Person:Dempsey Barnes (1)

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Dempsey Dew Barnes
b.27 Jul 1798 Edgecombe County, North Carolina
d.11 May 1838 Edgecombe County, North Carolina
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m. Abt 1821
  1. Wright Barnes1822 - 1857
  2. Edith Barnes1827 - 1891
  3. Weltha Barnes1828 -
  4. Jesse Dempsey Barnes1837 - 1864
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Name[1] Dempsey Dew Barnes
Gender Male
Birth? 27 Jul 1798 Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Census[3] 1820 Nash County, North Carolina
Marriage Abt 1821 North Carolinato Temperance Winstead
Census[2] 1830 Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Death? 11 May 1838 Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Burial? (probably buried in Barnes Cemetery, South Rocky Mount, but grave is unmarked)

Nash County, North Carolina, 1820 census:[3]

Barnes, Dempsey (agriculture = 2)
Males
16-25 = 1
[no females]
+ 6 male & 2 female slaves

Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1830 census:[2]

Barnes, Dempsey "Sr."
Males
20-29 = 1
Females
under 5 = 1
15-19 = 1
+ 5 male & 5 female slaves
[NOTE: Farther down this page is a listing for a Dempsey Barnes "Jr.", also 20-29 yrs, with a wife 20-29 yrs and a daughter under 5 yrs. The relationship is not known but they are possibly cousins named after the same older relative.
References
  1. ↑ Correspondence (various).

    Charts from Martha Gupton (Rocky Mount, NC), 1982

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 274.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nash, North Carolina, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 439.
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