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Willie Geneva Barrett

Male 1896 - 1944  (48 years)


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  • Name Willie Geneva Barrett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 27 Jun 1896  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Dec 1944  Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6
    Buried Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him to be the son of Forrest Barrett and Evie Lunsford. His occupation was listed as a Machinist in the Automobile industry. The information was provided by Mrs. Zelma Watts of Mount Enterprise.

      Name: Willie Geneva Barrett
      Death Date: 29 Dec 1944
      Death Place: Pct. 1, Shelby, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: w
      Death Age: 48 years 6 months 2 days
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 27 Jun 1896
      Birthplace: Texas
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: Forrest Barrett
      Father's Birthplace: Texas
      Mother's Name: Evie Lunsford
      Mother's Birthplace: Texas
      Occupation: Machinist
      Place of Residence: Hemphill, S..., Texas
      Cemetery:
      Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
      Burial Date: 31 Dec 1944
      Additional Relatives: X
      Film Number: 2137865
      Digital Film Number: 4029651
      Image Number: 3362
      Reference Number: cn 58737
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

      His tomb has a military marker, engraved Pvt 165 Depot Brid WW I
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1920 Census
      Texas, Angelina County, JP 1
      Enumerated 9 Feb 1920
      SD 326 ED 1 Sheet 6A
      Lufkin and B??? Station Road
      103-104
      Barrett, William Hd M W 23 M Tx Tx Tx Truck Driver
      Barrett, Ruby Wf F W 20 M Tx Tx Tx

      1930 Census
      not located
    Person ID I357  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Forrest "Jack" Barrett,   b. 14 Dec 1878, Garrison, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1938, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Evie Tassie Lunsford,   b. 25 Nov 1880, Reeds Mountain, Rusk County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1963, Concord, Rusk County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F12550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ruby Beamus Williams,   b. 12 Feb 1900, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1991, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married Abt 1918  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Hester Geneva Barrett,   b. 8 May 1920, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1922, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. James Dugin "J. D." Barrett,   b. 5 Feb 1921, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1951, Fort Sam Houston, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     3. Lois Marie Barrett,   b. 30 Oct 1925, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2008, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Jimmy Lee Barrett,   b. 12 May 1929, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1994, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     5. Betty Ruth Barrett,   b. 4 Oct 1930, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2014, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Billy Henry Barrett,   b. 1 Mar 1932, Homer, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 2014, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Margaret Ann Barrett,   b. 12 Mar 1933, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1997, Deer Park, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Doris Lou Barrett,   b. 13 Nov 1934, Homer, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 2012, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     9. Living
     10. Bobbie Jean Barrett,   b. 14 Jul 1937, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 2021, Pasedena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mattie Emma Carlton,   b. 8 Jan 1910, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1942, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married Y  [3
    Children 
     1. Geneva Ann Barrett,   b. 9 Nov 1937, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 2006, Pleasanton, Atascosa County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F12543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jun 1896 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1918 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1944 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S674] Tisdale, Evon McLemore-Family Member, Correspondence and Interviews.

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [S909] McCary, Kay P. "Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 64596077 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Nacogdoches, Pr 6 Enumerated 6 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 47 Sheet 6B 109-111 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    7. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 36037063 (Reliability: 3).