James Sargent Barnes  ( John Moses², James B¹) was born May 17, 1876 in Violet Hill, Arkansas,  Izard County, and died October 1952 in Craighead County Arkansas.  He married Maud Floyd October 11, 1896 in Fulton County Arkansas, daughter of  William Floyd and Malvina Spears.

Children of James Barnes and Maud Floyd are:

                   i.          Jessie Floyd Barnes, born July 26, 1897.
                  ii.          Elsie Esstellar Barnes, born November 06, 1899 in Oxford, Arkansas,
                               Izard County; died June 27, 1948.
                 iii.         Cecil Curtis Barnes, born November 09, 1900; died May 1901 in Izard
                              County Arkansas - buried Violet  Hill Cemetery.
                 iv.         Iva Barnes, born April 09, 1902.
                  v.         Velma Barnes, born 1904.
                 vi.         Leslie Barnes, born 1906.
                vii.         Elton Barnes, born 1908.