Franklin Washington Barnes was born 1844 in Edgecombe County, NC the 2nd of 4 known surviving children (2 boys/2 girls) born to farmers Edwin Willie Barnes (1816-1885) and his wife, Elizabeth Simms (1824-1875). His brother, James Edwin Barnes (1851-1897) is buried here as well.
He was the paternal grandson of Archelaus Barnes Jr. and Penelope Dickenson; and gr-grandson Archelaus Barnes Sr. and his wife, Peggy Thomas, all of Edgecombe County. He is a descendant of Edward Barnes (ca. 1680-1762) & Sarah Pope, considered the patriarch of the Barnes families in Wilson; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Edward Barnes, the London merchant who emigrated to the Isle of Wight, VA ca. 1620.
Frank served in the Civil War as a Sergeant with the NC 4th Calvary, and following the war on October 27, 1869, the 25-year old married 21-year old Matilda "Mattie" Bynum, daughter of Col. Robert Bynum & Elizabeth Ann Harrison of Wilson.
The couple farmed in Wilson and would become parents to 4 known children (2 boys/2 girls): Elizabeth, Alice, Frank and Robert.
Frank Barnes died in 1910 at age 65. His wife of 41 years survived him 15 years, passing in 1925 at age 77.
He was the paternal grandson of Archelaus Barnes Jr. and Penelope Dickenson; and gr-grandson Archelaus Barnes Sr. and his wife, Peggy Thomas, all of Edgecombe County. He is a descendant of Edward Barnes (ca. 1680-1762) & Sarah Pope, considered the patriarch of the Barnes families in Wilson; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Edward Barnes, the London merchant who emigrated to the Isle of Wight, VA ca. 1620.
Frank served in the Civil War as a Sergeant with the NC 4th Calvary, and following the war on October 27, 1869, the 25-year old married 21-year old Matilda "Mattie" Bynum, daughter of Col. Robert Bynum & Elizabeth Ann Harrison of Wilson.
The couple farmed in Wilson and would become parents to 4 known children (2 boys/2 girls): Elizabeth, Alice, Frank and Robert.
Frank Barnes died in 1910 at age 65. His wife of 41 years survived him 15 years, passing in 1925 at age 77.
Franklin Washington Barnes was born 1844 in Edgecombe County, NC the 2nd of 4 known surviving children (2 boys/2 girls) born to farmers Edwin Willie Barnes (1816-1885) and his wife, Elizabeth Simms (1824-1875). His brother, James Edwin Barnes (1851-1897) is buried here as well.
He was the paternal grandson of Archelaus Barnes Jr. and Penelope Dickenson; and gr-grandson Archelaus Barnes Sr. and his wife, Peggy Thomas, all of Edgecombe County. He is a descendant of Edward Barnes (ca. 1680-1762) & Sarah Pope, considered the patriarch of the Barnes families in Wilson; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Edward Barnes, the London merchant who emigrated to the Isle of Wight, VA ca. 1620.
Frank served in the Civil War as a Sergeant with the NC 4th Calvary, and following the war on October 27, 1869, the 25-year old married 21-year old Matilda "Mattie" Bynum, daughter of Col. Robert Bynum & Elizabeth Ann Harrison of Wilson.
The couple farmed in Wilson and would become parents to 4 known children (2 boys/2 girls): Elizabeth, Alice, Frank and Robert.
Frank Barnes died in 1910 at age 65. His wife of 41 years survived him 15 years, passing in 1925 at age 77.
He was the paternal grandson of Archelaus Barnes Jr. and Penelope Dickenson; and gr-grandson Archelaus Barnes Sr. and his wife, Peggy Thomas, all of Edgecombe County. He is a descendant of Edward Barnes (ca. 1680-1762) & Sarah Pope, considered the patriarch of the Barnes families in Wilson; and a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Edward Barnes, the London merchant who emigrated to the Isle of Wight, VA ca. 1620.
Frank served in the Civil War as a Sergeant with the NC 4th Calvary, and following the war on October 27, 1869, the 25-year old married 21-year old Matilda "Mattie" Bynum, daughter of Col. Robert Bynum & Elizabeth Ann Harrison of Wilson.
The couple farmed in Wilson and would become parents to 4 known children (2 boys/2 girls): Elizabeth, Alice, Frank and Robert.
Frank Barnes died in 1910 at age 65. His wife of 41 years survived him 15 years, passing in 1925 at age 77.
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