“Find your grandfathers and grandmothers and your distant cousins who have gone before you. Take their names to the temple with you. As you learn about your ancestors, you will see patterns of life, of marriage, of children; patterns of righteousness; and occasionally patterns that you will want to avoid” Elder Neil L. Anderson

Though labeled “amateur” this website is actually well researched and credible. http://amateurmormonhistorian.blogspot.com/

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“This website was created mainly to discover the parents of MOSES BAIRD of Fredericktown, Missouri. Because we have not been able to determine which family

belongs to our MOSES BAIRD we are collectively putting our information on this website. Hopefully a "discovery" will be made.” The above pictures are the header pictures from section of website dedicated to the history of Baird’s Mill, Tennessee.

http://www.angelfire.com/nf/baird/mill.html

A great era in the use of lumber was opening. Barbed wire had been invented by LUCIEN B SMITH and WILLIAM B HUNT. It had contributed enormously to the agricultural development of the west where vast acreage made protection of crops and livestock virtually impossible. Machinery for the rapid production of barbed wire was devised in 1874 by JOSEPH F GLADDON and P W VAUGHAN.

For this, post were required and they were shipped (squared red cedar) from BAIRD'S Mill in tremendous numbers. The use of wooden blocks for street paving had become very popular, so BAIRD'S Mill supplied these in great numbers. Most of the main streets of Atlanta, Georgia were paved with cedar blocks supplied from the mill. Within a period of a very few years, A1 BAIRD sold more than a million dollars worth of lumber from the mill.

The paneling that adorns the lobby of the famous Palmer House Hotel in Chicago was cut and planed at the mill. Sometime during the 1870's, the mill was completely destroyed by fire. When rebuilt immediately after the fire, a spoke and handle operation was added in a new part of the mill.

In the late 1870's, a distillery was opened that produced bourbon whiskey for the market. Though something of an adjunct to the grist mill, it was not located in the immediate area of the mill, but nearer the area of the cave, where a well was sunk to the great stream. This was done in order to take advantage of the unlimited supply of pure limestone water.

When the transfer engine came into being in the 1880's, it brought with it the itinerant sawmill (traveling from place to place). Instead of timber being cut and hauled to the mill, the mill moved to where the timber was standing. Some of this was done with portable engines, which had to be drawn by horses or oxen, and an engine which not only propels itself but also pulled a load. These new techniques brought a flood of mills into being.

Among the first of those who operated such mills, were: JOHN WES BENNETT, at SIMON'S Bluff; "BUCK" EDWARDS on Hurricane Creek and ASAPH ALSUP on the creek near Hebron. With new uses for timber came new products. The telegraph brought a need for poles, so the red cedar of Wilson County was ideal. The Lebanon Record reported in 1869 that a contract had been made to get poles for the telegraph wires from Lebanon to Gallatin, Tennessee.

Five years later, DR JOHN KILLEBREW'S comprehensive book, "Resources of Tennessee", said that telephone poles from Wilson County "go out from Nashville by every railroad to distant points each day".

http://www.angelfire.com/nf/baird/mill.html

Sawmill operated by the Oliver family – in-laws of the Barretts

Bruce Crow <bruce_crow@yahoo.com>

Fri 1/2/2015 9:22 PM

It is good to hear from you. It is always good to hear from the families of the people I research. It puts them into clearer focus. I'd be interested in any insight you feel appropriate to share.

Not being a descendant, I do not have the option of suggesting a correction to an incorrect living baptism date. But I have had success with others asking for corrections. At the very least I would find it interesting to see where the June 1880 dates came from. Maybe he was baptized twice. It wouldn't have been the first time that has happened.

Have you seen William's entry in Civil War Saints? It does not have the detail you have found since it was based only on his obituary. I believe there are some graduate students working on fine tuning the list that may be interested in your better information.

Thanks,

Bruce Crow

http://amateurmormonhistorian.blogspot.com/

1882 Map of Wilson County. Besides Baird’s Mill (south of Lebanon). B H Roberts also traveled to Gladeville, Cainsville, and Lebanon.

Current map of Wilson County and neighboring counties

In 1884, two Mormon missionaries, Elder William S. Berry and Elder John H Gibbs, were attacked and killed in Lewis County. This Tennessee State counties map indicates where Lewis County was/is relative to Baird’s Mill in Wilson County. Elder Gibbs was not in Wilson County prior to his death but Elder Berry was there visiting family very shortly before he went to Lewis County and was killed at Cane's Creek. His family had been converted to the Church in Tennessee earlier and moved to Nauvoo and then to Utah where Elder Berry was born. Several members of his mother's family still resided in Tennessee, however, including those in Wilson County. Elder Barry had received permission from President B H Roberts to travel outside his assigned area and visit them prior to his death.

Marker located by the Cane Creek Massacre

[concerning the two slain missionaries] However, while Gibbs spent the two months prior west of Lewis County, William S. Berry spent month of the month on July 1884 in Wilson county. He had to get special permission from B. H. Roberts because he was outside of his conference. His journal - which is available at the Church History Library - gives a fairly detailed description of his visit to his mother's family in Wilson county. He seldom spent more than one night in any single home, and may have stayed with the Barrett's while he was there.

Thanks,

Bruce Crow

http://amateurmormonhistorian.blogspot.com/

B H Roberts disguised as a vagabond, going to claim the bodies of Elders Gibbs and Berry. (1884)

Randolph Cheek Barrett was married twice, first to Rhoda Reynolds and then to Julia Evans after Rhoda’s death. Julia was also married twice, first to Randolph and then to William Eades after Randolph’s death. Because some of the Barrett children were listed with the last name of Eades in later censuses, this led to some confusion in the sealings. After researching the families, Brother B contacted Salt Lake at support@familysearch.org about correcting the records.

Description: Children sealed to incorrect father

Hello, I noticed that two children of Randall Cheek Barrett (PID -LCCG-Q5Q) and Julia Francis Evans (PID - LZLZ-HV9) have been incorrectly sealed to Julia Evans' second husband William Burton Eades (PID - LZLZ-41C). Julia Evans was married first to Randall Cheek Barrett and had several children by him including Elizabeth A Barrett (PID - LZZX-L2S) born 1850 and Charlotte Barrett (PID - KZQX-S5Z) born 1853. Elizabeth is listed as Betsy A Barrett in the 1850 Federal Census and as E Barot in the 1860 Federal census and as Elizabeth Eads in the 1870 Federal Census. Charlotte is listed as L. Barot (Lottie) in the 1860 Federal Census and as Charlotte Eads in the 1870 census. Exactly why they are initially listed with the surname Barretts/Barot and later with the surname Eads is unclear but is clear they are the same persons. It is likely that this is the reason they were sealed to both their biological father (Randall Barrett) and to their step father (Walter Eads). Another problem is that there are two different PIDs for both Elizabeth and Charlotte. Elizabeth A Barrett 1850-Deceased • LZZX-L2S Elizabeth Eades 1850-Deceased • LZLZ-CNS Charlotte (Lottie) Barrett 1853-1946 • KZQX-S5Z Charlotte Eades 1853-Deceased • LZL8-QRQ

Thank you for your help. Robert Barrett

The images on this page and the next follow Julia Evans’ family over a twenty year time period and detail her two marriages to Randolph and William and the children born to each union.

1850 Federal Census

1860 Federal Census

1870 Federal Census

As mentioned in a previous lesson on the family of John A and Elizabeth, each of their five sons have a son named John. In some cases, this has led to confusion in family groupings and sealings. Following are images of the families of each of the five sons, showing their children. Look for the “John” in each family.

Watch for things like cousins marrying cousins. Women could get married and have no change of surname. Here you can see two marriages where both the bride and groom had the last name of Barrett: Richard and Rhoda and James and Lydia.

Here is another example with John and Celia, as well as Richard and Rhoda, and James and Lydia again.

This image came from Ancestry.com and helped clarify the relationship between Hattie Sims and Jimmie Drunnon and their

additional marriages.

Another historical record about the Drennon family

Follow a family through census records year to year to search for children who may have died or married between one census and the next. In this case, Josephine and Julia were found on the 1870 census and can now be sealed to their families (as shown on the

following page).

R W Barrett in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Mattie Barrett in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Of the five cousins who were each named John, two of them married women named Mattie. This led to mistakes in the family groupings and sealings, which Brother B is working to correct.

Case Number: 00951949

Date: 12/31/2014, 4:00:35 PM

Status: New

Description: Incorrect children attached to parents

Details

While doing research today on John D Barrett (PID - 9V9Q-YZ9) and his wife Mattie Elizabeth Baldwin (PID - L898-2KY) I noticed that children of another John Barrett and wife Mattie had been attached and sealed to this couple. John D Barrett and Mattie Baldwin were married 17 June 1897 which is later than the births of several children currently attached to them in Family Tree.

The 1900 Moore County Federal Census records for John D Barrett and wife Mattie show that they only have one child named Bethi Barrett:

Here is the content of Brother B’s email to Salt Lake. He noted that it was helpful to study out the family and include his ancestors’ PID’s. This

process helped him see the families and their relationships clearly, then be able to explain it clearly to the missionary he spoke to in Salt Lake.

Due to the fact that the names and birth dates are almost identical for both sets of parents and that they also are close geographically, it is natural to see why a mistake may have been made. I'm wondering what the best course of action would be at this point in time.

Thank you in advance.

Robert Barrett

The next two pages identify the two different John and Mattie families.

John Barrett in the 1900 United States Federal Census

NAME: John Barrett [John D Barrell]

AGE: 29

BIRTH DATE: Dec 1870

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

HOME IN 1900: Carthage, Moore, North Carolina

RACE: White

GENDER: Male

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE'S NAME: Mattie E Barrett

MARRIAGE YEAR: 1897

YEARS MARRIED: 3

FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

OCCUPATION: View on Image

NEIGHBORS: View others on page

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: NAME/AGE John Barrett 29, Mattie E Barrett 20, Bethi Barrett 9/12

The following Federal Census Record for Kings Mountain, South Carolina seems to match the children currently attached to John D Barrett and Mattie Baldwin:

John B Barrett in the 1910 United States Federal Census

NAME: John B Barrett

AGE IN 1910: 41

BIRTH YEAR: abt 1869

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

HOME IN 1910: Kings Mountain, York, South Carolina

RACE: White

GENDER: Male

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE'S NAME: Mattie Barrett

FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

NEIGHBORS: View others on page

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: NAME/AGE John B Barrett 41, Mattie Barrett 30, Alonzo Barrett 17, Jimmie Barrett 14, Kell Barrett 9, Minnie Barrett 8, Maggie Barrett 6, Annie Barrett 4, Bertis Barrett 2

Finally, the obituary and headstone of one of the Mattie Barrets, which further helped to clarify family relationships.