He was the son of William H. and Charity Newton (SNIDER) BARNETT.
He married Virginia Ann LYONS Aug 1855 at Hickory Creek, Fayette, IL.
Their surviving children were
Leslie Lizzie, wife of Dr. George Washington TONEY
Wayland BARNETT, husband of Willie PETTIT
Malinda Alice, wife of Emmett Charles "E.C." WAYLAND
Andrew Fuller BARNETT, husband of Mary J. SMITH
Charles Spurgeon BARNETT, husband of Margaret PARKER
Dr. Isaac Newton BARNETT, husband of Catherine Grace SQUIER
Obituary in the Piedmont Weekly Banner 18 January, 1912:
"JAMES NEWTON BARNETT DIES OF PNEUMONIA" One of Piedmont's Oldest Citizens is no More - Last Rites Observed Saturday, January 13 -
The people of Piedmont were shocked last Thursday to learn of the death, at 8 o'clock that morning, of James Newton Barnett, One of the oldest and most prominent of our citizens. Though he had been gravely ill of pneumonia since December 31, his condition was generally supposed to be improved the day before.
By reason of his high standing as a citizen, his strong religious characteristics, and his important family connections in Piedmont, he is mourned by a large number of friends and relatives.
Mr. Barnett was born March 21st, 1833, and was therefore 78 years, 9 months and 20 days old. Kentucky was his birth state, but he went to Illinois in 1850. On July 8th, 1855, he was married to Virginia A. LYONS, of Minonk, IL, his first wife. They moved here in the spring of 1879, and he homesteaded a farm two and one half miles northwest of Piedmont in 1882. He farmed until 1891, when he became postmaster here, filling the office for four years. He sold his farm in the country and later bought a place south of town. This he sold in 1909 and has since lived in Piedmont.
Mr. Barnett's first wife died March 2nd, 1907. On October 18th, 1907 he married Mrs. Mary CLUER of IL. She survives him. The living children from his first union are Leslie L. TONEY, wife of Dr. George TONEY, of Piedmont; Alice WAYLAND, wife of E.C. WAYLAND, of Piedmont; W.E. BARNETT of Poplar Bluff; Andrew F. BARNETT, of Piedmont; Chas. S. BARNETT, who lives in the west; and Isaac N. BARNETT, postmaster of Piedmont.
All of these children were born in Illinois.
Mr. Barnett was a citizen of irreproachable character. Above all he was a Christian gentleman, service to his church and faith being the foremost object of his life. He was clerk of the Piedmont Baptist Church for a number of years, and was clerk of the Wayne County Baptist Association for twenty-four years in succession except for an intermission of one year.
He was a man of strong intellect, and great personal pride and dignity, being in every sense a citizen of extraordinary worth, and his loss will be felt for a long time in the circles where his influence was felt. The editor feels personal grief over the demise of this good man and faithful friend.
Touching funeral services were conducted by the Reverend M.T. Webb at the Baptist church, Saturday afternoon. The house was filled despite the extreme cold weather. Afterwards the body was laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery.
He married Virginia Ann LYONS Aug 1855 at Hickory Creek, Fayette, IL.
Their surviving children were
Leslie Lizzie, wife of Dr. George Washington TONEY
Wayland BARNETT, husband of Willie PETTIT
Malinda Alice, wife of Emmett Charles "E.C." WAYLAND
Andrew Fuller BARNETT, husband of Mary J. SMITH
Charles Spurgeon BARNETT, husband of Margaret PARKER
Dr. Isaac Newton BARNETT, husband of Catherine Grace SQUIER
Obituary in the Piedmont Weekly Banner 18 January, 1912:
"JAMES NEWTON BARNETT DIES OF PNEUMONIA" One of Piedmont's Oldest Citizens is no More - Last Rites Observed Saturday, January 13 -
The people of Piedmont were shocked last Thursday to learn of the death, at 8 o'clock that morning, of James Newton Barnett, One of the oldest and most prominent of our citizens. Though he had been gravely ill of pneumonia since December 31, his condition was generally supposed to be improved the day before.
By reason of his high standing as a citizen, his strong religious characteristics, and his important family connections in Piedmont, he is mourned by a large number of friends and relatives.
Mr. Barnett was born March 21st, 1833, and was therefore 78 years, 9 months and 20 days old. Kentucky was his birth state, but he went to Illinois in 1850. On July 8th, 1855, he was married to Virginia A. LYONS, of Minonk, IL, his first wife. They moved here in the spring of 1879, and he homesteaded a farm two and one half miles northwest of Piedmont in 1882. He farmed until 1891, when he became postmaster here, filling the office for four years. He sold his farm in the country and later bought a place south of town. This he sold in 1909 and has since lived in Piedmont.
Mr. Barnett's first wife died March 2nd, 1907. On October 18th, 1907 he married Mrs. Mary CLUER of IL. She survives him. The living children from his first union are Leslie L. TONEY, wife of Dr. George TONEY, of Piedmont; Alice WAYLAND, wife of E.C. WAYLAND, of Piedmont; W.E. BARNETT of Poplar Bluff; Andrew F. BARNETT, of Piedmont; Chas. S. BARNETT, who lives in the west; and Isaac N. BARNETT, postmaster of Piedmont.
All of these children were born in Illinois.
Mr. Barnett was a citizen of irreproachable character. Above all he was a Christian gentleman, service to his church and faith being the foremost object of his life. He was clerk of the Piedmont Baptist Church for a number of years, and was clerk of the Wayne County Baptist Association for twenty-four years in succession except for an intermission of one year.
He was a man of strong intellect, and great personal pride and dignity, being in every sense a citizen of extraordinary worth, and his loss will be felt for a long time in the circles where his influence was felt. The editor feels personal grief over the demise of this good man and faithful friend.
Touching funeral services were conducted by the Reverend M.T. Webb at the Baptist church, Saturday afternoon. The house was filled despite the extreme cold weather. Afterwards the body was laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery.
He was the son of William H. and Charity Newton (SNIDER) BARNETT.
He married Virginia Ann LYONS Aug 1855 at Hickory Creek, Fayette, IL.
Their surviving children were
Leslie Lizzie, wife of Dr. George Washington TONEY
Wayland BARNETT, husband of Willie PETTIT
Malinda Alice, wife of Emmett Charles "E.C." WAYLAND
Andrew Fuller BARNETT, husband of Mary J. SMITH
Charles Spurgeon BARNETT, husband of Margaret PARKER
Dr. Isaac Newton BARNETT, husband of Catherine Grace SQUIER
Obituary in the Piedmont Weekly Banner 18 January, 1912:
"JAMES NEWTON BARNETT DIES OF PNEUMONIA" One of Piedmont's Oldest Citizens is no More - Last Rites Observed Saturday, January 13 -
The people of Piedmont were shocked last Thursday to learn of the death, at 8 o'clock that morning, of James Newton Barnett, One of the oldest and most prominent of our citizens. Though he had been gravely ill of pneumonia since December 31, his condition was generally supposed to be improved the day before.
By reason of his high standing as a citizen, his strong religious characteristics, and his important family connections in Piedmont, he is mourned by a large number of friends and relatives.
Mr. Barnett was born March 21st, 1833, and was therefore 78 years, 9 months and 20 days old. Kentucky was his birth state, but he went to Illinois in 1850. On July 8th, 1855, he was married to Virginia A. LYONS, of Minonk, IL, his first wife. They moved here in the spring of 1879, and he homesteaded a farm two and one half miles northwest of Piedmont in 1882. He farmed until 1891, when he became postmaster here, filling the office for four years. He sold his farm in the country and later bought a place south of town. This he sold in 1909 and has since lived in Piedmont.
Mr. Barnett's first wife died March 2nd, 1907. On October 18th, 1907 he married Mrs. Mary CLUER of IL. She survives him. The living children from his first union are Leslie L. TONEY, wife of Dr. George TONEY, of Piedmont; Alice WAYLAND, wife of E.C. WAYLAND, of Piedmont; W.E. BARNETT of Poplar Bluff; Andrew F. BARNETT, of Piedmont; Chas. S. BARNETT, who lives in the west; and Isaac N. BARNETT, postmaster of Piedmont.
All of these children were born in Illinois.
Mr. Barnett was a citizen of irreproachable character. Above all he was a Christian gentleman, service to his church and faith being the foremost object of his life. He was clerk of the Piedmont Baptist Church for a number of years, and was clerk of the Wayne County Baptist Association for twenty-four years in succession except for an intermission of one year.
He was a man of strong intellect, and great personal pride and dignity, being in every sense a citizen of extraordinary worth, and his loss will be felt for a long time in the circles where his influence was felt. The editor feels personal grief over the demise of this good man and faithful friend.
Touching funeral services were conducted by the Reverend M.T. Webb at the Baptist church, Saturday afternoon. The house was filled despite the extreme cold weather. Afterwards the body was laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery.
He married Virginia Ann LYONS Aug 1855 at Hickory Creek, Fayette, IL.
Their surviving children were
Leslie Lizzie, wife of Dr. George Washington TONEY
Wayland BARNETT, husband of Willie PETTIT
Malinda Alice, wife of Emmett Charles "E.C." WAYLAND
Andrew Fuller BARNETT, husband of Mary J. SMITH
Charles Spurgeon BARNETT, husband of Margaret PARKER
Dr. Isaac Newton BARNETT, husband of Catherine Grace SQUIER
Obituary in the Piedmont Weekly Banner 18 January, 1912:
"JAMES NEWTON BARNETT DIES OF PNEUMONIA" One of Piedmont's Oldest Citizens is no More - Last Rites Observed Saturday, January 13 -
The people of Piedmont were shocked last Thursday to learn of the death, at 8 o'clock that morning, of James Newton Barnett, One of the oldest and most prominent of our citizens. Though he had been gravely ill of pneumonia since December 31, his condition was generally supposed to be improved the day before.
By reason of his high standing as a citizen, his strong religious characteristics, and his important family connections in Piedmont, he is mourned by a large number of friends and relatives.
Mr. Barnett was born March 21st, 1833, and was therefore 78 years, 9 months and 20 days old. Kentucky was his birth state, but he went to Illinois in 1850. On July 8th, 1855, he was married to Virginia A. LYONS, of Minonk, IL, his first wife. They moved here in the spring of 1879, and he homesteaded a farm two and one half miles northwest of Piedmont in 1882. He farmed until 1891, when he became postmaster here, filling the office for four years. He sold his farm in the country and later bought a place south of town. This he sold in 1909 and has since lived in Piedmont.
Mr. Barnett's first wife died March 2nd, 1907. On October 18th, 1907 he married Mrs. Mary CLUER of IL. She survives him. The living children from his first union are Leslie L. TONEY, wife of Dr. George TONEY, of Piedmont; Alice WAYLAND, wife of E.C. WAYLAND, of Piedmont; W.E. BARNETT of Poplar Bluff; Andrew F. BARNETT, of Piedmont; Chas. S. BARNETT, who lives in the west; and Isaac N. BARNETT, postmaster of Piedmont.
All of these children were born in Illinois.
Mr. Barnett was a citizen of irreproachable character. Above all he was a Christian gentleman, service to his church and faith being the foremost object of his life. He was clerk of the Piedmont Baptist Church for a number of years, and was clerk of the Wayne County Baptist Association for twenty-four years in succession except for an intermission of one year.
He was a man of strong intellect, and great personal pride and dignity, being in every sense a citizen of extraordinary worth, and his loss will be felt for a long time in the circles where his influence was felt. The editor feels personal grief over the demise of this good man and faithful friend.
Touching funeral services were conducted by the Reverend M.T. Webb at the Baptist church, Saturday afternoon. The house was filled despite the extreme cold weather. Afterwards the body was laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery.
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