The Shemwell Family

Thomas William BarnettAge: 59 years18801939

Name
Thomas William Barnett
Given names
Thomas William
Surname
Barnett
Birth March 22, 1880 38 35
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 2 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Michael Barnett
April 9, 1882 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas William Barnett
October 29, 1882 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterClaudia May Barnett
April 20, 1884 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Mary “Polly” Troutman
January 7, 1891 (Age 10 years)
Note: "Wife of Thomas W Barnett, Aged 72y, 11m, 19d""
Death of a sisterMary J “Mellie” Barnett
April 23, 1893 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph T Burdge
September 30, 1901 (Age 21 years)
Death of a motherMary Jane Burdge
March 25, 1907 (Age 27 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherMichael Isaac Barnett
September 16, 1916 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 39 years)
MarriageHarriet Jane MelroseView this family
about 1922 (Age 41 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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
Census April 22, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherDennis Arthur Barnett
March 10, 1939 (Age 58 years)
Obituary
Thomas William Burnett Obituary and Family Listing
June 15, 1939 (on the date of death)
Death June 15, 1939 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 24, 1867Fulton, Indiana, United States
11 months
elder sister
Alice Emma Barnett
Birth: October 6, 1868 26 23Indiana, United States
Death: April 6, 1959Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder brother
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
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mary J “Mellie” Barnett
Birth: December 18, 1874 32 29Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: April 23, 1893Fulton, Indiana, United States
22 months
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Laura B Barnett
Birth: October 20, 1878 36 33Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1879Fulton, Indiana, United States
17 months
himself
Thomas William Barnett
Birth: March 22, 1880 38 35Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1939Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
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
younger sister
Family with Harriet Jane Melrose - View this family
himself
Thomas William Barnett
Birth: March 22, 1880 38 35Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1939Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States
wife
Harriet Jane Melrose
Birth: April 24, 1888Grayville, White, Illinois, United States
Death: March 18, 1973Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1922Indiana, United States

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas William Barnett - Household

Grayville, White, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barnett, Thomas WboarderMW39SYesYesINININYesTeacherPublic SchoolW

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas William Barnett - Household

Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, Thomas DheadR45NoMW48M40NoYesININOHYesTeacherPublic SchoolWYes
Barnett, HarrietwifeFW38M30NoYesILILILYesTeacherPublic SchoolWYes

Obituary
Thomas W Barnett Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester Sentinel Thursday, June 15, 1939 Rochester relatives and friends today were informed of the death of a former resident, Thomas W. BARNETT, 59, which occurred at two a.m. today at his home in Connersville, Ind. Death was caused by a heart attack, the message stated. Mr. Barnett at the time of his demise was superintendent of the Connersville city schools. A number of years ago he was an instructor in the Rochester city schools. The survivors are his wife; three sisters, Miss Alice BARNETT, Mrs. Elizabeth TROUTMAN, Mrs. Claudia WENTZEL, all of Kewanna, and two brothers, Joseph B. BARNETT, of this city and James BARNETT of Kewanna. FULTON COUNTY INDIANA OBITUARIES 1939 The News-Sentinel https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110543611/thomas_w_barnett