Joseph Ryland Barnett, born in Madison County, Kentucky, in 1829, was a nephew of Judge John Ryland; he went to California in the gold rush of 1849, came back in 1859 to care for his widowed mother, raised a company east of Lexington for Joe Shelby, and later farmed near Prairie church until his death in 1902. Jefferson Davis Barnett, born in 1861, was one of fourteen children of A. D. Barnett, whose family came to the county in 1835 and owned seven hundred acres. Every fact below is cited to a public-domain Lafayette County history.
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Finley E. Barnett and Esculania (Rankin) Barnettborn 1822Most recent in our records
Jefferson Davis Barnettborn 1861Each number matches a section below. Tap a name to jump to that person.
Confederate captain under Shelby; farmer and horse breeder
Farmers of Washington and Sniabar Townships
Farmer and stock feeder
JOHN M. BARNETT.
This sketch concerns itself with an agriculturist of Lafayette county, descended from pioneer families of the greatest worth, a man who by his industry and thrift has acquired for himself a competence, and has found his chosen occupation a pleasant and prosperous one. He has so lived that his neighbors, who are generally man's closest critics, all speak highly of him in no uncertain terms.
John M. Barnett was born in Washington township, Lafayette county, June 28, 1850. His father was Finley E. Barnett, who was born in Kentucky. His mother was Esculania Rankin, daughter of Robert and Margaret (Whitsett) Rankin, who were early settlers of this county. Esculania Rankin is said to have been the first white child born in Lafayette county. She is still living, at the age of eighty-seven, having been born December 8, 1822. Finley Barnett died in Sniabar township in 1890, when seventy-four years old.
John M. Barnett was the fourth of eight children and grew up on his father's farm, and has always been a resident of Lafayette county. He was married in Johnson county, Missouri, on February 20, 1872, to Sue E. Graham, who was born in Johnson county, October 17, 1851, a daughter of John G. and Nancy E. (Hobson) Graham. Her mother was born in Missouri, and her father in Virginia. They were, like Mr. Barnett's grandparents, also very early settlers, having been among the first to settle in Johnson county. They both died in Johnson county, he in July, 1878, when sixty-seven years old, she in April, 1908, when eighty-six. Of their eleven children, Mrs. Barnett was the seventh.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnett are the parents of ten children: Alvn G., William E., Joseph R., J. Henry, Elizabeth, Thomas B., Buford (who died when nine years old), Helen V., Finley H. and John G.
Mr. Barnett has followed farming, stock raising and stock feeding all his life. He owns three hundred and eighty acres of land, all well improved, and on which he has erected good buildings. His farming operations have been uniformly prosperous. He has been an elder and a deacon in the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in which church both he and his wife are active. Mr. Barnett is a man of strong Christian character and a citizen whom his community values highly.
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Landowners of seven hundred acres
Farmer
JEFFERSON DAVIS BARNETT.
Why is the farm a better place for the rearing of children than the city? Why is the farmer boy usually more certain of success than the city boy, in spite of the supposed advantages of the latter. There are several reasons. Pure air, wholesome food, plenty of exercise, sufficient sleep, comparative freedom from temptation, — these give him a physical endurance which enables him to outlast any man who has not had this training and gives to him a healthy mind. Then in his schools, though neither the equipment is equal to that of the city schools nor the teachers of equal ability, still he learns by relying upon himself and self-reliance is perhaps the greatest secret of success.
Jefiferson Davis Barnett was born in Lafayette county, Missouri, March 31, 1861, the son of A. D. and Mary M. (Burney) Barnett. A. D. was the son of James, a native of Kentucky, and came to this county in 1835 and became the owner of seven hundred acres of land here. He died in 1878, his wife in 1904. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Mr. Barnett was a Democrat of the old school, firm in his convictions.
Jefferson D. Barnett was one of fourteen children. When his father died, he, at the age of nineteen, took full charge of the farm and managed it with much ability. At the present time he is the owner of one hundred and sixty acres.
Mr. Barnett entered into matrimony with Anna Rose on January 23, 1883. She was the daughter of W. W. and Frances (Allen) Rose who early came from Kentucky and settled in Johnson county, Missouri.
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Father of Martha A. (Barnett) Young
Parents of Mary (Barnett) Waddell
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