The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-03
GONE 70 HIS REWARD.
Biography Of one Of the COunty'S
Best Citizens.
DEATH OF JOSEPH R BARNETT
A Man Of Similarity Of Purpose and
Fidelity to Duty.

Died, at bis residence 10 this city,
on the evening Of the 9th Of Decem-
Der, 1902, after painful illness, Capt.
Joseph r. Barnett, in the 74th year
Of bis age. He was man esteemed
very highly by all who knew him for
bis integrity OF character and for the
uprlghtnss- Of his life rs neighbor
k9nd fellow citizen. His influence and
Example will long be felt IN the COM
munity In which be lived and moved
4 for so many years.
Joseph Ryland Barnett was born in
Madison county, In the state Of Ken
lucky, on the 7th day Of July, 1929.
He was the third son of Joseph and
Elizabeth +. Barnett (nee Ryland)
that reached their maturity. He
continued to live with bis parents 10
sold Madison" until the year l849,
when he came to Lafayette county,
Missouri, which was TO be his home
for 50 mal years, and in whose dear
old Machpelah cemetery his body is
a 70 rest TIL called to judgment in the
= first resurrection. he brought with
him from his native state those
noble traits Of charf cter that dis
Iingushed him all through life,
namely sincerity Of purpose and
fidelity to duty. In the year 1850 in
company with bis eldest brother,
Lieut.. Robert l. Barnett Zone Of
those dashng young men and officers
that went with Gen. A. w. DOniphan
70 the Mexican war in 1846 from
western Missourl) and other young
Z lsso he crossed the plains TO Cali
y fornia and remained there until 1851,
\ when he returned to the states by
way OF the Istbmus Of Panama on a
splendid steamer that was lost on the
Pacific Ocean on her next voyage
after the one when he was passen'
ger. He was deeply impressed by
this accident. After his return from
California he went to live again with
bis mother then widow, and who
had moved with her family from
Kentucky aud had located on farIl
four miles east OF Lexington, now
owned by Dr. George W. Bates, anc
remained with her farming until tht
late civil war between the states
broke out, when at the call OF duty
la as he saw 1t, be enlisted 10 the caus'
NJ OF the South and joined Shelby
brIdade He was among the first t.
answer the sound OF the trump o
war and among the last to return
home again after thestrife had ended
He was Ia the battle Of lexington il
September, 1861, and when Gen
Price returned south he with som
others remained 70 gather up recruit
and any who might be inclined b
shlrk duty, when be was taken pris
oner by the ist regiment Kansa
volunteer infantry commanded b
Col George W. Deizler and wa
VI taken TO LeayenwOrtb, Kansas II
: wa paroled 10 April, 1852, and re
timed 70 Lafayette county where b
var again arrested as militar
pnsonsr and was kept as such 10 81
Louis end AZ Alton, ~ until Marc
z9th. 1863, when BE was sent I
Camp Chase " be exchanged ATT
beD9 excbaDged be went lmmedlatel
u Richmond, Virginia, arriving thei
~ the ith day Of April, 1868, an
reported ior duty. on Apnl nth h
uss ordered 70 Feloln bis eomman
20 fbe wesi Of the Mississippi rive
AlicA order be promptly obeyel
reaching Little Rock, Arkansas, 9
ile g2nd Of May, 1898, and sod
felolned shelbys brigade aud VI
captain and acting aojutsnt q 60
dpus regiment toIunteer Nilsson
cAyalfy And % spelbyH uld lnl
Missouri, made 10 the fgf of 1856
riplaln nafnett NaA severely eoun
"a " lhe Akirmlh fought % q
loea loou etf) oi Marshall agd "
again taken prisoner tua sss parole
apd DelofY be w velj 81 gee esf
piled y ~ isulll vim pa eonpa
aas efof4 be eas relieved " !