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Joseph BARNETT

Joseph BARNETT

Male 1791 - 1871  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name Joseph BARNETT 
    Born CA 1791  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1850  [3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [1] 
    miller 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [2] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1871  [4] 
    minister 
    Died 4 Feb 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause: fever 
    • Death date on headstone is Feb 3 1872, "in his 82nd yr." Name on headstone: Rev. Joseph Barnett.
    Buried Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I45290  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2017 

    Father Joseph BARNETT,   b. 18 May 1760, Franklin Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1846  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Jane SMITH,   b. 1766, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1853, Brushy Fork, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F55268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Betsy" MCCARTNEY,   b. CA 1796, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1895, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 99 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 24 1850:
      Joseph Barnet, 52, farmer, value of real estate $2,000; Elizabeth, 49, cannot read/write; Berthena, 20, cannot read/write; Mary, 15; Sina, 13; Margaret, 8; David, 14. All born in Virginia.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of James (27) & Clemency (25) Barnet and their children Ira, Harrison and William.

      1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumeration date not given:
      Joseph Barnett, 69, b. Pa, miller, value of real estate $1,600, value of personal estate $3,000; Elizabeth, 64, b. Pa; Francy B, 30, b. Va; Margaretta, 17, b. Va.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Aug 11 1870:
      Joseph Barnett, 79, b. Pa, farmer, value of real estate $700, value of personal estate, $1,400, medical condition blind; Elizabeth, 74, b. Pa; Frany B, 28, b. Va; Margaret, 23, b. Va.

      Joseph died in Feb 1871, his age given in his death record as 81, his occupation Minister. In the 1880 Census of New Milton District, Elizabeth and daughter Frona were enumerated in the household of daughter & son-in-law Margaret & Bradford Nicholson. [6]
    Children 
     1. Clemenza BARNETT,   b. 11 Aug 1818,   d. 23 Mar 1895  (Age 76 years)
     2. Smith BARNETT,   b. CA 1820
     3. James S. BARNETT,   b. CA 1823
     4. Ira Chase BARNETT,   b. 29 May 1824,   d. 10 Dec 1863  (Age 39 years)
     5. Frona Berthena BARNETT,   b. CA 1830, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary BARNETT,   b. CA 1835, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. David BARNETT,   b. CA 1836, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Sina Ann BARNETT,   b. 18 Mar 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     9. Margaret BARNETT,   b. CA 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age ~ 72 years)
    Family ID F18403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    3. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 18, Line 2 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5050787&Type=Death.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.