"The Barnett, Wood-Tunnell, Allison-Bixby Family"Updated November 19, 2010
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Dee DeeBarnett [email protected]
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I have been researching my father, George Aaron Barnett's side of the family since 2001.My father was from Venice, IL.He was in the Navy 31 years, retiring in 1978 as Senior Chief Yeoman.A large percentage of my father's family lived in Madison County IL and the surrounding areas for a long time.When my father retired from the Navy, he returned to his hometown neighborhood. I have found through researching that the Barnett's family is one of the most difficult families to find information.It appears that I can link the family to Johaan Thomas Bernhard (Barnett) who was born in Frankenbach, Hessen, Germany in 1733.He came to America, and settled in Pennsylvania. Johaan Bernhard great grandson, Isaac Barnett moved from Pennsylvania to Greene Co, IL around 1840 with his wife, Sarah Scheibly, which is near the area my father came from. I found that through one of the Barnett wife's, my father was a descendant of the Wood-Tunnell family. The Tunnell family can be traced back to Guillaume Tonnelier who was born about 1675 in Normandy, France. I remember my father telling me that his family was the descendants of the Huguenots. There was information that I read that said Guillaume Tonnelier and his family had fled France and sought refuge in England in 1702.They changed their family name to be anglicized in which Tonnelier became Tunnel.The second L to the name was added later when the Tunnel’s moved to America.The Tonnelier name in France means "maker of barrels" or cooper.It was Guillaume Tonnelier's son, William Tunnell (Reverend) who with his wife Lady Ann Howard came to America.In 1736, William Tunnell and Lady Ann settled near Fredricksburg, Virginia.They later moved to Fairfax County, VA.It was William Tunnell, son Stephen Tunnell who was married to Kezia Money that moved away from Virginia to Tennessee.Then Stephen Tunnell's, son, Nicholas Money Tunnell moved from Tennessee to Morgan IL. It appears that Kezia Money family were also descendants of the Huguenots. Kezia Money's family escaped religious persecution because they were Protestant (Huguenots) in France and fled to America. I also started researching the Wood family who came from South Carolina. It appears that there was Cherokee in this line of the family.Hannah Tunnell married Sampson Wood who might have been 1/2 Cherokee. I heard the stories of a great-grandmother who was Cherokee and the family.It was said that we had a Native American grandmother that was not too far off in the family line.I have no proof as of yet, but I do believe Jacob Hagerman also might have been Cherokee. Jacob Hagerman death was registered with the Cherokee Nation since on his death at the time wad in the Craig-Indian territory, Oklahoma, although, he was buried in Kansas. I have no pictures of George or Sampson Wood, nor picture of Jacob Sampson Wood. I also did a lot of research on the Bixby family. I found that Joseph Bixby came to America as an indentured servant from Little Waldingfield, England and he settled in Boxford, Essex, MA Through the Bixby wife's, I found that Rebecca Blessing Towne was a g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g grandmother (8 greats).She was hanged as a witch in Salem MA.I like to thank my family members who started researching our family history in the late 70's or early 80's before computer networking was available. I know they spent many hours complying family information. If it wasn’t for all their efforts and hard work, I wouldn’t have had much information to start this family project. I am not sure who all the family members were.
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- Unknown and John Pruett (23 KB)
- Pleasant Hill GAR Post 1910c (50 KB)
Bob Pruett back row 5th from left with big handlebar mustache. Jerry Guthrie is the small man with the pointybeard closer to the flag - Mable Barnett Griffin (7 KB)
G-Aunt - Martin Wood Tomb Stone, Greene Co. IL (1833-1864) (4 KB)
- John Pruett (57 KB)
My picture says John Pruitt.An I instead of an E. - Mable Barnett Miller (4 KB)
G-Aunt - Louie Pruett and Grandchildren (44 KB)
- Mable, Charles A. and Bessie Barnett (32 KB)
Great aunts - Sunnyset Hill Cemetary, Edwardsville, IL (82 KB)
- Dad and I (36 KB)
Washington 1955 - Mable Barnett (3 KB)
G-Aunt - Henry Isaac Barnett 1868-1942 (3 KB)
- Unknown Hagerman (40 KB)
The picture of this woman is related to Ursula and Julia Hagerman. She is either thier mother or grandmother. The family story fits of Cherokee Native American Grandmother. - Bessie Barnett (3 KB)
G-Aunt - Henry A. Barnett Civil War Record (54 KB)
- Unknown Hagerman (40 KB)
The picture of this woman is related to Ursula and Julia Hagerman. She is either thier mother or grandmother. The family story fits of Cherokee Native American Grandmother. - Charles A. Barnett (12 KB)
Grandfather - Henry Alexander Barnett (9 KB)
- Frank and Bill Barnett (44 KB)
G-G-G Uncles - Arthur, Maxine Griffin & Charles S. Barnett (27 KB)
G-Anut and g-Uncle and Great Grandfather - Death Certificate (102 KB)
- Frank Barnett (13 KB)
Great Great Great Uncle - Family Picture (39 KB)
Eva & Charles Barnett, Roscoe, Bessie & Nola Griffin - Bill Barnett (10 KB)
Great Great Great Uncle - Bessie Griffin (5 KB)
G-Aunt - Henry Alexander Barnett (82 KB)
younger years - Henry Alexander Barnett - Civil War Picture (14 KB)
H A Barnett in Civil War Uniform - Henry A. Barnett (15 KB)
Older years. - Nicholas Tunnell (237 KB)
Nicholas Money Tunnell - Henry A. Barnett Civil War Record (54 KB)
- Sideview School, Nebo IL, (53 KB)
Eva Allison 2nd Row - Mable & Guy Miller (42 KB)
9-24-1921 - Susanna Barnett (6 KB)
My Great-Great-Great Aunt - Mary Barnett (6 KB)
My Great-Great-Great Aunt - George A. Barnett (36 KB)
1955 in the State of Washington - Charles A, Mary and Susanna Barnett (47 KB)
My Great Grandfather, G-G-G Aunt's - Jane Bixby (355 KB)
Jane Bixby - Nicholas Tunnell (237 KB)
Family photo - Denzil, Leda, June & Oliver Barnett (44 KB)
Family photo - Greene Co. map 1875 (149 KB)
Family photo - Oliver Barnett (6 KB)
G-G-Aunt - Madison County Map (232 KB)
Madison Co., IL - Bill Barnett (3 KB)
G-G-Uncle - Jacob and Eliza (12 KB)
- Oliver, June and Bill Barnett (48 KB)
My G-G aunts and G-G-Uncle - Jacob Hagerman (1 KB)
- Eliza Fualkner Hagerman (1 KB)
- Nicholas Money Tunnell (31 KB)
- Martha Jones (6 KB)
- G-G- Grandparnets (32 KB)
Henry Alexander Barnett & Mary Elizabeth Wood - My G-G-G-Grandmother (37 KB)
Hannah Boone Tunnel - My G-G-G Grandmother, Mercy Ann Smith (37 KB)
Married James Willis Bybe, and the daughter of Mary Polly Allison and William Eaton Smith. - The Tunnell home today in Glen Carbon, IL (8 KB)
918 St. Louis StreetThis large Victorian, built on 10 acres of land, was the home of grocer R. F. Tunnell. It began as a three-room house about 1860-70 and grew with the Tunnell family, with the addition of a second story in 1896-97. - Oliver, June and Bill Barnett (48 KB)
My G-G aunts and G-G-Uncle - My g-grandfather, Charles Sampson. Barnett (42 KB)
Married Julia Ann Hagerman - My g-g-g Uncle George Barnett (33 KB)
My father also was George Barnett - Denzil, Leda, June and Oliver Barnett (44 KB)
Family photo - Uncle Jasper Bxybee Home (52 KB)
Uncle Jasper Bxybee Home - Mary Barnett (4 KB)
My G-G-G Aunt - Henry A. Barnett-Civil War (9 KB)
- Charles A. Barnett (40 KB)
Early years - Oliver and June Barnett (13 KB)
G-G-uncle and G-G-Aunt - Nicholas Money Tunnell (31 KB)
- Eva Belle Allison Barnett (30 KB)
My grandmother - William Barnett (7 KB)
Family photo - Henry A Barnett, Mary E. Wood (23 KB)
Wedding picture H A Barnett M E Wood - Oliver and June Barnett (13 KB)
Family photo - Belle Pruett (26 KB)
- Oliver, June and Bill Barnett (48 KB)
Family photo - Tombstone (23 KB)
- William Barnett (7 KB)
Family photo - Hannah Boone Tunnell Wood (37 KB)
- Charles A, Oliver, June, Unknown, Bill, Mary (46 KB)
Barnett - Mary Elizabeth Wood (6 KB)
- Charles and Julia (Hagerman) Barnett (14 KB)
Picture is taken around 1920 with child who is grandson, Arthur Griffin their grandson. - Henry Barnett, Mary Sandusky, and Susannah Holmes (9 KB)
Henry A. Barnett and daughters. Unknown baby. - Susannah Hanna (Barnett) Holmes (6 KB)
- Samuel and Mandy Byxbe (46 KB)
Ggg-Uncle and GGG Aunt - Mandy Byxbe, Samuel's wife (29 KB)
GGG-Aunt - Julia Ann Hagerman Barnett (3 KB)
G-Grandmother. - Ursilla Hagerman Wood (4 KB)
G-G Aunt - Chester Wood (3 KB)
Cousin 4 x removed. - Julia Ann Hagerman Barnett (3 KB)
Great Grandmother - Chester Wood (3 KB)
Cousin 4 x removed. - Julia Ann, Charles A, and Charles S. Barnett (14 KB)
Great Grandparents - Victor Wood (5 KB)
Cousin 4 x removed. - Miller, Barnett, and Griffin (48 KB)
Guy and Mable Miller, Charles A., Charles S., and Julia Ann Barnett, Bessie, Rosoce, and Arthur Griffin. - Mable, Julia, Bessie, Victor, Ursilla, Chester (47 KB)
Mable, Julia, Bessie Barnett & Victor, Ursilla, Chester Wood - Guy and Mable Miller (31 KB)
4-26-1916 - Henry A. Barnett Civil War Record (54 KB)
- Charles Barnett (50 KB)
Grandfather - Charles Aand MableBarnett, Guy and Pearl Miller, (35 KB)
Charles A. Miller on Guy Miller and Mable Barnett Miller Wedding day and Pearl Miller brother to Guy Miller who married Chester Wood on that same day - 4-26-1916 - John N. Smith, and Sarah E. Tombstone (23 KB)
Tombstone - Bessie Griffin Barnett (4 KB)
G-Aunt - Julia Ann Hagerman (34 KB)
Great Great Grandmother - Mercy Ann Smith Bixby (37 KB)
- Chester Wood 2 (20 KB)
Cousin 4 x removed. - Belle Pruett (26 KB)
- Victor Wood (10 KB)
My cousin 4 times removed. - Sue and Bob Pruett (39 KB)
- George A Barnett (25 KB)
My father - Verdna Cllene, Daquita-Dersen, Cleda Marie, Violet (51 KB)
- My Dad's 50 inch Sturgeon (51 KB)
Caught at Portage Entry, Lake Superior, Chassell Michigan. My dad loved fishing. - Isaac Hagerman Registration (70 KB)
- Phene Allison,John and Belle Pruett (57 KB)
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