Barnett/Barnette Cemetery


Location: In Rock Castle, see map.

Photographs by Clement Matheny. Transcription by Betty Briggs, as are comments in [brackets]

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Clement took the pictures in the order he came to them, and I have kept them that way, so there are unidentifed stones mixed in with those I could read. There are quite a few stones that are too covered with moss or too worn or broken and are difficult or impossible to read. I have used "Jackson County Cemeteries, Vol 1" by the Jackson County Historical Society, to help with identifying some of the stones, and some are just guesses, based on letters or numbers that I could read. In most of these cases, I relied on the cemetery book for the missing data.


  • Kay, Clarence Russell    Pvt US Army    World War II    Apr 21, 1914 - Sep 7, 1976  
  • Kay, Raymond L.   PFC US Army    Apr 26, 1917 - May 3, 1975  
  • Kay, Earl    1887 - 1967    [SSDI 2 Feb 1887 -Jan 1967
    Kay, Bertha    1887 - 1966  
  • Blankenship, Clayton "White"    May 22, 1917 - Feb 4, 1983  
    Blankenship, Clayton    PFC US Army World War II    May 22, 1917 - Feb 4, 1983  
  • Miller, Austin Cole    Oct 20, 1998  
  • Blankenship, W.P. (Booge)    1889 - 1957
    Blankenship, Virgie J.    1888 - 1970
    Blankenship, I. Belle    1927 - 1970  
  • Hoschar, Violet Louse    Mar 30 - Apr 2, 1930 [Louise is misspelled on the stone]  
  • Hoschar, Roy    July 2 - Dec 19, 1920  
  • Blankenship, G.    Co F 60 Va Inf CSA    [Gaston P.]  
  • Blankenship, Geneive V.    1917 - 1995
    Blankenship, Travis R.    1914 - 1983
    Blankenship, Dolly M.    1939 - 1939   
    Blankenship, Travis R.    Tec5 US Army World War II    1914 - 1983   
  • Blankenship, S.R. Coon    1875 - 1944
    Blankenship, Ella    1883 - 1962  
  • Higginbotham, Iva Casto    1894 - 1931  
  • Casto, Allen Asbury    1869 - 1958  
  • Casto, Orval F.    Son of A.A. & L.M. Casto    June 22, 1905 - Nov 19, 1906  
  • DeArther (?) Pearther (?), Mary Ann    Wife of John L    Died Jan 12, 1889    Aged 61 Y 4 M 26 D  [Cemetery book has her as Morrison married to Casto but that is wrong]
  • Blankenship, John A.    1881 -1945  
  • Morrison, William W.    Son of J.F. & E.J. Morrison    Died June 12, 1876    Aged 1Ys 8Mo & 8Ds  
  • Morrison, Rutherford H.    Son of J.F. & E J. Morrison    Died June 28, 1878 or 1879    Aged [24 Y 10 M 25D]  
  • Casto, Mary L.    Dau of L.A. & R.M. Casto    Died March 18, 1880    Aged 5 Yr 10 Mo  
  • Casto, Infant Dau of A.A. & L.M. Casto    Born Nov 3, 1893    Died Nov 6, 1893  
  • Lathey, E.F.    Dau of I.A. & R.M. Casto    Died ___31, 1896 [Elizabeth Florence]  
  • Woodard, Lucretia J.    Wife of O.A. Woodard    Died June 21, 1898    Aged 21Y 4M 7D  
  • Woodard, Beulah B.    Died July 7, 1903    Aged 6M 12 D    Dau of O.A. & Bertha Woodard  
  • Woodard, Bertha    Wife of O.A. Woodard    Born June 11, 1882    Died Nov 26, 1903  
  • Casto, Rosania M.    1851 - 1932  
  • Casto, I.A.    1848 - 19338    [Isaac Alexander]  
  • Broken Stone with flowers - someone remembers  
  • Broken stone with flower - someone remembers  
  • Woodard, Hazel A.    Feb 24 - Feb 28, 1908    Dau of O.A. & Rosa Woodard  
  • Barnett, W.O.    Son of S.B. & Ruby B. Barnett    Died March 24, 1893    Aged 1Y 11M 22D  
  • Balch, S.P.    Son of W.M. & L.M. Balch    Born 1902    Died 1902
    Balch, M.N.    Son of W.M. & L.M. Balch    Born 1891    Died 1893  
  • Balch, Lilley M.    Wife of W.M. Balch    Born 1875    Died 1904   
  • Balch, William M    1870 - 1944  
  • Hill, Loomis L.    Jan 1, 1870 - May 5, 1926
    Hill, Emily E.    Apr 11, 1876 - Jan 27, 1962  
  • A stone with no visable marks, lost in plants   
  • Barnett, Preston    Born June 24, 1842    Died Aug 18, 1916  
    Barnett, Preston    Pvt Co B 13 W Va    1843 - 1916  
  • Barnett, Clora    Died Aug 22, 1902    Aged 55Ys 4M 4Dy  
  • Can't read anything but someone still leaves flowers there  
  • Barnett, Elizabeth    Wife of Robert Barnett    Died June 22, 1883    Aged 77 Years  
  • Barnett, Mary E. Dau of Preston & Clora Barnett, ____1888[Death record shows she died Sep 12, 1888, age 2M 8D, d/o Preston & "Flora" Barnett]   
  • Stewart, __May Dau of ___ & Ollie Stewart Died Nov 17, 1899 [could be 1898] Aged 1 Yr 8Ms 11Ds [only the 8 is definite]  
  • Parsons Sons  
    Parsons, Henry C.    Son of T.I.C. & E.E. Parsons    Died Feb 6, 1892    Aged 1yr 4 ms 3ds  
    Parsons, Ernest E.    Son of T.I.C & E.E. Parsons    Died Feb 18, 1892    Aged 3ys 8ms 2ds  
  • Parsons, Lula G.    Oct 27, 1885 - Nov 1, 1904  
  • Casto, Ellen    Wife of R.P. Casto    Feb 16, 1845 - Nov 30, 1881  
  • Parsons, Emily Wife of J.N Parsons Died [Aug 15, 1862 Aged 26Y 1M 18 D  
  • Donnelly, Alice Parsons    1877 - 1969
    Donnelly, Otmer    1871 - 1901  
  • Donnelly, Daughter of Otmer & Neva P Donnelly    Born Aug 25, 1897    Died June 10, 1898  
  • Barnett, Macilon E, Dau of F.M. [Franklin] & G [Georgia] Barnett (no dates)[info from cemetery book. However, it looks like she was aged 11, probably months or days. She would have been born about 1886. No other record of her.]  
  • Nice stone with flowers, too mossy to read, probably: Barnett, Franklin M.    Died March 4, 1886    Aged 20 Y 18 D    Son of Enos & Lucretia Barnett  
  • Barnett [I think, but can't read anything else]  
  • Barnett, Filson    Son of E & L Barnett    Died Mar 2, 1880    Aged 12 Ys 4 Mo 24 Ds  
  • Barnett, Enos    Died Nov 25, 1885    Aged 57Y 8 M 11D  
  • Barnett, Lucretia    1835 - 1935  
  • Barnett, Mary I.    Wife of J.E. Barnett    Died Oct 11, 1851    Aged 25 Ys 5 Ms 9 D  
  • Barnett, Margret    Died   
  • Barnett, Mary M.    Died Nov 11, 1878    Aged 17Y 11M 23D
    Barnett, Margaret    Died Aug 25, 1877    Aged 27Y 1M 13D
    Daughters of R & E Barnett  
  • Barnett, R.    Son of A. & J.A. Barnett    Feb 11, 1908 - Mar 1, 1908  
  • Barnett, Sessie    Dau of A.& J.A. Barnett    Nov 7, 1902 - Dec 10, 1902  
  • Barnett, Oshel    Son of A. & J.A. Barnett    Sep 24, 1896 - Nov 18, 1899  
  • Barnett, Enos C. (?)    Son of Perry & E Barnett    Born Sept 8, 1888    Died Jan 5, 1889  
  • Barnett, Thomas    Sept 8, 1888 - Nov 3, 1889    Son of Perry & E.L. Barnett   
  • Barnett, Claudia L.   Dau of Perry Barnett    Born Aug 1, 1897    Died May 7 1898  
  • Barnett, Norma B.    Dau of Perry & Ella L. Barnett    Died Feb 27, 1908    Aged 13Y 1M 23D  
  • Barnett, Asbery    1857 - 1931
    Barnett, Julia    His Wife    1868 - 1946  
  • Barnette, Sarah F.    Wife of A.(?) Barnette    Born June 9, 1862    Died April 20, 1891     
  • Barnett, R___  
  • Barnett, Bee (or BEE)    at rest  
  • Abbott, Berdell A.    Ohio PFC HQ III Corps World War II    April 9, 1925 - Dec 25, 1960  
  • Abbott, Delpha Marie    1918 - 1921  
  • Stephens, Holley E.    Sept 26, 1902 - Feb 4, 1993
    Stephens, Odell L.    May 31, 1909 - Mar 22, 1992  
  • Barnett, Luther W.    West Virginia    PFC Btry D 315 Fld Arty World War I    Jan 16, 1888 - April 19 1970  
  • Barnett, Perry E. (Buck)    12/15/1885 - 7/18/1973  
  • Barnett, Luther C.    Dec 11, 1936 - Nov 6, 1997
    Married    (date covered by flowers) [Dec 26, 1956]
    Barnett, Delores J.    Aug 28, 1939  
  • Barnett, Oscar J.    1893 - 1978
    Barnett, Clara M.    1898 - 1971  
  • Melton, Ruby Katherine "Toots"    Nov 22, 1919 - Sept 15, 2002    "Barnett" on vase  
  • Barnette, Clarence J.    1924 - 1986
    Barnette, Barbara J.    1935 -  
    Barnette, Clarence J.    US Navy World War II    Sep 25, 1924 - Dec 11, 1986  
  • Parsons, Brenda Ann    Sept 3, 1955 - Sept 11, 1955  
  • Parsons, Aulene P.    1922 -
    Parsons, Jarret L.    1915 - 1966  
  • McCollum, Maybell    Aug 20, 1922  
  • Barnett, Okey C.    1892 - 1986  
  • Barnette, Eliza Julia    1897 - 1933  
  • Barnett, Rude A.    1880 - 1955  
  • Barnett, Lina    1891 - 1923  
  • Barnett Infant    1921  
  • Barnett Infant    1919  
  • Barnett, Lena    1917 - 1960  
  • Parsons, Dale Lee    Son of Aretta Parsons    1936 - 1939  
  • 2 stones, nothing on them  
  • Parsons, Nada Delores    Oct 16, 1932 - Apr 7, 1936  
  • Farmer, Cody    1989 - 2008  
  • Barnette, Shelly Leon    Apr 24, 1921 - Apr 27, 2008
    Barnette, Eva Delores    Jan 26, 1931 - Oct 6, 1980  
    Barnette, Shelly L.    US Army World War II    1921 - 2008  
  • Barnett, John L.    Sept 27, 1885 - Nov 28, 1963
    Barnett, Corda    Oct 12, 1886 - Apr 4, 1967  
  • Barnett, Nellie Koontz    Jan 2, 1907 - July 15, 1987
    Barnett, Hoyt (Tom)    Dec 13, 1900 - June 10, 1983  
  • Barnett, Lona A.    1883 - 1947
    Barnett, Clint L.    1882 - 1962  
  • Barnett, Agie Emily    1909 - 1963  
  • Barnett, Virginia C.    Dau of Clinton & Lona Barnett    Oct 16, 1916 - Oct 11, 1916   
  • Canfield, George Jr    1979 - 1979  

The following are listed in the Jackson County Cemetery book and I cannot identify a stone for them, I assume theirs are among the unidentified ones above or maybe funeral home markers that have been destroyed.

  • Barnett, S.B    June 15, 1867 - Oct 11, 1904
  • Barnett, Charles    Died March 30, 1883    Aged 12Y 1M 24D
  • Barnett, E.G.    Died Jan 6, 1899    Aged 1Y 13D    Dau of A.S. & S.F Barnett
  • Barnett, Son of A. & J.A. Barnett    Sept 24, 1896 - Nov 18, 1899
  • Barnett, Josia    Nov 9, 1910 - Dec 1, 1910    Dau of Asbury & Julia A. Barnett
  • Blankenship, Robert & Travis, Twins    1970 - 1970




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