Bio of the Barnette Family - Talladega Co., AL ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. ALGenWeb File Manager - Lygia Dawkins Cutts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Laura Edwards jledwards@mindspring.com DEC 1998 The Barnett Family of Talladega County John Barnett b. c. 1805 Spartanburg County SC d. after 1880 Clay County AL Parents Joseph Barnett and Mary McDaniel m. Sarah Wood c. 1825 Gwinnett Co GA Sarah b. c. 1803 SC d. after 1880 Clay County AL The family lived in Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties until about 1853, when they moved to Talladega County, Alabama. All of their children were born in GA. Children: (1) Miles Rainwater Barnett b. 10/15/1826 m. Martha Clayton Hammons 11/23/1845, d. 5/18/1918 Monroe Co MS; this couple had nine children, all of whom went to MS (2) William Elliott Barnett b. c. 1832 m. Mazella Hammons 12/21/1854 Talladega Co AL (3) Nancy W. Barnett b. 9/12/1833 m. John M. Morris d. 9/10/1886, buried Rocky Mount Baptist Church, Talladega County. John was a Baptist minister. (4) John Marion Barnett b. c. 1836 m. Martha Goodman 12/9/1858 Talladega Co (5) Andrew Jackson Barnett b. 9/7/1837 m. Hannah P. Goodman 7/24/1859 Talladega Co, d. 1/15/1921, buried Rock Springs Baptist Church, Clay County. (6) Mary Melvinia Barnett b. 1838 m. James J. Morris 9/25/1859 d. 1915, buried Tallasahatchie First Baptist Church, Talladega County. (7) Sarah Elizabeth Barnett b. c. 1842 m. John H. Owens 8/30/1860 Talladega County (8) Tandy W. Barnett b. 3/17/1843 m. M. M. Goodman 7/15/1865 Talladega County, d. 4/29/1893, buried Rocky Mount Baptist Church (9) Louise C. Barnett b. 6/22/1847 m. William Elijah Luker 11/9/1865 Talladega County, d. 1/28/1926 Clay County, buried Rock Springs Baptist Church. Generation 2: William Elijah Luker b. April 23, 1845 Tallapoosa County AL d. June 16, 1933 Talladega County; parents Charles Sanders Luker and Martha Ann Shores; buried Rock Springs Baptist Church. m. Louise Barnett (as above) Children: (1) James Monroe Luker (see below) (2) Martha Ann Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) Luker b. 4/29/1872 m. Thomas Tillery 3/3/1898 Clay County d. 8/3/1899 in childbirth, buried Rock Springs Baptist Church in unmarked grave. (3) Mexico Luker (see below) (4) Salina Luker b. 1/5/1879 d. 1/16/1968, buried Rock Springs Baptist Church (5) Mary Melvinia Luker (see below) Generation 3: Lemuel James Machen B 03-06-1872 P Clay County, Alabama M 12-06-1894 P Clay County, Alabama D 02-25-1964 P Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama B P Rock Spring Bapt Ch Cem, Clay County, Alabama Parents Aaron Machen and Susannah Sheppard Wife Mexico Luker B 09-26-1874 P Clay or Talladega County, Alabama D 07-29-1963 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Rock Spring Bapt Ch Cem, Clay County, Alabama Children: (1) James Chastain Machen B 11-18-1895 P Clay County, Alabama D 09-25-1976 P Alexander City, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama B P New Providence Bapt Ch Cem, Alex City, Alabama (2) Aaron William Sylvester Machen OCCU Retail Grocer B 11-17-1897 P Clay County, Alabama M CIRCA 1917 P Clay County, Alabama ? D 03-11-1975 P Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama B P Pinehill Cemetery, Talladega County, Ala Appears to have had no children; survived by wife, 1 sister & two brothers. Wife Bessie Lee Gilliland B 10-06-1903 P Coosa County, Alabama D 08-07-1983 P Pleasant Grove, Jefferson County, Ala. B P Pinehill Cemetery, Talladega County, Ala She & her husband and then she operated Machen's Grocery. Parents Sarah R. House and Robert Marshall Gilliland (3) Lee Chester Machen B 12----1899 P Clay County, Alabama M CIRCA 1915 P Tallapoosa County, Alabama ? D AFTER 1975 P Alexander City, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama Wife Ada Unknown B CIRCA 1900 P Tallapoosa County, Alabama ? (4) Vista Machen B 06-09-1905 P Clay County Alabama M CIRCA 1925 P Tallapoosa Co Alabama D 03-05-1994 P Wheeling Texas Husband John Baird They were first cousins. His parents were James Baird and Mary Machen. James Monroe Luker B 03-09-1868 P Clay County, Alabama D 01-11-1942 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Rock Spring Bapt Ch Cem, Clay County, AL Wife Ophelia Machen B 07-29-1881 P Clay County, Alabama M 07-25-1901 P Clay County, Alabama D 07-24-1946 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Rock Spring Bapt Ch Cem, Clay County, Alabama She was Lemuel Machen's neice. (1) Leonard Luker B 05-23-1902 P Clay County, Alabama M 06-05-1926 P Talladega County, Alabama D 12-04-1963 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Tallasahatchie Bapt Ch Cem, Talladega Co, Ala Wife Era Edwards (2) Bettie Luker B 02-01-1904 P Clay County, Alabama M 04-16-1928 P Talladega County, Alabama Benjamin Aubry Cleveland B 04-07-1907 P Tallapoosa County, Alabama (3) William Louie Luker B 07-04-1906 P Clay County, Alabama M 06-24-1933 P Talladega County, Alabama D 08-09-1982 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Evergreen Cem, Sylacauga, Talladega Co, AL Wife Agnes Morris B 11-01-1910 P Talladega County, Alabama D 04-24-1976 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Evergreen Cem, Sylacauga, Talladega Co, AL They were cousins through the Barnett line. Her grandparents were James J. Morris and Mary Melvinia Barnett. (4) Henry Walker Luker B 09-14-1909 P Clay County, Alabama M 12-23-1933 P Talladega County, Alabama Wife Murriel Louise McNair B 07-13-1910 P Talladega County, Alabama (5) Verdie Mae Luker B 04-03-1911 P Clay County, Alabama M 04-23-1937 P Talladega County, Alabama D 08-22-1993 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Coosa County, Alabama Husband Waldrop Blackmon B CIRCA 1909 D CIRCA 1948 PLAC California he died in California in the late 1940's on a construction site when a piece of heavy equipment fell on him. Buried in Coosa County AL. (6) James Roy Luker B 05-13-1913 P Clay County Alabama M 10-19-1935 P Talladega County, Alabama D 11-19-1993 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Evergreen Cem, Sylacauga, Talladega Co, AL Wife Runnelle Weeks B DATE ------1917 (7) Samuel Renfroe Luker B 05-07-1915 P Clay County, Alabama M 07-03-1937 P Talladega County, Alabama D 09-12-1997 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Evergreen Cemetery NickNamed "Jack" Wife Lillian Howell B ------1917 D 11---1995 B P Evergreen Cem, Sylacauga, Talladega Co, AL (8) Ora Lou Luker B 12-25-1916 P Clay County, Alabama D 08-08-1927 P Clay County, Alabama B P Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (9) Eleth Monroe Luker B 01-24-1919 P Clay County, Alabama M 12-20-1941 P Talladega County, Alabama Wife Gladys Brownlow B 04-25-1941 (10) Bessie Lee Luker B 09-23-1920 P Clay County, Alabama She has never married (11) Vonzelle Luker B 11-16-1922 P Clay County, Alabama M 07-07-1951 P Talladega County, Alabama Husband Ernest P. Thompson B 09-23-1922 Benjamin Franklin Machen B 05-14-1884 P Clay County, Alabama M 08-17-1905P Clay & Talladega County, Alabama D 05-29-1953 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Evergreen Cem, Sylacauga, Talladega Co, AL Parents Albinud G. Machen and Matilda Saxon; He was a distant cousin to Lemuel and Ophelia Mary Melvinia Luker B 06-22-1885 P Clay County, Alabama D 10-03-1922 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Children: (1) Arthur Rudolph Machen B 06-02-1906 P Talladega County, Alabama ? M 1918&C1945 P Talladega County, Alabama & ? D 02-21-1979 P Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama B P Midway Memory Gardens, Talladega, Alabama He was retired from the U.S. Forestry Service. US Army /World War II. Appears to have had two wives. Wife #1Clara Ruth Quinn B CIRCA 1912 P Talladega County, Alabama ? M 08-05-1928 P Talladega County, Alabama D CIRCA 1940 P Talladega County, Alabama ? Wife #2Rosa Lee Grogan B 09-22-1909 P Clay County, Alabama M 1945 P Talladega County AL? D 12-02-1989 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Midway Memory Gardens, Talladega, Alabama 1st Husband's name was Smith. Parents Annie G. Caldwell and James T. Grogan (2) Wilmer L. Machen B 11-25-1913 P Talladega County, Alabama D 03-29-1915 P Talladega County, Alabama B P Rock Spring Bapt Ch Cem, Clay County, Alabama tombstone says dau. of B.F. and M. M.