John lived a short life.
He was present when his two sisters drowned and he had a nervous breakdown afterwards from the shock.
He married Sallie in the front yard of the preacher's house at Quicksand, because neither the Barnes family,nor the Howard approved of the marriage and the preacher was afraid of retribution if he married them inside.
John worked very hard and moved around to different states to find work. His children were born in different states for that reason.
He left behind a widow who never remarried and his numerous children, who missed him all of their lives.. They always smiled when they spoke of their father.
He worked in the mines and signed up for the union when he worked as a coal miner, even though men with clubs were standing by to beat anyone who joined the union. As soon as he signed up, he was knocked out. His badge was donated by his widow to the UAW as it had a very early number and appears in the museum. Years later Sallie received a widow's pension based on his mining job.
He tried to run a butcher's shop in Breathitt County during the depression, but so many people needed to buy on credit and then couldn't pay that he went out of business.
He was working in Hart County on a construction site and went to have his lunch under a tree, suffered a heart attack and died.
John lived a short life.
He was present when his two sisters drowned and he had a nervous breakdown afterwards from the shock.
He married Sallie in the front yard of the preacher's house at Quicksand, because neither the Barnes family,nor the Howard approved of the marriage and the preacher was afraid of retribution if he married them inside.
John worked very hard and moved around to different states to find work. His children were born in different states for that reason.
He left behind a widow who never remarried and his numerous children, who missed him all of their lives.. They always smiled when they spoke of their father.
He worked in the mines and signed up for the union when he worked as a coal miner, even though men with clubs were standing by to beat anyone who joined the union. As soon as he signed up, he was knocked out. His badge was donated by his widow to the UAW as it had a very early number and appears in the museum. Years later Sallie received a widow's pension based on his mining job.
He tried to run a butcher's shop in Breathitt County during the depression, but so many people needed to buy on credit and then couldn't pay that he went out of business.
He was working in Hart County on a construction site and went to have his lunch under a tree, suffered a heart attack and died.
Family Members
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Ailene Barnes Steinhauer
1919–1982
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Harry Daniel "Harry" Barnes
1922–1985
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Howard Arthur Barnes
1924–1986
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Myrtle Ethel Barnes Winkler
1927–2005
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Lucille "Lucy" Barnes Sweat
1930–1990
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Buford Forest "Boots" Barnes
1932–1992
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William Tildon "Pete" Barnes
1933–2007
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Bonnie Barnes
1936–1937
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Laura Faye "Faye" Barnes Brown
1937–2011
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Greta Sue Barnes Tomlin
1940–1990
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Loretta Barnes Thompson
1943–2020
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