Dr. R. L. Barrett, of Va., and bride, nee Miss Annie V. Keene, of this city, took their departure on the afternoon train via the Lookout Mountain line, Tuesday, for the Old Dominion where the bridegroom resides. We wish the newly married couple a world of happiness and sincerely trust that neither will ever have reason for a moment to regret the choice in the lottery of life. [The Vicksburg Daily Herald, 8 May 1879, page 3.]

On 18 November 1886, Dr. R. Leighton Barrett hosted a reception for the wedding of his wife’s sister, Bertha, in Louisa County, Virginia. [The Commercial Herald (Vicksburg), 28 November 1886.]

1900 U.S. Census, Louisa County, Virginia:
Louisa Courthouse Magisterial District
Enumeration District 67, Sheet 2, Page 162 A
Dwelling 27, Family 28
Barret, R. L., head, white, male, born January 1834, age 66, male, married for 21 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, physician, can read and write, speaks English, owns farm free of mortgage, number on farm schedule 3
Barret, A. K., wife, white, female, born January 1862, age 38, married for 21 years, mother of 5 children of whom 4 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Barret, R. L. C., son, white, male, born April 1880, age 20, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Barret, Annie, daughter, white, female, born August 1887, age 12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Barret, K. B., daughter, white, female, 7, born April 1893, age 7, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Barret, G., daughter, white, female, born November 1897, age 2, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McCue, Edna, niece, white, female, born May 1890, age 10, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
McCue, Berta, niece, white, female, born Oct 1897, age 2, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Keane, Sarah, mother in law, white, female, born February 1834, age 66, widowed, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Keane, Edna, sister in law, white, female, born January 1876, age 24, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Johnson, Barbara, servant, black, female, born May 1875, age 25, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, cannot read or write, speaks English
Perkins, Estelle, servant, black, female, born May 1886, age 14, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English