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Name: John Alexander BARNES ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15}
Sex: M
Birth: 17 JUN 1881 in Looneyville, Roane, West Virginia, USA ^{9 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22}
Death: 8 NOV 1973 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA ^{12 15}
Burial: Barnes Cemetery, Ivydale, Clay, West Virginia, USA. ¹⁵
Residence:
1. 1900 in Henry, Clay, West Virginia, USA. ²⁵
1. 12 SEP 1918 in Limon, Lincoln, Colorado, USA. ²⁶
Military: ²⁷ ²⁸
Person Id: I28
Tree Id: 621217

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Parents

Father:

John Thomas BARNES: Birth: 23 AUG 1844 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA. Death: 11 SEP 1912 in Clay, West Virginia, USA

Mother:

Caroline Catherine DEEMS: Birth: 25 JUN 1852 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA. Death: 15 JUL 1887 in Clay, West Virginia, USA

Family
Marriage:

Married: Rosa M CHAPMAN on 1 DEC 1902 at Clay, West Virginia, USA.^{9 15 29}
Rosa M CHAPMAN: Birth: 24 JUN 1882 in Buffalo, Clay, West Virginia, USA. Death: 1 SEP 1926

Children:

Ray BARNES: Birth: 21 SEP 1903 in West Virginia, USA. Death: 4 MAR 1924 in Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Mark A BARNES: Birth: 17 AUG 1908 in Wallback, Clay, West Virginia, USA. Death: 24 DEC 1976 in Yolo, Yolo, California, USA
Wilmer Ed BARNES: Birth: 27 NOV 1910 in Cosmego, Clay, West Virginia, USA. Death: 8 JAN 1968 in Orange, Orange, California, USA
Noble BARNES: Birth: 3 APR 1915 in West Virginia, USA. Death: 1 AUG 1974 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Family
Marriage:

Married: Flora UNKNOWN on ABT 1929.³⁰
Flora UNKNOWN: Birth: ABT 1881 in West Virginia, USA.

Sources

1.	Title: 1930 U.S. census Page: 1930 U.S. census, Clay, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry, enumeration district (ED) 0004, p. 8B (stamped), dwelling 141, family 141; John [A] BARNES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2016); citing FHL microfilm 2,342,264, roll 2530.
2.	Title: Birth Records Page: Roane County, "Vital Research Records Search Selection," database and images, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : accessed 14 May 2015), database entry for John A. Barnes, 17 Jun 1881, and image for "Certificate of Birth," no. 19988.
3.	Title: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Page: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKF-33W : accessed 13 May 2015), card for John Alexander BARNES, 12 Sept 1918, serial no. 740; Local Draft Board Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,823.
4.	Title: Photos Page: BARNES, John Alexander. Photocopied photograph. Privately held by Valerie Butler, Baltimore, MD, 2013. Given to Valerie Butler by Myrna M. McDonnell, Fremont, CA, who may hold the original photograph.
5.	Title: Marriage records Page: Clay County, West Virginia, marriage license and certificate, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Archives & History (http://www.wvculture.org : accessed 10 Mar 2016), R.W. PARKER and Ester Gertrude BARNES, 9 Apr 1914, Clay County Court, West Virginia.
6.	Title: 1920 U.S. census Page: 1920 U.S. census, Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 11A (handwritten and stamped), dwelling 146, family 291; John [A.] BARNES household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 108.
7.	Title: Death records Page: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Board of Health—Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate image, Ray BARNES, 4 Mar 1924, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 9 Aug 2013), North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297, Register 17, Page 101.
8.	Title: Photos Page: BARNES, John Alexander. Photocopied photograph. Privately held by Valerie Butler, Baltimore, MD, 2013. Given to Valerie Butler by Myrna M. McDonnell, Fremont, CA, who may hold the original photograph. The condition and characteristics of the original are not known. The photograph may have been taken at the Old Barnes Cemetery (Clay County, West Virginia; on Maysel Laurel Ridge Road/Route 7, about a half mile to a mile north of Camp Run Road, cemetery is up a dirt road on your left, a short climb to the top) as this is where John's parents and many relatives were buried (and he was as well alongside his wife) - as noted upon a visit to the cemetery by Valerie Butler, Sept. 10, 2013.
9.	Title: 1910 U.S. census Page: 1910 U.S. census, Clay County, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry Magesterial District, p. 15A (penned), enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 15-A, dwelling 157, family 160, John A BARNES; NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1678[?].
10.	Title: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Page: BARNES, John Alexander, ”U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" [Fourth Draft;'Old Man's Registration'], digital index and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 June 2021) > West Virginia > Baker, Green Calvin - Beckett, Walter Lee > ALL; card for John Alexander Barnes, serial no. 323, Local Draft Board, Clay, Clay County, West Virginia; "WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia," Selective Service System; National Archives and Records Administration, St. Louis, Missouri. Note regarding the images: West Virginia is one of four states that were microfilmed incorrectly. That is, the back of one person’s draft card appears on the same image as the front of the next individual. The result is that when you click to view the original image, you will see the correct front side of the draft card, but the back of the previous soldier’s card.
11.	Title: Marriage records Page: Clay County, West Virginia, Register of Marriages, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Archives & History (http://www.wvculture.org : accessed 10 Mar 2016), John A. BARNES and Rosa M. CHAPMAN, 1 Dec 1902, Clay County Court, West Virginia.
12.	Title: Books Page: Clay County High School (West Virginia) Art Department, Hickory & Lady Slippers: Life and Legend of Clay County People (Clay, West Virginia: The School, 1978–c1998), photocopies, pp. 193–194. Volume and book number are unknown. The information was "submitted by George Flaughers Ivydale [Clay County, West Virginia] 25113."
13.	Title: Ancestry Family Trees Page: Ancestry Family Tree Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;
14.	Title: 1900 U.S. census Page: 1900 U.S. census, Clay County, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry Magesterial District, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 21B, family 358, John T. Barnes; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 July 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) T623, roll 10.
15.	Title: Cemetery-Barnes Cemetery-Ivydale, West Virginia, USA Page: Barnes Cemetery (Clay County, West Virginia; on Maysel Laurel Ridge Road/Route 7, approximately a half mile north of Camp Run Road, cemetery is up a dirt road on your left, with a short climb to the top), Johnie and Rosie (CHAPMAN) BARNES headstones. Digital photograph. Privately held by Valerie Butler, Baltimore, MD, who visited the cemetery and took the photograph on September 6, 2013.
16.	Title: Artifacts Page: BARNES, Wilmer Ed. Poetry and drawings, n.d. In possession of Arbutus STRANG (BARNES), Pioneer, CA. The collection is comprised of loose leaf papers assembled into an 8.5" 11" binder. The poems are addressed to Wilmer's two daughters, Arbutus "Boots" BARNES and Dolores Rose BARNES, as well as his father, John BARNES. The collection was briefly in the possession of Valerie Butler (Baltimore, MD) who created the digital scans. She sent them to Arbutus Barnes Strang in California (n.d.) but never heard back. Arbutus was battling cancer at the time.
17.	Title: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Page: BARNES, John Alexander, ”U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" [Fourth Draft;'Old Man's Registration'], digital index and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 June 2021) > West Virginia > Baker, Green Calvin - Beckett, Walter Lee > ALL; card for John Alexander Barnes, serial no. 323, Local Draft Board, Clay, Clay County, West Virginia; "WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia," Selective Service System; National Archives and Records Administration, St. Louis, Missouri. Note regarding the images: West Virginia is one of four states that were microfilmed incorrectly. That is, the back of one person’s draft card appears on the same image as the front of the next individual. The result is that when you click to view the original image, you will see the correct front side of the draft card, but the back of the previous soldier’s card.
18.	Title: 1900 U.S. census Page: 1900 U.S. census, Clay County, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry Magesterial District, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 21B, family 358, John T. Barnes; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 July 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) T623, roll 10.
19.	Title: Birth Records Page: Roane County, "Vital Research Records Search Selection," database and images, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : accessed 14 May 2015), database entry for John A. Barnes, 17 Jun 1881, and image for "Certificate of Birth," no. 19988.
20.	Title: Marriage records Page: Clay County, West Virginia, Register of Marriages, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Archives & History (http://www.wvculture.org : accessed 10 Mar 2016), John A. BARNES and Rosa M. CHAPMAN, 1 Dec 1902, Clay County Court, West Virginia.
21.	Title: Death records Page: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Board of Health—Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate image, Ray BARNES, 4 Mar 1924, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 9 Aug 2013), North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297, Register 17, Page 101.
22.	Title: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Page: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKF-33W : accessed 13 May 2015), card for John Alexander BARNES, 12 Sept 1918, serial no. 740; Local Draft Board Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,823.
23.	Title: 1920 U.S. census Page: 1920 U.S. census, Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 11A (handwritten and stamped), dwelling 146, family 291; John [A.] BARNES household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 February 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 108.
24.	Title: 1930 U.S. census Page: 1930 U.S. census, Clay, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry, enumeration district (ED) 0004, p. 8B (stamped), dwelling 141, family 141; John [A] BARNES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2016); citing FHL microfilm 2,342,264, roll 2530.
25.	Title: 1900 U.S. census Page: 1900 U.S. census, Clay County, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry Magesterial District, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 21B, family 358, John T. Barnes; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 July 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) T623, roll 10.
26.	Title: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Page: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKF-33W : accessed 13 May 2015), card for John Alexander BARNES, 12 Sept 1918, serial no. 740; Local Draft Board Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,823.
27.	Title: WWI Draft Registration Card 1917-1918
28.	Title: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Page: BARNES, John Alexander, ”U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" [Fourth Draft;'Old Man's Registration'], digital index and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 June 2021) > West Virginia > Baker, Green Calvin - Beckett, Walter Lee > ALL; card for John Alexander Barnes, serial no. 323, Local Draft Board, Clay, Clay County, West Virginia; "WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia," Selective Service System; National Archives and Records Administration, St. Louis, Missouri. Note regarding the images: West Virginia is one of four states that were microfilmed incorrectly. That is, the back of one person’s draft card appears on the same image as the front of the next individual. The result is that when you click to view the original image, you will see the correct front side of the draft card, but the back of the previous soldier’s card.
29.	Title: Marriage records Page: Clay County, West Virginia, Register of Marriages, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Archives & History (http://www.wvculture.org : accessed 10 Mar 2016), John A. BARNES and Rosa M. CHAPMAN, 1 Dec 1902, Clay County Court, West Virginia.
30.	Title: 1930 U.S. census Page: 1930 U.S. census, Clay, West Virginia, population schedule, Henry, enumeration district (ED) 0004, p. 8B (stamped), dwelling 141, family 141; John [A] BARNES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2016); citing FHL microfilm 2,342,264, roll 2530.

Notes

Note: Carpenter by trade. Christian. I don't think he ever owned land.
See court records (divorce?) for John and Flora (2nd wife): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-HFLF-C?i=35&cc=1909003&cat=452567
And https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/452567?availability=Family%20History%20Library
See https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VB-N9BQ-Q?i=103&cat=452516

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