Lewis C. Barner Relatives
I descend from Lewis C. & Hester Barner through their daughter Martha Ann Barner Evans.Lewis Barner's wife, Hester "Hetty" along with their children Martha Ann, Sarah and Fred all ended up in Bell Co, KY.Fred and Sarah are mentioned in a book by Henry Harvey Fuson called "History of Bell Co, KY - Vol. I".Below is the excerpt that mentions them:
"Fred Barner, a prominent farmer and business man, lived at Meldrum on Yellow Creek.T. J. Kellems married Fred's sister the first time, whose name was Sallie Barner, and the second time he married Sallie Cole."
Sarah "Sallie" Barner was married to Thomas Jefferson Kellems, s/o John & Catherine (Davis) Kellems.There is also another mention on Thomas J. Kellems in the book:
"Thomas Jefferson Kellems lived at Ferndale, at the turn of the road on the Pineville-Middlesborough highway just before you reach Cannon Creek going in the direction of Middlesborough, and was a prosperous merchant and farmer in this section.Later in life he bought a farm in the bluegrass region and lived and died there.He was an uncle of Governor Flem D. Sampson, and attended the inauguration of Governor Sampson.He was then a very old man.He was one of the leading merchants and farmers of Bell County for half a century.He was a tall man with a commanding appearance and had an intelligence of the first order.He had two daughters, Mrs. E. G. Asher and Mrs. J. C. Knuckles who lives at the old home place at Ferndale.He was popularly known as "Tan Jeff."T.J. Kellems was born about 1844.He married Sallie Barner, the first time, and a Cole the second time."
Here is a transcription of the census records that the Barner descendants appear in Bell Co, KY (I apologize if the columns don't line up correctly):
1870 Bell Co, KY census
District #3, HN 37-35
Name Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Fred Barner 24 M Farmer TN
Hester " 72 F Keeping House VA
Mary Ducket 17 F [blank] NC
1870 Bell Co, KY census
District #1, HN 126-119
Name Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Thomas J.Kellems 24 M Farmer KY
Sarah J. " 38 F Keeping House TN
Thomas Napier 12 M Works on Farm VA
1870 Bell Co, KY census
District #3, HN 9-7
Name Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
William H. Evans 37 M Farmer VA
Martha A." 39 F Keeping House TN
Joseph A." 15 M Farmer TN
James A.B." 13 M Works on Farm TN
William A." 11 M At Home TN
Fanny J." 8 F [blank] TN
Margaret A. " 5 F [blank] TN
Mary S. " 2 F [blank] KY
Victor G." 3 M [blank] KY
Fraklin F." 2mo M [blank] KY
1880 Bell Co, KY census
ED #8, Precinct 3 Big Yellow Creek, HN 204
Name Age Relation Birthplace
Frederick Barner 32 M-Head TN
Catharine " 22 F-Wife KY
Alice " 1 F-Daughter KY
1880 Bell Co, KY census
ED #6, Precinct 1 Pineville, HN 348
Name Age Relation Birthplace
Thomas J. Kellems 35 M-Head KY
Sarah J." 40 F-Wife TN
Henry E." 10 F-Daughter KY
Hester C." 6 F-Daughter KY
Deamy Eads 20 F-Servant VA
1880 Bell Co, KY census
ED #8, Precinct 3 Big Yellow Creek, HN 297
Name Age Relation Birthplace
William H. Evans 46 M-Head VA
Martha A." 47 F-Wife TN
William A. " 22 M-Son TN
Fannie " 19 F-Daughter TN
Margaret" 17 F-Daughter TN
Victor " 15 M-Son KY
Mary S. " 12 F-Daughter KY
Franklin F." 10 M-Son KY
Nellie " 8 F-Daughter KY
Hester Barner is buried at the Meldrum Cemetery in Bell Co, KY along with her daughter Mrs. S.J. Kellems.Their headstones read as follows:
Hester Barner 11/26/179802/12/1880
Mrs. S. J. Kellems 09/12/183004/04/1894
If anyone is interested in exchanging data/knowledge on this Barner line (Lewis C. Barner), please email me at [email protected]
Thanks and happy hunting to you all!
Dee Barton