Enos Barnes (1837)

Ancestors

Biography

Enos was born in 1837.

In the 1850 census Enos (age 13) was in Neuse (North Side), Wayne, North Carolina, United States.^[1]

Enos married Eliz. Tomlinson on 26 December 1854 in North Carolina.^[2] In the 1860 census Enos (age 23), Farmer, was in Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina.^[3]

Enos served with the Confederate forces during the US Civil War. He enlisted on 28 April 1862 in Wilson, North Carolina, United States. He was in the Fifty-fifth Infantry.^[4]

Enos's estate had probate in 1867 in Wilson County, North Carolina.^[5]

Slaves

In the will of his father, William Barnes which was signed in 1847 and went to probate in 1851, Enos was gifted two slaves^[6]

• Vise
• Henery

In the 1860 slave schedule, Enos Barnes owned two enslaved persons:^[7]

• Female aged 18
• Male aged 15

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Neuse (North Side), Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 648; Page: 189a; Line Number: 39
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #13075685 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Eunos Barnes (13) in Neuse (North Side), Wayne, North Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004"
   Data Source: County court records located in Goldsboro, North Carolina or Family History Library Catalog # 975.6395 V2s
   Ancestry Record 8909 #2550981 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Enos Barnes marriage to Eliz. Tomlinson on 26 Dec 1854 in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 181; Family History Library Film: 803918
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #38933431 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Enos Barnes (23), Farmer, in Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865"
   National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina; Series Number: M270; Roll: 514
   Ancestry Record 2322 #52221896 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Name: Enos Barnes; Age: 26; Birth Date: abt 1836; Enlistment Date: 28 Apr 1862; Enlistment Place: Wilson, North Carolina, USA; Rank: Private; Military Unit: Fifty-fifth Infantry.
5. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wilson County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1854-1959, Index 1854-1959; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Wilson County); Probate Place: Wilson, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #906591 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Enos Barnes probate in 1867.
6. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wills and Estate Papers (Wayne County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Wayne, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9061 #589964 (accessed 28 February 2023)
   William Barnes probate in 1851 in Wayne, North Carolina, USA.
7. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #92211007 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Enos Barnes in Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.