​Jacob Pope and
Elizabeth Ann Barnes

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Marker Text: Mississippi natives Jacob Pope Barnes (1832-1877) and Elizabeth Ann Rankin (1834-1912) were wed on June 12th, 1860. They moved to Texas in 1866 and came to Trinity in 1872. Jacob opened a mercantile store in partnership with Frank Lister and was serving as county treasurer at the time of his death. Widowed at age 43, Elizabeth reared nine children and operated the mercantile store with the help of her eldest son, Samuel Edward (1861-1914). (1986)

Marker No: 6720

Grave Marker

Geographic: 30.946077, -95.382614

Location: Cedar Grove Cemetery, on FM 230 (Main Street), 5 blocks west of downtown Trinity