Mary Ellen BARNETT4,5,1,12,6,7,8,9,2,3,10,11

31st Jan 18614,5,1,6,7,8,9,2,3,10,11 - 27th Feb 19491,12,6,2,3

Life History

31st Jan 1861	Born in Baldwyn, Prentiss, Mississippi.4,5,1,6,7,8,9,2,3,10,11
28th Oct 1880	Married Samuel Houston BLACK in Graham, Young, Texas.6,2
11th Mar 1945	Death of Samuel Houston BLACK in Oklahoma.6,2
27th Feb 1949	Died in Dallas, Dallas, Texas.1,12,6,2,3 Senility due to arteriosclerosis for 15 years
1st Mar 1949	Buried in Bailey County Cemetery, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas.1,2,3

Notes

Mary Ellen is usually listed as Mary E or, using the common nickname, Molie E.

1870 Federal Census, Prentiss County, Mississippi, 11 June, PO Booneville, Township 6 Range 7, pages 5-6 (scan 428), Hse/Fam #31
(page 5)
Barnett, John 55 M W Farmer $200 real $1125 personal Georgia [born abt 1815]
Barnett, Manerva 53 F W Keeping House Georgia [born abt 1817]
(page 6)
Barnett, Mary E 10 F W Mississippi [born bet June-Dec 1860]

1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168, page 17, Hse #144, Fam #148
Barnet, John W M 64 Farmer GA GA GA [b abt 1826]
Barnet, Menerva W F 56 Wife Keeping House SC VA SC [b abt 1824]
Barnet, Mary E W F 18 Dau Single Farm Laborer MS GA SC [b abt 1862]

1900 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory, 21 June, Elk Township, District 209, page 16A, Hse #306, Fam #320
Black, Samuel H Head W M Nov 1859 40 Married 19 yrs TX TN OH Farmer Owns
Black, Mollie E Wife W F Jan 1862 38 Married 19 yrs 10 child/8 living MS GA GA
Black, Claud Son W M Aug 1881 18 Single TX TX MS Farmer
Black, Mable J Dau W F Aug 1887 12 Single TX TX MS At School
Black, Alfort M Son W M Oct 1889 10 Single TX TX MS At School
Black, Loyd Son W M June 1892 7 Single TX TX MS
Black, Beaufort T Dau W F Apr 1894 6 Single OK TX MS
Black, Orville H Son W M Feb 1896 4 Single OK TX MS
Black, William E Son W M Dec 1898 1 Single OK TX MS
Black, Velma R Dau W F Oct 1899 7mos Single OK TX MS

The entry for the child Beaufort is difficult to decipher. There is an entry and a writover in the designation for both Son-Daughter and Male-Female. The problem is, it is difficult to tell which was original and which is the writeover correction. I read it as Dauighter and Female, despite the male name Beaufort.

1910 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas, 18 April, Goodnight, District 7, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4
Black, Sam H Head M W 50 Married 30 years TX TN OH Farmer Owns
Black, Mary Wife F W 48 Married 30 years 10 children/8 living MS AL GA
Black, Alfred Son M W 20 TX TX MS
Black, Lloyd Son M W 18 TX TX MS
Black, Buford Son M W 15 OK TX MS
Black, Orville Son M W 15 OK TX MS
Black, Earl Son M W 15 OK TX MS
Black, Velma Dau F W 10 OK TX MS

By 1920, all the children have left the home.

1920 Federal Census, Lipscomb County, Texas, 24 April, Ethel, District 167, page 2A, Hse #24, Fam #28
Black, Samuel H Head Owns M W 60 Married TX TN OH Farmer [b abt 1860]
Black, Mollie E Wife F W 58 Married MS GA SC [b abt 1862]

The son Buford in 1910 matches the daughter Beaufort in 1900. When I saw Beaufort designated as a daughter I thought this strange, since that is a boy's name. It appears to be corrected now with the designation of Buford as the son. Further documentation will help us determine if the name of this son was Buford or Beaufort.

But the confirming evidence goes the other direction, when in 1930 we see Beaufort Wallace in the household designated as a daughter, divorced, with a child. Thus Beaufort appears to be the correct form of the name, and the 1900 census entry corrected to read Daughter and Female, is the correct 1900 reading.

1930 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas, 10 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 4, page 4B, Hse #71, Fam #75
Black, Sam H Head Owns M W 70 Married at 20 TX TN TX Wheat Farm Operator
Black, Mollie E Wife F W 68 Married at 18 MS GA SC
Wallace, Beaufort Dau F W 34 Divorced Married at 22 TX TX MS
Wallace, Wayne Grandson M W 7 TX TX TX

A photo and some details were provided by one genealogy.

"Samuel Houston Black 2 Nov 1859 TX - 11 Mar 1945 OK. Married 28 Oct 1880 Mary Ellen “Molly” BARNETT 32 Jan 1863 MS - 27 Feb 1949. Daughter of John B Barnett & Minerva OWENS Barnett. Source Richard & Anna Black."
-- Anderson Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/149152/photo/4474ae83-ad04-489f-8f30-cbab7ec09c78

1940 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas, 2 April, Goodnight, District 6-4, Page 1B, Hse #20, Owns $1500
Black, S H Head M W 80 Married Grade 0 b Texas Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1860]
Black, Mollie E Wife F W 78 Married Grade 3 b Mississippi Same house in 1935 [b abt 1862]

Another genealogist contributed the folloiwng details on the Anderson Family Tree.

"Passed away in Dallas, Texas 27 Feb 1949. Buried in Muleshoe. Death certificate states she was born January 31, 1861 in Baldwin, Mississippi." [The town's name is spelled Baldwyn.]
-- bighollytree991, Comment on Ancestry tree, 11 May 2011, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/149152/person/-2115228230/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Certificate #6131
Mary Elien Black
Death 27 Feb 1949 Dallas County

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Mrs Mary Ellen Black [Mrs Mary Ellen Barnett]
Residence 716 W 12th St, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
White, Female, Widowed Housewife
Birth 31 Jan 1861 Baldwin [Baldwyn, Prentiss County], Mississippi
Father John Barnett Birthplace Unknown
Mother Minerva [Unraeadable overtype for last name] Birthplace Unknown
Age at Death 88
Death 27 Feb 1949 at home, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Cause of death Senility and inianition [? inanimation?] due to arteriosclerosis for 15 years
Attending physician Walalce Bassett
Removal 28 February 1949 for burial in Muleshoe, Texas, by Lamar and smith Funeral Home
Registered 28 February 1949
Registered State 10 March 1949
Estimate burial was 1 Mar based on removal by funeral home on 28 February.

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Mary Ellen "Mollie" Barnett Black
Birth Jan. 31, 1862 Prentiss County, Mississippi
Death Feb. 27, 1949 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Daughter of John B. and Minerva (Owens) BARNETT.
Their children: Caroline; Louisa Jane; Sarah Elizabeth; Lucinda Catherine; Frances J; John F; William F; James C; Susan A; Peter M; Amanda; Mary Ellen and Amos.
Her family migrated from MS to Texas about 1870's and later on to Indian Territory (OK) and other states.

Married to Samuel Houston Black on 28 Oct 1880, Graham, Young Co. TX. They raised several children.
She was a widow, age 88 yrs, 26d, at death.

Parents:
John B. Barnett (1814 - 1897)
Minerva Taylor Owens Barnett (1817 - 1903)

Spouse Samuel Houston Black (1859 - 1945)

Children:
Claude Mitchell Black (1881 - 1965)
Orville Houston Black (1895 - 1943)

Siblings:
Lucinda Katherine Barnett Rogers (1845 - 1902)
John Franklin Barnett (1850 - 1914)
Susan A Barnett Green (1855 - 1939)
Amanda 'Danie' Barnett Ridge (1859 - 1942)
Mary Ellen Barnett Black (1862 - 1949)

Burial Bailey County Cemetery, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas

Maintained by wvy, Originally Created by Joyce Gore Locke Apr 07, 2005
-- Find A Grave Memorial #10736671, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10736671
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Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- bighollytree991 added this on 11 May 2011, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/149152/person/-2115228230/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
3. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
4. 1910 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas
- 18 April, Goodnight, District 7, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4
5. 1900 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory
- 21 June, Elk Township, District 209, page 16A, Hse #306, Fam #320
6. Ancestry Trees
- Anderson Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/149152/photo/4474ae83-ad04-489f-8f30-cbab7ec09c78
7. 1930 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas
- 10 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 4, page 4B, Hse #71, Fam #75
8. 1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas
- 13 June, Precinct 2, District 168, page 17, Hse #144, Fam #148
9. 1870 Federal Census, Prentiss County, Mississippi
- 11 June, PO Booneville, Township 6 Range 7, page 6 (scan 428), Hse/Fam #31
10. 1940 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas
- 2 April, Goodnight, District 6-4, Page 1B, Hse #20, Owns $1500
11. 1920 Federal Census, Lipscomb County, Texas
- 24 April, Ethel, District 167, page 2A, Hse #24, Fam #28
12. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000