Spouse & Children

Angeline Lewis Malisa Ann Barnes (1874-1942) Aaron Luther Barnes (1877-1953) Ephraim F. Barnes (1880-) John W. Barnes (1883-1914) William Henry Barnes (1891-1969)

Brothers & Sisters

William Carroll Barnes (1839-1918) John Pinkley Barnes (1849-1920)

JAMES H. BARNES BRUCETON, Tenn., March 16 (Spl.) Funeral services for James Henderson Barnes, 83, Civil war veteran of the Federal army, were held at the Liberty cemetery with a Masonic ceremony. Mr. Barnes was a minister in the M. E. church.



BARNES, JAMES H(ENDERSON), Companies E & C, private, enlisted and mustered at Paducah, KY on 1/6/65 at age 19. A refugee resident of Snachwine, IL at the time of enlistment, Barnes was 5'5" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN in 1845. He was in the military only 8 months and did not participate in any major engagements. He mustered out with the regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65 and retained one pistol worth $8. He lost a saddler blanket worth $3 and a poncho worth $3. He married Angeline Lewis in 1866 and was a Mason after the war. He was awarded an invalid pension in 1890. In the 1890 veterans' census Barnes was a resident of Holladay, TN and reported his time of service as 7 months and 8 days. He died at Holladay, TN in 1931 and is buried in Liberty Cemetery in Benton County, TN. MR #114^{3 4}

Sources:

1. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 forJas H Barnes
2. Ancestry.com Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
3. The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) 17 Mar 1931, Tue Page 5
4. THE 7TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY USA (Originally 2nd West Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry) Peggy Scott Holley