HUSBAND: James Lee BARGER
Born:    6 Aug 1882         Place: Evansville, TN
Marr:                       Place: 
Died:    16 Jun 1969        Place: 
Burial:                     Place: Wolf Creek Cemetery, Spring City, TN
Father: George Washington BARGER   See Family Group Sheet 10154
Mother: R. Cumile STRINGFIELD

WIFE:   Bertha Adela SMITH
Born:   17 Nov 1890         Place: Evansville, TN
Died:   4 Aug 1967          Place: Spring City, TN
Burial:                     Place: 
Father: Marion Tate SMITH
Mother: Dillie Subella FISHER

CHILDREN:

1. Name: Zolah Marie BARGER
   Born: 6 May 1908          Place: TN
   Marr:                     To:    Sherman Hugh BAKER
   Died: 7 Feb 1966          Place: TN

2. Name: Callie Lee BARGER
   Born: 21 Aug 1910         Place: TN
   Marr: never married       To: 
   Died: 1989                Place: Buried at Wolf Creek Cemetery

3. Name: Geneva Subella BARGER
   Born: 31 Dec 1912         Place: Rhea Co., TN
   Marr: 3 Mar 1928          To:    Bruce Baxter Blackston 
                                    "Boots" BEENE
   Died: 18 Mar 1965         Place: Harrington, DE
                             Bur:   Holywood Cemetery, Harrington, DE

4. Name: Etta Mae BARGER
   Born: 6 Jul 1915          Place: TN
   Marr:                     To:    Charlie SPRINGFIELD
   Died:                     Place:

5. Name: Cordie Adele BARGER
   Born: 10 Jun 1918         Place: TN
   Marr:                     To:    Roy Davis BAKER
   Died:                     Place: 

6. Name: William Lester BARGER
   Born: 1921                Place: TN
   Marr:                     To: 
   Died: in infancy          Place: 
 
7. Name: Florence BARGER
   Born: 23 May 1924         Place: TN
   Marr:                     To:    Theorn DYER
   Died:                     Place: 

(A) Zolah Marie Barger and Cordie Adele Barger's husbands were brothers.

(B) Zolah Marie Barger was the mother of three daughters;

1. Geraldine Baker, who died in 1931

2. Letta Marie Baker, who married Charles Green & had three children, (Charles, Theresa and Connie Green)

3. Annette Baker, who maried Frank Green and had one son (Billy Green)

(C) Geneva Barger was the mother of 10 children;

1. Betty Beene, who married M. Paul Cagle and had 6 children (Jerry, Randy, Donnie, Judy, Barbara and Gaye Cagle)

2. Dorothy Euteva Beene, who married a 3rd cousin, Leone Beene, and a daughter, Vickie Sue Beene. Dorothy married a 2nd time, to Harry C. Nash, Jr., and had a daughter, Jeannie Carol Nash. Dorothy's 3d husband was Ralph L. Combs.

3. Easther Mae Beene, who married 1st Roy Combs (brother of Ralph Combs). Easther and Roy and two sons (Lee Roy Combs and Glen Allen Combs). Easther married 2nd Charles Knight, with whom she had one son, Charles Knight, Jr.

4. Hilda Sue Beene, who married John Alson Stewart. They had two children, (Bruce Edward Stewart and Terry Kenneth Stewart.)

5. Carlos Kirby Beene, who married 1st. Barbara Cleaver, with whom he had two children (John Bruce Beene and Sandy Beene). His 2nd wife was Sharon Hopkins.

6. Douglas Ray Beene, who married 1st. Violet _____, with who he had two children, (Douglas Ray Been, Jr. & Brenda Sue Beene). He married a second time, to Nancy ______.

7. James Lamar Beene, who married Robin Simpson. They had one child (Dawn Beene)

8. Bobby Eugene Beene, who married 1st Sharon Hopkins [the same Sharon Hopkins who married Carlos Beene]. They had a son, (Jeffrey Scott Beene). His 2nd wife was Anna _____.

9. Dennis Edward Beene, who married 1st. Brenda Hurd, with whom he had one daughter (Melissa Dawn Beene), and 2nd. Kathy Lobo, with whom he had two children (Lindsay Marie Beene and Jordon Beene)

10. Bruce Baxter Beene, Jr., who married Janie Killen. They had one child, (Jennifer Beene)

(D) This family is descended from the Pinte Barger family of Morgan County, Tennessee.

See Barger Family History Society Membership List, Member(s): B340, B434

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