James Campbell Barnett

James Barnett and wife, Amy, migrated to Smith County about 1812 and settled at Plunketts Creek. James was a very religious man so when the great revivals of the early 1800's swept over Tennessee, he offered his land to be used as a campground. People came from great distances bringing their families, slaves and livestock for the camp meeting at Barnett's Campground. As the fervor for camp meetings waned, James deeded land in 1839 to a church built at the campground called Salem. James is buried in the Barnett's Campground Cemetery along with two of their four daughters. They had no sons. Amy is also thought to be buried here but there is no marker.

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