Elizabeth Carolina Walker b. 23 Dec 1826 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Apr 1920 Wrightsboro, Gonzales County, Texas, USA: Our Family History

1826 - 1920 (93 years)

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Name	Elizabeth Carolina Walker [1]
Born	23 Dec 1826	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	12 Oct 1870	Precinct 4, Belmont (post office), Gonzales County, Texas, USA [3]
	1. Barnett, William, 30, male, white, farmer, real estate value $500, personal $375, Tennessee 2. _____, Elizabeth, 40, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee 3. _____, Ella, 13, female, white, Texas, attending school 4. _____, George, 11, male, white, Texas, attending school 5. _____, John, 8, male, white, Texas 6. _____, Lee, 5, male, white, Texas
Census	5 Jun 1880	District 71, Gonzales County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	1. Barnett, Wm. D, white, male, 50, married, farmer, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee 2. _____, Elizabeth C., white, female, 50, wife, married, keeping house, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, George W., white, male, 19, son, single, farmer, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee 4. _____, Ella, white, female, 20, daughter, single, helping Ma, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee 5. _____, John, white, male, 17, son, farming, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee 6. _____, R. Lee, white, male, 14, son, farming, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee
Census	3 Apr 1910	Precinct 5 (Gonzales and Wrightsville Rd), Gonzales County, Texas, USA [5]
	1. Barnett, John G., head, male, white, 46, single, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, stock farm, employer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 149 2. _____, Elizabeth C., mother, female, white, 83, widowed, 4 children 4 living, Tennessee, Georgia, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Ella, sister, female, white, 51, single, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 4. Elm, Emma A., ward, female, white,11, Texas, United States, United States, can read and write, attending school
Died	2 Apr 1920	Wrightsboro, Gonzales County, Texas, USA [2]
Biography	2001 [6]
	Bio of Elizabeth's husband's father and descendants in Sons of the Republic of Texas: "Dr. George Washington Barnett The tale of George Washington Barnett, son of Margaret and William Barnett, born 12 Dec 1793, Lancaster Co., SC, William Barnett was sheriff of Lancaster District. George Barnett moved to Williamson Co., TN, where he practiced medicine and married, 06 July 1820, Eliza Patton. By Jan 1, 1834 he moved from Mississippi to Washington-on-the-Brazos and practiced median in Austin?s Colony. In 1835, a company of Volunteers was raised in Washington with George W. Barnett as lieutenant This company marched to Gonzales and then to San Antonio, where they were under fire December 5-10, 1835. General Martin Perfectod Cos surrendered on December 10th. In the elections held in Texas on Feb 1, 1836, George W. Barnett was elected as a delegate from Washington-on-the-Brazos. After adjournment of the convention, Dr. Barnett joined the Army. When General Houston decided to retreat, he gave permission to seek a place of safety for the families. Dr. Barnett and the families began their ?Runaway Scrape.? In an affidavit by Dr. Barnett on May 24, 1837, he stated that about April 18, 1836, he was in the town of Harrisburg. The Battle of San Jacinto was fought April 21, 1836 close by. Eliza Patton Barnett was born 03 July 1802 in TN, died 21 Nov 1872 in Gonzales, TX. He died October 8/9 1848 in Gonzales Co., after escaping from an Indian raid when he went hunting. Evidence showed he had made a strong effort to defend himself. The body was interred in the old cemetery in Gonzales. In 1936, the Commissioner of Control, for Texas Cenetennial Celebraions erected a monument in George W.?s honor. When the Texas Star Museum was built at Washington-on-the-Brazos, a monument was placed with his name on it too. For his service in the Siege of Bexar, he received Bounty Certificate #320 acres in Gonzales; later he was granted 640 acres. He signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, on this document, as GW Barnett. Granddaughter Ella Barnett, donated a cherry-wood drop leaf table to The Alamo and great-grandson?s widow, Mrs. John Ruckman Barnett, donated photos in one frame, of grandchildren Robert Lee, George Walker and Ella Barnett, including great grandson, John Ruckman Barnett, who was grandson of William Lockridge Barnett and Elizabeth Celina Walker. Wm. L. was born 03 Jan 1830, d 30 Aug 1896. mrs 28 Nov 1855 Elizabeth, who was b 23 Dec 1826, d 02 April 1920. Issue: Ella Barnett, b. 16 Feb 1859, d 14 Jan 1944 in San Antonio. John G. Barnett George Walker Barnett, b 16 Aug 1868, d 22 Nov 1948 Robert Lee Barnett, b 29 Sept 1865, d 07 Jan 1942, mrd Mary Jane Ruckman, b 10 Oct 1872, m 16 Jan 1900, d 15 Dec 1915, issue: William Lockridge Barnett II b 14 Sept 1900, d 18 Apri 1976 sd.s.p. Margaret lizzie Barnett Hensley, b 27 Sept 1906, d 14 March 1993 John Ruckman Barnett, b 18 Aug 1910, d 03 Aug 1960 mrd 01 June 1939 Issue: Lee ?Judy? Seitzler, b 01 June 1915. John Ruckman Barnett Jr., b 05 Octo 1940, had Diana Jeanne Barnett, John Ruckman Barnett III, Robert Lee Barnett III, Jerrold Lee Barnett, b 27 May 1947 had: Jerrold Lee Barnett Jr., William Dickson Barnett, b 24 Sept 1950, had: William Dickson Jr, Daniel James Barnett. Submitted by Mrs. John Ruckman Barnett."
Parents	Elizabeth's 1920 death certificate names her father as "Geo Walker" born in Tennessee, and [no given name] "King," no information on birthplace. [2]
Buried	Wrightsboro Cemetery, Wrightsboro, Gonzalez County, Texas, USA [2]
Person ID	I4125	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	14 Jun 2014

Father	George H. Walker, b. 1801, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1870 (Age 70 years)
Mother	Celina Huntington King, b. 20 May 1806, Tennessee, USA , d. 21 Sep 1873, Mississippi, USA (Age 67 years)
Married	Bef 1824	Tennessee, USA [7, 8]
	Pratt and Fondy both listed George's wife as "Polly Adams." If he was married to a Polly Adams, it was prior to this marriage, and must have ended in her early death. Could Polly Adams have been the object of the bastardy bond in 1824? Descendant Josephine H. Jones offers a marriage date of 9 September 1823, but no place of marriage.
Family ID	F50	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family William Lockridge Barnett, b. 3 Jan 1830, Tennessee, USA , d. 30 Aug 1896, Gonzales County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)

Married 28 Nov 1855 [6]

Children

	1. Ella Barnett, b. Abt 1857-1959, Gonzales County, Texas, USA , d. 1944, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
	2. George Walker Barnett, b. Abt 1859, Gonzales County, Texas, USA , d. 1948, Kames City, Kames County, Texas, USA (Age ~ 89 years)
	3. John Barnett, b. 1863, d. 1930, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
	4. Robert Lee Barnett, b. 1865, Texas, USA , d. 1942, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)

Last Modified 14 Jun 2014

Family ID F1841 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S1183] Walker, Elijah M., Dr. (edited diaries), Lynette Boney Wrenn, editor, (Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, 2004.).
"Elijah Millington Walker's parents were George Huntington Walker (1801-1878) and Celina Huntington King Walker (1860-1873). In order of age, Walker's yunger siblings were Elizabeth Carolina (b. 1826), Sally Viena (b. 1829, deceased by 1849), Hannah Vandalia (b. 1830), Mary Anasatasia (b. 1831), Mathilda Catherine (b. 1836), Galveston (b. 1838), Maria Louisa (b. 1841), and Susannah Josephine (b. 1844)."
[S3146] "Texas, Deaths 1890-1976," digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 10 February 2013), death certificate image, Elizabeth C. Barnett, certificate no. 13817, 2 April 1920, Gonzales County, Texas Bureau of Statistics; digital image from FHL microfilm 2,073,752.
[S3147] 1870 U.S. census, Gonzales County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 4, Belmont (post office), p. 32 (penned), p.490 (stamped, verso), dwelling 246, family 248, William Barnett household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1587.
[S3148] 1880 U. S. census, Gonzales County, Texas, population schedule, [township not stated], enumeration district (ED) 71, p. 14 (penned), p. 500 (stamped, verso), dwelling 116, family 125, Wm D. Barnett household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1306.
[S3149] 1910 U.S. census, Gonzales County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 5 (Gonzales and Wrightsboro Road), enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 9B (penned), p. 94 (penned, verso), dwelling 188, family 188, John G. Barnett household, for Elizabeth C. Barnett (mother); digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1556.
[S4349] Sons of the Republic of Texas (Paducah, Ken. : Turner Publishing Co., 2001), 31, entry for Dr. George Washington Barnett; digital image, Google Books (http://books.google.com : downloaded 14 June 2014).
[S1183] Walker, Elijah M., Dr. (edited diaries), Lynette Boney Wrenn, editor, (Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, 2004.).
"According to an old record kept by my father, I was born on the 17th day of November Ano Domini 1824, of parentage low and humble. my [sic] father was a farmer of the State of Tennessee where he married my mother, the daughter of Samuel King. "
[S4381] Josephine H. Jones (P.O. Box 95, Byhalia, MS 38611), "Descendants of Celina Huntington King I," family group sheet; copies in possession of Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC). No source citations, no date. Mrs. Jones is a descendant of George H. Walker and wife Celina Huntington King through their son Elijah Huntington Walker, his son James Charles Wilson Walker, and his daughter Josephine Kaufman (Walker) Stanback.