The Shemwell Family

Michael Isaac BarnettAge: 74 years18421916

Name
Michael Isaac Barnett
Given names
Michael Isaac
Surname
Barnett
Birth February 23, 1842 24 24
Birth of a brotherWilliam Thomas Barnett
November 20, 1844 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterSusannah Mary “Susan” Barnett
July 19, 1847 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterMahala Ann “Martha” Barnett
about 1850 (Age 7 years)
Census August 5, 1850 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Hutchins
December 16, 1850 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Hutchins Barnett
January 6, 1852 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMichael A Troutman
May 24, 1852 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Barnett
November 15, 1853 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn William Barnett
October 7, 1854 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Hutchins Barnett
January 10, 1855 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterEmily Isadora “Emma” Barnett
about 1856 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah D Campbell
August 25, 1856 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterEmalissa “Malissa” Barnett
November 1858 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 15, 1860 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterEmalissa “Malissa” Barnett
October 4, 1860 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterMahala Ann “Martha” Barnett
December 12, 1860 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Death of a sisterSusannah Mary “Susan” Barnett
September 2, 1865 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Clay Barnett
September 16, 1865 (Age 23 years)
MarriageMary Jane BurdgeView this family
October 24, 1867 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 24 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alice Emma Barnett
October 6, 1868 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 26 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dennis Arthur Barnett
January 17, 1871 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Joseph Burdge Barnett
May 8, 1872 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary J “Mellie” Barnett
December 18, 1874 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Elizabeth Barnett
October 28, 1876 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Laura B Barnett
October 20, 1878 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a daughterLaura B Barnett
April 12, 1879 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Thomas William Barnett
March 22, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
James Michael Barnett
April 9, 1882 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherThomas William Barnett
October 29, 1882 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Claudia May Barnett
April 20, 1884 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherEmily Mary “Polly” Troutman
January 7, 1891 (Age 48 years)
Note: "Wife of Thomas W Barnett, Aged 72y, 11m, 19d""
Death of a daughterMary J “Mellie” Barnett
April 23, 1893 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a childJoseph Burdge BarnettAda Glenn HendricksonView this family
October 25, 1899 (Age 57 years)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Edwin Michael Barnett
October 4, 1900 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Roscoe Russell Barnett
July 13, 1902 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
William Dean Barnett
August 7, 1904 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Carl Hendrickson Barnett
October 6, 1906 (Age 64 years)
Death of a wifeMary Jane Burdge
March 25, 1907 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Joseph Deloise Barnett Sr
November 12, 1908 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childHal Park TroutmanElizabeth BarnettView this family
March 20, 1909 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Mary Elizabeth Troutman
March 19, 1910 (Age 68 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Dennis Adrian Troutman
February 9, 1912 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Greenup CannonClaudia May BarnettView this family
May 15, 1912 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
John E Cannon
March 15, 1913 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Omer Barnette Troutman
August 7, 1913 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a childJames Michael BarnettMary Edna BairView this family
March 24, 1914 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Esther Margaret Cannon
November 13, 1914 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Anderson Barnett
September 26, 1915 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterEmily Isadora “Emma” Barnett
February 23, 1916 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Ruth Cannon
August 30, 1916 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 73 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death September 16, 1916 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barnett Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 19, 1837Fountain, Indiana, United States
10 months
elder brother
16 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Susannah Mary “Susan” Barnett
Birth: July 19, 1847 30 29Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 2, 1865Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mahala Ann “Martha” Barnett
Birth: about 1850 32 31Indiana, United States
Death: December 12, 1860Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
Joseph Hutchins Barnett
Birth: January 6, 1852 34 33Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 10, 1855Fulton, Indiana, United States
22 months
younger brother
Henry Clay Barnett
Birth: November 15, 1853 36 35Indiana, United States
Death: September 16, 1865Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Emalissa “Malissa” Barnett
Birth: November 1858 41 40Indiana, United States
Death: October 4, 1860Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Mary Jane Burdge - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 24, 1867Fulton, Indiana, United States
11 months
daughter
Alice Emma Barnett
Birth: October 6, 1868 26 23Indiana, United States
Death: April 6, 1959Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Dennis Arthur Barnett
Birth: January 17, 1871 28 25Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 10, 1939Taft, Kern, California, United States
16 months
son
3 years
daughter
Mary J “Mellie” Barnett
Birth: December 18, 1874 32 29Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: April 23, 1893Fulton, Indiana, United States
22 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
Laura B Barnett
Birth: October 20, 1878 36 33Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1879Fulton, Indiana, United States
17 months
son
Thomas William Barnett
Birth: March 22, 1880 38 35Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1939Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
James Michael Barnett
Birth: April 9, 1882 40 37Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 27, 1952Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter

Michael Isaac Barnett has 31 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas William Barnett - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Thomas William Barnetthead33MWFarmer2500OH
Emily Mary Barnettwife32FWKYX
John Anderson Barnettson12MWIN
Sarah Ellizabeth Barnettdaughter10FWIN
Michael Isaac Barnettson7MWIN
William Thomas Barnettson5MWIN
Susannah Mary Barnettdaughter3FWIN
Mahala Ann Barnettdaughter7/12FWIN
George Cooperlodger18MWLaborerINX

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas William Barnett - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Thomas William Barnetthead43MWFarmer35001500OH
Emily Mary Barnettwife48FWKY
Michael Isaac Barnettson17MWINX
William Thomas Barnettson15MWINX
Susannah Mary Barnettdaughter12FWINX
Mahala Ann Barnettdaughter11FWINX
Henry Clay Barnettchild6WINX
Emily Isadora Barnettdaughter4FWINX
Melissa Barnettdaughter2FWIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Michael Isaac Barnett - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Barnett, Michael Ihead27MWFarmer855IN1
Barnett, Mary Jwife25FWKeeping HouseIN
Barnett, Alicedaughter1FWIN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Michael Isaac Barnett - Household

ED 44 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Barnet, Michael IWM37headMFarmerINOHKY
Barnet, MaryWF35wifeMKeeping HouseOHOHCT
Barnet, AliceWF11daughterSxININOH
Barnet, ArthurWM9sonSxININOH
Barnet, JosephWM8sonSxININOH
Barnet, MaryWF5daughterSxKSINOH
Barnet, ElizabethWF3daughterSININOH
Barnet, Thomas NWM0 years 2 monthsMarsonSININOH

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Michael Isaac Barnett - Household

ED 45 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Barnett, MichaelheadWMFeb184258M33INOHKYLand Lord0YesYesYesRFH
Barnett, Mary JwifeWFJan184555M3397OHOHCTYesYesYes
Barnett, AlicedaughterWFOct186831SININOHYesYesYes
Barnett, Denis AsonWMJan187129SININOHFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Barnett, ElizabethdaughterWFOct187623SININOHYesYesYes
Barnett, Thomas WsonWMMar188020SININOHTeacher School5 1/2
Barnett, James MsonWMApr188218SININOHFarm Laborer0
Barnett, Claudia MdaughterWFApr188416SININOHAt School6 1/2

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Michael Isaac Barnett - Household

ED 65 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Barnett, MichaelheadMW67WdINOHKYEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOMF
Barnett, AlicedaughterFW41SININOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Barnett, ThomassonMW30SININOHEnglishTeacherPublic SchoolsWNoNoYesYes
Barnett, JamessonMW28SININOHEnglishFarm LaborerWorking OutWNoNoYesYes

Name
Joseph B Barnett Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, September 21, 1942 Joseph B. BARNETT, 70, retired farmer and lifelong resident of Fulton county, died late Saturday night at his home, one mile west of Rochester, following an illness of about a year. Born May 8, 1872 in Kewanna, he was the son of Michael and Mary BARNETT. His marriage was to Ada HENDRICKSON in 1899. He had been a resident of the Rochester community 40 years. Surviving are the widow; five sons, Edwin [BARNETT] and Roscoe [BARNETT], both of Mishawaka, Dean [BARNETT] and Joseph [BARNETT], Jr., both of South Bend, and Carl [BARNETT], Fort Sheridan, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Hal TROUTMAN, Mrs. Alice BARNETT and Mrs. Homer WENTZEL, all of Kewanna; one brother, James [BARNETT], Kewanna; and 10 grandchildren. Mr. Barnett's body was taken to the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home where friends may call. Funeral rites will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Evangelical church, the Rev. C. J. COVERSTONE officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1942 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39006099/joseph-burdge-barnett