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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 18.
- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 53.
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Wallace Barnes
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 05, Cocke, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1928
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 0011
Family Number: 123
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 86
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238
Film Number: 2341972
Digital Folder Number: 4548152
Image Number: 00218
Household Gender Age
Parent Alfred Barnes M 44
Parent Isabel Barnes F 40
Bruce Barnes M 17
Zehna Barnes F 14
James Barnes M 8
Hattie Barnes F 6
Harriett Barnes F 4
Wallace Barnes M 2
James Norwood M 40
Edward Norwood M 17
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 5 Mar 2012.
(February 14, 1928 - March 5, 2012)
Wallace 'Wad' Barnes, age 84, of Edwina, passed away suddenly Monday morning, March 5, 2012, following a lengthy decline and a sudden stroke on March 4. He was born February 14, 1928, in Cosby, to the late Alfred Barnes and Isabell (Fowler) Barnes. He retired in 1998, at age 70, from the County of Cocke, where he was employed as Landfill Department manager. Prior to working for the County, he was a twenty-year employee of A. C. Lawrence Leather Company until its closure in 1972. He was employed in the position of shop leader and served as union president. Upon its closure, he transferred to North Carolina and continued to work for the company until 1980. Wad was a constable for the then-Eighth (later First) Civil District and was elected by the same district to the Cocke County Legislative Body, where he served a total of 16 years until 1986. He was resolute in his efforts to assist in the progress of Cocke County and, in particular, the local hospital in the organization's early years. He served on the hospital's board of directors and assisted in the initiation of early management contracts and in the hospital's progress forward in its efforts to continue to upgrade, improve, and expand its services to the residents of Newport and Cocke County. He was a member of Bluffton Baptist Church in Hartford. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Eloise Cate Barnes. Eloise was retired from Cocke County E-911. The couple loved and worked tirelessly for their community and its residents. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters: Pless Barnes, Easter Barnes, Bruce Barnes, Zalmer Barnes, Hazel Barnes, James H. 'Jim' Barnes, Hattie Barnes Grooms, and Lillian 'Toots' Williams. He is survived by one brother Fred Barnes. He is also survived by his daughters Judy (Roger) Owenby, Phyllis (Lonnie) Dunn, and Sherry Hensley Burnett (Charles), all of Newport; grandchildren Casey Owenby, Stephanie Bennett, Byron (Carolyn) Ellison, and David (Kimberly) Hensley, all of Newport; great-grandchildren Whitney Owenby, Newport; Megan (Justin) Clift, and Macy Bennett, Knoxville; Adam (Michelle) Ellison, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Caleb (Danielle) Ellison, Newport; and Summer Hensley, Newport; and two great-great-grandchildren Matthew and Abby Ellison of Fort Polk, Louisiana. As well, he was preceded in death and leaves behind a number of beloved nieces, nephews, and friends. Wallace was cremated at his request. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 8 Mar 2012.
Dream of father brought Wad Barnes back to Cocke County
Author: Duay O'Neil
NEWPORT-When he dreamed of his father sitting in a straight chair and pointing to the Tennessee mountains, Wallace Barnes knew it was time to come home.
Barnes, who died Monday at age 84, was living and working in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early 1950s, where he worked as a landscaper, when he had this experience. "The next day he headed for home. Upon his arrival, he went to the Tannery and was hired that day," said his daughter Sherry Burnett.
Like many Cocke County families in the post-World War II era, Barnes and his wife, the former Eloise Cate, moved north in search of employment, taking with them their young daughters.
"Jobs were very few here," said Burnett. "But he told me that when he had that dream he knew it was time to come home."
Barnes was born "barely inside the Cocke County line" in 1928, one of the youngest of the large family of Alfred and Isabell (Fowler) Barnes. "They lived near the Cocke-Sevier County line," said Burnett, "but moved to the Edwina community."
For more details, please see the latest edition of the Newport Plain Talk.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Groom's Name: Alfred Barnes
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Bride's Name: Isibel Green
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Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1906
Marriage Place: Cocke, Tennessee
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03562-1
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 1928642
Reference Number: 485
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