J William Barnett1864–
- Name
- J William Barnett
- Given names
- J William
- Surname
- Barnett
Shared note: John Anderson Barnett Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | about 1864 26 21 Note: Birth year/place based on 1870/1880 Census |
 Death of a mother | Sarah Ann Gordon December 3, 1864 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | John Anderson Barnett — Nancy Ann Harvey — View this family February 14, 1867 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Dilla A Barnett May 7, 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 2, 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Philip Anderson Barnett January 11, 1871 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John Aleck Barnett July 16, 1874 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Josephine Emily Barnett May 2, 1878 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 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 half-sister | Dilla A Barnett before 1880 (Age 16 years) Note: Was in 1870 Census but not in 1880 Census |
| Birth of a half-sister | Catherine “Kate” Barnett February 21, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Bessie Barnett May 16, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ruth Barnett July 11, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas William Barnett October 29, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Candace T Barnett October 28, 1883 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emily Mary “Polly” Troutman January 7, 1891 (Age 27 years) Note: "Wife of Thomas W Barnett, Aged 72y, 11m, 19d"" |
| Death of a sister | Mary Isabella Barnett October 26, 1892 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Philip Anderson Barnett August 8, 1911 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | John Anderson Barnett September 26, 1915 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a half-sister | Catherine “Kate” Barnett October 19, 1946 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John Aleck Barnett March 2, 1950 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Candace T Barnett March 20, 1961 (Age 97 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Josephine Emily Barnett October 20, 1961 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Anderson Barnett Birth: November 8, 1837 20 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 26, 1915 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ann Gordon Birth: April 30, 1842 25 27 — Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 3, 1864 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 18, 1860 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Mary Isabella Barnett Birth: December 31, 1861 24 19 — Putnam, Indiana, United States Death: October 26, 1892 — Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
J William Barnett Birth: about 1864 26 21 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Nancy Ann Harvey |
| father |
John Anderson Barnett Birth: November 8, 1837 20 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 26, 1915 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Nancy Ann Harvey Birth: August 13, 1841 29 26 — Fountain, Indiana, United States Death: May 1, 1935 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 14, 1867 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Dilla A Barnett Birth: May 7, 1869 31 27 — Indiana, United States Death: before 1880 — Indiana, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
Philip Anderson Barnett Birth: January 11, 1871 33 29 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 8, 1911 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
John Aleck Barnett Birth: July 16, 1874 36 32 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 2, 1950 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Josephine Emily Barnett Birth: May 2, 1878 40 36 — Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 20, 1961 — Indiana, United States |
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22 months half-sister |
Catherine “Kate” Barnett Birth: February 21, 1880 42 38 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 19, 1946 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 months half-sister |
Bessie Barnett Birth: May 16, 1880 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: February 3, 1977 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Ruth Barnett Birth: July 11, 1882 44 40 — Indiana, United States Death: February 4, 1979 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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16 months half-sister |
Candace T Barnett Birth: October 28, 1883 45 42 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1961 — St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Anderson Barnett - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Anderson Barnett - Household
ED 43 Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Name | John Anderson Barnett Obituary and Family Listing
From the Fulton Co Obituaries 1915
John A. BARNETT, 77, a widely known citizen of Union township and an ex-Fulton county auditor, died Wednesday evening at his home in Kewanna, following an illness caused by complications.
Mr. Barnett has been active for 40 years in the political and civil life of Kewanna and Union township. In 1887 he was elected county auditor on the republican ticket, serving until 1891. In 1896 Mr. Barnett left the G.O.P. going to the populists, which during that year merged with the democrats. Previous to his election as county auditor, Mr. Barnett served six yearrs as township trustee. About 12 years ago he left the farm, moving to Kewanna.
Mr. Barnett was a veteran of the Civil war, serving for nearly four years, retiring as a non-commissioned officer, and was a member of the G.A.R. Mr. Barnett was married twice, his first wife passing away when young, leaving one son, William BARNETT, who now lives in Washington. He then married Miss Nancy HARVEY who survives him. Six children by this marriage are living: John BARNETT, Kewanna; Mrs. Chas. TROUTMAN, Gary; Mrs. Woodson NELSON, Kewanna; Mrs. Olive SMITH, Kewanna; Mrs. William SCHIRM, Kewanna and Mrs. James ZELLARS of Kewanna. Mrs. Clyde HENDERSON of this city is a great-niece.
Besides his children Mr. Barnett leaves a large number of grandchildren. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge and at one time was very active in this order. As a member of the community Mr. Barnett was known for his decided convictions which made him a great many friends and also enemies.
Funeral Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home in Kewanna.
[NOTE: Jean C. & Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana Cemeteries, Barnett Cemetery, Union Twp.: Sergt John A. BARNETT, Co A 26 Ind Inf. (military marker, no dates)]
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67095131/john-anderson-barnett |