J . Campbell, district No. 5.

W. P. Nuckolls and J. II. Black, district No. 6.

W. T. Ilaramons and R. B. Ray, district No. 7.

S. D. Jacobs and It. S. Carter, district No. 8.

J. R. Pegg and R. W. Smith, district No. 9.

Allison Cox and R. Galloway, district No. 10.

J. D. Sasser, Jr., Dr. J. S. Neely, district

P. J. Trannum and W.

II. J. Brint, Dr. II. M. Milstead, district No. 13.

S. F. Nuckolls, Audrew Walton, district No. 14.

G. A. Black, Sr., and J. V. Little, district

P. JL Teague and J. E. Comer, district No. 16.

J. II. Cornelius and A. W. Jacobs, district No. 17.

Jno. Q Siler and J. C. Jackson, district No. 18.

C. II. Joyuer and W. J. Tipler, district No. 19.

W. F. Prewitt, Jno. T. Morrow, district No. 20.

Delegate from W. J. Cox. county at large LADY DELEGATES. to Farmers' Institute. .The following list of delegates from Hardeman county has been appointed to the West Tennessee Farmers' Institute, which eouvenea in Jackson, Tenn., Nov. 10, 20, 21, 1902. This institute promises to be the largest ever assembled in the state. Eleven hundred and twenty-six delegates have been selected from the twenty-one counties composing West Tennessee.

1907, Jul 04, William A. Barnes dies in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1908, Jan William Roderick Barnes marries Ethyl Jackson in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1908, Oct 14, Lloyd Wade Barnes is born in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1910, Apr 15, W.R. Barnes listed as head of household on the Census for Hardeman County, Tennessee District 6 and lists his age as 23 (2 years married). He is listed as renting a farm but owning a home and self employed as a farmer. He lists the following family members: Ethyl Barnes (wife) age 20, Wade Barnes (son) age 1.

1912, Dec 9, Dan Wells Barnes is born in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1919, Jan 6, James Pershing Barnes is born in Germantown, Tennessee.

1920, Jan 27, W.R. Barnes listed as head of household on the Census for Shelby County, Tennessee District 4 and lists his age as 38. He is listed as renting a home and employed as a clerk working for the Post Office. He lists the following family members: Ethyl Barnes (wife) age 29, Wade Barnes (son) age 11, Weaker Barnes (daughter) age 9, Dan Barnes (Son) age 7, Nellie Barnes (daughter) age 5, Pauline Barnes (daughter) age 3, James P. Barnes (son) age 1.

1926, Mar 09, William Roderick Barnes commits suicide at the age of 45.

1930, Apr 2, Ethyl Barnes listed as head of household on the 15th Census of the United States for Hardeman, Tennessee 6th Civil District and lists her age as 40 widowed. Age at first marriage was 17. She is listed as a farmer and having the following members in her household. D.W. Barnes age 17 farm laborer (truck), Nettie Barnes age 15, Pauline Barnes age 13, James Barnes age 11, Rudoph age 8.

1940, Apr 12, Ethyl Barnes listed as head of household on the Census for Hardeman, Tennessee 6th Civil District and lists her age as 50 widowed with a 6th grade education. She is listed as a farmer and having the following members in her household. Nettie M. Barnes age 25, Rudoph age 18.

1940, Apr 12, Dan Barnes listed as head of household on the Census for Hardeman, Tennessee 6th Civil District and lists his age as 27. He lists the following members in his household. Elsie Barnes (wife) age 26, Shirley J. Barnes age 5, Gordon Barnes age 3, Barbara Barnes age 1.

1940, Oct 16 Dan Wells Barnes submits D.S.S. Form 1 - his WWII Draft Card Serial Number 795 and Order Number 339 at the age of 27 and states his birth as December 9, 1913 (Note that his actual birth is 1912). He lists his place of birth as Bolivar in Hardeman County and wife Elsie Elizabeth Barnes. He states his occupation as a Farmer self employed, and address as Route 3 in Bolivar Tennessee.

1940, Oct 16 Lucian Ivo Hammons submits D.S.S. Form 1 - his WWII Draft Card Serial Number 787 and Order Number 628 at the age of 34 and states his birth as June 10, 1906. He lists his place of birth as Hardeman County and wife Mrs. Eldis Park Hammons. He states his occupation as self employed working at R7 D3 in Bolivar Tennessee which is also his address.

1940, Lloyd Wade Barnes submits D.S.S. Form 1 - his WWII Draft Card Serial Number 1433 and Order Number 2521 at the age of 32 and states his birth as October 14, 1908. He lists his place of birth as Bolivar in Hardeman County and wife Mrs. Lloyd Wade Barnes. He states his occupation as self employed at 904 Vance, Memphis (Shelby County) Tennessee. He lists his address as 211 Cossitt, Memphis (Shelby County) Tennessee.

1941, Bennie Edman Howell submits D.S.S. Form 1 - his WWII Draft Card Serial Number 502 and Order Number 10570 at the age of 40 and states his birth as Nov 17, 1901. He lists his place of birth as Hardeman County, Tennessee and living along Route 4 in Bolivar Tennessee. His employer is R.E. Hammons.

1943, James Pershing Barnes submits D.S.S. Form 1 - his WWII Draft Card Serial Number 1832 and Order Number 3538 at the age of 24 and states his birth as January 6, 1819. He lists his place of birth as Germantown Tennessee and mother Ethel Barnes living on Route 3. He states his employer as L.W. Barnes on 904 Vance. He lists his address as 903 Vance, Memphis Tennessee.

1950, Oct 2, Warranty Deed that for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, and other good and valuable consideration, cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, we, Daniel Barnes and wife Elsie H. Barnes have this day bargained and sold and by these presents do hereby transfer and convey unto Oscar Baker and wife Willie Faye Baker, their heris and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate in Range 2, Section 3, 10th Surveyor's District Civil District No. 1 of Hardeman County, Tennessee on and adjoining old Highway 18, on the east side thereof, more fully described as follows to wit:.....containing 2-9/10ths acres more or less and being wholly within Lot 11 which with its residue and all of lots 8 and 9 in the division of the lands of I.M. Emerson, deceased, by the Chancery Court of Hardeman County, Tennessee, was conveyed by Daise E. Gresham et al. to R.C. and Cassie Hannis, called 40 acres, more or less, by dee dated September 23, 1942, and recorded in Deed Book O-3, page 443 in the Register's office of Hardeman County, Tennessee. It being the same land conveyed to the undersigned by R.C. Hannis and wife Mrs. Cassie Hannis as found of record in Deed Book T-3, page 408, in the Register's office of Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1950, Oct 03, Indenture between Raymond Harris and Daniel W. Barnes for and in consideration of the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar and other valuable consideration, cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, we Raymond Harris and wife, Mabel Harris have this day bargained and sold, by these presents do hereby transfer and convey unto Daniel W. Barnes, this heirs and assigns, a certain lot or parcel of real estate situated in the 1st Civil District of Hardeman County, Tennessee and described as follows to wit: .... containing 2.5 acres more or less and being the same land conveyed to Raymond Harris by R.C. Hanna, as shown of record in Book S-3, page 384 in the Register's Office of Hardeman County, Tennessee. There is also included...use of a water well..

1950, Oct 05, This agreement made and entered into on this 30th day of Septemeber, 1950, by and between Johnnie Harbin and wife Remer Harbin parties of the first part and Daniel Barnes and wife Elsie H. Barnes and Wood Doyle and wife Lizzie Doyle parties of the second part. That for and in consideration of the sum of $1.00 cash in hand paid and other good and valuable considerations herein after mentioned, the parties of the first part do by these presents grant, bargain and convey unto the parties of the second part adn their successors in title forever the right to use water from a deep well constructed on the property of the parties of the first part, which is located on the old Bolivar and Middleton road, just North of the place Alex Pierce and purchased from R.C. Hannis and wife said easement and conveyance is made subject to the following conditions....

1953, Dec 01, Warranty Deed for and in consideration of the sum of $1.00 and other valuable consideration, cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged we Daniel Barnes and wife Elsie Barnes, have this day bargained and sold and by these presents, do hereby transfer and convey unto the A. H. Sills and wife, Daisy Sills their heirs and assigns forever the following described real estate situate in the 1st Civil District of Hardeman County Tennessee to wit:...which follows a curve in Highway 64 as set out containing 2.5 acres more or less. There is included in the conveyance all the benefits and privileges for the use of a water well located in the land of R.C. Hanna...

1954, James Pershing Barnes listed with Katie in a Memphis City directory as a MACH (machinist) for the IHco and living at 973 Tatum Road.

1960, July 4, The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) Monday, July 4, 1960 page 13 5 FORMER BOLIVAR RESIDENTS KILLED IN NEW MEXICO BOLIVAR, Tenn.--Five members of the Barnes family, former residents of Bolivar, were killed in a car-truck collision Saturday night near Tatum, N. M. They were en route to Tennessee for the July 4 holidays. Killed were Dan Barnes, 47; his wife, Mrs. Elsie Howell Barnes, 43; their son, Danny, 17; and two daughters, Sandra Barnes, 14; and Mrs. Gloria Jolley, 20, of Memphis. All except Mrs. Jolley were making their home at Venice, Calif. Another son, Gerald Barnes, 10, was injured, as was their son-in-law, the Rev. Galen Jolley, and his daughter, Susan, 2. Services for the victims will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hebron Baptist Church near here with the Rev. Frank Cox, the Rev. Ralph Thomas and the Rev. Bertie Moore, pastor officiating. Burial for the members of the Barnes family will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Jolley will be buried in Memphis. The bodies will be at Shackelford Funeral Home until time for services. Mrs. Jolley was formerly in charge of the coffee shop at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She and her husband had been on a visit with her parents in California, and were returning to Tennessee with them. Mr. Barnes leaves a son, Gordon Barnes of the U.S. Navy at Cape May, N.J.; two daughers, Mrs. Glenn Cox of Bolivar and Mrs. Shirley Kirk of Norfolk, Va.; his mother, Mrs. Babe Barnes of Bolivar; three brothers, Rudolph Barnes of Memphis and James Barnes and Wade Barnes, both of Los Angeles; three sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Tillmon, Mrs. Pauline Harris and Mrs. Lucian Hammons, all of Bolivar. Mrs. Barnes leaves her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Howell of Bolivar; five brothers, B. E. (Benny) Howell, Hardeman County sheriff-elect, Preston Howell of Detroit, Mich., James E. Howell, J. B. Howell and Sam Howell, all of Bolivar; four sisters, Mrs. Lena Maxwell and Mrs. R. T. McCalvin, both of Bolivar, Mrs. Lora Maxwell of Middleton and Mrs. Madie Northness of near Washington, D. C.

1968, Jan 5 Lucian Hammons 61, Hickory Valley farmer died about 5 A.M. today at Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services are incomplete pending arrival of a son from Germany. Shackelford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hammons was a lifelong resident of Hardeman County and a member of the Hebron Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Park Barnes Hammons; six sons, Staff Sgt. Jasper Hammons of the US Army in Germany, Marc Hammons and Gene Hammons, both of Bolivar, the Rev. Donald Hammons of Nashville, Ray Hammons and Roger Wayne Hammons, both of Hickory Valley; three daughters, Mrs. Neola Chisholm of Memphis, Mrs. Dorothy Ehrett of Bolivar and Mrs. Linda McClure of Holly Springs, Mississippi; two brothers, Aubrey Hammons of Turlock, California and Robert B. Hammons of Memphis; a sister, Mrs. Elva Stewart of Los Angeles; 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body will be at the funeral home until services.

1970, Jul 30 Thursday, The Jackson Sun: Funeral Services for Mrs Ethel Jackson Barnes 80, will be at 4 P.M. today at the Hebron Baptist Church with the Rev. Bertie Moore officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home of Bolivar in charge. Mrs. Barnes died early Wednesday at Western State Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Hardeman County, the widow of William R. Barnes. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Park Hammons of Hickory Valley, Mrs. Nettie Tillman and Mrs. Pauline Harris, both of Bolivar; three sons, Wade Barnes and Rudolph Barnes, both of Memphis, and James Barnes of Los Angeles; 20 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.

1974, Sep 10 Tuesday, The Jackson Sun: page 4A: Services for Mr James Lloyd Tillmon 59, were today at 2 P.M. at the Hebron Baptist Church with the Rev. Bertie Moore and the Rev. Ewell McKinnie officiating. Burial was in Hebron Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Tillmon died early Monday morning in his home of an apparent heart attack. He was a life long resident of Hardeman County, a member of the Hardeman County Court, a member of the Hardeman County Ambulance Authority, a merchant, and a member of the First Baptist Church. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Nettie Barnes Tillmon, of Bolivar; one daughter, Miss Ann Marie Tillmon, Bolivar; the three half-brothers, Cecil Tillmon and Joe Tillmon both of Bolivar; Charlie Tillmon of Collierville; four half-sisters, Mrs. Dessie Knipper and mrs. Betty Harris both of Bolivar, Mrs. Bessie Barber of Collierville, Mrs. Jane Montgomery of Plano, Texsas.

1984, Dec 25 Tuesday, The Jackson Sun: Services for Miss Annie Marie Tillmon 42, will be at 1 P.M. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home with the Rev. Bertie Moore officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery near Middleton. Miss Tillmon died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Hardeman County, and a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving is her mother, Mrs. Nettie Tillmon of Bolivar.

1990, July 3, Bennie E. Howell, former Hardeman sheriff BOLIVAR Services for Bennie E. Howell, 88, were today at Shackelford Funeral Home. Burial was in Hebron Cemetery near Middleton. Mr. Howell, former Hardeman County sheriff, died Sunday night at Bolivar Community Hospital. He was married to the late Elgie Stepp Howell. They had six children, Inez Knutson of Fargo, N.D., Jerry S. Howell and Crawford G. Howell, both of Bolivar, Earl Howell of Bradford, Den-ville Howell of Pocahontas and Eldon W. Howell of Minden, La.

2001, Apr 10 Tuesday, The Jackson Sun: Graveside Services for Nettie Marie Tillmon 86, will be at 11 A.M. Wednesday in the Hebron Cemetery near Middleton. Mrs. Tillmon, co-owner and operator of Tillmon's Grocery, died Monday at Bolivar General Hospital of heart failure. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Tillmon; and a daughter, Ann Tillmon. For more information, call Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar at (731) 658-5277.