Category Archives: Goldsboro

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

Posted on April 9, 2016 by

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

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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Barnes and Musgrave Families of Wayne County, North Carolina

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

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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Six Word Saturday – An unknown barefoot boy from Goldsboro

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

An unknown barefoot boy from Goldsboro. I have to confess that I have a crush on this young handsome Carolina boy. His portrait was in a collection of pictures that belonged to my husband’s great-grandmother, Ophelia Rose Barnes. From other … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Faces From the Past – Charming Children, Circa 1910

Posted on May 2, 2014 by

This portrait was one of many photographs belonging to Sarah Ophelia Barnes, née Rose (1863-1936). Ophelia lived for many years in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. Her great-granddaughter, Betsy Coleman, shared the pictures with our Barnes family, in the hopes … Continue reading →

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