In answer to a reqest I'm going to be sending the old obituaries that I have. If the list owner has any objections I will stop. Thanks Barbara Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., Nov. 24, 1999 BRO. TYRONE GARRETT was born June 18, 1949 in Evansville, IN to Lucy and Ernest Garrett. He attended Lincoln School in Evansville, IN. Later he was employed by Whirlpool Corporation for 15 years. After confessing a hope in Christ, he united with the memorial Baptist Church under the pasturage of the late Rev. J. W. Hoover. In 1983, Tyrone married Ina Jo Lusk and to their union one child was born. There were also three other children. His father, mother and brother preceded him in death. He had a great love for working and providing for his family He had a warm heart and shared with others. On Nov. 9, 199, at 5:30 a.m. he departed this life at the Jackson Madison County Hospital in Jackson. Tyrone leaves the following to treasure his memory: his loving wife Ina Jo Garrett; two daughters: Tiffany Finnie (Warrick) and Charmaine (Fredrick): two sons: Tyrone Garrett Jr., and Stacey Garret; six sisters: Gloria Stewart, Carole Culver (George), Rosemary Roundtree (Lewis), Jutton Causley (Bernard), Deborah Willett (Charles) and Sharries Garrett; five brothers, Ernest G. Jr. (Margaret), Charles (Mary), Gary (Fredia), Anthony and Jeffrey (Mary), Gary (Fredia), Anthony and Jeffrey (Mary) Garrett. A favorite uncle Lawrence Pennington; 12 grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and acquaintances. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LEROY J. DICK, 94, died on Mon., Nov. 15, 1999, at Tri County Convalescent Home in Adamsville of heart failure. Hew was a supervisor at Milline Frot Chemical Company in St. Louis, MO, and a Catholic. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Thurs., Nov., 18, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Stantonville Cemetery in Stantonville. Officiating the services was Father Carl Hood. Mr. Dick was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Dick and his parents, George A. and Maybelle Watson Dick. He is survived by nieces and nephews. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> JERRY WAYNE KING, 46, died on Mon., Nov. 15, 1999, at his home of heart failure. He was a timber worker and a Baptist. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 20, Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Falcon Cemetery in Selmer. Mr. King was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Marion and Verda Lou May King, two sisters,, Gail Taylor-Davis and Shirley Kirk, and one brother, Lonnie King. He is survived by one son, Robert Joshua Moore of Selmer, one brother James King of Selmer, and four sisters, Jeffery Ann Dillion so Selmer, Ruthie Nell Clark of Ramer, Florence West of Hornsby, and Katie King of Bolivar. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. ALFRED TACKETT, 79, died on Sun., Nov. 21, 1999, at Methodist Healthcare McNairy of congestive heart failure. He was retired from retail sales, a member of Fourth Street Church of Christ, a Charter member of Eastview Ruritan Club since 1971, and an alderman for the City of Eastview since 1974. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 24, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Lake Hill Memory Gardens in Bethel Springs. Officiating the services was Minister Malcolm George. Active pallbearers were John Finlayson, Jake Finlayson, Jody Jacobs, James Jacobs, Neal Barnes, and Elvis Butler. Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Russell, Wilburn Gene Ashe, Don Moore, James Robinson, Billy Hunter, Floyd Mangrum, Henry Jacobs and Roy Finlayson. Mr. Tackett was preceded in death by his parents, Foster and Marie Powell Tackett. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Tackett, one daughter, Denise Hahn of Selmer, and several nieces, nephews, and in-laws. ..>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have very little also. I do also have a Joel Harris who married a Sally Barnes on 19 May 1834 in Guilford Co., NC., but can't tell you if she is a sister to the Lucy Barnes who married Arthur Harris in the same County. Johnita Randall Baker wrote: > > Hi: > I have at least two Barnes women who married into my Birchett line. Looking > at the Census records for McNairy County, TN I know that Barnes and Burchetts > lived near each other, sometimes next door. Dennis Barnes, who lived in > McNairy Co. is also my ancestor, but he was supposed to have been born in TN. > The oldest Burchett I know of, John, was born in North Carolina. Do you have > any more info on your Barnes family? Hopefully, we can find a connection, but > I don't really have much on this family. > Thanks, > Randall Baker > > "Johnita P. Malone" wrote: > > > I am looking for some Barnes, too, but haven't gotten very far. My > > husband's line seems to have come from Guilford Co., NC. Where did > > yours come from? > > > > Johnita > > > > Randall Baker wrote: > > > > > > I just joined the list and am seeking info on my family that was in > > > McNairy County. > > > I am looking for info on the Burchett family, or Birchett, depending on > > > who happened to write it down. I'm also looking for Barnes, since they > > > married into the Burchett family. > > > John Burchett was born Jan. 1, 1782 in North Carolina. He died Feb. 29, > > > 1852, probably in McNairy County. > > > John was married to Martha Barnes b: Nov. 14, 1797 d: Oct.30, 1847. > > > They had three sons that I know of: James, Dennis and John, all born in > > > Tennessee. > > > I am descended from Dennis Burchett who was married to Mahalia Barnes. > > > Dennis Burchett was born in 1819 and died sometime before 1880 in > > > Arkansas. > > > Mahalia Barnes was born in 1821 in TN. I do not know marriage dates or > > > date of her death, but she would have been living in Arkansas at that > > > time. Dennis and Mahalia had seventeen children, so I won't list them > > > all. > > > Dennis' brother James was married to Agnes Virginia Rowland. > > > If any of these folks look familiar or you have any info on either the > > > Burchetts or Barnes families, I'd certainly like to hear from you. > > > Thanks, > > > Randall Baker

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Bertie: Hi. I don't know who the father of Martha Barnes was, nor do I know where she was born or married. John Burchett was born in North Carolina, but I do not know if he was ever in South Carolina. I am interested in what you might know about Dennis Barnes. He is supposed to be the father of my Mahalia Barnes, who was the wife of Dennis Burchett, John's son. That would also make Mahalia the daughter-in-law of Martha Barnes. Was Dennis Barnes born in South Carolina? I really have no info on him other than his name. Both Martha and Mahalia Barnes are my direct ancestors, having married Burchetts, but I suspect they were already related. Also, in the 1850 Census there is a Barnes woman, Mahulda, living with just her son between two of my Burchetts. This makes me wonder if it was their sister who may have married a Barnes. Mahulda is a name that later appears in my Burchett family, as well. At any rate, it appears that the two families had close connections in several ways. I feel like the Barnes I have are likely related by blood and not just by marrying into the Burchett family, but do not have proof yet. If you have any further info on Burchett and Barnes connections, I'd certainly like to see what conclusions we might come up with. Thanks, Randall Baker "Bertie B.Dancer" wrote: > Randall, > > Do you have any idea who the father of Martha Barnes was? > Where did John Burchett and Martha Barnes marry? Could > they have been in SC at any time. > > Nancy Barnes b 1800 SC, believed to be daughter of Dennis > Barnes of SC and TN, m Samuel Dancer 23 March 1823 in > Stewart Co, TN. > > Margarett Barnes b 1804 SC, parents unknown, m Elijah > Dancer about 1823/24 in TN, probably Stewart Co. > > Relationship between Nancy and Margarett Barnes is unknown. > The Jesse Barnes estate, settled in Benton Co, TN, 1849-1853?, > listed Margarett Barnes Dancer and Elijah as heirs. There were > also some Burchetts listed I believe. I'll check my records for that. > > Bertie B. Dancer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Randall Baker <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:53 PM > Subject: [TNMCNAIR] Birchetts/Burchetts in McNairy > > > I just joined the list and am seeking info on my family that was in > > McNairy County. > > I am looking for info on the Burchett family, or Birchett, depending on > > who happened to write it down. I'm also looking for Barnes, since they > > married into the Burchett family. > > John Burchett was born Jan. 1, 1782 in North Carolina. He died Feb. 29, > > 1852, probably in McNairy County. > > John was married to Martha Barnes b: Nov. 14, 1797 d: Oct.30, 1847. > > They had three sons that I know of: James, Dennis and John, all born in > > Tennessee. > > I am descended from Dennis Burchett who was married to Mahalia Barnes. > > Dennis Burchett was born in 1819 and died sometime before 1880 in > > Arkansas. > > Mahalia Barnes was born in 1821 in TN. I do not know marriage dates or > > date of her death, but she would have been living in Arkansas at that > > time. Dennis and Mahalia had seventeen children, so I won't list them > > all. > > Dennis' brother James was married to Agnes Virginia Rowland. > > If any of these folks look familiar or you have any info on either the > > Burchetts or Barnes families, I'd certainly like to hear from you. > > Thanks, > > Randall Baker > > > >

Hi: I have at least two Barnes women who married into my Birchett line. Looking at the Census records for McNairy County, TN I know that Barnes and Burchetts lived near each other, sometimes next door. Dennis Barnes, who lived in McNairy Co. is also my ancestor, but he was supposed to have been born in TN. The oldest Burchett I know of, John, was born in North Carolina. Do you have any more info on your Barnes family? Hopefully, we can find a connection, but I don't really have much on this family. Thanks, Randall Baker "Johnita P. Malone" wrote: > I am looking for some Barnes, too, but haven't gotten very far. My > husband's line seems to have come from Guilford Co., NC. Where did > yours come from? > > Johnita > > Randall Baker wrote: > > > > I just joined the list and am seeking info on my family that was in > > McNairy County. > > I am looking for info on the Burchett family, or Birchett, depending on > > who happened to write it down. I'm also looking for Barnes, since they > > married into the Burchett family. > > John Burchett was born Jan. 1, 1782 in North Carolina. He died Feb. 29, > > 1852, probably in McNairy County. > > John was married to Martha Barnes b: Nov. 14, 1797 d: Oct.30, 1847. > > They had three sons that I know of: James, Dennis and John, all born in > > Tennessee. > > I am descended from Dennis Burchett who was married to Mahalia Barnes. > > Dennis Burchett was born in 1819 and died sometime before 1880 in > > Arkansas. > > Mahalia Barnes was born in 1821 in TN. I do not know marriage dates or > > date of her death, but she would have been living in Arkansas at that > > time. Dennis and Mahalia had seventeen children, so I won't list them > > all. > > Dennis' brother James was married to Agnes Virginia Rowland. > > If any of these folks look familiar or you have any info on either the > > Burchetts or Barnes families, I'd certainly like to hear from you. > > Thanks, > > Randall Baker

Today you would take I-40. That is also one of the early trails used by our ancestors to get to the Knoxville area from NC then to middle Tennessee. The French Broad River runs roughly form Ashville to Knoxville. The Little Tennessee and the Hiawassee River also cuts through the Mountains from NC to TN. David ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: [TNMCNAIR] 1814 Routes from South Carolina to Middle TN > Can anyone tell me how people would travel in 1814 from SC to middle TN > without going back up through NC to the Cumberland Gap? > > Thanks, > Julia Cooper >

Hi Julia There is a great map site on early Roads - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/sca_maps.html Click on THE GREAT PHILADELPHIA WAGON ROAD - from SC you could go back north on this road and hit the WILDERNESS ROAD, which branches off South to TN and part branches off to the Cumberland Gap. There are probably other routes. Check the rivers - that was a main mode of travel. Another webpage that lists various roads with descriptions, but no maps is: http://members.aol.com/RoadTrails/roadtrai.html#Natchez Learning the various migration routes is a very important in tracing your family history - also interesting! Good luck Peg Peggy Pike Gordon San Angelo, TX [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 10:44 PM Subject: [TNMCNAIR] 1814 Routes from South Carolina to Middle TN | Can anyone tell me how people would travel in 1814 from SC to middle TN | without going back up through NC to the Cumberland Gap? | | Thanks, | Julia Cooper |

While the discusssion in on the BARNES family I wonder if any of you might have BARNES information from Perry or Wayne County, TN. I am looking for information about the family of Delia Barnes Crossnoe who was born on Dec 11, 1890. According to her death certificate her father was James Harvey Barnes. Delia died in Perry County, TN on Aug 13, 1980. Her mother's name is not listed on the death certificate. I have not had any luck locating information about this family. Do any of you have a Delia listed in your BARNES information? I need any clues! Thanks!

Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., Sept. 20, 2000 HERTA J. HARRIS, 87, of Selmer died Sept. 11, 2000, at her home due to heart failure. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Harris, one daughter, Brigitta Brown, and her parents Martin and Ann Marie Dobrusch Schultze. She is survived by one daughter, Joan Pettit of Inwood, New York, one son, Paul H. Harris, Jr. of Selmer, two grandchildren, Chris Berstien of Golden, CA, and Irv Brown of San Diego, CA, eight grandchildren, and two gr-grandchildren. Mrs. Harris was cremated. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOROTHY LOIS HOLLIN, 77, of Jackson died Sept. 13, 2000, at Gibson County Hospital due to emphysema. Mrs. Hollin was a retired machine operator for Garan Manufacturing. She was a member of Milledgeville Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Carl Hollin and her parents, Richard Albert and Annie Ethel Blankenship Bridges. She is survived by two sons, Bill "Butch" Hollin of Jackson and Richard Hollin and wife, Donna, of Jackson, one brother, ray Bridges of Milledgeville, and one granddaughter, Amanda Hollin of Memphis. Funeral services were held at Milledgeville Methodist Church on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Milledgeville Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CHARLES ELVIE HOLMES, 93, of Henderson died Sept. 12, 2000, at Jackson General Hospital due to pneumonia, following a stroke in 1995. He was born and reared in the Chester co., Masseyville Community, son of the late Needham Elzie and Susie Ferguson Holmes. He attended schools in Chester County, and farmed on the family farm. In 1941 he entered the U.S. Army and served in the European and African Theatre of Operations and was later stationed in the 301st General Field Hospital in Napels Italy. He was discharged in 1945 and returned to Chester Co. In 1946 he was married to Gladys Roland Hurst of the Masseyville Community and they made their home in that area, where he farmed and worked in the timber business. He was later employed by Milan Arsenal and Quality mfg. And later was the Custodian at Chester Co. Court House along with Charlie Naylor, retiring in 1986. He had been in poor health for the past 5 years. He was a member of the Little Hatchie Primitive Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by four brothers, Howard Holmes, Marvin Holmes, Orville Holmes, Delmas Holmes, who was killed in WWII and two sisters, Zola Holmes and Ora Bell Holmes. He is survived by three sons, Travis Hurst of Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Harold Newman Hurst of Henderson, and Leon Holmes of Medon, one daughter, Shirley Burkeens of Jackson, one sister, Ellen Rowland of Henderson, six grandchildren and six gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Little Hatchie Primitive Baptist Church on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2 p.m. Burial followed at Little Hatchie Primitive Baptist Church. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOLORES ANN BRADDOCK, 56, of Pocahontas died Sept. 15, 2000, at her home due to heart failure. Mrs. Braddock was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lamar and ruby Nelson Williams. She is survived by one daughter, Shelia Braddock of Pocahontas, one son, Tracy Michael Braddock of Boise, Idaho, one brother, Michael Williams of Houston, TX, and three grandchildren, Jonathan Copeland, Jessica Copeland, and Benjamin Braddock. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. on Sept. 20, with a graveside service at Chapel Hill Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAUDIE MAE GRISWELL BROWN, 87, of Selmer died Sept. 15, 2000, at the Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital due to heart failure. Mrs. Brown was an old Selmer High School cook and a hospital aide. She also worked for Brown Shoe Company and was a Baptist. She is preceded in death by her husband, John C. Brown, one son, Curtis H. Brown, and her parents George D. and Daisy Barham Griswell. She is survived by three daughters, Betty A. Smith of Bethel Springs, Delma S. Garner of Bethel Springs, and Bess Siler of Brownsville, three sons, James R. Brown of Adamsville, Albert W. Brown of Selmer, and George C. Brown of Selmer, one sister, Merle Watkins of Enville, twenty-one grandchildren, and forty-three gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Mon. at Shackelford Funeral Home. Burial followed at beauty Hill Cemetery in Bethel Springs with Billy Joe Stewart officiating. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JOSEPH T. REINHARD, 62, of Bethel Springs died Sept. 16, 2000, at Methodist healthcare McNairy Hospital due to heart failure. Mr. Reinhard was a truck driver and attended Refuge Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by two siblings, Sylvia Reinhard and Robert "Bobby" Reinhard. He is survived by his wife. Ermie O. Meek Reinhard of Bethel Springs, two daughters, Cindy Reinhard and Angie Reinhard both of Indiana, three step-daughters, Jo Doris Wilson and Patsy Hurst both of Bethel Springs, and Marylin Chruchwell of Savannah, three sons, Joseph S. Reinhard of Bryant, IN, James Reinhard and John Reinhard both of Murfreesboro, one step-son L.A. Meek of Lexington, two sisters, Irene Gardner of Virginia and Ethel Fleck of Ohio, four brothers, Jerry Reinhard, Dominic Reinhard, Norbert Reinhard all of Ohio, Eugene Reinhard of Indiana, six grandchildren seven step-grandchildren, and four gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. with Omar DuBerry officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Zion Cemetery in McNairy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MARTHA FAIRLEE CLARK, 94, of Adamsville died Sept. 16 at the Tri-County Convalescent Home due to heart failure. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. She is precede in death by her husband, Uthel Hayes Clark, and her parents, John Calvin and Donnie Wilkerson Inman. She is survived by two sisters, Geraldine Jones of Houston, TX, and Martha Buford of Memphis, one son, Raven D. Clark of Adamsville, seven grandchildren and ten gr- grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sept. 19 at Good Hope Baptist Church at 1 p.m. with Billy Joe Stewart officiating. Burial followed at Good Hope Cemetery near Adamsville. Pallbearers were David Carroll, Fred Carroll, Larry Murray, Thomas McCormick, Eldon McDaniel, Gary Surratt. >>>>>>>>>>>>> BETTY J. CAROTHERS, 72, of Adamsville died Sept. 17, at her home due to heart failure. She was a hostess at the Buford Pusser Museum and a member of the First Methodist Church in Adamsville. Mrs. Carothers is preceded in death by her father, Evertt Wicker. She is survived by her husband, Max Carothers, two sons, David Carothers and John Carothers both of Adamsville, her mothers Nelia B. Wicker, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Shackelford Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Tues. Burial followed at Adamsville Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> end

Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., Sept. 20, 2000 HERTA J. HARRIS, 87, of Selmer died Sept. 11, 2000, at her home due to heart failure. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Harris, one daughter, Brigitta Brown, and her parents Martin and Ann Marie Dobrusch Schultze. She is survived by one daughter, Joan Pettit of Inwood, New York, one son, Paul H. Harris, Jr. of Selmer, two grandchildren, Chris Berstien of Golden, CA, and Irv Brown of San Diego, CA, eight grandchildren, and two gr-grandchildren. Mrs. Harris was cremated. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOROTHY LOIS HOLLIN, 77, of Jackson died Sept. 13, 2000, at Gibson County Hospital due to emphysema. Mrs. Hollin was a retired machine operator for Garan Manufacturing. She was a member of Milledgeville Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Carl Hollin and her parents, Richard Albert and Annie Ethel Blankenship Bridges. She is survived by two sons, Bill "Butch" Hollin of Jackson and Richard Hollin and wife, Donna, of Jackson, one brother, ray Bridges of Milledgeville, and one granddaughter, Amanda Hollin of Memphis. Funeral services were held at Milledgeville Methodist Church on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Milledgeville Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CHARLES ELVIE HOLMES, 93, of Henderson died Sept. 12, 2000, at Jackson General Hospital due to pneumonia, following a stroke in 1995. He was born and reared in the Chester co., Masseyville Community, son of the late Needham Elzie and Susie Ferguson Holmes. He attended schools in Chester County, and farmed on the family farm. In 1941 he entered the U.S. Army and served in the European and African Theatre of Operations and was later stationed in the 301st General Field Hospital in Napels Italy. He was discharged in 1945 and returned to Chester Co. In 1946 he was married to Gladys Roland Hurst of the Masseyville Community and they made their home in that area, where he farmed and worked in the timber business. He was later employed by Milan Arsenal and Quality mfg. And later was the Custodian at Chester Co. Court House along with Charlie Naylor, retiring in 1986. He had been in poor health for the past 5 years. He was a member of the Little Hatchie Primitive Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by four brothers, Howard Holmes, Marvin Holmes, Orville Holmes, Delmas Holmes, who was killed in WWII and two sisters, Zola Holmes and Ora Bell Holmes. He is survived by three sons, Travis Hurst of Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Harold Newman Hurst of Henderson, and Leon Holmes of Medon, one daughter, Shirley Burkeens of Jackson, one sister, Ellen Rowland of Henderson, six grandchildren and six gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Little Hatchie Primitive Baptist Church on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2 p.m. Burial followed at Little Hatchie Primitive Baptist Church. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOLORES ANN BRADDOCK, 56, of Pocahontas died Sept. 15, 2000, at her home due to heart failure. Mrs. Braddock was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lamar and ruby Nelson Williams. She is survived by one daughter, Shelia Braddock of Pocahontas, one son, Tracy Michael Braddock of Boise, Idaho, one brother, Michael Williams of Houston, TX, and three grandchildren, Jonathan Copeland, Jessica Copeland, and Benjamin Braddock. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. on Sept. 20, with a graveside service at Chapel Hill Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAUDIE MAE GRISWELL BROWN, 87, of Selmer died Sept. 15, 2000, at the Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital due to heart failure. Mrs. Brown was an old Selmer High School cook and a hospital aide. She also worked for Brown Shoe Company and was a Baptist. She is preceded in death by her husband, John C. Brown, one son, Curtis H. Brown, and her parents George D. and Daisy Barham Griswell. She is survived by three daughters, Betty A. Smith of Bethel Springs, Delma S. Garner of Bethel Springs, and Bess Siler of Brownsville, three sons, James R. Brown of Adamsville, Albert W. Brown of Selmer, and George C. Brown of Selmer, one sister, Merle Watkins of Enville, twenty-one grandchildren, and forty-three gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Mon. at Shackelford Funeral Home. Burial followed at beauty Hill Cemetery in Bethel Springs with Billy Joe Stewart officiating. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JOSEPH T. REINHARD, 62, of Bethel Springs died Sept. 16, 2000, at Methodist healthcare McNairy Hospital due to heart failure. Mr. Reinhard was a truck driver and attended Refuge Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by two siblings, Sylvia Reinhard and Robert "Bobby" Reinhard. He is survived by his wife. Ermie O. Meek Reinhard of Bethel Springs, two daughters, Cindy Reinhard and Angie Reinhard both of Indiana, three step-daughters, Jo Doris Wilson and Patsy Hurst both of Bethel Springs, and Marylin Chruchwell of Savannah, three sons, Joseph S. Reinhard of Bryant, IN, James Reinhard and John Reinhard both of Murfreesboro, one step-son L.A. Meek of Lexington, two sisters, Irene Gardner of Virginia and Ethel Fleck of Ohio, four brothers, Jerry Reinhard, Dominic Reinhard, Norbert Reinhard all of Ohio, Eugene Reinhard of Indiana, six grandchildren seven step-grandchildren, and four gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. with Omar DuBerry officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Zion Cemetery in McNairy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MARTHA FAIRLEE CLARK, 94, of Adamsville died Sept. 16 at the Tri-County Convalescent Home due to heart failure. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. She is precede in death by her husband, Uthel Hayes Clark, and her parents, John Calvin and Donnie Wilkerson Inman. She is survived by two sisters, Geraldine Jones of Houston, TX, and Martha Buford of Memphis, one son, Raven D. Clark of Adamsville, seven grandchildren and ten gr- grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sept. 19 at Good Hope Baptist Church at 1 p.m. with Billy Joe Stewart officiating. Burial followed at Good Hope Cemetery near Adamsville. Pallbearers were David Carroll, Fred Carroll, Larry Murray, Thomas McCormick, Eldon McDaniel, Gary Surratt. >>>>>>>>>>>>> BETTY J. CAROTHERS, 72, of Adamsville died Sept. 17, at her home due to heart failure. She was a hostess at the Buford Pusser Museum and a member of the First Methodist Church in Adamsville. Mrs. Carothers is preceded in death by her father, Evertt Wicker. She is survived by her husband, Max Carothers, two sons, David Carothers and John Carothers both of Adamsville, her mothers Nelia B. Wicker, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Shackelford Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Tues. Burial followed at Adamsville Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> end

Just so that everyone is educated, see the following for information on the first American income tax. (now you know why I want a copy of the 1870 return). see http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/fox.html ********** or http://accountant.hypermart.net/history.html The Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln July 1 1862. The rates were 3% on income above $600 and 5% on income above $10,000. The rent or rental value of your home could be deducted from income in determining the tax liability. The Commissioner of Revenue stated "The people of this country have accepted it with cheerfulness, to meet a temporary exigency, and it has excited no serious complaint in its administration." This acceptance was primarily due to the need for revenue to finance the Civil War. Although the people cheerfully accepted the tax, compliance was not high. Figures released after the Civil War indicated that 276,661 people actually filed tax returns in 1870 (the year of the highest returns filed) when the country's population was approximately 38 million. With the end of the Civil War the public's accepted cheerfulness waned. The Tax Act of 1864 was modified after the war. The rates were changed to a flat 5 percent with the exemption amount raised to $1,000. Several attempts to make the tax permanent were tried but by 1869 "no businessman could pass the day without suffering from those burdens" From 1870 to 1872 the rate was a flat 2.5 percent and the exemption amount was raised to $2,000. *********** OR excerpts from the Tax History Museum http://www.tax.org/museum/default.htm The first federal income tax in American history actually preceded the Internal Revenue Act of 1862. Passed in August, 1861, it had helped assure the financial community that the government would have a reliable source of income to pay the interest on war bonds. Initially, Salmon Chase and Thaddeus Stevens, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, wanted to implement an emergency property tax similar to the one adopted during the War of 1812. This way, the government could adapt the administrative system that state and local governments had developed for their own property taxes. But legislators understood such a property tax as a direct tax. Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution required the federal government to apportion the burden among states on the basis of population rather than property values. Emphasizing population over property value would actually render the tax quite regressive. Residents of lower-density western states, border states, and poor northeastern states stood to bear a greater burden than those of highly-populated urban states, despite the latter's valued real estate. Their representatives also complained that a property tax would not touch substantial "intangible" property like stocks, bonds, mortgages, or cash. The first income tax was moderately progressive and ungraduated, imposing a 3% tax on annual incomes over $800 that exempted most wage earners. These taxes were not even collected until 1862, making alternative financing schemes like the Legal Tender Act critical in the interim. The Internal Revenue Act of 1862 expanded the progressive nature of the earlier act while adding graduations: it exempted the first $600, imposed a 3% rate on incomes between $600 and $10,000, and a 5% rate on those over $10,000. The Act exempted businesses worth less than $600 from value-added and receipts taxes. Taxes were withheld from the salaries of government employees as well as from dividends paid to corporations (the same method of collection later employed during World War II). In addition, the "sin" excise taxes imposed in the 1862 act were designed to fall most heavily on products purchased by the affluent. Thaddeus Stevens lauded the progressivity of the tax system: "While the rich and the thrifty will be obliged to contribute largely from the abundance of their means.no burdens have been imposed on the industrious laborer and mechanic. The food of the poor is untaxed; and no one will be affected by the provisions of this bill whose living depends solely on his manual labor." the war grew increasingly costly (topping $2 million per day in its latter stages) and difficult to finance. The government's ability to borrow fluctuated with battlefield fortunes. The Confederate navy harassed northern shipping, reducing customs receipts. And inevitable administrative problems reduced the expected receipts from income and excise tax collection. In response, Congress approved two new laws in 1864 that increased tax rates and expanded the progressivity of income taxation. The first bill passed in June upped inheritance, excise, license, and gross receipts business taxes, along with stamp duties and ad valorem manufacturing taxes. The same act proceeded to assess incomes between $600 and $5000 at 5%, those between $5,000 and $10,000 at 7.5%, and established a maximum rate of 10%. Despite protest by certain legislators regarding the unfairness of graduated rates, the 1864 Act affirmed this method of taxing income according to "ability to pay." An emergency income tax bill passed in July imposed an additional tax of 5% on all incomes in excess of $600, on top of the rates set by previous income tax bills. Congress had discovered that the income tax, in addition to its rhetorical value, also provided a flexible and lucrative source of revenue. Receipts increased from over $20 million in 1864 (when collections were made under the 1862 income tax) to almost $61 million in 1865 (when collections were made under the 1864 Act and emergency supplement).

Can anyone tell me how people would travel in 1814 from SC to middle TN without going back up through NC to the Cumberland Gap? Thanks, Julia Cooper

The oldest one that I have seen was 1922 and it was purchased at a junk shop by a friend. He brought it to work for me to see and I made a copy for the TN Gen Society. BTW, we worked for the Memphis Service Center of IRS. I am now at the Austin Service Center -- Lynn Appling McCandless Please visit my webpages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lynn/ send mailto:[email protected]

Looking for information on the parents of James Jackson Barnes. Born: Jan. 19 1815, Lincoln Co., Tn. James Jackson lead a waggon train, made up of families from counties around Wayne Co., Tn., to Arkansas Territory before statehood. This is about 1834. Married: Nancy Brown, b. April 16, 1823, Tn. I would like to exchange Barnes and Brown information from this area, during this time period. Thanks, John M. Matlock

Seeking info my Barnes family. Seth Henry Barnes born in 1823, in either Mc Nairy, Hardin co, TN. Married Lavesia A, Elliott from AL. Moved to Fordyce, Dallas co, AR. around 1844. They had 14 children. Looking for Seth's parents and siblings. Thanks in advance. Mike

In a message dated 11/2/00 10:14:40 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I've seen in an old H&R Block teaching manual a copy of one of the first American tax returns but I can't remember what year! (old age!). Does anyone have a copy? or know on the web where one is? the earliest I can find is 1935 for Teddy Roosevelt. I'm really like to find tax returns for the 1860's and 1870's. Earlier would be great! I'd like a blank one if possible. >> Are you referring to the Federal Income Tax? That was established in 1913 by means of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, so I doubt that you will find any earlier than that. Since Theodore Roosevelt died in 1919, I would be surprised to learn that he filed a tax return in 1935. Could you mean Franklin Roosevelt??

Randall, I have no information on your Burchetts or Barnes. I am, however, looking for my Barnes line back into NC. My Nathan Barnes was born about 1818 (according to census records in NC) He married a Julia F. ?? b. about 1827 in NC. I have not found their marriage record to locate the time or place, but I would assume it to be around 1846 as their first child, Mary Elizabeth, was born 19 Aug 1847 in TN. My GGrandfather William Henry Barnes, Nathan and Julia's second child, was born 29 Aug 1849 in McNairy Co. I would love to track my Barnes back to NC, and also find the surname of Julia F. [email protected]

Randall, Do you have any idea who the father of Martha Barnes was? Where did John Burchett and Martha Barnes marry? Could they have been in SC at any time. Nancy Barnes b 1800 SC, believed to be daughter of Dennis Barnes of SC and TN, m Samuel Dancer 23 March 1823 in Stewart Co, TN. Margarett Barnes b 1804 SC, parents unknown, m Elijah Dancer about 1823/24 in TN, probably Stewart Co. Relationship between Nancy and Margarett Barnes is unknown. The Jesse Barnes estate, settled in Benton Co, TN, 1849-1853?, listed Margarett Barnes Dancer and Elijah as heirs. There were also some Burchetts listed I believe. I'll check my records for that. Bertie B. Dancer ----- Original Message ----- From: Randall Baker <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:53 PM Subject: [TNMCNAIR] Birchetts/Burchetts in McNairy > I just joined the list and am seeking info on my family that was in > McNairy County. > I am looking for info on the Burchett family, or Birchett, depending on > who happened to write it down. I'm also looking for Barnes, since they > married into the Burchett family. > John Burchett was born Jan. 1, 1782 in North Carolina. He died Feb. 29, > 1852, probably in McNairy County. > John was married to Martha Barnes b: Nov. 14, 1797 d: Oct.30, 1847. > They had three sons that I know of: James, Dennis and John, all born in > Tennessee. > I am descended from Dennis Burchett who was married to Mahalia Barnes. > Dennis Burchett was born in 1819 and died sometime before 1880 in > Arkansas. > Mahalia Barnes was born in 1821 in TN. I do not know marriage dates or > date of her death, but she would have been living in Arkansas at that > time. Dennis and Mahalia had seventeen children, so I won't list them > all. > Dennis' brother James was married to Agnes Virginia Rowland. > If any of these folks look familiar or you have any info on either the > Burchetts or Barnes families, I'd certainly like to hear from you. > Thanks, > Randall Baker > >

I am looking for some Barnes, too, but haven't gotten very far. My husband's line seems to have come from Guilford Co., NC. Where did yours come from? Johnita Randall Baker wrote: > > I just joined the list and am seeking info on my family that was in > McNairy County. > I am looking for info on the Burchett family, or Birchett, depending on > who happened to write it down. I'm also looking for Barnes, since they > married into the Burchett family. > John Burchett was born Jan. 1, 1782 in North Carolina. He died Feb. 29, > 1852, probably in McNairy County. > John was married to Martha Barnes b: Nov. 14, 1797 d: Oct.30, 1847. > They had three sons that I know of: James, Dennis and John, all born in > Tennessee. > I am descended from Dennis Burchett who was married to Mahalia Barnes. > Dennis Burchett was born in 1819 and died sometime before 1880 in > Arkansas. > Mahalia Barnes was born in 1821 in TN. I do not know marriage dates or > date of her death, but she would have been living in Arkansas at that > time. Dennis and Mahalia had seventeen children, so I won't list them > all. > Dennis' brother James was married to Agnes Virginia Rowland. > If any of these folks look familiar or you have any info on either the > Burchetts or Barnes families, I'd certainly like to hear from you. > Thanks, > Randall Baker