Lovett Barnes (1859-1934).

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On 9 January 1879, Lovett Barnes, 20, and Etna Barnes, 18, both of Wilson County, were married in Wilson County.

In the 1900 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farm laborer Lovet Barnes, 40; wife Edney, 39; and lodgers Charley Davis, 30; Jane Battle, 59; Lucy Carr, 22; and Alley Bynum, 16.

In the 1910 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: on Raleigh Road, farmer Lovette Barnes, 49; wife Edney, 40; hired woman Lucy Carr, 30, and her children Victoria, 8, Rebecca, 4, and McKinley, 17 months.

In the 1920 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: tenant farmer Lovett Barnes, 60; wife Edna, 60; children Victoria, 18, Rebecca, 15, Kenly, 12, and Clarence, 10; and Lucie Carr, 40, laborer.

In the 1930 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: Lovett Barnes, 70; wife Edna, 68; children Victoria, 28, McKinley, 21, and Clarence, 18; and granddaughters Clarence [sic], newborn, and Lizzie M., 10.

Lovett Barnes died 27 January 1934 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 5 August 1859 in Wilson County to Jannie Barnes; was married to Lucy Barnes; worked as a farmer; and was buried in Wilson.

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