Hello! I am looking for any info on John W. Barnett. He was born in 1800 in NC. He is in the Tennessee Marriage database on Ancestry.com marrying Mary Coker on 27 Feb 1817. He is in the 1850 census in Knox County, TN with his wife Mary (b 1804 SC) and sons William P.(Patton?)(b 1843 TN), John (b 1845 TN), Richard (b 1847 TN), and Thomas (b 1849 TN). I can't find him in the 1860 census, but his 1860 land patent in Logan/Scott County, AR mentions that his wife was ill and he wasn't able to move onto the land. James A Ward signed for John W. John W. is in the 1870 and 1880 censuses for Logan County, AR and living with a wife Mary that is about 18 years younger than the Mary shown in the 1850 census in TN. Maybe the first Mary died of illness and he married another prior to 1870. I did find a marriage in the TN index on Ancestry for John W. to a Mary, but it was dated 1878... In the 1870 census living next door to John W. is Abraham Barnett (b 1825 TN), and kids Mary M. (b 1855 TN) and William B. (b 1828 MO). Perhaps Abraham is a son of John W.... I tracked Abraham to Wayne County, MO in the 1860 census (kids with him along with other kids Sarah (b 1847 TN), David (b 1848 TN), and Elizabeth (b 1851 TN) and no wife), but have not located him in the 1850 census. My ggg-grandfather David Barnett (b 1822 TN) shows up in the 1850 census in Scott County, AR with his wife Elizabeth (b 1830 KY) and kids John (b 1847 AR) and David (b 1849 AR). I have a 1846 marriage date for David and Elizabeth but not a location (TN? AR?). I believe David could be a son of John W. Barnett. David's parentage has been my Barnett brick wall and I'd love to break it down. Please let me know if you have any info on John W. Barnett or if John W., Abraham, or David are connected to your family tree! Monica Barber