John Winder Barnes

Question

Anyone know who the real wife of John Winder Barnes was? he was born around 1885 in South Carolina around York. Lancaster or Chester

Comments

It isn't uncommon for forenames to change some from one census to the next such as 1880 someone is Willie, come 1900 they are now Andrew, come 1930 they are William Andrew ... and when you check their death record they're listed, o' bless me, as Andrew William ... and their gravesite memorial says "Willie A." 

Been there done that situation more than twice in my labors here at WT ... So you're left with either looking for more documentation, trying to determine the given names and sometimes left with taking a wild stab at it 

So for Annie and Frannie ... you would need say a death record and maybe another census and the marriage record(s) of spouse, just in case he was married more than the one time .... and likely the one wife might turn out to be Frances Ann ... 

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Im pretty sure annie and Fannie are most likely the same but not sure Betewwen Annie Mae and Frances Ann does anyone know for sure

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Well I don't KNOW even in a state of uncertainty --- and I suppose it is going to be up to you to pursue it .. or someone else might stumble over it .... I would say, though, if you have documents one of which says Annie Mae and the other says Frances Ann, then you have a man who had two marriages ... 

If you have only two census, one of which says Annie and the other says Frannie, again it is possible there was two marriages ... 

You really need to chase down the documentation on the man, his residence & year starting with birth and ending at death ... somewhere in that time frame he married the once and maybe twice ... you might uncover even a 3rd marriage and the locale and date of each marriage is listed under "residence" (at least on that one day) 

You can take an alternative route by tracking down each child's death records to see whether their mother's name appears on it and if so what name was it? 

I usually do both routes, and my 3rd is to track the same for the wife or wives ... everyone gets sifted 

Answer 1

On his death Certificate shows wife Fannie Mae.,Sometimes Annie/

Also look at 1940Census

Answer 2

John Winder Barnes, South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965

Birth estimated 1886, death 15 August 1963, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina

Father is Robert Jackson Barnes, mother Karrie Thrailkill, spouse Annie Mae Barnes.

Answer 3

John Winder Barnes, United States WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,  Birth 24 January 1885   Lancaster, SC

Answer 4

John W Barnes, 1940 U S Census, Ward 3, Rock Hill, Catawba Twp., SC. Age 53, wife 39, Fannie Mae Barnes.

Son, James C Barnes 19, daughter Doris Ann Barnes 2. All household members were born in South Carolina.

Comments

That Census report isnt correct, James C Barnes was not born until 1945 so he could not have been 19 in 1940

Answer 5

Social Security claims/'

Mother Nettie Bailey. not Nellie