John Parks Barrett
b. 5 April 1830, d. 1893
- Father: James Howard Barrett b. 10 July 1802, d. 13 May 1864
- Mother: Elizabeth W. Parks b. 19 April 1810, d. 1881
- John Parks Barrett was born on 5 April 1830 in Georgia.
- James Howard Barrett and Elizabeth W. Parks appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Jasper County, Georgia. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included John Parks Barrett.
- James Howard Barrett and Elizabeth W. Parks appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Hatchet Creek, Coosa County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John Parks Barrett, William M. Barrett, Howard Welcome Barrett, Sarah Ann Barrett, Franklin Rush Barrett and Russel R. Barrett. Also in the household was Irish teacher George Miller, age 37.
- He was working on the farm, according to the 1850 census.
- He married Missouri Ann Pearson Wood, daughter of Allen Wood and Delilah Clower, on 10 February 1859, and Missouri's brother Eason married John's sister Sarah Ann.
- James Howard Barrett and Elizabeth W. Parks appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Mt. Olive PO, Coosa County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John Parks Barrett, Missouri Ann Pearson Wood, Sarah Ann Barrett, Franklin Rush Barrett, Russel R. Barrett, Thomas W. Barrett and Sarah Nell Barrett.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- He served in the military during the Civil War with the 34th Alabama Regiment, was captured at Mission Ridge and carried a prisoner to Johnson's Island. At the close of the war, he was given an honorable discharge, and then returned to his family in Texas.
- John Parks Barrett and Missouri Ann Pearson Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Marble Valley Beat, Coosa County, Alabama, enumerated next to the household of Missouri's brother Elisha Wood, and near her brother Eason. Other members of the household included Elisha Henry Barrett, James Howard Barrett and Elizabeth Delilah Barrett. Also in the household was Laura Wood (age 9.)
- John Parks Barrett and Missouri Ann Pearson Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Hill County, Texas, enumerated next to John's sister Sallie Wood.. Other members of the household included Elisha Henry Barrett, James Howard Barrett, Elizabeth Delilah Barrett, Mary Jackson Barrett, Carrie Story Barrett and John Franklin Barrett.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- John Parks Barrett died in 1893.
- His wife Missouri Ann Pearson Wood became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, Hill County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 8 Sep 2014
Family: Missouri Ann Pearson Wood b. 3 April 1841, d. 30 November 1920
- Sarah Nell Barrett b. 18 November 1859, d. 3 April 1861
- Elisha Henry Barrett+ b. 1861, d. 1887
- James Howard Barrett+ b. September 1866, d. 21 March 1911
- Elizabeth Delilah Barrett b. 21 December 1868, d. 2 June 1945
- Mary Jackson Barrett+ b. 17 January 1871, d. 29 May 1956
- Carrie Story Barrett b. 10 July 1873, d. 26 March 1941
- John Franklin Barrett+ b. 13 December 1875, d. 23 November 1964
- Willie Etta Barrett b. 1881, d. 1888
- Samuel Eason Barrett b. 1886, d. 1886