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Dr William Densmore Barnett

Birth	:	1 Mar 1820 Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	20 Mar 1883 Jackson County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Short Creek Cemetery, Georgetown, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2139015, -80.9278030
Plot	:	Section 2
Inscription	:	63 yrs, 20 days
Description	:	Was born at Barnett, Caledonia Co., Vt., March 1, 1820. His education was received at the Concord schools and the Peacham Academy. When seventeen years of age, he removed, with his parents, to Macoupin County, Ill. One year later he began the study of medicine in the office of his brother-in-law, at Rock River, Ill, and in 1839 he attended medical lectures at St. Louis. With the preparation thus made, Dr. Barnett was enabled to accept the position of hospital steward and meteorologist at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he remained in active service until 1814 (sic 1854). Going from there... Read More	Was born at Barnett, Caledonia Co., Vt., March 1, 1820. His education was received at the Concord schools and the Peacham Academy. When seventeen years of age, he removed, with his parents, to Macoupin County, Ill. One year later he began the study of medicine in the office of his brother-in-law, at Rock River, Ill, and in 1839 he attended medical lectures at St. Louis. With the preparation thus made, Dr. Barnett was enabled to accept the position of hospital steward and meteorologist at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he remained in active service until 1814 (sic 1854). Going from there to Weston, Mo., he engaged in the drug business, and also taught school a portion of the time. In 1854 Mr. Barnett became the first settler in Muscotah, Kan., naming the town, and erecting the first wooden bridge in Atchison County. Among the pioneer accomplishments accredited to him are the burning of the first kiln of lime and the setting out of the first orchard. He also organized the Jackson County Horticultural Society, of which he was Vice-President at the time of his death. In 1854 he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Muscotah, and held the office several years. During the political troubles which agitated Kansas at an early day, Mr. Barnett took positive stand with the Free-State party. He was elected a member of the first Free-State Legislature, which met at Topeka, in 1856, and was dispersed by the United States troops. His experience at that period was fraught with danger. In 1857 he was elected County Commissioner of Atchison County, and in 1866, he was chosen Superintendent of Public Instruction of Jackson County. In 1864 Mr. Barnett located upon the northeast quarter of Section 6, Township 6, Range 16, in Jackson County, where he resided at the date of his death, which occurred in March, 1883. For about four years after his arrival here he owned and operated a grist-mill and saw-mill, but of late years was engaged in farming. He owned the largest nursery in the county, and probably no man contributed more to the pomological interests of the region than he. The deceased was a man of more than ordinary natural intellectual abilities, which, in the absence of educational advantages, he had improved by reading and study. Had he been place in more favorable conditions and circumstances, he would have been a man of marked influence. As it was, what he did entitles him to the grateful remembrance of the people of his county. Mr. Barnett was twice married, first to Miss Roach, by whom he had four children - Samuel, William, Albert and Ella. His second wife was Miss Ewell, of Kentucky, by whom he had five children - Emeline, Lucy, Belle, Clara and Cora. ______________________________ W. D. Barnett, one of the first settlers in our county, and who has been in Kansas most of the time since 1840,. died at his home, three miles east of this city, last Monday, of pneumonia. The Holton Recorder, Thur., March 22, 1883. In Memoriam. Squire Barnett as he was familiarly called, was born in the town of Barnett, in Northern Vermont, in 1820, consequently was 63 years old at the time of. his death. He came to Kansas as early as 1840, holding some position in connection with the regular army. At the expiration of his term of service, he concluded to remain here, and finally fixed his residence in Jackson county where he continued to reside till the time of his death....... The first "Free State Legislature" convened in Kansas was at Shawneetown, in Douglas county, March 4, 1856, "Squire" Barnett was elected to represent this county in that body.......He also held for one term the office of County Superintendent of Schools, .... for several years, President of the County Horticultural Society .... The Holton Recorder, March 29, 1883.

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Where is Dr William Densmore Barnett's memorial?
Dr William Densmore Barnett's memorial is located at: Short Creek Cemetery, Georgetown, Harrison County, USA.
When did Dr William Densmore Barnett death?
Dr William Densmore Barnett death on 20 Mar 1883 in Jackson County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 40.2139015
Longitude: -80.9278030

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Narsisus Ewell Barnett

(1839 - 1888)

Siblings

John Durham Barnett

(1814 - 1842)

Children

Albert Gordon Barnett

(1852 - 1928)

Emeline Barnett Estes

(1863 - 1927)

Lucy Barnett Larmore

(1865 - 1896)

Sarah Isabelle “Belle” Barnett Campbell

(1867 - 1963)

Clara Jane Barnett Rowell

(1869 - 1951)

Cora Barnett McCauly

(1872 - 1934)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Short Creek Cemetery
Georgetown, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2139015, -80.9278030

2. Georgetown Graveyard
Harrisville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2138830, -80.9275670

3. Furbay Cemetery
Georgetown, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2155991, -80.9227982

4. West Grove Cemetery
Cadiz, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2285995, -80.9366989

5. Adena Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Smithfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2161805, -80.8742561

6. Olive Branch Cemetery
Harrisville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1810989, -80.8953018

7. Friends Meeting House Cemetery
Adena, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1903970, -80.8805160

8. Alley Cemetery
Harrisville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1828003, -80.8861008

9. Stiers Cemetery
Harrisville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1692009, -80.9400024

10. Dickerson Church Cemetery
Cadiz, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2308006, -80.9839020

11. Wilson Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1824989, -80.8807983

12. Longview Cemetery
New Athens, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1911011, -80.9931030

13. Rehoboth Cemetery
Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2336006, -80.8593979

14. Holmes Pioneer Cemetery
Adena, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2182999, -80.8527985

15. Saint Casimirs Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Smithfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2131004, -80.8510971

16. New Athens Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
New Athens, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1851270, -80.9969550

17. Unity Cemetery
Fairpoint, Belmont County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1522920, -80.9723180

18. Wheeling Valley Cemetery
Fairpoint, Belmont County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1455570, -80.9022550

19. Cadiz Union Cemetery
Cadiz, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2705994, -80.9882965

20. Old Cadiz Cemetery
Cadiz, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2694016, -80.9981003

21. Crabapple Cemetery
Wheeling Township, Belmont County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1556015, -80.9953003

22. Beech Spring Cemetery
Hopedale, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2933006, -80.8936005

23. Hicksite Cemetery
Emerson, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1761017, -80.8289032

24. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Pleasant Grove, Belmont County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1507988, -80.8463974