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Jacob Pope And Elizabeth Ann Barnes

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FM 230, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 56' 32.97422000004", -95° 22' 43.08371000004"
 
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    Mississippi natives Jacob Pope Barnes (1832-1877) and Elizabeth Ann Rankin (1834-1912) were wed on June 12th, 1860. They moved to Texas in 1866 and came to Trinity in 1872. Jacob opened a mercantile store in partnership with Frank Lister and was serving as county treasurer at the time of his death. Widowed at age 43, Elizabeth reared nine children and operated the mercantile store with the help of her eldest son, Samuel Edward (1861-1914).

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Jacob Pope And Elizabeth Ann Barnes Historical Marker Location Map, Trinity, Texas