Let me see if I can put this down in some sort of intelligent way for my spouse and his family. It has been a pleasure of mine for many years to search for our families. For years I didn’t know exactly how to fit the Barnhardt’s that I had found into Joe’s life.
However, after hit and miss on Barnhardt’s, who are like Joneses in Cabbarrus, Rowan and Stanley counties, I finally got them together. So, here goes!!
Joe Davis>Daisy Ruth Barnhardt> Henry Joseph Barnhardt> John F. Barnhardt>John Barnhardt>Charles Bernhardt> Henrich Berenhardt >.Johann Mathais Berenhardt > Georg Johann Berenhardt>Nicholas Berenhardt>Emmerich Berenhardt. The line is from generation to generation from 1933 in Lee County, AR, to 1575 in Baden, Germany.
Recently I started filling in blanks on Daisy Barnhardt Davis’s family and I still have one big qestion in the history. How and why did Henry Joseph Barnhardt move his family from North Carolina? I still don’t know, but move he did to Crittenden and Lee County, Arkansas. His family never moved very far down the road from where they started. I found them in Richfield or Rich Community near Haynes, AR. At some time they lived near the St Francis County line and the Crittenden County line because John Cheney’s family was on the same Census records along with a Harden family. The Cheney’s were J. D. Davis’s family. J. D. was Daisy’s husband. and Lydia Harden married Joe Barnhardt. Grandpa Barnhardt was living in Lee county when he died. I used to think the picture of Henry and Arhannah was taken in front of Mrs. Davis House, but it wasn’t. Arhannah was dressed in an early 1900’s dress and Henry in a black suit which dated the picture, so It must have been in Lee County near Marianna.
It has also been said that the Barnhardts were a very hard people and very harsh and very strict with the discipline. I don’t know that, but many of our ancestors came from to America for a better life and brought with them all the customs and problems they had at home to an even harder life for a while in a growing country of immigrants.
Henry Joseph Barnhardt came from such a family and what follows is his lineage and my grandchilden’s heritage.
Henry Joseph Barnhardt b 19 Feb 1866 Cabbarrus,NC m Arahannah Jane Earnhardt b 24 Jan 1866 Rowan,NC on 13 Jan 1888 in Cabbarrus County with his parents, Asa Barnhardt & Lucrissa Suther Barnhardt and her parents, Robert (Robard) and Eunice Bunn Fisher Earnhardt signing the marriage bond with permission and as witnesses .
They both died in Lee County, AR, Henry on 23 Mar 1938, Arahannah on 23 feb 1937. Both are buried at LaGrange Cemetery, LaGrange, Phillips, AR.
Their children were: (1) James Edward b 04 Aug 1888, (2)Lottie Allie b 17 May 1890 (3) Bessie Lula b 30 Jan 1893 (4) Robert Asa b 10 Mar 1895 (6)Verna Eunice b 20 Sept 1897 (7) Daisy Ruth b 03 Apr 1901 (8) Joseph Columbus b 03 Aug 1904 (9) Freddie Franklin b 22 Jan 1906 (10) Willie Cornelious (died from Epilepsy) b 02 feb 1908. Willie, Uncle Joe and Aunt Lydia are buried at LaGrange along with a child, Joan or Joanna. Uncle Asa and his wife Emma Cremeen Barnhardt are buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Helena, Phillips, AR and Joe D. and Daisy Ruth Barnhardt Davis and buried in Sunset Cemetery in Barton, Phillips, AR. James Edward was buried at Forrest City, St. Francis, AR. None of the girls seemed to have survived except Daisy Ruth Barnhardt Davis. According to Mrs. Davis, there is a tombstone somewhere between Haynes and Forrest City that says “Here Lies Little Lottie on the Hill.) I can’t find the grave nor the stone.
Henry was from Cabbarrus County, NC. His father was Asa Barnhardt. Asa married Lucrissa Suther, descendant of Samuel Suther, born in 1722 in Switzerland. Samuel and his family came to American on a ship to join William Byrd’s colony along the Roanoke River.His family left Rotterdam in 1738 on a little ship called “The Oliver”. The year 1738 was unusual in that there were 13 successive storms at sea and finally arrive in January of 1839. While anchored at Cape Charles, VA, another storm came up causing the ship to lose anchor and run on a sandbar staving her hull and “launching 225 souls into eternity. Samuel was his family’s sole survivor,When he was 27 he settled in Philadelphia as a aschoolmaster and married Elizabeth Heyllman, daughter of Heyllman and Maria Elizabeth Grimm who came to the America from Switzerland in 1736. Soon he settled outside Concord in Cabbarus county and became a German Reformed Minister and established a church. The church is still there in Cabbarrus County and there is a whole cemetery of Suther’s sits across the road from the church.
Asa Barnhardt b abt 1835 Concord, Cabbarrus, NC, and was m to Lucrissa Suther b abt 1840 in Cabbarrus Couny, NC. to parents Joseph Suther b 10 May 1808 d 17 Feb 1855 m 10 Apr 1829 Elizabeth Probst b 23 May 1812 d 13 Sep 1880 . Both are buried in Colwater Lutherna Church Cemetry just outside Concord, Cabbarus , NC.
Lucrissa was called Lou or Lu and is listed in some family records as Louisa, but her marriage certificate says Lucrissa and she had a child named Crisssa. Asa was sometimes called Acey and some children were later named Acey. In fact Mrs. Davis’s brother, Robert Asa, worked for a while on a WPS project in Lee county, AR, called Bear Creek Lake. His companions called him Acey and when I found the history of Bear creek Lake, sure enough, there was Uncle Asa listed there as Acey Barnhardt.
Children of Asa and Lucirssa are: (1) William L. Barnhardt b abt 1864 (2) Henry Joseph Barnhardt b 19 Feb 1866, and Jennie Barnhardt , the baby was b 1878. I didn’t find out about her until a few years ago from Aunt Lydia Harden Barnhardt, Uncle Joe Barnhardt’s wife.
William L Barnhardt m Betty Fisher 03 Aug 1882 in Cabbarrus County. Her Parents were (I could hardly read the name on the Marriage License) D. W. & Mattie Fisher
Another family member descended from Asa recently sent me inforamtion that Asa and William owned a Flour and Corn Mill in Concord, Cabbarus, NC. Then I found a Barnhardt’s Mill in Rowan County with another William. Idon’t know whether it was Asa’s mill or not, but it was an added demension to Asa’s history.
I don’t have Jennie’s family yet, but I am still searching.
Some others of note are Robert Earnhardt, father of Arahannah Jane Earnhardt Barnhardt, but he was also father of Ralph Lee Earnhardt, father of Ralph Earnhardt, father of Dale Earnhardt, father of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Robert was married to Eve Kessler and she is Ralph’s mother. Also buried there is Eunice Bunn Fisher Earnhardt’s son by her first husband, John Fisher. His name was James A Fisher, b 10 Jul 1853 d 02 Feb 1938. All are buried in the same Center Grove Cemetery except Dale. It is not supposed to be known where he is buried according to the media, however, I’ve been told that he is buried in the same cemetery as his family in Kannapolis.
Asa’s father was John F. Barnhardt, who was married three times. He was listed in the North Carolina Marriage Bonds as having been married to one Eliza Petrie. He married her in the Lutheran Church in Concord,NC. She was born in 1810, daughter of :
Henry Nathan Petrea and Catherine Murr, who m 22 Mar 1808. Their children were: (1) Matthew (2) Reanna (3) Henry Wilson (4) Buron (5) Augustus (6) Laban (7) Anna Elizabeth- ( On the church rolls she is listed as Anna Elizabeth Petrie, but she is recorded elsewhere as Anna Eliza or Anna Elizabeth Petrea. ) (8) William (9) George, wh died in Pickett’s charge at Gettysburg (9) Amzi- The name Petrea has also been spelled Petree, Petry, Petrie.
John F. Barnhardt b 02/26/1809 Cabbarrus County, NC. and d 02/23/1883 and buried in Center Grove Lutheran Cemetery in Kannapolis, NC.
m 25 Feb 1833 in Cabbarrus Couny , NC
Anna Elizabeth Petrie b 10 Mar1810 & d 25 Apr 1845 She is buried at at St John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Concord.
Theira children are: (1) Rachel b 5 Dec 1833 (2)Asa Barnhardt b 1835 (3) William H. Barnhardt b 10 Dec 1836 (4) Crissa Barnhardt b 1838 (5) Lachas b abt 1840 (6) Richard abt 1843. Many of these dates came from the Census records in 1850 and lists Sophia Blackwelder as the mother, but she wasn’t, she was the second wife. He married her in 1846 in Cabbarrus County. Her father was Jacob Balckwelder and the name was originally Schwartzwolder. Mary A. (Barnhardt) was the third, the wife of his old age. I don’t know what her name was before she married him. She was named Executrix of his will in 1883. Only four of his children are mentioned, William H., Asa, Crissa, and Rachel. Lachas died in the Civil War as far as I recall and Richard died. Asa served from North Carolina and was a prisoner of War in a prison camp in Maryland. Crissa married, but Rachel was still living with her father, well into her 30’s acording to Census records.
(I don’t know what I did for this to be in a different type and I don’t seem to be able to correct it, so I’ll continue this way.)
John F’s father and mother were John Barnhardt b 24 Jan 1768 m on 24 May 1796 in Cabbarrus, County, NC Phillippina Schmidtinn b 30 May 1776 Children were (1) Daniel Barnhardt b 26 Oct 1796 (2) Sophia Barnhardt b 30 Aug 1798 (3) George Barnhardt b 07 Jul 1800 (4) Lydia Barnhardt b 26 May 1801 (5) John F. Barnhardt b 24 Dec 1809 (6) Leah Barnhardt b 18 Jan 1812 (7) Barbary (Barbara) Barnhardt b 09 May 1819 John’s Father was Charles Bernhardt (Barnhardt) which changed after coming to the America’s. The records that I saw in Cabbarus County showed the name as being spelled Bernhardt and on at least one Census Record Asa Barnhardt’s name was spelled Bernhardt. Other records show that the name was spelled Berenhardt in Germany. I also found a record of this family having come to the Americas through the port that we know as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when America was a seies of colonies. They had come here from Baden Germany and were most likely German Lutheran because they fled Germany and persecution after Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis and they had become his followers. Charles Barnhardt (Bernhardt( b 1748 Mecklenberg, NC. His Father was Henry Barnhardt or (Henrich Berenhardt) b abt 1727 in Johannas,Baden,Germany and Gertrude Swing (No information on Her) Charles Bernhardt was married to Anna Hagler b abt in Cabbarrus 1750 Her parents were John Hagler and Barbara Clouts or Klutts depending whoever is doing the spelling. Their children were: (1) John Bernhardt (By now Barnhardt ) b 24 Jan 1768 (2) Jacob Barnhardt b 1769 (3) Christina Barnhardtd b 25 Oct 1773 (4) Christopher Barnhardt b abt 1776 (5) Phillip Barnhardt b abt 1777 (6) Charles Barnhardt (7) Adam Barnhardt b 10 Jun 1775 (8) George Barnhardt b 10 Jun 1787 (haven’t proved this yet) (9) Anna Barnhardt b abt 1790. All born in Cabbarrus county, NC. Henry or Henrich’s father was Johann Mathias Berenhardt b abt 1681 in St.Johannas,Baden Germany, and his mother was Anna Susanna Stunklin b 22 Aug 1691 St. Johannas.Baden Germany. Johann Mathais Berenhardt was the son of Georg Johann Barnhardt b 09 Oct 1642 in Baden Kreuznach, Germany and Anna Margaretha Hertzog b abt 1647 They were married in St Johannas, Baden, Germany Children were(1) Johann Christian Berenhardt b 05 Apr 1719 in St Johannes, Palentine, Germany (2) Virgan Berenhardt f abt 1721 in St Johannes, Palentine, Germany (3) Gurtfin Berenhardt be ab 1723 in St Johannes, Palentine, (4) David Berenhardt b 1750 in Cabbarrus County. John Christian Barnhard, his brother Henrich (Henry), and his brother, David, were from a group of people known as Palatines, or the German word Pfaltz. the Palatines were from an area belonging to the Count Palantine, a secular prince of the Holy Roman Empire. After Martin Luther publicshed his 95 Thesis, his followers were under religious persecution for their beliefs. They came from Hollarnd, Switzerland, Germany and beyond. when they left Germany, it was a mass exodus or immisgration, down the Rhine, to Rotterdam, and to the Ne World. They were farmers and many raised vinyards. It was for this reason that the Berenhardt (Barnhardt) brothers came. They came by way of Switzerland into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in America and then John Christian found his way to Cabbarrus County, NC and his brothers, Henriech, now Henry and David.followed. Many of them are buried at Coldwater Lutheran Church Cemetery, and in the other Lutheran church Cemeteries in Cabbarrus County. Georg Johann Berenhardt, father of John Mathais b 09 Oct 1642 in Bad Kreuznach, Germany d 03 March 1686 m Anna Margaretha Hertzog 1647 d 30 Dec 1720 Georg’s father was Nicholas Berenhardt b 1593 in Germany d 1657 His mother was Barbara Gutjar b 1591 in Germany. His fatehr was Emmerich Berenhardt b abt 1575 in Germany . There were and are many other Barnhardts from Cabbarrus County,NC and Pennsylvania and many lines to follow. This is my husband’s direct line. I hope it may be of value to others seeking thier own families. It really does prove that America is the great or was the great melting pot. People looked for a better life and one where they could worship as they pleased, where their families would be free of tyranny, and they could sink or swim inder their own merits. Thiers is the story of America and freedom.
Sam M. Propst said,
March 21, 2009 at 2:50 am
?St. Johannas, not on map?
my line:Crisse Suther m. David T. Bostian (bur. Concord),dau of Rhineholdt son of John m. Sophia Barnhardt
bambudder said,
March 21, 2009 at 4:55 am
I have the Suther Book. Asa Barnhardt married Lucrissa Suther according to the North Carolina Marriage Index. She was the daughter of Joseph Suther and Eleanor Propst. They are both buried in Cold Water Ceek Cemetery. Carol Scott claims she is Louisa, but she was called Lou. Asa and Lucrissa named their children, William, Henry Joseph, and Jennie. I know this for a fact becasue Henry was my husband’s grandfather and Asa and his wife, Lucrissa, signed the marriage bond for Henry and Arannah Jane, Daisy’s parents. The Suther Cemetery is across the road form the Church established by Samuel Suther when he went to Cabbarrus County. I’ve been to the cemeteries. In fact I have been to many of the cemeteries in Cabbarrus County. I have bben through all the family records at the Concord Library as well as the records in the Family History Center in Salt Lake City. Joseph is the son of Rhineholt. John F. Barharnhart, the father of Asa Barnhardt married Anna Elizabeth Petrie(Petrea) in 1833. She was called Eliza and that name appears on the North Carolina Marriage Bonds. It is also on the church records that I have as well as her death in1845. Their children were Rachel born in late 1833, As in 1835, William in 1835, Crissa on 1838, Lachas in1840, and Richard in 1843. John F Barnhardt married Sophia Blackwelder in January of 1846. I don’t find a Crissa Suther. I did find Christena known as Chrissie married to David Thomas Bostian. She was Joseph’s sister. I found a Sophia Suther married to Dryry Frye and I found John Henry Suther having married to Sophia BArnhardt, daughter of John Crhistian Barnhardt, the brother of Charles Barnhardt or Berenhardt as that was thier name when they left Baden, Germany. I also have the Barnhardt line back to Baden Germany as well as the Suther Line back to Switzerland. I try and prove every thing before I put it in our family tree. Once in a while, I make an error, but I usually chekce marriage records, census records, church and cemetery records if possible as well as family histories. Since your name is propst, you must be from the same line as Joseph Suther’s wife Eleanor. Joseph was also married to Barbara Winecoff. I check military rcords for Asa, William, Lachas and Richard. John F. Barnhardt married a third time to a Mary?? because he named her as his beloved wife in his will. If I have anything you need let me know. I’ll be glad to share.
Kathy Davis