Tombstone Tuesday Charlie Barnes and Bertha Brumfield Barnes

 Charlie Barnes and Bertha Brumfield Barnes

Charlie Barnes born on October 24, 1901 the child of Jerry and Jane Anders (Andrews) Barnes whose roots extend three generations in Mississippi. An extensive genealogy of the Barnes Family of Pike County, Mississippi by Rosie M. Polk is available  Genealogy.com.

 https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/o/l/Rosie-M-Polk/GENE4-0007.html

Bertha Brumfield was born  December 10, 1905. The family history of Bertha Brumfield's parents Willis C. Brumfield and Nethia Gatlin has been posted in prior blogs. Bertha Brumfield was the sibling of Eddie Brumfield Sr., Ethel Brumfield Nichols, Bessie Brumfield McEwen, Gussie Brumfield, Wilcous Brumfield, Milton Brumfield, Thad Brumfield, Herman Brumfield, Agusta Brumfield and Essie Brumfield McEwen.

Charlie Barnes and Bertha Brumfield were married in Pike County on January 23, 1926. Charlie and Bertha were farmers raised their children and remained in Pike County their entire lives.

Pike County, Mississippi Book Z/Page 173  file# 0034704

Bertha departed this life March 12, 1974 at 68 years old. 

Charlie Barnes Obituary

        

Enterprise-Journal

Comb, Mississippi

18 Apr 1990, Wed  •  Page 12

                  

They are in interred at the Pink Hill Church Cemetery 1154 Jewell Drive in McComb, Mississippi.

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