Category Archives: Surnames

Ernest Barnes and Helen Barnes Marriage – 22 February 1914

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Maryann Barnes

Helen K. Barnes and Ernest H. Barnes were married at the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan on 22 February 1914. The church is right around the corner from Port Authority in New York City, and is a well-known … Continue reading →

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Searching New York City Marriage Records for Barnes – 1914

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Maryann Barnes

I’ve finally had luck searching for the marriage application of Ernest Howard Barnes to Ellen Barnes, for February 1914. There are new records online for New York City births, deaths, and marriages from a group called Reclaim the Records. We … Continue reading →

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N. C. Death Records – Nancy A. Musgrave Barnes (1837-1921)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Maryann Barnes

Today I’m looking at the death record for Nancy Ann Musgrave Barnes on Ancestry.com. This Nancy Barnes was my husband’s great-great-grandmother, and she was married to Jacob H. Barnes. Her parents were Tobias and Apsilla Whitley Musgrave, and she was born … Continue reading →

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Researching the Barnes Family of Johnston and Wayne Counties, North Carolina

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Maryann Barnes

I’ve been researching my husband’s Barnes line from North Carolina more extensively since receiving back his DNA results. This map is from the North Carolina Atlas of Historic Boundaries, by John H. Long, Compiled by Gordon Denboer, Charles Scribner’s Sons, … Continue reading →

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Marriage of Herbert Barnes and Sadie Fitzgerald, 1914

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Maryann Barnes

This image is of the marriage record of Herbert Barnes, age 24, of Wayne County, NC and Sadie Fitzgerald, age 21, of Johnston County, NC . The marriage license application was on February 6, 1914 and the marriage was celebrated … Continue reading →

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Researching the Barnes Surname at the North Carolina State Archives

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Maryann Barnes

This spring I decided to finally take a trip to the North Carolina State Archives, in Raleigh, to research my husband’s Barnes line. I had one main objective – to find something new about Jacob Barnes (1759-1840). He died in … Continue reading →

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Marriage of Thomas Barnes to Barbara Woods – 1920

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Maryann Barnes

This past week I’ve been looking in the new records that FamilySearch added for New York City, and I found this marriage record, for one of our Irish Barnes clan. Thomas Barnes was born in the townland of Aghadouglass, in … Continue reading →

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Surname Saturday – Ryan Clan

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Maryann Barnes

The Ryan surname is often listed as one of the top ten surnames of Ireland. The Ryan Clan that I’m researching comes from Kilcolman, County Offaly (King’s), Ireland. “Ryan Family History. Irish: simplified form of Mulryan.Irish: reduced form of O’Ryan, … Continue reading →

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Barnes and Musgrave Families of Wayne County, North Carolina

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Maryann Barnes

When I started researching my husband’s Barnes line, I knew they had Wayne County, North Carolina roots. My husband’s father and his Aunt Helen had told me that their father, Ernest Barnes, had been born in the Goldsboro area in … Continue reading →

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Jacob Barnes – Land and Slave Divison in Johnston County, NC, 1840 – Friend of Friends Friday

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Maryann Barnes

Friend of Friends Friday is a blogging prompt from Geneabloggers to upload records of enslaved ancestors, whether they are your own or not, and to transcribe them to your blog.  These records are from the estate of Jacob Barnes, who … Continue reading →

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