d/o Nathan and Catherine Jameson Mills...h/o Robert F Barnett
Source http://dewitt.ilgenweb.net/obits-b.htm

Mrs. Robert F. BARNETT
June 30, 1899
Clinton Public

AN OLD SNOWBIRD CALLED.
Mrs. Margaret Barnett, for Sixty-Seven Years a Resident of This County.

Mrs. Margaret BARNETT, who died Wednesday at the home of her son, Nathan M. BARNETT, was one of the earliest settlers of DeWitt county, settling here when the country was a broad and almost uninhabitable prairie, when quite a young woman. Her maiden name was Margaret MILLS, and she was born in Virginia in 1810, being the daughter of Nathan and Catharine MILLS. When deceased had reached the age of 11 years her parents moved to Kentucky and settled in Bourbon county. It was here that deceased was united in marriage to Robert F. BARNETT. Her father, Nathan Mills, came to Illinois and entered 160 acres of land in DeWitt county, but on returning to Kentucky was taken ill and died. His wife and a large family of children, however, came here in August of that year. Previous to this time, and before the winter of the deep snow, deceased, with her husband and one child, came to Illinois and settled on a farm about one mile southeast of Hallsville, where she had since resided and reared a large family of children, seven of whom are still living [only six are listed], four being dead. Those surviving are Nathan M. BARNETT, L. T. BARNETT, of near Hallsville, R. F. BARNETT, living in Oklahoma, A. M. BARNETT, at Lewiston, Ill., C. B. BARNETT, living in DeWitt county, and Mrs. C. M. BATES, of Chautauqua, Kansas. Her husband, Hon. R. F. BARNETT, was one of the best known men in Central Illinois, and was twice elected to the legislature on the Democratic ticket. His death occurred in Clinton during the war. Two of her sons have been prominent before the public, one, Nathan M. Barnett, was at one time candidate for governor on the Populist ticket, and L. T. Barnett served the county one term as sheriff.

Deceased was a devout member of the Christian church, and at an early day joined Old Union church, and afterwards continued her membership with that denomination at Waynesville. The last illness of deceased was caused by an accident which occurred about one month ago at the home of her son, N. M. Barnett, where she was visiting. On arising one morning she suffered a stroke of paralysis, and falling, struck her head against a dresser, cutting a frightful gash in the back of her head. As the result of her fall, deceased took to her bed, from which she never arose. She lay in a comatose condition for one week, at the end of which time consciousness left her, and for the next three weeks, and until her death, none of the family were able to obtain the slightest recognition.

Funeral services were held in the Christian church in Hallsville at 2 o'clock on Thursday, conducted by Rev. T. T. HOLTON, of Lincoln. Remains were laid to rest in Old Union cemetery.