Margaret Barnett

Female20 May 1860–27 December 1944

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Barnett was born on 20 May 1860, in Muskingum, Ohio, United States, her father, John S. Barnett, was 66 and her mother, Sarah Forsythe, was 36. She married William Ogg Smith on 12 June 1882, in Muskingum, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in New Concord, Union Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Salt Creek Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 27 December 1944, in Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Chandlersville Cemetery, Chandlersville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ogg Smith
1858–1929
Margaret Barnett
1860–1944
Marriage: 12 June 1882
Emery Barnett Smith
1883–1975
William Homer Smith
1899–1964

Sources (14)

  • Maggie A. Barnett in entry for Emery Smith, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Maggie Barnett in household of John Barnett, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Maggie Barnett in entry for Emery B. Smith and Florence Lightizer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 June 1882Muskingum, Ohio, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 3

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 3

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 22

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from various places, for example Chipping (High) Barnet, East Barnet, and Friern Barnet in Greater London, named with Old English bærnet ‘place cleared by burning’ (a derivative of bærnan ‘to burn, to set light to’).

    English (of Norman origin): from a medieval personal name, a variant of Bernard .

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): this surname has been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews in the English-speaking world, perhaps as an Anglicized form of a vaguely similar Jewish name such as Baruch .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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