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James Elmore Barnett
22 May 1897 – 16 Nov 1946
| Birth | 22 May 1897 |
| Death | 16 Nov 1946 |
| Cemetery | Odd Fellows Cemetery Gonzales , Gonzales County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Cindy S Munson on 13 Dec 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81934422 |
Bio
Gonzales Inquirer Dec. 13, 1923 Shot in the Back James Barnett of Oak Forest Seriously Wounded Obituary Gonzales Inquirer Nov. 18, 1946 County Clerk J. E. Barnett Dies Suddenly At Home James Elmore Barnett, 49, county clerk of Gonzales, died suddenly at his residence here Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and funeral services were held Sunday at the First Baptist church. Dr. J. W. Parker officiated, and burial wa in the Luling City cemetery. His death, caused by a hemorrhage, was a shock to his many friends over the county, for he had been in good health up to the time of his death. Mr. Barnett, for the past 12 years county clerk of Gonzales county, was treasurer of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce , treasurer of The Odd Fellows Lodge, and a member of Gonzales post 40, American Legion, and the First Baptist church, of which he had been a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was born near Giddings May 22, 1897, the son of J. F. and Elizabeth Poe Barnett. He was married Sep. 2, 1917, to Miss Blanche Brown of Luling, and two years later they moved to Oak Forest in this county where he was engaged in the mercantile business. To them were born three children. A son, Forest Dale, died in childhood. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Blanche Simpson and Mrs. Jo Nell Mercer; a brother, John C. Barnett of Yoakum; three sisters, Mrs. Nannie Hess of Lubbock, Mrs. Nora Hess of Pyron and Mrs. Callie Tomlison of Ropesville. Mr. Barnett was baptized into the fellowship of the First Baptist church here July 29, 1925 and was ordained deacon. For many years he taught a Sunday s hill class of boys and later of young men. The First Baptist church was filled with friends who came to pay a finial tribute. Dr. Parker, his pastor, read a short biographical sketch and brought a message of comfort to those who mourned his passing.
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Siblings
- Nannie Pearl Barnett Hess 1882–1953
- John Oliver Barnett 1884–1962
- William Henry Barnett 1886–1904
- Nora Lou Barnett Hess 1889–1973
- Callie Dee Barnett Tomlinson 1891–1977
- George F Barnett 1893–1900
Children
- Forest Del Barnett 1920–1925 FaG
- Mary Blanche Barnett Simpson 1927–1991 FaG
- Jo Nell Barnett Huckaby 1929–2017 FaG
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