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Barnard, Judith Roane Fenner, 1896-1984

 Person

Biographical Note

Judith Roane (nee Fenner) Barnard (1896-1984) was born on June 14, 1896, to Benjamin Fenner and Elizabeth Winfree. She married Edgar Calhoun Barnard in June 1917 in Prince George County, Virginia, and the couple had a daughter named Elizabeth around 1919. According to the journal in this collection, the couple resided in Roadsville, Orange County, Virginia, and Edgar worked for the Virginia State Highway Department. Also according to the journal, Judith moved back to Prince George County in February 1929, where she worked as a teacher. In the 1930 U.S. census, Judith is listed as divorced. Judith died on April 27, 1984, and is buried in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia.

Sources:

"Judith Roane" entry. Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 20/ Jun/ 1917; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA. On Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/182942635:62116. Accessed September 26, 2022.

"Judith R Barnard" entry. Year: 1920; Census Place: Bland, Prince George, Virginia; Roll: T625_1907; Page: 48B; Enumeration District: 102. On Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/101092235:6061. Accessed September 26, 2022.

"Judith R Barnard" entry. Year: 1930; Census Place: Bland, Prince George, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342190. On Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/98743789:6224. Accessed September 26, 2022.

"Judith Fenner Barnard" entry. Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9278&h=2270673. Accessed October 11, 2022.

"Judith Roane Fenner Barnard" entry. Findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25203575/judith-roane-barnard. Accessed October 11, 2022.

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Judith Fenner Barnard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-056
Abstract

This collection includes a memobook and journal owned by Judith Fenner Barnard (1896-1984), a teacher in Roadsville, Virginia, and Prince George County, Virginia. The memobook, dated July 1964, contains recipes, addresses, hospital records, and a seating arrangement for a dinner party. The journal, 1914-1972 includes journal entries about the Barnard family's lives and handwritten recipes.

Dates: 1914 - 1974