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Linda M. James was born on 3 Aug 1879 in KentuckyG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky, G in the household of her parents, Barclay Arney James and Bobella Cobb.¹³
     She moved to ClarksvilleG with her parents in 1891.^14,15,16 She moved to Indiana with her parents in 1893.^17,18 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, G in the household of her parents.¹⁹
     Linda married first Francis Byrnes Jr., son of Francis P. Byrnes and Sarah P. Hopkins, on 16 Apr 1902 in Vanderburgh Co., IndianaG.^3,7
     Linda and Francis appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at 1045 Second St. G, enumerated 20 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home. His mother, Sarah P. Hopkins, and her sister, Linah, were listed as living with them, as was Anna Wolf, a 28-year old servant.²⁰

Divorcing Her Husband --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     Linda filed for divorce from Francis on 11 Jun 1913 in circuit court in Vanderburgh Co., on grounds of cruelty and inhuman treatment. She asked for an allowance of $250 per month, and $3,000 per year alimony.²¹ The court granted the divorce on 2 Sep 1913, and restored her maiden name, which she used until her re-marriage years later.^8,9,10
     She continued to live in EvansvilleG until mid-1919. Evansville newspaper articles refer to her as "of Park Row" until then, but that seems to be a nickname for a section of homes near Sunset Park and Riverside Ave.²² By Sep 1919 she had moved to Chicago, where she initally lived in the Edgewater Beach Hotel. G The hotel served many famous guests in it's time, including movie starts and presidents. Linda has not been found in the 1920 census, and is not included in the guests listed at the hotel then. She continued to live in Chicago until at least 1927.^24,25,26
     Linda took a trip to the Territory of Hawaii in 1927. She departed from Los Angles on 21 May aboard the S.S. City of Los Angeles, arriving in Honolulu G on the 27th. She returned on the same ship, leaving Honolulu on 4 Jun.^27,28
     Linda moved to CaliforniaG, where her sister Laura was living, by 1929.²⁹ She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 6901 Camrosa Dr. G, enumerated 21 Apr 1930, reporting that she was renting her home, for $45 per month, and did not have a radio.³⁰

A Short-Lived Second Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     Linda married second Warren Sargent Horton, son of Franklin Shaw Horton and Amanda Coleman, about 1931.¹¹ Linda and Warren lived at his home after their marriage.
     Warren died on 19 Oct 1932, at their home on Los Angeles.^31,32
     Linda applied for a widow's pension 9 Jan 1933, based on her late husband's service in the Spanish-Amerian War. Her claim was rejected.³³
     Linda appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 241 South New Hampshire Ave. G, enumerated 25 Apr 1940, reporting she was renting her home, apparently an apartment in a multi-unit building, for $50 per month. She reported she had lived in the same city in 1935. Ema Hruska, a department store dressmaker from Bohemia, was listed as a lodger in the home.³⁴
     She was a dressmaker, operating her own business from her home, in 1940. That year she reported that she had worked 40 hours the last week of March, but had not worked the prior year.³⁴
     Linda died on 26 Feb 1966 in Los Angeles Co., CaliforniaG, at age 86.¹²

Barclay Arney James was born on 1 Oct 1842 in Stewart Co., TennesseeG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Stewart Co., TennesseeG, in the household of his parents, James Lawrence James and Beulah B. Arney.¹²
     Barclay moved to ClarksvilleG as a child and attended school there.¹³
     He moved to Kentucky about 1859.¹⁴ He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., KentuckyG, in the household of Giles Lyon Cobb and Marion Catlett.^15,16

In the Confederate Army --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     Barclay enlisted 16 Aug 1861, as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company F, 3rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Capt. H. B. Lyon's Company. He reported for duty at Camp Boone, TennesseeG. That company later became Cobb's Kentucky Battery.^17,18,19 His bay mare, apparently his personal property, was killed 6 Apr 1862 at the battle of Shiloh. It was appraised at $155, and he was paid that amount 27 Nov 1862 at Murfreesboro, TennesseeG.²⁰
     Barclay was reported as severely wounded, in the right breast and arms, at Jackson, MississippiG. He was sent to the rear. While that report is undated, it probably happened during the battle near that town on 14 May 1863. A second report, at Strong's River dated 24 Jul 1863, shows he was slightly wounded on the right side by a shell and sent to Lauderdale Springs.^21,22
      His unit surrendered 9 May 1865, at Paris, TennesseeG, and the records show he was paroled 16 May at Nashville. However he is shown as signed with a mark, which is unexpected since he was literate. It may be that it was "signed" for him by someone else and he was not actually there. His obituary states that he surrendered with Johnson's army at Jonesboro, North Carolina, which happened 26 Apr 1865. That seems unlikely as there is no record of any of his unit being there. The report in the obituary that he was again severely wounded, and his brother killed, by bushwhackers on his way home may be correct.^23,13

A Career as a Commercial Traveler --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     Barclay moved to Evansville, Indiana by 1869, when he was working as a clerk for G. Maghee & Co., wholesale dealers in staple and fancy dry goods, at 12 N. 1st, G^24,25 and boarding at the St. Cloud HotelG.²⁶ By 1874 he was a traveling agent for a firm at 209 Upper 1stG, and was boarding at the St. James Restaurant. It was an occupation he would pursue for most of his career.²⁷
     He then became a traveling agent for Mackey, Nisbet & Co. It was a jobber of dry goods and notions, located at 104 Upper 1stG. He continued with them until about 1888.^28,29,30,31 He was then boarding at the St. George HotelG. He seems to have used that as his residence while in Evansville for many years, while the family home remained in Kentucky.^32,33
     Barclay married Bobella Cobb, daughter of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Barbour Mims, on 25 Jun 1877 in Paducah, McCracken Co., KentuckyG.^7,8
      Barclay's work as traveling agent seems to have kept him on the road much of the time, but his base of operations remained in Evansville. He and Bobella seem to have established their family residence in Eddyville, KentuckyG, soon after their marriage.³⁴ They appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky G, enumerated 1 Jun 1880. Their children Linah and Linda were listed as living with them, as were her daughters, Cornelia and Laura, by her previous marriage.³⁵ Barclay also appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana G, at 106 First St., enumerated 1 Jun 1880, living with five other salesman, two of them, like himself, shown as married.³⁶
     Barclay and Bobella moved their family home to PaducahG about 1882.³⁷

Becoming a Businessman --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     The Evansville Woolen Mills Company was incorporated in 1888, and located at 1st and Bond. G By the following year Barclay was working there. He bought an interest in the company and by 1890 was the secretary and treasurer of the firm. By 1896 he had become vice president.^38,39 He also opened a factory in Eddyville, Kentucky, for the manufacture of jeans clothing.¹³
      In about 1889, with Barclay no longer traveling, he established a more permanent residence at 1048 Upper 1st, EvansvilleG. Whether the family ever moved there at this time is unclear.⁴¹
      By 1891 the family was living in Clarksville, boarding at Mrs. Allen Johnson's. By 1892 Barclay regarded Clarksville has his home as well. G.^42,43,44 By 1893 Barclay and Bobella had established another residence in Evansville, at 1448 Upper 2nd.^45,46
     He left the woolen mill about 1899, and returned to working as a traveling salesman. By 1903 he was a principal in Leonard, James & Co., manufacturers of mens wear, at 26-28 MainG. Two years later he was the manager of the New York Imperial Shirt Co., manufacturers of ladies waking skirts and all kinds of ladies underwear, located at the same address.^47,48
     Barclay and Bobella appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at 1448 Second St. G, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, reporting that the family owned its home. Their children Linah, Linda, Arney, and Robert were listed as living with them, as were three Black servants, Mary Wilson, age 31, Mary Suggs, age 26, and Joseph Stokes, a hostler, age 38.⁴⁹
     On 10 Mar 1903 Barclay was issued a U.S. patent for a safety-pocket. It involved shield of "wire-gauze" sown into the outer surface of the pocket to prevent a thief from cutting the pocket and stealing the contents.⁵⁰
     Barclay and Bobella moved to ClarksvilleG in 1906.^51,52
     The skirt business in Evansville seems to have closed by 1906. Barclay launched the B. A. James Manufacturing Company in Clarksville, in association with a number of local backers. A "modern plant" was erected in the eastern section of the city and he began the manufacture of skirts. According to an obituary, "Although an important one the venture, unfortunately, was a failure from a financial standpoint, proving a great disappointment to Mr. James, who was deeply interested in the enterprise."^53,54
     By 1908 Barclay had returned to being a commercial traveler, working for Hinkle, Barbour & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes in Evansville.^55,56,57
     Barclay died on 9 Mar 1909, at his home at Madison and Tenth Sts., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG, at age 66.^9,10 He was buried on 11 Mar 1909 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG.¹¹

John Garrett was born about 1790 in IrelandG.²
     John married Elizabeth Urey, daughter of Robert Urey and Margaret Gillespie.²
     John died in 1835 in IrelandG at age ~45.²

Inez Elizabeth James was born on 6 May 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella Co., MichiganG.^4,5,6
     Her parents were divorced when she was young, but just when is unknown. They were at least separated by 1900, when she was 9 years old.^12,13 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella Co., Michigan, G in the household of her mother, Jessie L. Ferris.¹⁴
     About 1903 she went to live with a sister of her mother and her husband on a farm in Iowa.¹⁵ She appeared on the 1905 State Census of Bangor Twp., Marshall Co., IowaG, in the household of G. A. Bartholomew and his wife Elmira.^16,17,18
     As a teenager she rejoined her mother on a dairy farm in Arkansas.¹⁹ She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Prairie Twp., Washington Co., Arkansas, G in the household of her mother and stepfather, Franklin Cotton Cowles.²⁰
     She attended a business college where she learned office skills. The school found her a job in Abilene, where she worked until she married.¹⁹
     Inez married first Maxwell Cobb Kirkpatrick, son of Moses Clark Kirkpatrick and Carrie Imogene Maxwell, on 6 Nov 1913 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TexasG.^7,8,9
     Maxwell was a a traveling salesman for a wholesale grocery company, which required extensive travel and frequent relocations of the family. We know they were located in Sweetwater and Synder, Scurry Co., before 1920.^21,22,23
     Inez and Maxwell appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at 1019 Bayview Ave. G, enumerated 10 Jan 1920, reporting that the family rented its home. Their children Maxwell, Hugh, and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.²⁴
     Inez and Maxwell moved to Eastland Co. about 1921.²⁵ He died on 31 Aug 1922 in Ranger, Eastland Co., TexasG.^4,26
     Inez returned to AbileneG with her three children after her husband's death.¹⁹ She opened a boarding house using the proceeds of her husband's life insurance. Finding that unsatisfactory as a means of support she took an office job, as a stenographer in an insurance office.^19,27
     Inez appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas, at 721 Hickory St. G, enumerated 17 Apr 1930, reporting that she owned her home, valued at $15,000, and a radio. Her children Maxwell, Hugh, and Elizabeth were listed as living with her.²⁸
     Inez married second Dr. Charles Wesley Dunn, son of Thomas Dunn and Elizabeth Turner, on 27 Aug 1933 in Shackelford Co., TexasG, with Rev. J. H. Hombler officating.^10,11
     Inez and Charles appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas, at 721 Hickory G, enumerated 5 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $3,500. Her daughter Elizabeth was listed as living with her, as was her mother, Jessie L. Ferris. The reported that they all had lived in the same city in 1935.²⁹
     Inez died on 13 Nov 1960 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TexasG, at age 69.² She was buried on 14 Nov 1960 in Elmwood Memorial ParkG.²

Jessie L. Ferris was born on 9 Aug 1863 in MichiganG.^4,5,6
     Her mother apparently died before 1865, when Jessie was an infant, as her father re-married in Jan 1865. She may have died in childbirth when Jessie and her twin, who died in infancy, were born.^15,16
      After the death of her mother Jessie was sent to New York, where both her parents were from, to her mother's relatives. Jessie appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Waterloo, Seneca Co., New YorkG, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, at the farm of William C. Dutton and his wife Elizabeth and their two childen. According to online trees Elizabeth was a first cousin of Jessie's mother.^17,18,19
     Jessie returned to Michigan between 1870 and 1880. She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Sidney Twp., Montcalm Co., MichiganG, in the household of her brother Robert, his wife Agnes, and their two young children.²⁰
     Jessie married first George W. James, son of Jeremiah James and Jane, on 24 Oct 1883 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella Co., MichiganG, with Rev. E. G. Cheeseman officiating.^7,8
     Jessie and George were divorced, but exactly when is unknown. They were at least separated by 1900, but she reported she was married in the 1900 census.^9,10
     Jessie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella Co., Michigan G, enumerated 14 Jun 1900, reporting that she owned her home, which was mortgaged. Her children Alice, Ralph, Elsie, Inez, and Hattie were listed as living with her.²¹
     Jessie married second Franklin Cotton Cowles, son of Shepard B. Cowles and Louisa J. Fetcher, widowed husband of her late niece, Liddia E. Ferris, on 31 Jul 1904 in Washington Co., ArkansasG, with S. W. Davies officiating.^11,12
     Jessie and Franklin appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Prairie Twp., Washington Co., Arkansas G, enumerated 20 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their farm, which was mortgaged. Her children Elsie, Inez, and Hattie were listed as living with them.²²
     Jessie and Franklin apparently separated between 1910 and 1920. In both the 1920 and 1930 censuses, she was listed as a widow while he was recorded as living in Florida with his son Stewart, shown as widowed as well. Whether they divorced is unknown.^23,24
     Jessie moved to Washington, where her son Ralph was living, by 1920. She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., Washington, at 720 Sterling Ave. G, enumerated 6 Jan 1920, lodging, along with four men, in the household of Walker D. Ainsworth and his wife. She is listed as a music teacher.²⁵
     Jessie moved to Texas, where two of her daughters were living, by 1930. She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas G, in the household of her daughter Elsie and her husband, Marion M. Hoyle.²⁶
     Jessie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas G, in the household of her daughter Inez and her second husband, Dr. Charles Wesley Dunn.²⁷
     Jessie died on 5 Dec 1943 at age 80.¹³ She was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co., TexasG.¹⁴