John BARNES
FamilyTree.org, Mar 2014
1850 Census Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, page 354A
DEATH: alternate death year of 1868
BIRTH: alternate birth year of 1841
NOTE: the narrative of William Bowlin states that John Barnes died in Tennessee. Adeline Barnes might have been the illegitamate child of Catherine Clift who traveled to Arkansas in 1844 in the company of her brother in law, Robert McCurry.
He married Catherine Clift Abt 1835 at Tennessee . Catherine Clift was born at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee 1808 daughter of James R. Clift and Alice Hitchcock .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Catherine Clift Barnes
born 6 Jun 1838.
Nancy Barnes
born 1842.
Sarah Barnes
born 17 Sep 1843.
Adeline Barnes
born 1848.
John Barnes died Abt 1843 at Tennessee .
Catherine Clift died Oct 1870 at Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas .