Biography:

Clerical worker;  businesswoman.  Born– September 27, 1896, Citronelle. Parents– Cyrus and Emma Estella (Hester) Chastang. Married– Stewart R. Barnett, August 31, 1924. Children– Three. Education– public schools of Citronelle; Huffstetler Business College. Secretary for Mobile Tractor Company; clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad in New Orleans; chief clerk for Central of Georgia Railroad in New Orleans; owned an antique and novelty shop in New Orleans, 1950-1966.  Served two years as president of Citronelle Woman’s Club; helped re-establish the Boy Scouts of America’s Camp Pushmataha in Citronelle.  Nominated Woman of the Year in Citronelle, 1982. Died June 12, 1992.

Source:

Cora Chastang Barnett, Citronelle, Ala.

Publication(s):

Citronelle, “Now and Then”, 1811-1971. Citronelle, Ala.; Author, 1971.

“Creole Cookin” Cookbooks. New Orleans, La.; Author, 1948.

New Orleans’ Fabulous Iron Laceworks. New Orleans, La.; Author, 1950.