Researching and Correcting records on FamilySearch.org

1.  “Find your grandfathers and grandmothers and your distant cousins who have
gone before you. Take their names to the temple with you. As you learn about your
ancestors, you will see patterns of life, of marriage, of children; patterns of
righteousness; and occasionally patterns that you will want to avoid” Elder Neil L.
Anderson

3. Though labeled “amateur” this website is actually well researched and credible.
http://amateurmormonhistorian.blogspot.com/

4. “This website was created mainly to discover the parents of MOSES BAIRD of Fredericktown,
Missouri. Because we have not been able to determine which family belongs to our MOSES
BAIRD we are collectively putting our information on this website. Hopefully a "discovery" will be
made.” The above pictures are the header pictures from section of website dedicated to the
history of Baird’s Mill, Tennessee.
http://www.angelfire.com/nf/baird/mill.html

5.  A great era in the use of lumber was opening. Barbed wire had been invented by LUCIEN B SMITH and WILLIAM B
HUNT. It had contributed enormously to the agricultural development of the west where vast acreage made protection of
crops and livestock virtually impossible. Machinery for the rapid production of barbed wire was devised in 1874 by
JOSEPH F GLADDON and P W VAUGHAN.
For this, post were required and they were shipped (squared red cedar) from BAIRD'S Mill in tremendous numbers. The
use of wooden blocks for street paving had become very popular, so BAIRD'S Mill supplied these in great numbers. Most
of the main streets of Atlanta, Georgia were paved with cedar blocks supplied from the mill. Within a period of a very few
years, A1 BAIRD sold more than a million dollars worth of lumber from the mill.
The paneling that adorns the lobby of the famous Palmer House Hotel in Chicago was cut and planed at the mill. Sometime
during the 1870's, the mill was completely destroyed by fire. When rebuilt immediately after the fire, a spoke and handle
operation was added in a new part of the mill.
In the late 1870's, a distillery was opened that produced bourbon whiskey for the market. Though something of an adjunct
to the grist mill, it was not located in the immediate area of the mill, but nearer the area of the cave, where a well was sunk
to the great stream. This was done in order to take advantage of the unlimited supply of pure limestone water.
When the transfer engine came into being in the 1880's, it brought with it the itinerant sawmill (traveling from place to
place). Instead of timber being cut and hauled to the mill, the mill moved to where the timber was standing. Some of this
was done with portable engines, which had to be drawn by horses or oxen, and an engine which not only propels itself but
also pulled a load. These new techniques brought a flood of mills into being.
Among the first of those who operated such mills, were: JOHN WES BENNETT, at SIMON'S Bluff; "BUCK" EDWARDS
on Hurricane Creek and ASAPH ALSUP on the creek near Hebron. With new uses for timber came new products. The
telegraph brought a need for poles, so the red cedar of Wilson County was ideal. The Lebanon Record reported in 1869
that a contract had been made to get poles for the telegraph wires from Lebanon to Gallatin, Tennessee.
Five years later, DR JOHN KILLEBREW'S comprehensive book, "Resources of Tennessee", said that telephone poles
from Wilson County "go out from Nashville by every railroad to distant points each day".
 http://www.angelfire.com/nf/baird/mill.html

6. Sawmill operated by the Oliver family – in-laws of the Barretts

8.  Bruce Crow <bruce_crow@yahoo.com>
 Fri 1/2/2015 9:22 PM
 It is good to hear from you. It is always good to hear from the families of the
people I research. It puts them into clearer focus. I'd be interested in any
insight you feel appropriate to share.
 Not being a descendant, I do not have the option of suggesting a correction to
an incorrect living baptism date. But I have had success with others asking for
corrections. At the very least I would find it interesting to see where the June
1880 dates came from. Maybe he was baptized twice. It wouldn't have been
the first time that has happened.
 Have you seen William's entry in Civil War Saints? It does not have the detail
you have found since it was based only on his obituary. I believe there are
some graduate students working on fine tuning the list that may be interested
in your better information.
 Thanks,
 Bruce Crow
 http://amateurmormonhistorian.blogspot.com/

9. 1882 Map of Wilson County. Besides Baird’s Mill (south of Lebanon). B H Roberts
also traveled to Gladeville, Cainsville, and Lebanon.

10. Current map of Wilson County and neighboring counties

11.  In 1884, two Mormon missionaries, Elder William S. Berry and Elder John H
Gibbs, were attacked and killed in Lewis County. This Tennessee State
counties map indicates where Lewis County was/is relative to Baird’s Mill in
Wilson County. Elder Gibbs was not in Wilson County prior to his death but
Elder Berry was there visiting family very shortly before he went to Lewis
County and was killed at Cane's Creek. His family had been converted to
the Church in Tennessee earlier and moved to Nauvoo and then to Utah
where Elder Berry was born. Several members of his mother's family still
resided in Tennessee, however, including those in Wilson County. Elder
Barry had received permission from President B H Roberts to travel outside
his assigned area and visit them prior to his death.

12. Marker located by the Cane Creek Massacre

13.  [concerning the two slain missionaries] However, while Gibbs
spent the two months prior west of Lewis County, William S.
Berry spent month of the month on July 1884 in Wilson county.
He had to get special permission from B. H. Roberts because
he was outside of his conference. His journal - which is
available at the Church History Library - gives a fairly detailed
description of his visit to his mother's family in Wilson county.
He seldom spent more than one night in any single home, and
may have stayed with the Barrett's while he was there.
 Thanks,
 Bruce Crow
 http://amateurmormonhistorian.blogspot.com/

14.  B H Roberts
disguised as a
vagabond, going
to claim the bodies
of Elders Gibbs
and Berry. (1884)

15. Randolph Cheek
Barrett was married
twice, first to Rhoda
Reynolds and then to
Julia Evans after
Rhoda’s death. Julia
was also married
twice, first to
Randolph and then to
William Eades after
Randolph’s death.
Because some of the
Barrett children were
listed with the last
name of Eades in
later censuses, this
led to some
confusion in the
sealings. After
researching the
families, Brother B
contacted Salt Lake
at
support@familysearc
h.org about
correcting the
records.

16.  Description: Children sealed to incorrect father
 Hello, I noticed that two children of Randall Cheek Barrett (PID
-LCCG-Q5Q) and Julia Francis Evans (PID - LZLZ-HV9) have
been incorrectly sealed to Julia Evans' second husband
William Burton Eades (PID - LZLZ-41C). Julia Evans was
married first to Randall Cheek Barrett and had several children
by him including Elizabeth A Barrett (PID - LZZX-L2S) born
1850 and Charlotte Barrett (PID - KZQX-S5Z) born 1853.
Elizabeth is listed as Betsy A Barrett in the 1850 Federal
Census and as E Barot in the 1860 Federal census and as
Elizabeth Eads in the 1870 Federal Census. Charlotte is listed
as L. Barot (Lottie) in the 1860 Federal Census and as
Charlotte Eads in the 1870 census. Exactly why they are
initially listed with the surname Barretts/Barot and later with the
surname Eads is unclear but is clear they are the same
persons. It is likely that this is the reason they were sealed to
both their biological father (Randall Barrett) and to their step
father (Walter Eads). Another problem is that there are two
different PIDs for both Elizabeth and Charlotte. Elizabeth A
Barrett 1850-Deceased • LZZX-L2S Elizabeth Eades 1850-
Deceased • LZLZ-CNS Charlotte (Lottie) Barrett 1853-1946 •
KZQX-S5Z Charlotte Eades 1853-Deceased • LZL8-QRQ
 Thank you for your help. Robert Barrett

17.  The images on this page
and the next follow Julia
Evans’ family over a
twenty year time period
and detail her two
marriages to Randolph
and William and the
children born to each
union.
1850 Federal Census
1860 Federal Census

18. 1870 Federal Census

19.  As mentioned in a
previous lesson on
the family of John A
and Elizabeth, each
of their five sons
have a son named
John. In some
cases, this has led
to confusion in
family groupings
and sealings.
Following are
images of the
families of each of
the five sons,
showing their
children. Look for
the “John” in each
family.

21.  Watch for
things like
cousins
marrying
cousins.
Women could
get married and
have no
change of
surname. Here
you can see
two marriages
where both the
bride and
groom had the
last name of
Barrett:
Richard and
Rhoda and
James and
Lydia.

22. Here is another
example with John
and Celia, as well
as Richard and
Rhoda, and James
and Lydia again.

23. This image came from Ancestry.com and helped clarify the relationship
between Hattie Sims and Jimmie Drunnon and their additional
marriages.

24. Another historical record about the Drennon family

25. Follow a family through census records year to year to search for children
who may have died or married between one census and the next. In this
case, Josephine and Julia were found on the 1870 census and can now be
sealed to their families (as shown on the following page).
 R W Barrett in the 1870 United States Federal Census

27. Mattie Barrett in the 1910 United States Federal Census
 Of the five cousins who were each named John, two of them
married women named Mattie. This led to mistakes in the
family groupings and sealings, which Brother B is working to
correct.

28.  Case Number: 00951949
 Date: 12/31/2014, 4:00:35 PM
 Status: New
 Description: Incorrect children attached to parents
 Details
 While doing research today on John D Barrett (PID - 9V9Q-YZ9) and his wife Mattie
Elizabeth Baldwin (PID - L898-2KY) I noticed that children of another John Barrett and wife
Mattie had been attached and sealed to this couple. John D Barrett and Mattie Baldwin
were married 17 June 1897 which is later than the births of several children currently
attached to them in Family Tree.
 The 1900 Moore County Federal Census records for John D Barrett and wife Mattie show
that they only have one child named Bethi Barrett:
Here is the content of Brother B’s email to Salt Lake. He noted that it was helpful to
study out the family and include his ancestors’ PID’s. This process helped him see the
families and their relationships clearly, then be able to explain it clearly to the
missionary he spoke to in Salt Lake.

29.  Due to the fact that the names and birth dates are almost identical for both
sets of parents and that they also are close geographically, it is natural to see
why a mistake may have been made. I'm wondering what the best course of
action would be at this point in time.
 Thank you in advance.
 Robert Barrett
 The next two pages identify the two different John and Mattie families.

30.  John Barrett in the 1900 United States Federal Census
 NAME: John Barrett [John D Barrell]
 AGE: 29
 BIRTH DATE: Dec 1870
 BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
 HOME IN 1900: Carthage, Moore, North Carolina
 RACE: White
 GENDER: Male
 RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head
 MARITAL STATUS: Married
 SPOUSE'S NAME: Mattie E Barrett
 MARRIAGE YEAR: 1897
 YEARS MARRIED: 3
 FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
 MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
 OCCUPATION: View on Image
 NEIGHBORS: View others on page
 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: NAME/AGE John Barrett 29, Mattie E Barrett 20, Bethi Barrett 9/12

31.  The following Federal Census Record for Kings Mountain, South Carolina seems to match the children
currently attached to John D Barrett and Mattie Baldwin:
 John B Barrett in the 1910 United States Federal Census
 NAME: John B Barrett
 AGE IN 1910: 41
 BIRTH YEAR: abt 1869
 BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
 HOME IN 1910: Kings Mountain, York, South Carolina
 RACE: White
 GENDER: Male
 RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head
 MARITAL STATUS: Married
 SPOUSE'S NAME: Mattie Barrett
 FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
 MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
 NEIGHBORS: View others on page
 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: NAME/AGE John B Barrett 41, Mattie Barrett 30, Alonzo Barrett 17, Jimmie
Barrett 14, Kell Barrett 9, Minnie Barrett 8, Maggie Barrett 6, Annie Barrett 4, Bertis Barrett 2

32. Finally, the obituary and headstone of one of the Mattie Barrets, which
further helped to clarify family relationships.