Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

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Morris Elijah Barnes

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• • Great-grandfather of Jon Meacham — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • Hugh Benjamin Barnes 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Gosnell   
  • Birth Date:
  • 16 Mar 1896 
  • Birth Location:
  • North Carolina 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 19 Feb 1957 
  • Death Location:
  • Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee 
  • Burial Date:
  • 21 Feb 1957 
  • Burial Location:
  • Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Carrie Lou Bentley
  • Marriage Date:
  • 6 Oct 1919 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Craven County, North Carolina 
  • Child:

  Irene Barnes (Ahnentafel No:7 )

• Additional marriages for Morris Elijah Barnes

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  • Spouse:
  • Sarah - - - - - -
  • Marriage Date:
  • AFT 24 May 1936

• Sources for Morris Elijah Barnes

  • ¹ Federal Census, TN, Anderson County, 1940, Civil Dist 4, E.D. 1-6, Sheet 25A, Image 50 of 63.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/24/2025).
  • ³ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Marriage record for Morris Barnes and Carrie Bentley.
  • ⁴ Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Death certificate for Morris Elijah Barnes.

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