The Children of Missouri Beasley and Green Berry Barnes

Last week I posted the Will of my great-great grandfather Green Berry Barnes, published in 1891 after his death.  Because his will essentially holds his estate in trust it is likely that Missouri left no will when she died in 1925.  There is nothing in the will books available on microfilm from the Family History Library so confirmation will have to wait until I can visit the Bulloch County Courthouse in person.  In the meantime, I have a few other documents that mention or prove facts about the children of Missouri and Green Berry Barnes.

Here are the basic facts I’ve uncovered about their offspring.  The names marked with an asterisk (Ella Barnes Jones, James Henry Barnes & Willis Remer Barnes) are mentioned by name Green Berry Barnes’ will.

·      Ella Carene Barnes* (1866-1927)
married John Jones (1861-1950) in 1886
Thanks to the marriage books available through the Georgia’s Virtual Vault website (Bulloch County Marriage Book 4A, 1877-1890, p 300; courtesy of the Georgia Archives; Marriage Books, Bulloch County Ordinary Court, Georgia Archives) I have a copy of their marriage license record, and their burial in the Brooklet Cemetery, Brooklet, Bulloch County, is recorded among other places on the Find A Grave website, which has pictures of their grave stones courtesy of nu2ga.

·      James Henry Barnes* (1868-1916)
married Rebecca Deal (1875-1973) in 1891
I have found their marriage license record (Bulloch County Marriage Book, 1875-1892, page 441; courtesy of the Georgia Archives; Marriage Books, Bulloch County Ordinary Court, Georgia Archives).  They are buried in the Ramah Cemetery, Mershon, Pierce County, Georgia, and memorialized on Find A Grave (pictures courtesy of Irisheyes).

·      Thomas Barnes (1869-?)
Thomas probably died before 1880 because he’s only listed in the 1870 census, and I’ve found no further mention of or documentation on him.

·      Willis Remer Barnes* (1870-1903)
married Mittie M Olliff (1873-1960) in 1891
I haven’t located their marriage record yet, but according to their 1900 census they were married about 1891.  Willis is buried in the plot set aside as a family burial ground in his father’s will (Barnes and Akins Family Cemetery Records, Bulloch County, Ga; Compiled by the Genealogical Committee; LDS Church; Filmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1956; FHL Film # 2105, Item 10).  The Remer Barnes mentioned in the will was Greens’ brother, who died in 1889.  That Remer was reburied in Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro, to rest beside his wife when she died in 1936.

·      Nancy Rosanna “Rosa” Barnes (1872-1948)
married Jacob Cuyler “Jake” Jones (1866-1950) in 1891
These were my great grandparents.  And, yes, Jacob Jones and Ella’s husband John Jones were brothers.  So their descendants are double-cousins of ours.  I’ve previously discussed Jake and Rosa in greater detail, and have a copy of their marriage record and have been to their grave site.

·      Mollie Ann Elizabeth Barnes (1874-)
married V H Morris (?-?) in 1900
I have found a marriage record that seems to be for “our” Mollie Barnes, but beyond that I have discovered nothing.

·      Missouri Maggie Barnes (1877-1959)
married Welcome Amos Akins (1877-1945) in 1901
The Akins family, both descendants of Maggie & Amos and other branches of the Akins tree still inhabit the regions of Bulloch County where our ancestors once farmed side by side.  The farm which hosts the Barnes & Akins cemetery is still in the Akins family.  For the younger Missouri Barnes and Amos Akins, I have found their marriage license record (Bulloch County Marriage Book, 1898-1904, page 275; courtesy of the Georgia Archives; Marriage Books, Bulloch County Ordinary Court, Georgia Archives).  They are buried in the Upper Mill Creek Cemetery, Statesboro, Bulloch County, and memorialized on Find A Grave (pictures courtesy of Craig & Tonya Banks).  Maggie’s youngest brother Robert is buried in the same plot.

·      John Green Barnes (1879-1951)
married Missouri Deal (1887-1984) in 1914?
I have nothing confirmed on John & Missouri, only two census records (1920 and 1930), and even they are conflicting.  The death dates are also presumptive until further information is obtained.  The 1920 census shows JG Barnes & wife Missouri, aged 39 & 35, with 4-year-old daughter Francis, but doesn’t indicate when they may have married; however they live next door to presumptive brother WB Barnes & his wife Alice (below).  The presumed 1930 census has John G & Missouri Barnes, with two daughters, J Francis (13) and Jonnie M (9).  But here John is 51 and Missouri is only 34 (or maybe 38, difficult to read).  In 1930 Column 15 gives the “Age at First Marriage”.  For John it is 35, and for Missouri it is 25.  This means he would have been first married about 1914, but her first marriage would have been about 1921 (or 1917, depending on which age you use).  Such a riddle!

·      William Benjamin Barnes (1881-1961)
married Alice Woodrum (1886-?) in 1908
With William I am a little luckier than with John.  I did find a marriage license record for Ben Barnes and Alice (Bulloch County Marriage Book, 1905-1912, p 169; courtesy of the Georgia Archives; Marriage Books, Bulloch County Ordinary Court, Georgia Archives).  I haven’t yet found cemetery or death records for them, though as with John there is some indication they may have settled in the Savannah area, and may be buried there.

·      Eli Whitney Barnes (1882-1920)
married Susie May Prosser (1889-?) in 1902; Susie married [?]Cannoles[?] abt 1924
Another of Green & Missouri’s children whose life was tragically cut short.  I found his marriage license record (Bulloch County Marriage Book, 1898-1904, page 382; courtesy of the Georgia Archives; Marriage Books, Bulloch County Ordinary Court, Georgia Archives).  I have found a copy of his death certificate online (Death Certificates, Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95, Georgia Archives) which states that he was buried at Friendship Church but so far I haven’t located a picture of his gravesite.  It appears there are at least three Friendship Churches in Bulloch County.  According to the 1930 census Susie remarried by 1924 or 1925, but was apparently twice-widowed by then.

 

·      Robert Calhoun Barnes (1886-1943)
Robert never married.  In my previous post I speculated on the possibility that he was blind and for that reason lived with his mother, then his sister.  Since then I was sent his obituary by the kind courtesy of Janice Strickland, Statesboro Regional Library.  From the Bulloch Times, Thursday, June 17, 1943, p 4, it states:

R. C. BARNES

Funeral services for R. C. Barnes,
56, who died here yesterday, will be
held this (Thursday) afternoon at 6
o'clock at Upper Mill Creek church
with Elder A. E. Temples in charge
of the services. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Barnes, who has been in ill
health for some time, was blinded by
an accident 35 years ago. He was
well known throughout the county.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Amos Akins, of Statesboro, and Mrs.
Jacob Jones, of Statesboro; two broth-
ers, John C. Barnes, of Savannah, and
W. B. Barnes, of Hinesville. Pall-
bearers will be nephews, Doy Akins,
Ray Akins, Floyd Akins, Fred Akins,
Ernest Akins, Datus Akins, and In-
man Akins. Lanier's Mortuary is in
charge of funeral arrangements.

I also have a photo of his grave stone courtesy of the kind graces of Craig & Tonya Banks and the Find A Grave web site (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69715737).  As I stated above, Robert is buried in the Akins plot at Upper Mill Creek Cemetery, Statesboro, with his sister and brother-in-law Missouri “Maggie” Akins and W. Amos Akins.

That’s about it for now.

Later y’all,

*GeorgiaTim

The Will of Green Berry Barnes

Georgia
Bulloch County
     I Green B Barnes of said county and state being of sound a disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and Testament.
Item first
     I give derive and bequeath to my Wife Missouria Barnes during her widowhood on her natural life all of my estate both real and personal, the same to be kept together for the mantananceand support for my said wife and children.
Item Second.
     In case of the death or marraige of my said wife, it is my will that my said estate be kept together until my youngest child becomes of age.
Item Third
     It is my will that my two sons James H and Willis R Barnes have the priviledge of running all my mill machinery, that as compensation for this Services they are to receive Eighteen dollars each per month from the proceeds of the Gins, saw mill, planer and other machinery connected therewith, the ballance of the earnings of said machinery is to be turned over to my said wife, and out of this fund she is to keep the property in repair, first, and to equally divide whatever may be left between all my children annually.  It is also my will that the said JH & WR Barnes are to manage the Grist mill, and that the gross proceeds from the grist mill are to be turned over to my said wife to be used for the support and mantanance of my family
Item Fouth
     It is my will that my sister Sarah Barnes shall have the priviledge of living with my family and enjoying the same support as she has in the past.
In case she shall survivie until there is a distribution of my estate it is my will that she shall receive three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) in money or property to be selected by her, which shall be hers only for life, and on her death to be equally divided among my heirs at law.
Item Fifth
     I give bequeath and devise to A.R. Lanier Ordinary of said County and to his successors in office one and one half acres of Land to be staked off by my Two Eldest sons for a Grave Yard for my self and family, said Land lying about Two hundred yards south east from my Present residence, being the Land whereon the Body of Reamer Barnes is now interred.
Item Sixth
     It is my will that in the event my widow should marry, that she have a home for her life consistently of my present residence and provided with sufficient stock and farming utensils to run same, That in the event of the marriage of my widow, She Shall cause to controll the [blank space] from my will property, and that said shall go into the hand of my executor for distribution as aforesaid.
Item Seventh
     It is my will that the amounts I have advanced Ella C Jones wife of John Jones the $66.62 be accounted for in the final distribution of my estate.
Item Eighth
     I hereby constitute and appoint G.S. Johntson Executor of this my last will and Testament this the 11th day of Jany 1891
          Green B Barnes

Signed, declared and published by Green B Barnes as his last WWill and Testament, in presence of us the subscribers our names hereto, in the presence of said testator at his instance and request and of each other, he signing in our presence and we signing in his presence.
          B. T. Outland
          M. B. Marsh
          W. M. Warren

     Recorded in common form this June 2nd 1891.
          A. R. Lanier
               Ordiny

Bulloch County Will Book Vol. 1, 1874-1927, pp 132-134. Transcribed from FHL Film #181902, 10 Dec 2011, by Timothy Jones.

That’s about it for now.

Later y’all,
*GeorgiaTim

Missouri Beasley Barnes

In a previous post I discussed my great-great grandfather, Green Berry Barnes (1838-1891), and his wife Missouri Beasley Barnes (1843-1925).  Widowed at the age of 47, she led a long life full of challenges.  She died just a couple of months shy of her eighty-second birthday, in the process outliving at least four of her eleven children and caring for her blind youngest son* for decades.

Census images courtesy of Ancestry.com

Missouri Beasley was born on 25 July 1843 in Bulloch County, Georgia, the eldest child of John R Beasley (1813-1899) and Nancy Parrish Beasley (1821-1860).  The 1850 and 1860 censuses show her living in Bulloch County with her parents and siblings.  In 1850, in an area identified only as “Subdivision 6” they are John R (37), Nancy (29), Missouri (6), America (4), Henry (3) and James (1).  In 1860, near the Bengal post office, they are John R (48), Nancy (39), Missouri (16), America (14), Henry (13), James (12), Mary (7) and Eli (4).  I can’t find definitive proof yet, but my belief is that John and Family didn’t move, and they were living in the area west of Statesboro, near the present-day border of or possibly in Candler County.  This is partially based on the 1890 Bulloch County Tax Digest, which places John Beasley in the Club House district (Militia District 45), which surrounds the modern town of Register.

As a side note, the 1850 census form lists the value of John’s real estate as $150.  By 1860 his real estate is worth $400, and his personal estate is valued at $716.  To Do Item: check property records to see if John purchased additional land, or possibly the increased value was strictly due to inflation. 

Pension Application image courtesy of Ancestry.com

Missouri Beasley married Green Berry Barnes in March 1865.  This is according to her Widows Pension Applications of 1908 and 1910 (she appears to have been denied a pension both times).  Even though the pension application asks that the marriage license be attached to it, there is no indication that it ever was, or that it survives if it was.  So far, a search of the Marriage Books of Bulloch County for the marriage registration has proved fruitless (using the microfilms available through the Family History Library as well as the incomplete digital copies available through Georgia’s Virtual Vault).  The accepted date on Ancestry.com seems to be 21 March 1865, but without further proof I can’t state that definitively.  Hopefully someone, somewhere, has the marriage license or family bible and will share it with the rest of us!

I covered the period of her marriage to Green in the previous post.  To summarize, in 1870 the family consisted of Green (27), Missouri (23), Ella (4), James (3) and Thomas (6/12).  In 1880 the household included Green B. (41), “Masoria” [sic] (37), Ellen C. (13), James H. (11), Willis R. (10), Rosa (7), Molly A. E. (5), Magga M. (4) and John G (1), plus Green's sister Sarah (44) and a white servant, John Jones (18).  Green B. Barnes also appears on the 1890 Bulloch County Tax Digest, owning 408 acres in the Court House District (1209^th Military District), which is the area around Statesboro. 

Image courtesy of Family History Library (microfilm # 2105)

Green Berry Barnes died in 1891.  Since I wrote the above- mentioned post I’ve found a record of the so-called Barnes-Akins Family Cemetery in a film from the Family History Library (FHL US/CAN Film #2105, Item 103), which is a compilation of survey sheets from the 1950’s.  Filmed in 1956, the survey shows four burials at this plot: Sarah Barnes (d. 18 August 1900), Missouri Barnes (25 Jul 1843 - 31 May 1925), Green B. Barnes (18 Mar 1838 - 26 Mar 1891) and Willis R. Barnes (21 April 1870 - 4 January 1903).  Sarah Barnes is almost certainly Green’s sister, who lived with them.  Missouri and Green B. are designated as Wife and Husband, but there is no indication on the form as to how or if this is indicated on the gravestones.  Willis R. Barnes is probably their son Remer.  I’ve been told by a cousin that the grave site still exists, and is still in family hands – sort of.  The Akins are second cousins.  Missouri Maggie Barnes married Welcome Akins and her sister Rosa Barnes married my great-grandfather Jacob Jones.  Yet this means there is hope of obtaining photographs of the graves, or even visiting one day.

Census images courtesy of Ancestry.com

In any case, the 1900 census shows Missouri as the widowed head of household with 5 of her 10 children, living in Blitch, Bulloch County, where she owned her own farm.  Blitch is the name for Georgia Military District 1575, situated north of Statesboro.  The residents of the farm are Missouri (56), Millie A (25), John G (21), William B (18), Eli W (16), Robert C (12) and her sister-in-law Sarah (65).  I can’t find her listed anywhere on the 1910 census, but in 1920 she appears to be living on the farm of her son-in-law Welcome Akins.  The census shows the family as Welcome A Akins (42), Maggie [Barnes, her daughter] (42), Floyd (17), Day (15), Fred (14), Clyde (12), Datus (10), Wilmur (8), Irene (7), Roy (5), Inmon (3) an Ernest (1) Akins, with Robert C Barnes (33) and Missouri Barnes (75).  I do not yet know if this Welcome Akins farm was the Barnes farm before.  The two Military Districts are adjacent, so the borders 

Image courtesy of Georgia Archives
Digital Collection (Death Certificates,
Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95)

could have shifted slightly, or 1575 (Blitch) could have been created after 1900.  And it could be a completely different farm.  More research is needed in the Bulloch County property records.  Unfortunately, the microfilmed records of deeds and mortgages available through the Family History Library only go through 1912, so I’ll have to plan an extended research trip, or else depend on the kindness of strangers!  :-)  To Do Item: also check records to find out when Military District # 1575 was formed.

Missouri died on 31 May 1925, at the age of 81.  This date is shown on her grave stone (at least according to the cemetery survey cited above) and on her death certificate, a digital copy of which I was able to obtain from the Georgia’sVirtual Vault web site. 

Draft card images courtesy of Ancestry.com

*Missouri’s youngest son, Robert Calhoun Barnes, remained single throughout his life, and lived with his mother until her death, then with his sister Missouri “Maggie” and her husband Welcome A. Akins until his death on 6 June 1943.  I haven’t completed researching him, but based on his WWI draft registration, it appears that he was blind.  In fact, the draft registration card says he “lost both eyes.”  Since he was listed as a “farm helper” on the 1900 census, which means there was probably some sort of accident between 1900 and 1917.  In my imagination the romantic in me comes out, and I can imagine the reason they were missed on the 1910 census is that Missouri was firmly ensconced at Robert's bedside in a convalescent center or sanitarium as he slowly recovered physically and emotionally from the horrible farm accident which took both eyes and left him a near-invalid!  The facts, when discovered, will probably prove me wrong, but in the meantime it makes a good movie in my head!

That’s about it for now.

Later y’all,

*GeorgiaTim

Muster Roll of the Toombs Guards, 19 August 1861

It’s Veterans Day, and this is one of my “side tracks”, the Muster Roll of the Toombs Guards from Bulloch County Deed Book FK, page115, dated 19 August 1861.  Number 8 in the list is my great-great grandfather Green Berry Barnes.  Number 7 is Green’s younger brother Ebenezer Barnes, who married Georgia Ann Collins in 1861 and lived until at least 1880.

Muster Roll of the Toombs Guards

9th Regiment Georgia Volunteers

Officers                          }                          Privates

L. Carleton Belt, Capt Matthew Talbot 1st Lieut. Thomas Knight  2d  ”   “ John B Connelly  3d “  “ Allen J Gibson   1st Sergt Patrick H Hendrix 2d   “ Zachriah H Bennett 3rd “ Wm a Hagan        4th   “ W A Davis           1st Corpl James Hendrix    2nd   ” Martin V Fletcher 3rd    “ Henry A Phillips   4th    “           Privates  1 Akins James  2 Akins Solomon  3 Akins Lewis S  4 Alderman Chesley  5 Allen Andrew G  6 Allen Elijah A  7 Barnes Ebenezer  8 Barnes Green B  9 Bath Geo W 10 Bell David 11 Bell John 12 Bland Hiram 13 Bowen Elisha W 14 Brown William D 15 Burch Joel 16 Burnsed John 17 Burnsed William 18 Callahan Thomas 19 Crosby Allen L 20 Castille Patrick 21 Deal John (Honorable Discharge) 22 Denmark Thomas J 23 Dickerson Ira 24 Dutton John W 25 Eason Micheal [sic] 26 Farrow Jeremiah 27 Fulcher Robert V 28 Gould William 29 Gill John T 30 Hagin James 31 Hendrix David 32 Hendrix James W

33 Hughes James H 34 Hughes Robert B 35 Jivens John [sic] 36 Johnson Rowain [sp?] 37 Jones Wm L 38 Lanier Perry 39 Martin Curtis S 40 McElvien Wm P 41 Mincy Augustus M 42 Murphy Micheal [sic] 43 Neville Cuyler 44 Parrish Isiah [sic] [45 was skipped in the enumeration of the list] 46 Proctor James C 47 Proctor John A 48 Proctor Wm A 49 Rigdon Daniel R 50 Rigdon Wm 51 Rigdon Wiley 52 Riggs Stephen 53 Scarboro Rhemer 54 Scarboro Shadrach 55 Slater Robet B [sic: Robert B] 56 Stone Geo W 57 Stone Holcombe 58 Strickland Peter D0 59 Thompson Eli 60 Waters Jackson 61 Waters Micheal [sic] 62 Waters Mitchell 63 Woods General 64 Woods Mitchell Recruties [sic] for the Toombs Guards  1 Richard Richardson  2 Mitchell Pridgen  3 David C Proctor  4 J M Lewis  5 M H Denmark  6 G W Martin  7 John I Martin  8 Erastus Waters  9 James Mercer 10 Benjamin Hodges 11 James Brown 12 John Rushing 13 Randolph Rowe 14 Rowan Woodcock 15 James Holloway

Recorded this August 19th 1861 Samuel Harville C.S.C.B.C

[Transcription above by Tim Jones, 11 Nov 2011] 

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From user piggly75 on Ancestry.com, here’s a Muster Roll giving the fates of the soldiers listed:

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY I, 9th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA
TOOMBS GUARDS

Belt, L. Carlton-Captain June 10, 1861. Wounded at Yorktown, Va. April 25, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. May 16, 1862.

Talbot, Mathew Henry-1st Lieutenant June 10, 1861. Elected Captain June 16, 1862. Resigned July 17, 1863. Appointed Aide-de-Camp to Governor Brown August 14, 1864, and assigned as Captain to Talbot's Company, Ga. State Troops Cavalry, August 31, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Knight, Thomas J: 2d Lieutenant June 10, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant June 16, 1862; Captain December 20, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Connally, John B.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 10, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant June 16, 1862. Resigned, under-age, June 17, 1863. Courier for General John H. Morgan September 1863 - September 1864.

Gipson, Allen Jones (or Gibson)-1st Sergeant June 10, 1861. Discharged from General Hospital at Richmond, Va. August 23, 1861.

Hendricks, Patrick H.-2d Sergeant June 10, 1861. Died in General Hospital January 17, 1862.

Bennett, W. H.-3d Sergeant June 10, 1861.

Hagin, William A: 4th Sergeant June 10, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 20, 1863; 1st Lieutenant October 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him Absent without leave, leave of absence expired February 3, 1865." No later record.

Davis, W. Allen-1st Corporal June 10, 1861. Wounded at Ellison s Mill, Va. June 26, 1862. Absent, wounded, February 28, 1863. No later record.

Hendricks, James-2d Corporal June 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant June 16, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant December 20, 1863. Elected Sheriff of Bulloch County, Ga. and resigned October 1864.

Fletcher, Martin Van Buren-3d Corporal June 10, 1861. Died at Manassas, Va. August 7, 1861.

Phillips, Henry A.-4th Corporal June 10, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital October 15, 1861.

Akins, James- private June 10, 1861. Died prior to December 5, 1862.

Akins, Lewis S.- private June 10, 1861. Wounded in thigh at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Died from wounds in Warrenton, Va. hospital October 24, 1862.

Akins, Solomon- private June 10, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 25, 1863; 2d Lieutenant October 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Alderman, Chestley- private June 10, 1861. Wounded in leg and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died from wounds and amputation of leg, in hospital near Gettysburg, Pa., July 19, 1863.

Allen, Andrew J.- private June 10, 1861. Sent to hospital September 7, 1861. Died in 1862.

Allen, Elijah A: - private June 10, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. October 18, 1861.

Barnes, Ebenezer- private June 10, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. June 2, 1863. Paroled at Hammond U. S. General Hospital at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred for exchange March 17, 1864. Received at City Point, Va. March 20, 1864. Absent, wounded, February 28, 1865. No later record.

Barnes, Green Berry- private June 10, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1864. Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of war.

Bath, George W.- private June 10, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him "Absent, a paroled prisoner." No later record. (Born in New York State May 2, 1840.)

Bell, David- private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Bell, John- private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Bennett, Zachariah H: - private June 10, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 6, 1861.

Berrien, Lawrence Cecil-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 21, 1861. No later record in this company. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 9th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 10, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant January 17, 1862. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. E, 1st Regiment Ga. Regulars March 1, 1863; 2d Lieutenant March 28, 1865. No later record.

Bland, Hiram- private June 10, 1861. Discharged, on account of old age and debility, July 15, 1862.

Bowen, E. W.- private June 10, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

Bowen, John A.- private December 13, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.(Born in Ga.)

Bowen, William- private December 13, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave, furlough expired November 29, 1864." No later record.

Brown, James H.- private August 15, 186l. Captured at Bull's Gap, Tenn. March 17, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, 0. May 15, 1865.(Born in Bulloch County, Ga. January 4, 1845.)

Brown, William D.- private June 10, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861.

Burch, Joel S. - private June 10, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

Burnside, John- private June 10, 1861. Died in 1861.

Burnside, William- private June 10, 1861. Died in Winchester, Va. hospital July 23, 1861.

Callaghan, Thomas- private June 10, 1861. Wounded in left leg, necessitating amputation above knee, at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Captured and paroled at Warrenton, Va. September 29, 1862.(Born in Ireland.)

Castillo, Patrick- private June 10, 1861. Appointed Ensign. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va.

Crosby, Allen L. - private June 10, 1861. On detached duty October 31, 1861. No later record.

Denmark, Malachi H.- private August 15, 1861. Wounded in right shoulder and in the head, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Detailed permanently as nurse in General Hospital #2, at Savannah, Ga. on account of wounds February 29, 1864. On said detail February 28, 1865. No later record.

Denmark, Thomas J.- private June 10, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital September 22, 1861.

Dickerson, Ira- private June 10, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant March 1, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1840.)

Dutton, John W.- private June 10, 1861. Deserted to enemy at Savannah, Ga. March 26, 1865, and took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. there March 27, 1865.

Eason, Michael- private June 10, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861.

Farrow, Jeremiah- private June 10, 1861. On detail duty as teamster November 1861. No later record.

Fulcher, Robert V.- private June 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant August 23, 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant June 16, 1862; 2d Lieutenant June 25, 1863; Captain July 27, 1863. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863.

Gay, M.- private December 13, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1863. €

Gill, John T- private June 10, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1862. Killed at Fort Harrison, Va. September 30, 1864.

Gould, William- private June 10, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Hagin, James A. - private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomatox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Hagin, Joseph- private Nav.27, 1863. Killed at Fort Harrison, Va. September 30, 1864.

Hendricks, David- private June 10, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 14, 1861. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Hendricks, James W.- private June 10, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died at Point Lookout, Md. in 1863.

Holloway, James- private August 15, 1861. Roll for January - February 1865, last on file, shows him absent on leave. (Served in Indian War in Florida in 1858.)

Hughes, James H.-June 10, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

Hughes, Robert B.- private June 10, 1861. Died of disease in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. January 1, 1865.

Jarvis, John (or Jarvins)- private June 10, 1861. Discharged at General Hospital August 24, 1861.

Johnson, Rowan- private June 10, 1861. Absent with leave August 31, 1864. No later record.

Jones, William L. - private June 23, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 15th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 20, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Keene, W. S.- private June 17, 1862. Deserted January 29, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Knoxville, Tenn. January 29, 1864.

Lanier, O. H. Perry- private June 10, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.

Lewis, James M.- private August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant December 20, 1863. Captured at Bull's Gap, Tenn. March 16, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, O. and transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange February 25, 1865. No later record.

Martin, Curtis S.- private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Martin, George W.- private August 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861.

Martin, John I. (or John J.)- private August 10, 1861.  Appointed 1st Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

McElveen, Elias M.- private February 16, 1864. Captured at Bull's Gap, Tenn. March 16, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, O. and transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange February 25, 1865. No later record.

McElveen, William J. - private June 10, 1861. Wounded at Farmville, Va. April 7, 1865. Died in U. S. Hospital at Farmville, Va. April 19, 1865. Buried there.

Mercer, James- private August 15, 1861. Roll for February 1863, reports him "Absent without leave." No later record.

Mincey, Augustus M.- private June 10, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. May 3, 1864. Received at Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange May 8, 1864. No later record.

Murphy, Michael- private June 10, 1861. Wounded, date and place unknown. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, reports him "Absent without leave, furlough expired October 1, 1864." No later record.

Murphy, Wright- private June 10, 1861. Discharged from General Hospital prior to November 1861. (Born in 1827. Died in 1879. Buried at Bark Camp Cemetery, four miles north of Midville, Ga.)

Nevill, Cuyler- private June 10, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant December 1862. Discharged at Savannah, Ga. October 24, 1863. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 22d Battn. Ga. Heavy Artillery May 20, 1864. Roll for October 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Parrish, Ezekiel- private December 13, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, reports him on furlough. No later record.

Parrish Isaiah- private June 10, 1861. Wounded April 28, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, reports him "Absent wounded." No later record.

Pridgen, Mitchell- private August 15, 1861. Died of carditis September 1, 1861.

Proctor, David C.- private August 15, 1861. Sent to Richmond, Va hospital October 5, 1861. Discharged in Virginia in 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as Jr.2d Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Resigned November 6, 1862.

Proctor, James C.- private June 10, 1861. Sick at Richmond, Va. October 19, 1861. No later record.

Proctor, John A. - private June 10, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. October 18, 1861.

Proctor, William A.- private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Richardson, Richard- private August 5, 1861. Discharged on account of imbecility November 19, 1861.

Rigdon, Daniel R. - private June 10, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

Rigdon, William- private June 10, 1861. Died of typhoid fever November 6, 1861.

Rigdon, Wyly- private June 10, 1861. Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 8, 1862.

Riggs, Stephen J. - private June 10, 1861. Died in camp near Manassas, Va. September 8, 1861.

Rowe, Randolph- private August 15, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.

Rushing, John- private August 15, 1861. Died in General Hospital December 28, 1861.

Scarborough, Rhemer- private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Scarborough, Shadrack- private June 10, 1861. Died in General Hospital January 22, 1862.

Slater, Robert B. - private June 10, 1861. Discharged, on account of general debility, at Culpeper, Va. January 2, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Cavalry December 11, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 5th Regiment Ga. Cavalry January 20, 1863. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close of war.

Stone, George W- private June 10, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. September 15, 1861.

Stone, Holcombe H. - private June 10, 1861. Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 24, 1862.

Strickland, Peter D.- private June 10, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.

Swaney, A. M. - private August 18, 1862. Wounded, date and place unknown. Absent, wounded, February 28, 1865. No later record.

Thompson, Eli S. - private June 10, 1861. Wounded in Va. July 8, 1862. Absent, wounded, February 28, 1863. No later record.

Waters, Erastus- private August 15, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.

Waters, Jackson V - private June 10, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, reports him absent without leave. No later record.

Waters, Michael - private June 10, 1861. Left camp, sick, June 16, 1862. Supposed to have died.

Waters, Mitchell- private June 10, 1861. Discharged, disability, at General Hospital September 19, 1861.

Wise, Henry W. - private 1863. Transferred to Co. F, 22d Battn. Ga. Heavy Artillery April 15, 1864. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Wise, John B. - private June 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. November 20, 1863. Died from wounds November 25, 1863.

Woodcock, Rowan - private August 15, 1861. Left camp, sick, October 5, 1861. No later record.

Woodrum, John-Private December 13, 1862. Captured at Bull's Gap, Tenn. March 16, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Camp Chase, O. November 18, 1864. Grave #483, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.

Woods, General W. - private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Woods, Luke P.- private December 13, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Woods, Mitchell - private June 10, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. October 12, or 16, 1861.

That’s about it for now.

 Later y’all,
*GeorgiaTim

Green Berry Barnes

While the Stringers were my father’s maternal grandparents, his paternal grandparents were Jacob Jones (1866-1951) and Nancy Rosanna “Rosa” Barnes (1872-1948).  The subject of this post is Rosa’s father, Green Berry Barnes (1838-1891), farmer and Civil War veteran.  “Green Berry”, or alternatively “Greenberry” as one word, seems to have been a common name in the early part of the 1800’s right up until about 1900, based on what I’ve seen in my own searches of the census records, though some seemed to have settled on just “Green” as a first or middle name.  Supposedly the name originated before the revolution, as families named sons after Colonel Nicholas Greenberry (1627-1697), a popular and effective Indian fighter who became governor of Maryland.  I can’t vouch for that, but it does appear to have been prevalent in some families throughout the South through the end of the 19^th century.

I wish I had pictures of Green Berry and Missouri Barnes, but apparently this is yet another branch of the family tree that didn't go in for new-fangled ideas like photography.  If there were any photos, they were passed down through another line.  Maybe one will show up some day.

Green, as he seems to have been known, first shows up in the record in the census of 1850, living with some of his siblings in “Subdivision 6”, Bulloch County, Georgia.  Their parents are not in the household, instead they are living with the Newsom family, Jesse (49), Mary (60), Joseph (29) & James (14).  The Barnes children are given the surname “Bonds”, which if you think of “Barnes” being pronounced as “Bahnz”, a perfectly reasonable assumption for the South, certainly not as nasal as a Bostonian, but otherwise similar, and you could get that spelling.  The “Bonds” children listed are Dempsey (16), Sarah (14), Green (13), “Ebinezer” (12), Zilphy Ann (5), “Alferd” (3), Remer (2).  Based on later censuses, the Barnes children would have been Dempsey (16), Sarah (14), Green (12), Ebenezer (8), Zilpha Ann (4), Alfred (2), Remer (1).  It’s certainly within the margin of error for a  census, so it’s currently my working hypothesis.  I don’t know who the Newsom’s were, possibly relations of Green’s mother Thaney or Saney (possibly Bethany?).

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In any case, according to the 1860 census, the family is living together in the Statesboro district of Bullloch County, Georgia.  The family members are Thaney (45), Sarah (24), Greenberry (21), Ebenezer (18), Zylpha (14), Alfred (12), Reamer (10), Viney (6) and Ann (4).  There is no mention of Green’s father on this census, and on the 1870 census, when “Saney” is living with Remer, she is listed as a widow.  (Marital status and family relationship were not indicated on the 1850 or 1860 census records.)  When war came, Green enlisted as a private in Company I, 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment on 10 Jun 1861.  According to Missouri Beasley Barnes' Confederate Widows Pension Application of 1910, which was the first record I found (on the Georgia’s Virtual Vault website), his wife says he was wounded “at Gettysburg, I think, or maybe at the Second Manassas.” 

GB Barnes Service
Record: Fold3.com

GB Barnes Service
Record: Fold3.com

Recently though I found Green Berry's Confederate Service Records on the Fold3.com website (subscription required).  Fold3 is the rebranded Footnote.com, which was purchased by Ancestry.com last year and refocused on military records.  The name of the site refers to the third fold of an American flag, and is a tribute to the one who gave a portion of his life in service to his country (see the Wikipedia article for more information).  According to those records he suffered a severe leg wound at Second Manassas (also known as the Second Battle of Bull Run) on 30 August 1862.  He spent months recovering, first at the CSA General Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia, then at the “Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9” in Richmond, Virginia.  In January 1863 he was given an extended furlough by the surgeons at the Oglethorpe Barracks in Savannah on account of his leg wound, but by January 1864 he was serving the Cause as best he could, “detailed by Secretary of War in government shoe shop in Augusta, Ga.”   There are 20 “cards” in the file for Green Berry Barnes.  These cards are summaries of original records prepared by the War Department in the period from the 1890s through the 1920s.  They are often invaluable resources for information about Civil War soldiers.  There are separate sets for Union and Confederate forces.  Ancestry.com recently posted a "how-to" video as part of it's YouTube channel, where they have training videos and other info.  The video is called How to Find your Civil War Roots with Anne Mitchell @ Ancestry Day San Francisco (click on the name to access the YouTube video).

It was in Augusta that he finished out the war, with occasional leaves.  Probably on one of these leaves, on 21 Mar 1865, he married Missouri Beasley in Bulloch County (again according to her 1910 Widows Pension Application).  There are many missing records from around that time period, and the Barnes-Beasley marriage license appears, so far, to be one of them, for I have been unable to locate one.  Green and Missouri wasted no time starting their family, for by the 1870 census the family consisted of Green (27), Missouri (23), Ella (4), James (3) and Thomas (6/12).  In 1880 the family had grown, and the record shows the household to consist of Green B. (41), Masoria (37), Ellen C. (13), James H. (11), Willis R. (10), Rosa (7), Molly A. E. (5), Magga M. (4) and John G (1), plus Green's sister Sarah (44) and a white servant, John Jones (18).

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Unfortunately, this is the last census in which Green appears.  The 1890 census, as I've said before, was lost in a fire, and Green Berry Barnes died on 26 March 1891, according to Missouri's Pension Application.  I found a record at the Family Search web site that has his date of death as 26 May 1891, but in this instance I choose to go with the widow's statement.  Once again I have been unable to find a tombstone.  Missouri's death certificate of 31 May 1925 indicates that she was buried at the Barnes Family Cemetery in Bulloch County.  I'm not entirely sure yet where this is located, and it's possible that both their graves are unmarked, but the search goes on.  Like Robert F Stringer, Green B Barnes shows up on the 1890 Bulloch County Property Tax Digest. In addition, as shown by the 1900 census, before Green died he and Missouri had another 3 boys.  The household consisted of Missouri (56), Millie A (25), John G (21), William B (18), Eli W (16), Robert C (12) and Green's sister Sarah (65), and Missouri still owned and farmed the property.

That’s about it for now.

 Later y’all,

*GeorgiaTim