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Joseph Benjamin Barnes 1879 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Covington County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 1939

Death Location: Chumuckla-Pace, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA

Father: William Barnes

Mother: Bedy Watson

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Joseph Benjamin Barnes was born in 1879 in Covington County, Alabama, USA, the child of William M Barnes and Bedy Ann "Mittie" Watson. Joseph Benjamin Barnes passed away in 1939 in Chumuckla-Pace, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Benjamin Barnes was born in 1879 in Covington County, Alabama, USA, the child of William M Barnes and Bedy Ann "Mittie" Watson.
  • Joseph Benjamin Barnes passed away in 1939 in Chumuckla-Pace, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA.

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Joseph Barnes's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Barnes
1879 – 1939
Birth Place: Covington County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William M Barnes
1825 – 1896
Georgia, USA
Bedy (Ann "Mittie") Watson
1848 – 1894
Georgia
Grandparents
Sgt (James C Barnes (spelled) Barns)
1792 – 1856
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Catherine) Huddleston
1799 – 1889
Greenville, Surrey, South Carolina, United States
Willis (R.) Watson
1808 – 1878
Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Ann) Bolen
1820 – 1880
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Watson
1775 – 1847
unknown #1
1780 – 1830
Phoebe Bowling
1779 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richmond Watson
1765 – 1823
Sarah Alexander
1772 – 1864

Joseph Barnes's Timeline

2 Records

1879
17 Feb 1879
Birth of Joseph Benjamin Barnes in Covington County, Alabama, USA
Covington County, Alabama, USA
1939
24 Oct 1939
Age 60
Death of Joseph Benjamin Barnes in Chumuckla-Pace, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
Chumuckla-Pace, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Covington County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Chumuckla-Pace, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA

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