Barron Ancestor Photographs
James Barron (1752-1848)

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How common is the surname "Barron?"  According to the 1990 U.S. census figures, "Barron" is the 714th most popular name with approximately 42,500 U.S. citizens representing about .017% of the population.

If you've tracked the Barron name on the Childress/Mathis genealogy tree, you'll see that the Barron name has one of the very oldest historical trails, going back to William Barron, Esq., born 1625.

James Barron, born in Pickens County, South Carolina in 1752 is one of the earliest ancestors in our Barron line of which I have tombstone photographs.  For many years, family researchers disputed the fact that this James Barron was the father of  my third great grandfather, Caleb Barron (1797 to 1864).  These worries were laid to rest in October 2006 when the results of a final of four different DNA samples was received.  Those interested can take the time to examine the evidence that I've posted on the genealogy tree which, along with the DNA results, conclusively prove the father/son relationship of James and Caleb.   Click here to go to a web page on this website devoted to discussion of the results of the DNA project.

E-mail me, Patrick Childress, if you have any questions relating to the DNA program or would like additional interpretation of the results.

Ancestral Lineage:  James Barron (b. 1752) > Caleb Barron (b. 1797) > Jemima Barron Childress (b. 1828) > Caleb Childress (b. 1856) > William Thomas Childress (b. 1874) > John F. Childress (b. 1918) > JPC (b. 1945)

Ancestral photographs in the Barron name are a bit rare in my photographic holdings.  The following photos of the gravesite of James Barron and his wife Gemima were sent to me by Chad S. Williams in 2002.  This monument is located about 75 miles northwest of Atlanta, Georgia on private property.

Grandson James Harrison Barron, Family - James Barron (1752) > Joseph Barron (1791) > James Harrison Barron (1812)
The first photo below features three of James H. Barron's sons: Back row, left to right; Jefferson Davis Barron (1851-1918), brother of James Harrison Barron, Dr. William Jackson Barron (1834-1909), Obediah Barron (1838-1911).  Front row, left to right; Joseph Barron (1844-1910), others in photo are unknown.  The second photo features Jefferson Davis Barron (1851) and wife Mary Elizabeth Tomlinson (1849).  Notice that in this second photograph, Jeff Davis Barron's eyes appear to be obscured.  The family believes this to be the result of a "botched" cataract surgery at age nineteen.  That being the case, the first photo would date to around 1860, as his eyes appear to be normal in that photograph.  The third photograph also features Jefferson Davis Barron (1851) standing in front of his grocery store in Ackerman, Mississippi.  The last photo on this row is of a daughter of Jefferson Davis Barron (1851), Mary Katherine Barron Morgan (1883-1982) and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Morgan Harrison (1902-2001).

(The following photographs furnished by Patrick Morgan Harrison, son of Mary Elizabeth Morgan Harrison and 4th great grandson of James Barron, b. 1752).

Great Grandson Ezekiel Madison Barron - James Barron (1752) > Joseph Barron (1791) > Ezekiel Barron (1816) > Ezekiel Madison Barron (1859)
The first photo is of Ezekiel Madison Barron (1859-1950), great grandson of James Barron, and the second is of Ezekiel's son, Dr. William Marshall Barron (1890-1960).  The last photograph is of Pink Marion Snow (b. circa 1872) and his wife Lou Alice Blanton (1876-1951), along with their daughter Jessica Helen Snow (b. circa 1901).  Jessica's husband, John Gilford King (1899-1962) was the third great grandson of James Barron (son of Cornelius Burbage King, son of Minnie (Barron) King, daughter of Zachery Peyton Barron, son of Ezekiel Barron, son of Joseph Barron, son of James Barron).  Interestingly, the other connection to the Childress name is through the Snow lineage.

The following photographs appeared in publications whose names and titles I have lost, so I apologize for the non-credit.

Great Grandson James Monroe Barron (brother to above Ezekiel M. Barron)
The first two following Barron photos were sent to me by Pamela Farley (granddaughter of James Monroe Barron); the remainder of photos were sent by Dave Lewis, whose mother's husband was a descendent of James Barron, (James, father of Joseph, father of Ezekiel, father of James Monroe, father of Noah Otto, father of Roy Edward Barron, who married Dave Lewis' mother).

Pamela indicated that the first photo above is of James Monroe Barron (1857-1939) and the second photo features James' wife Mary Edwards Barron (1857-1945) on the right (the other ladies are not identified).  Dave identified the other photos, left to right, as 1) Mary E. Barron (1857-1945) and her grandson Joseph Barron (b. circa 1918); 2) family photograph of the children of James Monroe Barron (1857-1939) and Mary Edwards Barron; 3) Noah Otto Barron (1894-1987); 4) Noah Barron and wife Helen Pauline Maxwell (1903-1983); 5) Joseph Barron (b. circa 1918) and brother Roy Edward Barron (b. 1922), children of Noah and Helen Barron.

Grand Nephew Mathias Jackson Barron - John Barron (1749 - brother to James Barron, 1752) > James Barron (1791) > Mathias Jackson Barron (1834)
The following Barron photos were sent to me by William P. Barron, Jr., whose fourth great grandfather John Barron (1749 to 1841) is the brother of James Barron.  The first two photos are of Mathias Jackson Barron (1834 to 1904); the first was taken shortly before his passing in 1904 and the second photo was taken around the time of the Civil War, as was the third photo which is of his wife, Diademia Phelps Barron (1834 to 1904).

Click here to go to the Childress/Mathis Family Tree data on Roots Web for notes on the above individuals.

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