Individual Details

Jefferson Davis Barron

(28 Oct 1851 - 4 Sep 1918)

Jeff was named for Jefferson Davis by his father James Barron, in honor of the service which his brother Ezekiel Barron had in the Mexican War under Jefferson Davis. At an early age, he developed cataracts, the operation was butchered and he was almost totally blind from approximate 19 years of age. He owned a grocery store for many years in Ackerman, working the customers even with his disability. 

Events

Birth28 Oct 1851Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
Residence1880Whitefield, Otkibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Residence1910Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
Death4 Sep 1918Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
MarriageMary Elizabeth Tomlinson
BurialAckerman, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth Tomlinson (1849 - 1911)
ChildStella Alice Barron (1878 - 1967)
ChildWilliam E Barron (1880 - )
ChildSusie J Barron (1890 - )
ChildEmmett James Barron (1892 - )
FatherJames Harrison Barron (1812 - 1853)
MotherElizabeth CHILDRESS (1816 - 1882)
SiblingObediah Barron (1838 - 1911)
SiblingCatherine Barron (1840 - )
SiblingAmes Barron (1842 - )
SiblingJames Harrison Barron (1843 - 1864)
SiblingWilliam Barron (1844 - 1851)
SiblingJoseph Barron (1844 - 1910)
SiblingEdmond Barron (1845 - 1846)
SiblingThomas Barron (1846 - 1861)
SiblingCelia Barron (1848 - )
SiblingHanna Barron (1849 - 1912)

Endnotes

1. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..

2. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..

3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyri, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitefield, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 660; Family History Film: 1254660; Page: 398A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0659..

4. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: T624_735; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374748..

5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyri, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitefield, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 660; Family History Film: 1254660; Page: 398A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0659..

6. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: T624_735; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374748..

7. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..

8. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..

9. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..