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Sterling Rex Barnes 1799–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1799

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 15 March 1866

Death Location: Kaufman, Texas, USA

Father: Henry Barnes

Mother: Rhoda Estes

Spouse(s): Martha Mitchell

Children(s): Marcus Barnes

The story of Sterling Rex Barnes began in 1799 in Tennessee. Sterling Rex Barnes married Martha Ann Mitchell, and had children including Marcus Lafayette Barnes. Sterling Rex Barnes passed away in 1866 in Kaufman, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling Rex Barnes began in 1799 in Tennessee.
  • Sterling Rex Barnes married Martha Ann Mitchell, and had children including Marcus Lafayette Barnes.
  • Sterling Rex Barnes passed away in 1866 in Kaufman, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Barnes
1767–1832
Birth Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Rhoda Estes
1767–1848
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Martha Mitchell
1809–1871
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
MM

Children(s)

Marcus Barnes
1831–1859
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co., Alabama, USA
MB

Sterling Barnes's Ancestors

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Sterling Barnes
1799–1866
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Henry Barnes
1767–1832
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Rhoda Estes
1767–1848
Tennessee
Grandparents
Benjamin (F) Barnes
1737–1809
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Rebacca Shurtleff
1745–1810
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sterling Barnes's Descendants

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Sterling (Rex) Barnes (23 January 1799–15 March 1866) m. Martha (Ann) Mitchell (20 Dec 1809–23 June 1871)
  1. 1. Marcus (Lafayette) Barnes 1831–1859 m. Susanna Warren 1824–1909
    1. 1. Marcus (Lafayette 'Doc") Barnes 1859–1929 m. Nancy (Rebecca (Beckie)) Crawley 1860–1938
      1. 1. Narsie (Drewcella) Barnes 1891–1965 m. George (Lester) Griggs 1890–1969
        1. 1. Cortis (Lefaye) Griggs 1915–1999 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Ray 1926–2007

Sterling Barnes's Timeline

2 Records

1799
23 January 1799
Birth of Sterling Rex Barnes in Tennessee
Tennessee
1866
15 March 1866
Age 67
Death of Sterling Rex Barnes in Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kaufman, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1799
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1866
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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