I am researching Barnes in Clay County and will summarize in a separate email the line which I am researching. This email is in reply to Merrell's regarding Susan F. Barnes as possible daughter of Lewis Barnes. I have only a little on Lewis Barnes at this time. I suspect him to be a brother to my ancestor and suspect that his father may be James M. Barnes. I have no evidence of this. However, there are only a few Barnes in Talladega/later Clay county early on and I think they are all related. >From the census data (1850-1880) and some marriage records, I have pieced together the following. Lewis F. Barnes born 1806-1813 in KY or SC (most often records refer to KY but if he's related to James M. Barnes then he lived for a long time in SC) and died after 1870 census and before 1880 census. Married Adelicia ? born 1813-1817 in SC. (Widow 62 years old in 1880 census) born in SC. Mother & Father born SC. Kids: James born 1839/40 in SC. Married a Harriet ? Note he was born in SC before the family moved to Talladega, later turned Clay, county. He is living next to Lewis in 1860 census. Harriet born 1841/42 in AL. Possibly married Thomas J. May Nov 5, 1865. Sarah/Sena C. born 1843 in AL. Possibly married Joseph K. Nail around 1867/68. (They are in 1870 census and 1880 census together, her with Father born KY and mother born SC; she is listed as Sinea and Senia despite being listed as Sarah in 1850 census with Lewis' household. From census I have names of 7 kids.) Carolina born 1846 in AL. Possibly died before 1860 census. Elizabeth born 1848 in AL. Susan F. born 1850/52 in AL. Seems she married J. Vincent Arnold 21 Nov 1872 per ancestry.com marriage records. Thomas J. born 1853/54 in AL. Living with mother alone in 1880 census - maybe he's running the family farm while other kids have all moved out. Roland C. born 1856/57 in AL. Your Susan F. appears in the 1870 census in Lewis' household. I suspect in 1840 Lewis might be enumerated with the James M. Barnes family in the Talladega County census. James M. Barnes was in Fairfield County, SC before moving to Talladega (later Clay) county - I think he may have been married there and all his children born there. (More in next email on James M. family.) Note Lewis' wife is from SC and first child was born in SC. I have civil war service record information on Lewis, which I got from a book called Hundley's Ragged Volunteers: 31st AL Infantry Lewis Barnes info: Private. Company E. Enrolled Talladega 4-16-62. [The Talladega enlistments were actually at Jenkins Old Field located near Talladega and the camp was called Goldwaite.] Disability discharge. 56 years old. Discharged July 30, 1862. Born in Kentucky. 5'10" dark complexion, black hair, black eyes. Farmer. Disease of the kidneys and lost use of lower extremities. Parolled by General Chrysler's troups in Talladega on May 22, 1865. I think my ancestor James W. Barnes may be the James Barnes also enrolled in this same company. Jeanette