ANDREW J. BARNETT

Was born in Calloway County, Kentucky September 22, 1844 to James L. and Hannah D. (Hardison) Barnett. He was a assistant cashier and manager of the interests of the Paris Tennessee Commercial Back in Murray. His father was a farmer and born in Christian County Kentucky, but resided principally in Calloway County, where he died in March 1853. Andrew J. Barnett is the fourth of nine children. He was reared on a farm and received his early schooling in the common district schools, which was followed by a course in the Evansville Ind. Commercial College, from which he graduated in 1867. Returning to Murray he was variously engage four years, when a partnership was formed with T. McElrath and a general hardware and grocery business was carried on for fifteen months, when Mr. McElrath died. Mr. Barnett purchased the entire stock and carried on the business until 1880. He was interested also in a blacksmith and wagon factory, and in the Murray Mills. In 1880 he became interested in the Paris Tennessee Bank, and in dealing also with real estate. He has large farming interests, makes a specialty of shorthorn cattle raising, and has invested heavily in the cattle business in Texas. Mr. Barnett is one of the most energetic successful business men of the State, and has accumulated his large property by close attention to business and keen sagacity in financial matters. He is the present treasurer of the school board. May 12, 1878 he married Mrs. Laura A. (Curd) McElrath. The widow of his former partner. She has two sons, Felix B. McElrath and John P McElrath.