Elizabeth Buzbee was born May 1854 in Coffee County, Alabama to Lawrence Buzbee and Caroline Laney.
Marriage and Family
Elizabeth Buzbee married Samuel Jones on 03 May 1877 and had two children: Mary, born c. 1878 and Anne, born c. 1879. When Samuel Jones died, she remarried to James L. Barnes. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Buzbee and her husband, James L. Barnes had 4 children. Laura Barnes, born Nov 1883, Leana Barnes, born Jul 1886; Edith Barnes, born Nov 1890; John Barnes, born Mar 1894; and Annie Gertrude Barnes, born 12 Apr 1895. Annie Gertrude Barnes married Sanford Jennings Moody on 16 Oct 1916 in Hillsborough County. Annie Gertrude Barnes Moody died 18 Dec 1957, her husband, Sanford Jennings Moody was born 27 Feb 1894 and died 07 Sep 1982. They are both buried in Hackney Cemetery in Riverview, Florida. Like her sister, Martha, not much is known about Elizabeth’s offspring as of yet. One of her daughters, either Anna or Mary is said to have died around 1910, we do not know who any of her daughters married, if they married. James L. Barnes remarried after the death of Elizabeth, to Della S. Burnett, a widow with a young daughter. They also had a daughter, Melissa.
Death
James L. Barnes died 14 May 1944 at the age of 89. He is buried in Hackney Cemetery in Riverview, Florida. Elizabeth Buzbee Barnes died sometime between 1910 and 1919. James L. Barnes is remarried to Della S. Burnett (married name) by 1920. Elizabeth Buzbee Barnes is buried (according to resources) in the Barnes & Buzbee Cemetery. The Barnes and Buzbee Cemetery is no longer in existence, having been plowed over for an orange grove years ago.
