Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barnes, John S., 1930 

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JOHN STRADDLEY BARNES

   John Straddley Barnes, aged 84, Confederate veteran and native of 
Southampton County*, who died Sunday morning at the home of his son J.T. 
Barnes, 820 Marshall Avenue, had the distinction of serving through the 
entire period of the War Between the States without receiving a scratch.

   Funeral services were held from the Mount Hope* Church, Southampton 
County on Monday.

   Mr. Barnes was the last survivor of three brothers who served gallantly 
and survived hostilities of the Civil War.  The other brothers were Sam and 
William H. Barnes, of Suffolk.  All were members of the Thirty-first North 
Carolina Regiment, Clingman's Brigade, Hoke's division, Johnson's army.


John Straddley BARNES, NC Confederate veteran, 
d. 23 Mar 1930, at son's home, Suffolk, age 84, 
interred in Mt. Horeb M.E. Church Cemetery*, Southampton Co., 24 Mar 1930, 
"The Suffolk (VA) News-Herald, Mar. 27, 1930 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-7); file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

His marriage records do not agree on his birthplace - 

John S. Barnes, 22, single, b. & res. Hertford Co., NC, 
   sn/o Jack & Lithia Barnes, Farmer 
Sarah E. Gilliam, 19, single, b. Hertford Co., NC, res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Thomas & Winney Gilliam 
m.lic. 18 Dec 1866, by clerk L.R. Edwards 
m. 19 Dec 1866, Southampton Co., by Robt. S? Barnes (ret'd in 1867) 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:162; M.Reg. p. 19 #138) 

John Straddley Barnes, 60, w, So.Co., So.Co., 
   s/o Elitha and Jack Barnes, Carpenter 
m. 10-16-1906 Newsoms, So.Co., Va. by Rev. T.G. Pullen 
Anna B. Gilliam Fowler, 40, w, So.Co., So.Co., 
   d/o Thomas and Winnie Whitley Gilliam 
(Southampton Co. MB12:479; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb12pt.txt) 

His second wife Anna (sis of 1st wife) is buried with her first husband 
   Randolph T. "Randal" FOWLER, in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms. 
   SCHS} Cemetery Project, Hollywood list (N-36); file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

Anna's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 25, 1922, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b652a7ob.txt 

His brother William's marriage record - 

William H. Barnes, 23, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o John & Litha Barnes, Farming 
E.S. Spratt, 23, widowed, b. Nansemond Co., res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Jeremiah & Jane Norfleet 
m.lic. 30 Dec 1865, by clerk L.R. Edwards 
m. 1 Jan 1866, Southampton Co., by R.R. Savage 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:95; M.Reg. p. 17 #7) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b652j1ob.txt