Biographical sketch of Dr. J.W. Barnett included in son Dr. William C. Barnett's sketch, Volume I, pp. 382-383.
A History of Central and Western Texas 1911.
Census of 1880 - J.W. Barnett, Weatherford, Parker County, age 49, born circa 1831 in Tennessee, physician, wife V.M., daughters Susie, Sallie, and Winnie, sons Joe (12 years), Wm., and Ben.
Joseph Weir Barnett and Virginia Allan, parents of Joseph Weir Barnett, Jr., death date 10/3/1938 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.
FamilySearch . Texas Deaths, 1890-19761880
Dr. J.W. Barnett, birth date 6/23/1836, death date 1/22/1903, burial in Mount Olive Cemetery, Big Spring, Howard County.
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Death notice, "Dr. Barnett Dead: He Had Been Prominent in the Army and Politics," The Austin Statesman, 1/23/1903, p. 1. Member of the 12th and 13th Legislatures from Parker County.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .