Andrew N Barnett was the second son of John M and Elizabeth R Barnett to survive to adulthood. According to the Skidmore Bible, Andrew was born December 22, 1837. As mentioned on the page about Moore Barnett, Andrew's place of birth is recorded as Mississippi in some documents, and Tennessee in others.
We know nothing of Andrew's whereabouts between 1850, when he was enumerated in Elijah Skidmore's household, and October 30, 1861, when he enlisted as a private in Company E, 19 (Dawson's) Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), in Rocky Comfort, Arkansas. He was 23 years old when he enlisted.
Andrew was captured at Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, on January 11, 1863. His name appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois, dated February 8, 1863. He was paroled on April 2, 1863, and delivered at City Point, Virginia, on April 10, 1863.
After his release, Andrew, who also went by the name Andy in the military, returned to his unit. In May 1864, he was charged 60 cts for loss of ordnance stores. At one point during the war, so the story passed down in the family goes, Andrew got shot in the leg. The man who shot him was hiding behind a tree, but Andrew saw him and shot back, killing him. Then, on his way back to headquarters, Andrew got really thirsty, so he drank some water out of a creek. After following the creek upstream for a bit, he came across a dead, maggot-covered horse lying in the water… and Andrew didn't get thirsty any more that day.
Andrew left the service at Greensboro, North Carolina, in April 1865. Six months later, on November 2, he married Margaret Ann Isabella Anderson* in Sevier County, Arkansas.
Andrew and Margaretann were enumerated in the 1880 and 1900 censuses in Little River County, Arkansas. Andrew's name (A N Barnett) appears on the Little River County Tax List of 1868. We have not found the family in the 1870 census. It is possible that they were living in what is now Oklahoma during that time, as Little River County lies on the state border.
In 1889, Andrew obtained 174.8 acres of land south of present-day Winthrop, Arkansas, in Section 18, Township 11S, Range 31W. Andrew and Margaretann may have lived there until Andrew died in September 1901.
Andrew is probably buried in Campground Cemetery, in Winthrop, Arkansas, but we have found no documentation for that. Margaret died August 5, 1929. According to her obituary, she was buried in Campground Cemetery. There is no marker for her grave, although it is likely near that of her grandson, John Lawson Bush.
Andrew and Margaret had the following children:
- Roxanna Barnett (also spelled Rockanna), born 18 September 1867. She married David Taylor (John) Bush, December 1882.
- Zachariah Nathaniel Barnett, born 30 October 1869. He married Martha Ellen Morgan (born December 11, 1869) on 27 December 1889.
- M. Elizabeth Barnett, born 22 May 1872 (recorded as M E in the Bible; she is called Elizabeth in the 1880 census) She is possibly the M E Burnett who married W B West in 1889 (Little River County, AR, Book B2, page 214), since Wm B West signed as security for Zachariah Barnett's marriage to Martha Ellen Morgan in 1889. In 1891, M E West married James Hall, (Little River County Book B2, page 477). We do not have copies of either of these documents yet.
- Thomas J Barnett, born 9 November 1876; died 27 October 1890. (recorded as T J in the Bible; he is called Thomas in the 1880 census.)
- James Wesley Barnett, born 2 May 1879 (recorded as J A W in the Bible). He married Mrs Susie Honnell, 27 September 1911.
- H L, born October 1881; died 7 October 1890. We have no further information on this child.
- Mallessa Ozella Barnett, born 11 March 1886 (recorded as M O in the Bible.) She married J S Stuart on March 10, 1901. She married John J Risinger about 1907. She died December 10, 1963, in Lamar County, Texas.
*Margaret's name had many different forms and spellings. In the marriage record at the Sevier County Courthouse, it's "Margretann Isablah Anderson." In the 1860 census, it's "Isabellah." In 1880, the enumerator didn't even attempt to spell her name, listing only "Barnet" on that line. In 1900, her name is spelled "Isabelle." In her obituary, her name was given as "Margaret Isabella Barnett." According to the Arkansas Death Index, it was "Margaret Ann Barnett." The confusion is compounded by the fact that in 1911, several years after Andrew died, Margaret married Henry Ward; her name is spelled "Issobell," "Issabell," "Isabell," and "Isabel" on that single document alone.
Sources
Andrew's date of birth is taken from the Bible of Henry Skidmore.
Dates of birth and death of Andrew & Margaret's children are from a transcription of information recorded in a Bible owned by their granddaughter, Edith.
The information on Andrew's Civil War service is from the Civil War pension application of Margaret Barnett, widow of Andrew N Barnett. Application file number 24060, 10 July, 1915. The date of Andrew's death is also taken from this application.
Household of T J Anderson: Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Sevier, Arkansas; Roll: M653_51; Page: 24; Image: 25. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.
Household of Andrew Barnet: Year: 1880; Census Place: Little River, Little River, Arkansas; Roll: T9_49; Family History Film: 1254049; Page: 131.4000; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 0812. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls.
Household of Andrew Barnett: Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Little River, Arkansas; Roll: T623 65; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 75. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
Household of John J Risinger: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas; Roll: T624_1571; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 71; Image: 731. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. (According to this census, John J & Ozela Risinger had been married 3 years.)
Record of Marriages, Sevier County, Arkansas. A N Barnett and Margretann Isablah Anderson. Verbal consent of her father. J E Birchett, ordained Baptist minister, officiating. Unknown book & page. Filed & recorded in Sevier County, Arkansas, November 16, 1865.
Marriage License, Little River County, Arkansas; Henry Ward and Isobell Barnett. E L Ward, security (listed as principal in part one of the bond, but the ceremony was recorded as between Henry Ward and Isobell Barnett. Elder W A Smith officiating. Book K, page 31. July 1911.
Bond for Marriage, Little River County, Arkansas; John Bush and Rockanna Barnett. James McLane (McLeane), Security. Book B, page 188. December 1882.
Bond for Marriage License; Little River County, Arkansas; Zacharia V Barnett and M E Morgan. Security: Wm B West. J M McCown, JP, officiating. Book B2, page 266. December 1899; recorded January 1890.
Bond for Marriage License; Little River County, Arkansas; J S Stuart and Ozella Barnett. Security: R J Fiully. B T(?) Brown, JP, officiating. Book F, page 1. March 1901.
Information for marriages of M E Burnett & W B West, and M E West & James Hall is from Little River County Marriages (by Bride). 2004. The Little River County Genealogy Society, Inc., Ashdown, Arkansas. http://www.rootsweb.com/arlrcgs/
Bond for Marriage License; Little River County, Arkansas; J W Barnett and Mrs Susie Honnell. S L Jones, Witness. L E N Hurdley officiating. Book K, page 86. September 1911.
Little River County 1868 Tax List. Little River County Genealogical Society. Available online: http://www.rootsweb.com/~arlrcgs/lrctax.html (Accessed 8 August 2007.)
Little River County News, 1919. "Aged Woman Died North of Foreman" Article datelined "Winthrop, Aug. 13." Microfiche courtesy Little River County Genealogy Society.
Ancestry.com. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 [database on-line]. Original data: Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950. Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society. Microfiche.
Name: Mallissa Ozella Risinger; Death Date: 10 Dec 1963; Death County: Lamar; Certificate: 78760. Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
Homestead Certificate No. 4884, Application 9355. Accession/Serial No. AR1550__.405. Camden, Arkansas, Land Office. 13 Jun 1889.