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Note: In 1900, Effie, age 11, was living in District 7 of Claiborne Co., TN, with her parents and siblings. She was the oldest of five. In 1905 at the young age of 16, she married Elisha and within a year began a family of her own. Sadly, her first child died at the tender age of two. In 1910, Effie, age 21, was living in District 4 with her twenty-year-old husband and two children. In 1920, Effie was shown to be age 27 when she was really 31. She and Lishe, who could both read and write, were still in District 4 where they farmed and raised their family of two boys and two girls. Four years after losing their son, Effie and Elisha suffered more grief when their first daughter died five days after her birth.
In 1930, Effie, age 42, and Elisha, age 39, were in the Quarter Precinct of District 4 in Claiborne County, living on a farm that they owned. This may be the farm that was purchased with the money Effie received from her parents after they retired and sold their farm. (Her age was actually 41, and his was 40.) They gave their ages at the time of their marriage as 17 and 16 respectively. Three children were still at home. Effie and Lishe continued to farm until the 1960's when they retired, sold the farm, and moved to Tazewell. They had their share of life's troubles along the way, including the death of another daughter in 1948.
Effie and Elisha were both known for their tempers that often got the best of them. More than one story is told about the things they did in anger and stubbornness. Sometime after the birth of their last child in 1927, they had a major spat and decided to divorce. Fortunately their love was stronger than their anger, and they remarried in 1930 after a year apart. As their 65th wedding anniversary was approaching in July 1970, a big party was planned to celebrate their years together. Sadly, Lishe died just two days before they could have that celebration, and he was buried on their anniversary. Effie continued to live in their house on Route 1 (present-day 1404 Tazewell Rd.) until her death in 1977.
One of the more popular legends surrounding Effie's family is the one about her supposed Indian ancestry. Ask almost anyone, and they will tell you that the Barnards, Effie's maternal relatives, were definitely part Indian. Just exactly what part remains to be seen. No one seems to know at what point in the family line that Indian blood was added, but many agree that several Barnard descendants including Effie, her mother, her Uncle Bob, and even some of her children "had the look." They had the typical features that are identified with Indians such as high cheekbones, brown-toned skin, black hair, and dark eyes. While that isn't necessarily proof of Indian heritage, it does offer a mighty intriguing reason for speculation. According to Effie's niece, one family member wanted to register the family in Cherokee, NC. He made one trip there, but the office was closed so he was unable to complete the registry. He did, however, find a book of families in the Cherokee museum in which several Barnards were listed.
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