NameRoger Drake Barnes
Birth8 Mar 1873, Kentucky
Death13 May 1920, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Kelly Barnes (1846-1927)
MotherSusan “Sue” M. Martin (1849-1940)
Marriageabt 1902, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
SpouseAdelaide Stewart, 5C4R
Birth14 Apr 1881, Kentucky
Death28 Sep 1968, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
FatherCharles Bush Stewart (1857-1933)
Children
Birth18 Mar 1905, Kentucky
Death14 Apr 1999, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
SpouseJohn Gaitskill McCormick , Half 3C2R
Birth14 Oct 1911, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death22 Jan 2009, Versailles, Woodford Co., Kentucky
Birth26 May 1914, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death19 Jun 1994, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Birth17 Aug 1917, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death19 Feb 2001, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Notes for Roger Drake Barnes
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Roger Drake Barnes, age 45, residence Maysville, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky, born 8 March 1873, occupation groceryman, nearest relative Adelaide Barnes, wife, same address.

His death certificate records Roger D. Barnes, age 46, birthdate blank, born in Kentucky, died 13 May 1920 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky, residence N. Maysville, father T. K. Barnes, mother’s maiden name Sue Martin, both born in Kentucky, cause of death “probably overdose of strychnine. Could not ascertain how or why taken”, informant Lewis Judy, Mt. Sterling, Ky, burial in Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Notes for Adelaide Stewart
The SSDI lists Adelaide Barnes, born 14 Dec 1881, died Sep 1968, last residence Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky.

The Kentucky death index lists Adalaid S. Barnes, age 86, died 28 Sep 1968 in Montgomery Co., residence same. (The middle initial S probably stands for Stewart, not a given middle name.)
Census Notes for Roger Drake & Adelaide (Family)
1910 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Mt. Sterling ward 1, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 10B as family #227/270, at 204 Maysville St:
Barnes, Roger D., 36, merchant; Adelaide, wife, 28, married 8 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Elizabeth K., dau, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1920 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Mt. Sterling ward 1, enumerated 5 Jan, lists on p. 3A as family #62/65, at 204 Maysville St.:
Barnes, Roger, 45, grocery store merchant; Adlaide, wife, 38; Elizabeth, dau, 14; Sue, dau, 8; Charles S., son, 5; Robert J., son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The next household is headed by Roger’s parents.

1930 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Mt. Sterling ward 2, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 10B as family #222/299, at 113 College St:
Barnes, Adelaide S., 38, widowed, age at first marriage 19, insurance agent; Sue, dau, 18; Charles S., son, 15; Robert J., son, 12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
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