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Alta Elvira Barnes 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1839

Birth Location: Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1917

Death Location: Crews, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Edwin Sr

Mother: Nancy Howton

Spouse(s): William Palmer, Joseph Smith

Children(s): Sarah Palmer, Martha Palmer, James Palmer, Rebecca Palmer, Virginia Palmer, Robert Palmer, Altha Palmer, Louella Palmer, Nancy (Taylor), David Palmer, William Palmer, Mary Palmer, Rosetta Palmer, Louella Palmer

In 1839, Alta Elvira Barnes entered the world in Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA, born to Edwin Willie Barnes Sr And Nancy Abbie Howton. Alta Elvira Barnes married Joseph Cater Smith, William Asbury Palmer, and had children including Altha Ann Parilee Ladybug Palmer, David T Palmer, David Thomas Palmer, James Washington Palmer, Louella Catherine Palmer, Martha M Warren Palmer, Mary I Palmer, Nancy Elizabeth Jane Barnes Palmer Taylor, Rebecca Frances Duncan Palmer, Robert Jethro Palmer, Rosetta T Etta Palmer, Sarah A Palmer, Virginia Larzenia Virgie Palmer, William Martin Palmer. Alta Elvira Barnes passed away in 1917 in Crews, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Alta Elvira Barnes entered the world in Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA, born to Edwin Willie Barnes Sr And Nancy Abbie Howton.
  • Alta Elvira Barnes married Joseph Cater Smith, William Asbury Palmer, and had children including Altha Ann Parilee Ladybug Palmer, David T Palmer, David Thomas Palmer, James Washington Palmer, Louella Catherine Palmer, Martha M Warren Palmer, Mary I Palmer, Nancy Elizabeth Jane Barnes Palmer Taylor, Rebecca Frances Duncan Palmer, Robert Jethro Palmer, Rosetta T Etta Palmer, Sarah A Palmer, Virginia Larzenia Virgie Palmer, William Martin Palmer.
  • Alta Elvira Barnes passed away in 1917 in Crews, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin Sr
1816–1894
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
ES
Nancy Howton
1821–1875
Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
NH

Spouses(s)

William Palmer
1839–1916
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
WP
Joseph Smith
1827–1896
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JS

Children(s)

Sarah Palmer
1864–1900
Birth Location: Lamar County, Alabama, USA
SP
Martha Palmer
1867–1943
Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA
MP
James Palmer
1878–1945
Birth Location: Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama, USA
JP
Rebecca Palmer
1872–1909
Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA
RP
Virginia Palmer
1879–1959
Birth Location: Lamar County, Alabama, USA
VP
Robert Palmer
1869–1956
Birth Location: Sanford, Alabama, USA
RP
Altha Palmer
1875–1938
Birth Location: Lamar, Alabama, USA
AP
Louella Palmer
1873–1952
Birth Location: Alabama
LP
Nancy (Taylor)
1855–1945
Birth Location: Weston, Marion, Alabama, USA
N(
David Palmer
1870–1929
Birth Location: Lawrence, Sanford, Alabama
DP
William Palmer
1860–1910
Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA
WP
Mary Palmer
1865–1904
Birth Location: Alabama
MP
Rosetta Palmer
1876–1908
Birth Location: Alabama
RP
Louella Palmer
1876–1952
Birth Location: Alabama
LP

Alta Barnes's Ancestors

Self
Alta Barnes
1839–1917
Birth Place: Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA
Parents
Edwin Willie Barnes Sr
1816–1894
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Abbie) Howton
1821–1875
Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Barnes
1773–1850
Edgecombe, North Carolina
Nancy Culver
1782–1840
, Hancock, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jethro WAR1812
1751–1812
Milicent Daniel
1751–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alta Barnes's Descendants

1.
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Alta (Elvira) Barnes (24 Apr 1839–31 Aug 1917) m. William (Asbury) Palmer (14 Jan 1839–27 Mar 1916) m. Joseph (Cater) Smith (abt 1827–09/26/1896)
  1. 1. Sarah (A) Palmer 1864–1900 m. John (Henery) Ridge 1867–1919
    1. 1. James (Walter) Mason 1887–1923 m. Icie (Mylinda Joy) Johnson 1894–1975
      1. 1. Henry (Thom) Mason 1917–1989
      2. 2. Gurlie (Quinton) Mason 1914–1949
      3. 3. Jessie (Ralph Mason) Sr 1911–1970
    2. 2. Mamie Mason 1886–1902
  2. 2. Martha (M Warren) Palmer 1867–1943 m. William Warren 1853–1924
    1. 1. Marvin Warren 1903–1929
    2. 2. William (Addie) Warren 1899–
    3. 3. John (T) Warren 1897–
    4. 4. Mary (F) Warren 1895–
    5. 5. Onnie (Bell Warren) Brown 1908–1967
    6. 6. Arvin ("Arlington" Jethro) Warren 1901–1955
  3. 3. James (Washington) Palmer 1878–1945 m. Rhoda Sorrells 1878–1960
    1. 1. Cornelius (Vandiver) Palmer 1905–1933
    2. 2. Velma Palmer 1904–1998
    3. 3. Mollie (Bell) Palmer 1898–1987
    4. 4. James (Franklin) Palmer 1906–1942
    5. 5. Marland (Davis Palmer) Sr. 1920–1993
    6. 6. Daniel (Webster) Palmer 1911–1975
    7. 7. Denver Palmer 1922–2016
    8. 8. Vera (Malachi) Palmer 1917–2007
    9. 9. Anna (Lee) Palmer 1915–2004
  4. 4. Rebecca (Frances Duncan) Palmer 1872–1909 m. Robert (T) Duncan 1871–1949
    1. 1. Ellen (Virginia) Duncan 1896–1993
  5. 5. Virginia (Larzenia Virgie) Palmer 1879–1959 m. William (Warren) Mansell 1876–1959
    1. 1. Ellis (Velmer) Mansell 1901–1941
    2. 2. Richard Mansell 1903–1988
    3. 3. Larzenia Taylor 1917–1973
    4. 4. William (Roy Mansell) Sr 1907–1992
    5. 5. James (Lloyd) Mansell 1912–1989
    6. 6. Cordelia Taylor 1910–1948
    7. 7. Katie Mixon 1905–1998
    8. 8. Gladys mansell 1919–2014 m. James (Gregory PFC) Pennington 1921–1943
    9. 9. Annie (Lee) Mansell 1915–1915
  6. 6. Robert (Jethro) Palmer 1869–1956 m. Clora (Ann) Sorrells 1875–1956
    1. 1. Ruby (A. Palmer) Howton 1909–2003
    2. 2. Travis (Palmer) Sr. 1914–1982
    3. 3. John (Thomas) Palmer 1896–1962
    4. 4. William (Edward) Palmer 1906–1985
    5. 5. Bonnie (Elmira Palmer) Brown 1901–1990
    6. 6. Rachel Palmer 1899–1899
    7. 7. Margie (O.) Palmer 1912–1984
    8. 8. Avis Palmer 1914–2001
    9. 9. Harvey (B.) Palmer 1908–1922
    10. 10. Minnie (Bell) Palmer 1903–1981
    11. 11. Alpha (Rebecca) Palmer 1897–1919
    12. 12. Robert (D.) Palmer 1894–1977
  7. 7. Altha (Ann Parilee "Ladybug") Palmer 1875–1938 m. James (George Washington) Isbell 1863–1938 m. Benjamin (Duncan) Bull 1873–1943
    1. 1. Shelton (Abe) Isbell 1909–1990
    2. 2. William (Isom) Isbell 1900–1997
    3. 3. Bertie (Louiza) Isbell 1905–1989
    4. 4. Elijah (Thomas) Isbell 1896–1981
    5. 5. Martha (Jane Isbell) Palmer 1894–1991
    6. 6. Mary (Magdalene Isbell) Hughes 1892–1965
  8. 8. Louella (Catherine) Palmer 1873–1952
  9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth Jane BARNES (Palmer)) (Taylor) 1855–1945 m. John (Burton) Taylor 1856–1920
    1. 1. Frances (Jane) South 1882–1963
    2. 2. Isaac (Edward) Taylor 1897–1988
    3. 3. Alta (M) Vinson 1885–1967
    4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Smith 1880–1939
    5. 5. John (Thomas) Taylor 1886–1964
    6. 6. Marion Taylor 1890–1964
    7. 7. Jessie (James) Taylor 1888–1958
    8. 8. Myrtle (P) Bevard 1895–1998
    9. 9. Sibby (Jane) Perkins 1892–1956
    10. 10. Rommie (A) Lucas 1900–1932
    11. 11. Georgia (Ann) Perkins 1879–1951
    12. 12. Nancy (Elizabeth) Chaffin 1878–1950
    13. 13. William (M) Taylor 1883–1902
    14. 14. Rennie (L) Taylor 1900–
    15. 15. Polly (M J) Taylor 1895–
  10. 10. David (Thomas) Palmer 1870–1929
  11. 11. William (Martin) Palmer 1860–1910
  12. 12. Mary (I) Palmer 1865–1904
    1. 1. Joseph Sorrells 1901–
    2. 2. Casper (E.) Sorrells 1903–1969
    3. 3. Lonie (May) Sorrells 1892–1982
  13. 13. Rosetta (T (Etta)) Palmer 1876–1908 m. Cornelius (Daniel Joseph) Sorrells 1849–1910
    1. 1. William (Asberry) Sorrells 1906–1975
  14. 14. Louella (Catherine) Palmer 1876–1952

Alta Barnes's Timeline

5 Records

1839
24 April, 1839
Birth of Alta Elvira Barnes in Sanford, Covington, Alabama, USA
Sanford, Covington, Alabama, USA
1839
24 April, 1839
Birth of Alta Elvira Barnes in Sanford, Covington, Alabama, USA
Sanford, Covington, Alabama, USA
1839
24 Apr 1839
Birth of Alta Elvira Barnes in Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA
Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA
1917
31 Aug 1917
Age 78
Death of Alta Elvira Barnes in Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama, USA
1917
31 Aug 1917
Age 78
Death of Alta Elvira Barnes in Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama USA
Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April, 1839
    Event Place: Sanford, Covington, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April, 1839
    Event Place: Sanford, Covington, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1839
    Event Place: Crossville, Fayette Co, AL, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Beaverton, Lamar, Alabama USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crews, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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