Daughter of William E Legg and Isabella Covar Legg.

Sister of:
Hester Belle Legg Warburton
Lillie Legg Finley
[Elberta Legg Barnes]
Harriette Lutia Legg Shaw
Eugenia Legg Terry

Married to Charles R Barnes on April 27, 1883 in Richmond County, North Carolina.

Charles and Bettie were the parents of:
Earlena Barnes Jones
Ella Maude Barnes Poe
Annie Barnes Andrews
Charlie Robert Barnes
Hester Belle Barnes Brown
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Elhuster Legg
Age in 1870: 9
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: South Carolina
Dwelling Number: 10
Home in 1870: Horns Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina
Gender: Female
Post Office: Edgefield
Occupation: At Home
Inferred Mother: Isibella Legg
Household Members:
Name Age
Isibella Legg 36
Esther Legg 13
Mary E Legg 12
Elhuster Legg 9
Harriet L Legg 7
Eugenia Legg 3

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Elberta Legg
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1861
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1883
Marriage Place: Richmond, North Carolina
Father: William Legg
Mother: S D Legg
Spouse: Charles R Shaw
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: C E Shaw
Spouse Mother: A E Shaw
Event Type: Marriage

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Berta Barnes
Age: 39
Birth Date: Apr 1861
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
House Number: 1
Sheet Number: 21
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 374
Family Number: 377
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: Number of Living Children: 5
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Occupation: Weaver In (C) Mill
Months Not Employed: 1
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Berta Barnes 39
Earlana Barnes 16
Ella M Barnes 14
Emma Barnes 11
Charlie Barnes 6
Hester Barnes 7
Harriett Filmore 53

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Berta Barnes
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Pickett Avenue
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Paker
Industry: Laborer Factory
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 5
Number of Children Living: 5
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Berta Barnes 49
Charlie Barnes 20

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Mrs El Berta Legg Barnes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 84
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1861
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Residence Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Death Date: 5 Dec 1945
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Father: Robert Legg
Mother: Isabelle Cavarth
Spouse: Charles R Barnes
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: William Legg
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1850: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Family Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
H R Spann 31
Ellen Spann 34
Sarah T Wallace 14
B J Wallace 11
Sumpt D Spann 7
W D Spann 5
H H Spann 3
W C Moragne 31
J Bland 27
E Bland 25
James Williams 27
William Legg 32
Wisley Legg 25
Heatis Blease 19
E S Davis 30
F Smith 25
Sarah Bradbury 20
Jesse M Cagburn 38
Eliza Cagburn 34
Randolph Cagburn 9
Anne H Cagburn 7
Susannah Cagburn 5
Carolina B Cagburn 0

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Isabella Covar
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina
Gender: Female
Family Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
John Covar 53
Elizabeth Covar 45
Isabella Covar 18
Nancy Covar 16
J L Covar 7
Omartin McCarty 38
Cemthia McCarty 30

South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965
Name: Isabella Covar
Spouse: William E. Legg
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1855
Source: Edgefield Marriage Records-Carlee McClendon-Pottersville Museum

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm E Legg
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maryland
Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Post Office: Edgefield
Dwelling Number: 1632
Family Number: 1619
Occupation: Tailor
Real Estate Value: 600
Personal Estate Value: 2000
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm E Legg 42
M D Legg 29
Hester B Legg 4
Lilly Legg 2