From Find-A-Grave site.
Jesse Barnes was born June 18, 1838, in Edgecombe County, N.C., the son of Elias and Mahola Barnes, plantation owners. He attended the University of North Carolina at age 16 and graduated in 1858.
By 1860, he was a practicing attorney in Wilson County displaying a lot of political ambition and a staunch supporter of secession. He helped recruit members of the Wilson Light Infantry in the spring of 1961, even before his state seceded. The unit became Co. F of the 4th North Carolina and Jesse was elected its captain.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label Wilson County NC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wilson County NC. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The Barnes Family in Wilson, NC
Doing research that started with Jesse or Jacob Barnes being buried at Arlington National Cemetery (see June 23rd entry), I found two other Barnes from Wilson, NC, as were the first two, William and another Jesse.
That was several Barnes from Wilson so had to dig deeper to see if there was a connection.
The city of Wilson was incorporated in Edgecombe Co. on 29 January 1849 and named for Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847), a soldier from the area killed in the Mexican War. The town's first mayor was General Joshua Barnes (1813-1890), the area's leading and most wealthy man..
He was a general in the state militia, but never saw any action and an advocate for the formation of Wilson County. Wilson County was formed in 1855. As such, Joshua Barnes is known as "The Father of Wilson County."
His house still stands in Wilson and he is buried at Maplewood Cemetery
I did not find any specific connection between the Barnes I have written about the last two days with him, but am sure there must have been one. (From yesterday's William Sharpe Barnes B. April 18, 1843 in Edgecombe County. Died Jan. 20, 1924 in Raleigh. Buried in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery. From Find-A-Grave.)
A Lot of Barnes. --Old Secesh
That was several Barnes from Wilson so had to dig deeper to see if there was a connection.
The city of Wilson was incorporated in Edgecombe Co. on 29 January 1849 and named for Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847), a soldier from the area killed in the Mexican War. The town's first mayor was General Joshua Barnes (1813-1890), the area's leading and most wealthy man..
He was a general in the state militia, but never saw any action and an advocate for the formation of Wilson County. Wilson County was formed in 1855. As such, Joshua Barnes is known as "The Father of Wilson County."
His house still stands in Wilson and he is buried at Maplewood Cemetery
I did not find any specific connection between the Barnes I have written about the last two days with him, but am sure there must have been one. (From yesterday's William Sharpe Barnes B. April 18, 1843 in Edgecombe County. Died Jan. 20, 1924 in Raleigh. Buried in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery. From Find-A-Grave.)
A Lot of Barnes. --Old Secesh
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