The Shemwell Family

Nita Belle GillespieAge: 66 years1878–1945

Name
Nita Belle Gillespie
Given names
Nita Belle
Surname
Gillespie
Married name
Nita Belle Barnett
Birth July 9, 1878 21 18
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterLaura Una Pearl Gillespie
November 26, 1880 (Age 2 years)
MarriageJohn Aleck Barnett — View this family
October 22, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Text:
Name: John A Barnett Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Nita B Gillespie Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Place: Fulton, Indiana Marriage License Date: 22 Oct 1897 Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Type: Marriage License Page: 146 Number of Images: 1
Birth of a daughter
#1
Enid A Barnett
May 16, 1898 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Edith Anna Barnett
July 20, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Aleck Gillespie Barnett
April 7, 1901 (Age 22 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJames Michael Costello — Edith Anna Barnett — View this family
February 19, 1927 (Age 48 years)
Text:
Name: James Michael Costello Sex: Male Birth Date: 14 March 1901 Birthplace: , Fulton, Indiana Residence Place: Kewanna, , Indiana Race: White Number of Previous Marriages: 0 Father's Name: Paul Costello Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Anna Sinnott Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Edith Anna Barnett Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Kewanna, , Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 22 July 1899 Spouse's Birthplace: Kewanna, , Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: 0 Spouse's Father's Name: John A Barnett Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Nita Gillespie Officiator's Name: Edw M Baney Additional Person's Name: Robert R Miller Marriage Place: Fulton, Indiana Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 19 February 1927 Event Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Page Number: 494
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Aleck Costello
1928 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Helen Louise Costello
December 12, 1928 (Age 50 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Aleck Costello
1928 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Charles Fremont Gillespie
October 13, 1929 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherAnna Elisabeth Epler
October 26, 1929 (Age 51 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Ann Marie Costello
May 16, 1932 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Francis Costello
1934 (Age 55 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Francis Costello
1934 (Age 55 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Obituary
Nita Bell Barnett (nee Gillespie) Obituary and Family Listing
August 27, 1945 (Age 67 years)
Death 1945 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barnett Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Anna Elisabeth Epler
Birth: August 3, 1859 — Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: October 26, 1929 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: January 26, 1878 — Washington, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
5 months
herself
Nita Belle Gillespie
Birth: July 9, 1878 21 18 — Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: 1945 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger sister
Laura Una Pearl Gillespie
Birth: November 26, 1880 23 21 — Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: April 5, 1963 — Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Family with John Aleck Barnett - View this family
husband
John Aleck Barnett
Birth: July 16, 1874 36 32 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 2, 1950 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
herself
Nita Belle Gillespie
Birth: July 9, 1878 21 18 — Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: 1945 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1897 — Fulton, Indiana, United States
7 months
daughter
Enid A Barnett
Birth: May 16, 1898 23 19 — Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 1976 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
14 months
daughter
21 months
son
Aleck Gillespie Barnett
Birth: April 7, 1901 26 22 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: August 1953 — Indiana, United States

Nita Belle Gillespie has 0 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (0)

MarriageIndiana Marriages, 1811-2019
Text:
Name: John A Barnett Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Nita B Gillespie Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Place: Fulton, Indiana Marriage License Date: 22 Oct 1897 Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Type: Marriage License Page: 146 Number of Images: 1
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Charles Fremont Gillespie - Household

Prairie, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Gillespie, FremotWM23headMIN
Gillespie, AnnaWF19wifeMKeeping HouseIN
Gillespie, Nita BellWF1daughterSINININ

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Aleck Barnett - Household

Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Barnett, John AheadWMJul187425M2INININLaborer0YesYesYesRH
Barnett, Nita BwifeWFJul187821M222INININYesYesYes
Barnett, Enid AdaughterWFMay18982SINININ
Barnett, Edith AdaughterWFJul18990 years 10 monthsSINININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Aleck Barnett - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Barnett, John JRheadMW35M12INININEnglishMail CarrierUncle SamWNo0YesYesRH
Barnett, NitawifeFW31M1233INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Barnett, EniddaughterFW11SINININEnglishNoneYes
Barnett, EdithdaughterFW10SINININEnglishNoneYes
Barnett, AlecksonMW9SINININEnglishNoneYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Aleck Barnett - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barnett, JohnheadOHMW45MYesYesINININYesRural CarrierPost OfficeW
Barnett, NitawifeFW41MYesYesINININYesLibrarianLibraryW
Barnett, EniddaughterFW21SYesYesINININYesNurseHospitalW
Barnett, EdithdaughterFW20SYesYesINININYesTelephone OperatorOffice TelephoneW
Barnett, AlecksonMW18SNoYesYesINININYesTelegraph OperatorRairroadW

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Aleck Barnett - Household

Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, John oheado2000rnOMW55M23NoYesINININYesRural Mail CarrierPost OfficeWYes
Barnett, Nita BwifeFW51M19NoYesINININYesLibrarianPublic LiibaryWYes
Barnett, Enid AdaughterFW31SNoYesINININYesClerkPost OfficeWYes
Barnett, Aleck GsonMW28SNoYesINININYesTelegraphOperator S RRGNo26

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Aleck Barnett - Household

Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Barnett, John AxheadO960NoMW65MNoIN00
Barnett, Nita BwifeFW61MNoIN00
Barnett, Enid AdaughterFW42SIN00

Obituary
Nita Bell Barnett (nee Gillespie) Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, August 27, 1945 Nita Bell Barnett Final rites for Mrs. Nita Bell BARNETT, 67, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the residence, Kewanna, with the Rev. Douglas B. STARKE officiating. Interment will be made in the Barnett cemetery near Kewanna. Nita Bell [GILLESPIE], daughter of J. C. and Anna (EPLER) GILLESPIE, was born on July 9, 1878, in Kosciusko county, where she resided until about six years of age, when she removed with her parents to Fulton county. In October, 1897, she became the bride of John BARNETT and with him established a home in Kewanna, where she has since resided. For the past 20 years she has been employed as a librarian in the Kewanna public library. Her death occurred at the Ewing nursing home in Rochester at 3:40 o'clock Sunday after an illness of several months. Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Miss Edna [BARNETT], and Mrs. Edith COSTELLO of Kewanna; one son, Alex [BARNETT] of Evansville; two sisters, Mrs. Una WILSON, Kewanna, and Miss Barbara GILLESPIE of Roann; three brothers, Freemont [GILLESPIE] of Fort Wayne, Jack [GILLESPIE] of Roann and Ted GILLESPIE of Winslow, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Helen Louise [COSTELLO] and Anna Marie COSTELLO of Kewanna. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094935/nita_bell_barnett
Name
John Aleck Barnett Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Thursday, March 2, 1950 John A. Barnett John A. BARNETT, Kewanna, retired rural mail carrier, died at 1 a.m. today at Woodlawn hospital. He was 75 years old. Born July 16, 1874, near Kewanna, he was the son of John A. and Nancy HARVEY BARNETT. In October, 1897, he was married to Nita B. GILLESPIE, who preceded him in death in August, 1945. He was a member of the Kewanna Masonic and I.O.O.F. lodges and a branch of the Rochester I.O.O.F. Survivors include a son, Alec [BARNETT], South Bend; two daughters, Mrs. Edith COSTELLO and Miss Enid BARNETT, both of Kewanna; two granddaughters; four sisters, Mrs. Charles TROUTMAN and Mrs. Oliver SMITH, Kewanna, and Mrs. Candace ZELLERS and Mrs. Bessie SCHIRM, South Bend. The body was taken to the Harrison Funeral Home, Kewanna, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Henry F. BOLGER, assisted by the I.O.O.F. will officiate and burial will be in the Barnett cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094945/john-a-barnett