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- History of Wayne county says the elder Barnhill had died in Gallatin county, and his widow went to Wayne county with her children in 1818.
The elder Barnhill, the patriarch of the tribe, died in Gallatin County, where he had located very early but his widow came here with her family, and settled in the north or northwest of this township (Barnhill Twp)."
History of Gallatin county states "major floods of the Ohio River, most recently in 1898, 1913, and 1937. The great flood of 1937, which paralyzed much of the midwest, inundated the earthen levy started in 1859 and improved after every subsequent flood, and destroyed most of the records in the Gallatin County Courthouse, even though they had been carried to the second floor for safety."
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgallat/gch.htm
Name: Alexander Barnhill
State: IL
COUNTY: Gallatin County
Township: July 11, 1820
Year: 1820
Record Type: State or colonial census
Page: 077
Database: IL 1820 State Census Index
maybe a brother?
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http://melissagenealogy.stormpages.com/Barnhill.html
Children of Samuel Barnhill and Jane Craig are:
15 i. William3 Barnhill.
+ 16 ii. Alexander Barnhill, born Bef. 1755
+ 17 iii. Samuel Barnhill, Jr, born 29 Dec 1761 in Bucks Co, PA
18 iv. Jane Barnhill, born 1762. She md Hugh Sharon.
19 v. Mary Barnhill, born 1764. She md Abner Mundel.
+ 20 vi. James Barnhill, born 1765; died Mar 1850 in Hickman Co, TN.
+ 21 vii. Robert Barnhill, born 28 Feb 1769 in Bucks Co, Pa.
22 viii. Daniel Barnhill, born 1774.
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1870 census
Name: Bryant Barnhill
Birth Year: abt 1828
Age in 1870: 42
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Township 9 Range 9, Gallatin, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male v
Bryant Barnhill 42 1828
Marianda Barnhill 30 1840
Harriet Barnhill 13 1857
Janetta Barnhill 10 1860
Ellem Barnhill 8 1862
Haddy Barnhill 7 18863
Abe Barnhill 6 1864
Benjamin Barnhill 3 1867
Delilah Givens 16 1854
Givens Sylva 18 1852
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Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary War record states John Barnhill was born in the Northern part of Ireland; resided in Orange County, N.C.; The date of his enlistment was 23 May 1778. He was allowed a pension Oct. 30, 1828. This is the John Barnhill referred to in Leonard Loren's manuscript, "The Barnhill Family of North Carolina" where he mistakenly assigned William Barnhill (1754 - 1852) as a son of this John. The will of Robert Barnhill (1758 - 1818) identifies and corrects the error. This John Barnhill was bondsman at the marriage of James Posten and Ruth Washburn, Orange County, N.C. 1795. RESEARCHERS PLEASE NOTE - If John was indeed born im Ireland, then he cannot be the son of William Barnhill II. He would, therefore be the son of Robert and Rachel (Potts) Barnhill. The following is taken from THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD - THE ORIGINAL PLAT, WITH NUMEROUS ADDITIONS---GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT---SOME OF THE FIRST HOUSES AND OLD LANDMARKS---MERCHANTS AND MERCHANDISING---TAVERNS, MILLS AND FACTORIES---THE COURT HOUSE---CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND NEWSPAPERS---FREEMASONRY AND OTHER BENEVOLENT ORDERS---INCORPORATION OF FAIRFIELD---TOWN BOARDS, ETC., ETC..... (Wayne County, Illinois) "It is an accepted tradition---a tradition borne out by local facts---that the first house in Fairfield was built by the Barnhills. They had entered the land from the Government, upon which the town was laid out, and had lived there for some time before, and thus may be termed the first settlers of the town, as well as the first of the township. This first house stood a little north of the present bank building, but on the opposite side of the street, near the marble factory. It has passed away with other landmarks of the pioneer days, and the spot now is only known by a few of the older citizens. The house was torn down by Mr. Womack, who built a residence upon the site which is still standing, but which has been considerably enlarged and improved, and is now owned by Mr. Smith. John Barnhill built the second residence in Fairfield, on the lot where Mr. Thomas L. Cooper's handsome brick residence now stands. It was of logs, and was built by Barnhill just after his marriage, which took place about the time of laying out the town. The elder Barnhill, the patriarch of the Barnhill family, died in Gallatin County before any of the family moved to this section, as we have stated in a preceding chapter, and his widow came here with her children among the earliest settlers of the county. Hardin Barnhill was the eldest son, and John, mentioned above, was the second, while Audley was the third and youngest. The family at one time was a rather numerous and prominent one---prominent in business and local affairs, but of no particular pre-eminence. They were honest, industrious, honorable, faithful and accommodating---kings among their kind, fine types of their class, with instincts keenly whetted in their struggle for existence against the wild game, the ferocious beasts and the murderous savage. The Barnhills have now been dead for many years, with no lineal descendants surviving them nearer than the grandson of the Widow Barnhill---"Jeff" Barnhill, as he is called. Even he is growing old, and is becoming bent with age and infirmity. There is much in the history of the Barnhills that recalls a type of that day. They had been admirably trained, or had trained themselves, for their place in life, and in security and content had lived out their span, filling to fullness their measure of ambition."
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