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• John H Barnett
  Birth 11 Apr 1785 in  Prince Edward, Virginia
  Death 3 Nov 1844 in  Madison, Tennessee
  Parents:
  John Barnett 1763 - 1807
  Mary Carter 1765 - 1810
  Marriage 08 Jan 1807 to Elizabeth Robertson
  Birth 8 Jan 1788 in Georgia
  Death 29 Nov 1875 in Madison, Tennessee
  Children:
  William R Barnett 1808 - 1885
  John Miles Barnett 1809 - 1891
  Albert Gallatin Barnett 1811 - 1852
  John B Barnett 1815 - 1897
  Elijah T Barnett 1821 - 1859
  Harriet Minerva Barnett b 1824
  Richard Beard Barnett b 1830
  Samuel Davidson Barnett b 1833
  --  Hicks-Boren, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26624573/person/1903806275
  
  Another genealogy has more details on Jackie, and information on two other wives.  The wife who bore all the reported children is Martha, but no details are provided.
  
  John Miles Barnett
  Birth 23 Nov 1809 in York District, SC
  Death 01 Apr 1891 in Claybrook, Madison Co., TN
  First Wife Martha (no information)
  Marriage to Jacky J Harp 27 Feb 1855 (no children)
  Marriage to Lavanda Ferguson 20 Mar 1860 in Hardemon Co., TN (no children)
  --  Wilhite, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/44712631/person/6243044352?ssrc=&ml_rpos=1&ftm=1
  
  The frustrating interchange of the names York District and York county is clarified soemwhat by a statement on FamilySearch.
  
  "In 1800, South Carolina abolished overarching administrative court districts and went with the county-only concept. However they continued to call their counties districts until 1868, after the Civil War. "
  --  FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Camden_District,_South_Carolina
  
  In the 1850 census John is enumerated as head of the first family on a page that includes his widowed mother and what appears to be one of her brothers with their mother.  John's wife here is his first wife Martha, whose maiden name I have not discovered.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee, 25 October, District 12, Hse/Fam #567
  John M Barnett 34 M Farmer Real Estate Value $2500 b SC [b abt 1816]
  Martha M Barnett 31 F b NC [b abt 1822]
  Sarah E Barnett 15 F b Tenn [b abt 1835]
  Emily T Barnett 13 F b Tenn [b abt 1837]
  Mary M Barnett 11 F b Tenn [b abt 1839]
  John W Barnett 9 M b Tenn [b abt Sept 1841]
  Martha J Barnett 2 F b Tenn [b abt 1848]
  John Roberson [Robertson] 18 M Farmer b NY [b abt 1832]
  
  John Roberson appears to be John Robertson, a young cousin.   Robertson was Elizabeth Barnett's maiden name.  John's mother Elizabeth is enumerated two doors away, with John's brother Richard.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee, 25 October, District 12, Hse/Fam #567
  Elizabeth Barnett 62 F [No Occup Rptd] Real Estate Value $2000 b SC [b abt 1788]
  Richard B Barnett 19 M b Tenn [b abt Sept 1831]
  Eunicy Mason 18 F b Tenn [b abt 1832]
  R M Mason 18 M Merchant b NY [b abt 1832]
  
  Two doors on the other side of Elizabeth is a John Roberson (Robertson), who appears to be Elizabeth's brother, reported as the same age of 62.  Mary Barnett, in John Robertson's household, appears to be Elizabeth and John's mother.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee, 25 October, District 12, Hse/Fam #567
  John Roberson [Robertson] 62 M Farmer Real Estate Value $300 b NC [b abt 1788]
  Mary Roberson [Robertson] 83 F b England [b abt 1767]
  
  In 1860, John Miles Barnett is reported with his new wife Lavenia, married within the last year.  His mother Elizabeth is the sole member of her household, living next door to her Miles.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee, 23 July, P O Spring Creek, District page 12, Hse #1523, Fam #1554
  Miles Barnet 50 M Farmer $6000 Real Estate $23,000 Personal born SC Married within the year
  Lavenia Barnet 40 F born VA Married within the year
  Mary 19 F born TN
  Jno 18 M born TN
  Martha 12 F born TN
  
  1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee, 23 July, P O Spring Creek, District page 12, Hse #1524, Fam #1555
  Elizabeth Barnet 72 F [No Stated Occup] $3000 Real Estate $12,000 Personal born SC
  
  John Miles Barnett
  Birth Nov. 23, 1809
  Death Apr. 1, 1891
  Spouse Jackie J. Barnett (1812 - 1859)
  Burial Bethlehem Presbyterian, Independence (Henderson County), Henderson County, Tennessee
  Created by A Frye Aug 17, 2012
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #95521825, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95521825
  
  John Miles Barnett has a second uncorrelated memorial on Find a Grave.  Here the cemetery is called "Old Bethlehem/Campground," using the old word "Graveyard."  This appears to be the same cemetery, but it is reported to be in Madison County, not Henderson County.  This cemetery is near or on the line of the two countries.  It appears the cemetery proper is in the county of Henderson.  It is associated with the Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  Interestingly, there is also a Bethlehem Cemetery in Marshall County, Tennessee, also associated with a Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  (Cumberland Presbyterians baptize by immersoin, like the Baptists.)
  --  Tennessee GenWeb, http://www.tngenweb.org/records/henderson/cemeteries/bethle76.htm
  
  John Miles Barnett
  Birth Nov. 23, 1809 South Carolina
  Death Apr. 1, 1891 Tennessee
  Burial Old Bethlehem Church/Campground Graveyard, Madison County, Tennessee
  Created by Anonymous Dec 02, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #45021172, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BARN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSsr=4841&GRid=45021172&&ftm=1
  
  Here is the full burial list from the Bethlemhem Cemetery.  Note that one of the persons here is John W Barnett, son of W R and E T Barnett, whom I have not identified.  There is also  a John Wesley Barnett, whose familly I have not identified.
  
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  BETHLEHEM CEMETERY
  
  From Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (R. H. Harris, Memphis, Tennessee, 1976), p.190.
  
  Second District
  Researched by: Lee McCarver, Mark Autry, and Jeff Tyler
  Location: Turn right off Highway 20 West near Madison County Line. Cemetery near Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
  
  HOLMES, FRKNK
  U.S. Army
  Civil War
  
  HOLMES, WILL
  U.S. Army
  Civil War
  
  HOMES, MARGARET T.
  (Dau. of G. & N. J.)
  Aged 2 yrs., 26 das.
  
  TATE, MARTHA W.
  (Dau. of Zadid W.)
  Apr. 5, 1833 - Aug. 22, 1845
  
  BARNETT, JOHN
  (Son of J. & Mary)
  Apr. 11, 1785 - Nov. 3, 1844
  
  BARNETT, ELIZABETH
  (Wife of John)
  Jan. 8, 1788 - Nov. 29, 1875
  
  ROBERTSON, MARY
  1764 - Dec. 25, 1855
  
  ROBERTSON, WILLIAM
  1767 - 1840
  
  BARNETT, JOHN MILES
  Nov. 23, 1809 - Apr. 1, 1891
  
  BARNETT, JOHN W.
  (Son of W. R. & E. T.)
  May 20, 1843 - July 30, 1859
  
  BARNETT, JACKIE J.
  (Consort of J. M.)
  Sept. 25, 1812 - Feb. 12, 1859
  
  BARNETT, JOHN WESLEY
  Aug. 27, 1842 - Nov. 20, 1892
  
  REPLOGLE, FREDERICK
  Aug. 15, 1782 - Sept. 16, 1857
  
  SMITH, MARY E.
  (Wife of J. E.)
  Dec. 28, 1818 - Apr. 24, 1883
  
  MEALES, MARGARETT A.
  (Wife of J. M.)
  Oct. 22, 1829 - Mar. 26, 1884
  
  MORROW, WILLIAM B.
  Dec. 24, 1795 - Jan. 11, 1859
  
  MORROW, ELIZABETH
  (Consort of W. B.)
  July 10, 1795 - Oct. 6, 1857
  
  HOMES, NANCY
  (Wife of Council)
  Mar. 25, 1815 - Oct. 31, 1893
  
  BAKER, SARAH E.
  (Dau. of M. J. & C.)
  May 3, 1863
  Aged 18 mos.
  
  HOMES, COUNCIL
  Dec. 4, 1815 - Sept. 20, 1875
  --  Tennessee GenWeb, http://www.tngenweb.org/records/henderson/cemeteries/bethle76.htm
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. Ancestry Trees
• 3. 1850 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee
  • 25 October, District 12, Hse/Fam #567
• 4. 1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee
  • 23 July, P O Spring Creek, District page 12, Hse #1523, Fam #1554
• 5. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
• 6. TNGenWeb