Descendants of Cyrus Barnes
Generation No. 1
1. CYRUS7 BARNES (PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born April 11, 1808 in Ionia, Onondaga Co., NY, and died May 17, 1883 in LaPorte Co., IN. He married ELIZA ELLIOT July 09, 1827. She was born April 24, 1809, and died February 08, 1887.
Notes for CYRUS BARNES:
Age at Death: 75yrs., ? mos., 6days.
More About CYRUS BARNES:
Burial: 1883, Fosters Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: Bet. 1860 - 1880, Farmer
Notes for ELIZA ELLIOT:
Age at death: 77yrs., 9mos., 15days.
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT:
Publication Unknown
Died, in Galena township, on the morning of Feb. 8, 1887 at the residence of her son, Charles O. Barnes. Mrs. Eliza Barnes, widow of Cyrus Barnes, who died in 1883. She died very suddenly after having dre???? herself. Mrs. Barnes was nearly 78 years old. She was the mother of Mrs. B. A. Davis, of Hatch's Mills.
More About ELIZA ELLIOT:
Burial: 1887, Fosters Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About CYRUS BARNES and ELIZA ELLIOT:
Marriage: July 09, 1827
Children of CYRUS BARNES and ELIZA ELLIOT are:
i. AVERY IRA8 BARNES, b. August 25, 1828, NY; d. February 25, 1924, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN; m. CELESTINE CUNNINGHAM, November 28, 1858, LaPorte Co., IN; b. May 24, 1834, Huron, OH; d. April 20, 1899.
Notes for AVERY IRA BARNES:
OBITUARY:
The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI, Feb. 28, 1924, P. 3
Avery I. Barnes
Avery I. Barnes, one of the pioneers of LaPorte county, coming to this county in 1839 from Onondago county, N. Y., passed away Saturday night at his home in Galena township at the age of 96 years. The pioneer died at the home of Wheeler Meyers, at the old home, his place of residence since 1858 when he was married to Miss Celestine Wilcox, who passed to her reward April 20, 1899.
Mr. Barnes had the distinction of being a resident of Galena township, one of its prosperous farmers, all but nine years of his life, and probably no man in LaPorte county was more familiar with its history or that of LaPorte county than the deceased. During his life Mr. Barnes filled a number of positions of public trust. He was for many years a member of the Christian church. He was a brother of the late Mrs. E. W. Davis, wife of Hon. E. W. Davis, while a surviving brother, Dr. C. G. Barnes, is a resident of Albion, Nebraska-LaPorte Ex.
More About AVERY IRA BARNES:
Burial: 1924, Fosters Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: Bet. 1860 - 1880, Farmer
Religion: Christian Church
Residence: 1906, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About CELESTINE CUNNINGHAM:
Burial: Unknown, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About AVERY BARNES and CELESTINE CUNNINGHAM:
Marriage: November 28, 1858, LaPorte Co., IN
Marriage license: November 27, 1858, LaPorte Co., IN
2. ii. LOIS DIANA BARNES, b. September 16, 1830, Memphis, NY; d. April 09, 1864.
3. iii. JAMES ANDREW BARNES, b. June 07, 1832, Memphis, NY; d. January 06, 1906, Auburn, IN.
iv. HANNAH BARNES, b. February 24, 1834; d. April 03, 1834.
4. v. BETSEY ANN BARNES, b. January 30, 1835, Onondaga Co., NY; d. December 21, 1918, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN.
5. vi. CHARLES ORLANDO BARNES, b. March 10, 1837, Memphis, Onondaga Co., NY; d. November 06, 1906, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN.
vii. LYDIA SUMMIT BARNES, b. June 21, 1843, IN; d. April 21, 1864.
Notes for LYDIA SUMMIT BARNES:
Age at death: 20yrs., 9mos., 21days.
More About LYDIA SUMMIT BARNES:
Burial: Unknown, Fosters Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
6. viii. DR. CASS GROVE BARNES, b. October 01, 1848, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN; d. September 11, 1932, Madison, NE.
Generation No. 2
2. LOIS DIANA8 BARNES (CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born September 16, 1830 in Memphis, NY, and died April 09, 1864. She married VALENTINE FRANK SMITH October 10, 1850. He was born December 05, 1827, and died September 10, 1892.
Notes for LOIS DIANA BARNES:
AGE AT DEATH:
33yrs., 6mos.
More About LOIS DIANA BARNES:
Burial: 1864, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About VALENTINE FRANK SMITH:
Burial: 1892, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About VALENTINE SMITH and LOIS BARNES:
Marriage: October 10, 1850
Children of LOIS BARNES and VALENTINE SMITH are:
i. ED9 SMITH, b. 1851; d. Unknown.
ii. EVA ELIZA SMITH, b. 1857; d. September 22, 1862.
Notes for EVA ELIZA SMITH:
AGE AT DEATH:
7yrs., 8mos., 20days.
More About EVA ELIZA SMITH:
Burial: 1862, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
iii. CARRIE SMITH, b. 1864; d. Unknown.
3. JAMES ANDREW8 BARNES (CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born June 07, 1832 in Memphis, NY, and died January 06, 1906 in Auburn, IN. He married ALICE HANNAH LAMSON December 08, 1867 in Pierceton, IN. She was born August 14, 1848 in Columbia City, IN, and died Unknown.
Notes for JAMES ANDREW BARNES:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI, Jan. 19, 1906, P. 10
Avery Barnes and Mrs. B. A. Davis returned one day last week from their trip to Auburn, DeKalb Co., Ind., where they had been to attend the funeral of their brother, James A. Barnes, late editor and proprietor of the Auburn Courier. Mr. Barnes died Jan. 6, 1906, at the age of 73 years.
More About JAMES ANDREW BARNES:
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: 1860, Farmer
Residence: Bef. January 1906, Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN
More About JAMES BARNES and ALICE LAMSON:
Marriage: December 08, 1867, Pierceton, IN
Child of JAMES BARNES and ALICE LAMSON is:
7. i. NELLIE LAMSON9 BARNES, b. November 09, 1874; d. Unknown.
4. BETSEY ANN8 BARNES (CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born January 30, 1835 in Onondaga Co., NY, and died December 21, 1918 in Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN. She married EUGENIUS W. DAVIS October 09, 1853, son of CALEB DAVIS and SARAH WAGNER. He was born December 26, 1832 in Monongahelia Co., WV, and died April 30, 1925.
Notes for BETSEY ANN BARNES:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
OBITUARY:
The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI; Jan. 9, 1919
Deaths' Call Comes to One of Pioneer Women of LaPorte County, Indiana
To have lived to the age of four score years and three, to have been the devoted life companiion for years of the husband who in time's deepening shadows mourns as she sleeps, was the Master's legacy of life to Mrs. Betsy Barnes Davis, wife of Hon. E. W. Davis, who passed away Saturday evening, December 21, at the old home place in Galena township, the old home place rich in its memories of the unforgotten years. Another poineer woman has been called from the busy scenes of life to the bourne to which the boatsman finds his was in the mystery of death. To her who is asleep there has come the dawn of the eternal morning, the joyous awakening, while here will bloom the flowers of love which she nurtured, with tears to memory given as night's gloomy waters flow to the mysterious sea, and hope's smiles dispel the gathering shadows.
The Master's eternal plan of fullness of years and the beauty thereof came to Mrs. Davis, who was born in Onondago county, N. Y. January 30, 1835, the daughter of Cyrus and Eliza Barnes. She came to LaPorte county with her parents in 1839, living in Galena township all the following years, a period of time in which history was written, in which life was moulded, in which girlhood budded into womanhood. On the 9th of October. 1853, Betsy Barnes became the wife of Mr. Davis and the present home was established, and here life unfolded its petals like the morning flower and days were forged into the lengthening chain of years.
Two children, a son and a daughter, were born to bless the happy union. The son, Arthur C. Davis, died January 22, 1896. The daughter, Mrs. Fannie Cadwallader of Salem, Ohio, survives with the widowed husband to look back over the years which memory has sweetened and to behold the holy peace that comes streaming through the gateway of the dawn as the fading visions close. Of the immediate members of Mrs. Davis family there are survivors in two brothers, Avery I. Barnes, more than 90 years of age, a resident of Galena township, and Dr. C. G. Barnes of Albion, Nebraska. There are twenty great grandchildren and eleven grandchildren to call her blessed as the embers glow and memories around her throng.
Mrs. Davis' life was one in which love and devotion were the dominans forces. Her tender ministratins dispelled the shadows which came as the days glided into years. Of her the poet could have written:
"A heart, which, like a fine-toned lute,
With every breath of feeling woke
And, even when the tongue was mute,
From eye and lip in music spoke."
Her life was that of the home where unobtrusive goodness shone. October 9th last witnessed the 65th wedding anniversary of the couple, a day when whisperings of the silent past brought memories of long departed joys. Each recurring anniversary day brought the flowers of love and remembrance to the patriarchal couple and thus life had its sunshine, though the years were hastening the coming transition.
Mrs. Davis loved nature, the bud, the flower, the plant, all the handiwork of the Creator. She found keen delight in their cultivation. She reveled in their beauty and they inspired many bits of verse which revealed a love of th beautiful as well as that of the intellectual. As she loved the flower and the waving grain, the tree and the plant, the same love found frution in cherished friendships, and thus to her were given the sage's precept and the poet's song.
Mrs. Davis has been in failing health for a number of years, but she was uncomplaining, carrying her burden as would the Master, looking to that day when the morning of the eternal day would blossom out of the night, when the death angel would beckon. The end came suddenly, though not unexpectedly to the family, the nature of her disease warning of the coming hour. Looking back over the years it can be said of her life as the poet wrote:
"Long may such goodness live
'Twas all she gave-'twas
All she had to give."
Thus ends the day of this gentle life for the night has come and with its passing has dawned the eternal morn and around her path has come a stream of living light.
In her religious life Mrs. Davis was a member of the Christian church, with which she had affiliated from the days of her girlhod, fnding the assurance of the eternal life in the beauty of its teachings, the promise of the reuniting where the day is never ending.
The funeral services were conducting at the old home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Stamper, pastor of the Christian church, officiated and burial took place at Pine Lake cemetery under the direction of Cutler Bros.
Mrs. Davis will be greatly missed by her many Three Oaks friends. The sympathy of the community is extended to the grieving husband and family.
More About BETSEY ANN BARNES:
Burial: 1918, Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 27, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Religion: Christian Church
Residence: Bet. 1839 - 1918, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Notes for EUGENIUS W. DAVIS:
BIOGRAPHY:
1880 History of LaPorte County, Chapman, Page 700
Eugene W. Davis was born in Monongahela county, W. Va., Dec. 20, 1832. His father, Caleb, and his mother, Sarah (Wagner) Davis, were also natives of Virginia, the former of English and the latter of German descent, who came to this county in 1831, first, looking at the country, and in 1833 moved and settled on the Phineas Hunt place, in Kankakee tp., where they resided until about 1835, when they moved to Springfield tp., and built a saw-mill on sec. 25. In 1838 they came to this tp. and settled on sec. 30, where they resided until 1879, when they moved to Shelby, Mich., at which place they now reside. Father Davis is widely known throughout this county, having preached the gospel for many years, without taking pay for his services. He labored without money or price, doing great good to his fellow man. He occasionally preaches where he now resides. Eugene was reared on the farm, and received a limited education, though at present he is a well-read man, getting his knowledge by his own personal efforts since he became of age. He has at present one of the best private libraries in the township, if not in the county. He commenced in life without a cent. He earned his first $100 by cutting cord wood at 40 cents per cord, gaining little by little, until now he is the owner of 200 acres of well-improved land. He resides on sec. 29. He married Miss B.A. Barnes Oct. 9, 1853: she is the daughter of Cyrus Barnes, who is also an old settler. Miss B. was born in New York in 1835. They have had 3 children, 2 of whom are living; Arthur C. and Frances E. (now Mrs. Finley.) In addition to his large library Mr. Davis has also a very fine collection of geological specimens, which attracts the admiration of all visitors. P.O., Hatch's Mills.
OBITUARY:
The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI; Apr. 30, 1925
Eugenius Davis Passes Away
Resident of Galena Township For 91 Years. Well Known In Three Oaks.
Eugenius W. Davis, 92 years old, ex-president of the LaPorte Savings bank and prominent retired farmer of Galena township, died at his home at 3 A. M. today after an illness of only two hours.
Neuralgia of the heart was the cause of Mr. Davis' death, Dr. O. L. Sutherland, his physician, said.
Mr. Davis, who played a prominent part in the life and development of LaPorte County, became president of the bank in February, 1915, upon the death of James H. Buck. Until May 1919, he served as head of the institution, retiring at that time and returning to his farm in Galena Township.
He was connected with the bank for 38 years and was the oldest continuous resident of the county, having come here from West Virginia at the age of 1 year.
Funeral Saturday
Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be held at the home at 11 A. M. Saturday. The ministers in charge probably will be the Rev. M. G. Long of LaPorte and Rev. J. F. Bellville of Rolling Prairie. Burial will be at Pine Lake Cemetery.
Mr. Davis was born in Monongalia County, West Virginia, on December 26, 1832. His paternal grandfather, John Davis, was likewise a native of West Virginia and a farmer. Caleb B. Davis, father of the deceased man, came to LaPorte on horseback.
Went To Log School
Mr. Davis' education was acquired in a log schoolhouse, and he was only able to attend school through the winter months, for in the summer seasons he assisted his father in clearing the land and improving the home farm.
He was thus engaged until he became 17 when, having formed a strong desire to enjoy better education privileges. He began educating himself through reading and study at home. He became qualified for teaching and for several years following the profession.
When he started out for himself he bought 80 acres in Galena Township for which he incurred an indebtedness of $700. He had no teams, there were no buildings on the place, or orchard and no tools of any description.
He left his father's house at noon on a May day in 1854, and cut every log used in building his first cabin that afternoon.
He always carried on agriculture until his retirement. Early in life he practiced economy, industry, and perseverance, and these sterling traits of character enabled him to advance steadily upon the road of prosperity. As the time of his death he owned several hundred acres in Galena Township.
Was State Sentor
Mr. Davis was always known as a Democrat and in 1881 he was elected to the state legislature and re-elected to the state legislature in the upper house. To every question which came up for settlement he gave his careful and earnest consideration, and his was a loyal support to all measures which he believed would contribute to the general good.
He also filled some local offices, including that of Justice of the Peace, and he was always recognized as a prominent and valued citizen of his community. By some he was called "the grand old man of LaPorte County."
Sine 1865 he had been a prominent Mason and at the time of his death held membership in Excelsior Lodge No. 41, F. & A. M., of LaPorte, and filled every chair except that of tyler. A member and elder of the Christian Church, he was a regular attendant and teacher in the Sunday School for many years.
On October 9, 1853 he married Miss Betsey Barnes. She passed away on December 21, 1919. He married the present Mrs. Davis on October 25, 1921. She survives with one daughter Fannie Cadwallader, 11 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Othie Way, president of the LaPorte Savings bank, who succeeded Mr. Davis, said that he was a man of firm judgement and that many persons sought opnions from him. -The LaPorte Daily Herald-Argus, April 22, 1925.
More About EUGENIUS W. DAVIS:
Burial: Unknown, Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Cause of Death: Neuralgia of the heart
Census: June 27, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Elected: 1881, State Senator in State Legislature
Occupation: Bet. 1860 - 1880, Farmer
Religion: Christian Church
Residence: Bet. 1833 - 1835, Kankakee Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Retirement: Farming
More About EUGENIUS DAVIS and BETSEY BARNES:
Marriage: October 09, 1853
Children of BETSEY BARNES and EUGENIUS DAVIS are:
8. i. ARTHUR C.9 DAVIS, b. December 30, 1854, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN; d. January 23, 1896.
ii. FRANCIS C. DAVIS, b. Abt. 1860, IN; d. Unknown; m. (1) WILLIAM J. FINLEY, Bet. 1879 - 1880; b. Abt. 1855, IN; d. Unknown; m. (2) ? CADWALLADER, Aft. 1901; d. Unknown.
More About FRANCIS C. DAVIS:
Census: June 27, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Residence: 1919, Salem, OH
More About WILLIAM J. FINLEY:
Census: June 08, 1880, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: 1880, Miller
More About WILLIAM FINLEY and FRANCIS DAVIS:
Marriage: Bet. 1879 - 1880
More About ? CADWALLADER and FRANCIS DAVIS:
Marriage: Aft. 1901
iii. EDWARD L. DAVIS, d. August 22, 1862.
More About EDWARD L. DAVIS:
Burial: 1862, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
5. CHARLES ORLANDO8 BARNES (CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born March 10, 1837 in Memphis, Onondaga Co., NY, and died November 06, 1906 in Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN. He married ELIZA FLORILLA WILSON April 05, 1860 in Berrien Co., MI, daughter of SAMUEL WILSON. She was born May 06, 1842 in Hamilton, IN, and died 1939 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN.
Notes for CHARLES ORLANDO BARNES:
OBITUARY:
Michigan City Dispatch
November 8, 1906
"Charles O. Barnes, a pioneer resident of Galena township and brother-in-law of Hon. E.W. Davis, died suddenly last Tuesday at his home of heart trouble. Mr. Barnes had been in poor health several weeks, but was able at all times to be around, and was in this city a few days ago. News of his death was received here shortly after 6 o'clock by his son, Fred Barnes, principal of the Roeske school, who was then at the polling place in the Roeske precinct, having been chosen as a clerk. A substitute was appointed in his place and Mr. Barnes went at once to his home in Galena township.
Charles O. Barnes was born in Onondaga county, New York, in 1837, and was in his seventieth year. He came to this county with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Barnes, when he was three years old, and he had been a resident of this county ever since, covering a period of sixty-six years, during all of which time he lived on a farm in Galena township, with the exception of five years spent in this city. His home was on East Eighth street while he lived here. He moved back to his farm four years ago.
Mr. Barnes is survived by a widow and four children, Mrs. A.L. Finley of Galena township, Mrs. J.J. Taylor of Grand Crossing, Charles W. Barnes of Galena township and Fred Barnes of this city. He was a brother of Mrs. E.W. Davis and Avery I. Barnes of Galena Township and Dr. C.G. Barnes of Lincoln, Neb. James A. Barnes, the editor of the Auburn, Ind. Courier, whose death occurred last spring, was a brother of Charles O. Barnes, and Ira Barnes, who died in LaPorte ten days ago was his uncle."
OBITUARY:
The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI, Nov. 16, 1906, P. 14
Galena, Ind.
The funeral of Charles O. Barnes, who died Nov. 6, 1906, was held Nov. 8, at the White church at Hesston, in Galena township. Sermon, an excellent one too, by Brother Witt of the Christian church of Rolling Prairie. Singing by Mrs. Emma Pease and Mrs. Deliah Fail, good sisters of the M. E. Church at Lambs Chapel; burial at Fosters cemetery. Mr. Barnes was born in Onondago Co., N. Y., March 10, 1837, and came to Galena township, LaPorte Co., Indiana, in April, 1839. He was nearly 70 years old; was married to Miss Eliza Wilson in April, 1860, and they had five children: Mrs. Bertha Finley of Galena, Mrs. Lucy Taylor of Grand Crossing, Chicago, and Miss Ruth Celestine, better known as "Littie", who died some years ago, Charles W. Barnes of this township and Fredrick C. Barnes of Michigan City. He was a brother of Avery I. Barnes and Mrs. E. W. Davis of this township, Dr. C. G. Barnes of Albion, Boon Co., Neb., and the late James A. Barnes of the Auburn Ind. Courier, who died last January. Mr. Barnes suffered for several weeks with heart trouble and a complications of diseases, and bore them very patiently. The funeral was largely attended, especially by many relatives. The deceased will long be missed and lovingly remembered.
OBITUARY:
Publication Unknown, Copy at LaPorte Co. Historical Museum
Chas. O. Barnes
Charles O. Barnes was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 10, 1839. He came to Laporte with his parents in the spring of 1839.
Mr. Barnes died November 6, 1906, aged 69 years 7months and 7 days. His residence in Laporte county was continus from 1839 till his death. The family of brothers and sisters was formerly seven in number including himself. He is survived by two brothers, Avery I., and Dr. C. G. Barnes, of Albion, Boone county, Nebraska and one sister, Mrs. E. W. Davis.
He was married in the spring of 1860 to Eliza Wilson and to them were born five children, viz.: Mrs. Bertha Finley, Mrs. Lucy Taylor, Miss Lettie Barnes, Charles W., and Free C. Barnes, all os whom survive him except Miss Lettie.
Mr. Barnes was of a very quiet, unostentatious pisposition, pleasant and agreeable to all.
He was politically a Democrat, but never held or sought an office or ever obtruded his opinions on any one.
More About CHARLES ORLANDO BARNES:
Burial: November 08, 1906, Fosters Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Cause of Death: Heart Trouble
Census: June 26, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: Bet. 1860 - 1880, Farmer
Residence: Bet. 1840 - 1897, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About ELIZA FLORILLA WILSON:
Burial: Unknown, Fosters Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 27, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Religion: Christian Church
More About CHARLES BARNES and ELIZA WILSON:
Marriage: April 05, 1860, Berrien Co., MI
Children of CHARLES BARNES and ELIZA WILSON are:
9. i. BERTHA ALZINA9 BARNES, b. May 08, 1862, IN; d. Unknown.
10. ii. LUCY A. BARNES, b. November 02, 1865, IN; d. April 29, 1926.
iii. RUTH CELESTINE BARNES, b. July 1871, IN; d. December 08, 1892.
More About RUTH CELESTINE BARNES:
Census: June 09, 1880, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
11. iv. CHARLES WILSON BARNES, b. October 21, 1874, IN; d. November 08, 1954.
12. v. FREDRICK C. BARNES, b. April 07, 1876, IN; d. December 25, 1954.
6. DR. CASS GROVE8 BARNES (CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born October 01, 1848 in Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN, and died September 11, 1932 in Madison, NE. He married ISABELLA SMITH June 25, 1871. She was born February 21, 1852, and died Aft. 1932.
Notes for DR. CASS GROVE BARNES:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
OBITUARY:
(publication unknown)
Word was received here today of the death in Madison, Neb., of Dr. Cass G. Barns, native of LaPorte county, a former LaPorte doctor, and later a prominent Nebraska newspaperman, banker, business man and author.
Knowledge of the man's death was received by Mrs. Arthur West, 806 Tyler street, a niece of the widow of Dr. Barns.
Dr. Barns passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, after an illness of a few days with a complication of diseases. Had he lived until Oct. 1, he would have been 84 years old.
Dr. Barns was born in Galena township, this county, on Oct. 1, 1848. He was reared in the county and on June 25, 1871, married Isabella Smith. His wife was a sister of William T. Smith, now deceased, a prominent LaPorte man.
During the early part of his life he taught school, and later studied medicine, first under a preceptor and then in a Cincinnati, O., medical college, graduating in 1871.He also attended the University of Michigan college of medicine at Ann Arbor.
He practiced medicine in LaPorte until 1881 and served for several years as county physician.
In 1881, Dr. Barns and his family moved to Boone county, Neb. For five years they lived on a farm south of Albion, Neb., and in the spring of 1886, moved to Albion. After conducting a drug store in partnership with Dr. D. A. Lewis. Dr. Barns, on April 1, 1884, bought the Boone County Argus, of which he was editor many years. He sold the paper and retired from active practice.
On April 1, 1894, he was appointed postmaster at Albion in President Cleveland's administration, and held that capacity four years.
Dr. Barns was the author of "The Sod House," and authentic history of pioneer life in Nebraska, and a copy of which he sent to the LaPorte Public Library a few years ago. He had in manuscript form "Avery Snow, Hoosier," a story of Indiana forest settlers.
Dr. Barns was the last living member of the board of directors which organized the First National Bank of Albion and was its vice president when he moved to Madison.
Surviving Dr. Barns are his widow and four children; two sons, Dr. Frank M. Barns of Albion, and Donald G. Barns, professor of history a Washington State University, Seattle, Wash.; two daughters, Viola Barns, professor of history at Mt. Holyoke college, South Hadley, Mass., and Mrs. Samuel C. Waugh of Lincoln, Neb. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the home in Madison and at the Methodist church of Albion. Burial was at Albion.
More About DR. CASS GROVE BARNES:
Burial: September 14, 1932, Rosehill Cemetery, Albion, NE
Census: July 14, 1870, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Education: University of Michigan College of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Graduation: 1871, Cincinati, OH, Medical College
Occupation: Bef. 1881, Doctor, LaPorte Co., IN
Residence: Bef. 1881, LaPorte Co., IN
More About CASS BARNES and ISABELLA SMITH:
Marriage: June 25, 1871
Children of CASS BARNES and ISABELLA SMITH are:
13. i. DR. FRANK MILAN9 BARNES, b. July 05, 1877; d. August 1960.
ii. DONALD GROVE BARNES, b. March 21, 1892; d. Unknown; m. MARGARET MCGREGOR, 1925; d. 1940.
More About DONALD GROVE BARNES:
Occupation: Professor of History, Washington State University, Seattle, WA
Residence: 1932, WA
More About DONALD BARNES and MARGARET MCGREGOR:
Marriage: 1925
iii. VIOLA FLORENCE BARNES, b. August 28, 1885; d. Unknown.
More About VIOLA FLORENCE BARNES:
Education: 1909, University of Nebraska
Occupation: Professor of History, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Residence: 1932, MA
iv. NORA DIANA BARNES, b. February 10, 1875; d. March 06, 1875.
More About NORA DIANA BARNES:
Residence: 1932, Lincoln, NE
14. v. RUBY ELIZABETH BARNES, b. February 12, 1889; d. July 06, 1934.
Generation No. 3
7. NELLIE LAMSON9 BARNES (JAMES ANDREW8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born November 09, 1874, and died Unknown. She married WALTER C. HARTMAN September 26, 1895. He died Unknown.
More About WALTER HARTMAN and NELLIE BARNES:
Marriage: September 26, 1895
Child of NELLIE BARNES and WALTER HARTMAN is:
i. STANLEY10 HARTMAN, b. December 21, 1896; d. Unknown.
8. ARTHUR C.9 DAVIS (BETSEY ANN8 BARNES, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born December 30, 1854 in Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN, and died January 23, 1896. He married HANNAH D. MAAS January 01, 1881. She was born 1859, and died 1916.
Notes for ARTHUR C. DAVIS:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
OBITUARY:
LaPorte Daily Herald, LaPorte, IN, Jan. 31, 1896
At Rest
"He sleepeth." "There is no Death."
Arthur C., only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Davis, was born Dec. 30, 1854, on the farm where his parents now reside in Galena township, LaPorte Co., Ind., and was married to Miss Hannah D. Maas, Jan. 1, 1881, and passed from earth life Jan. 23, 1896. His funeral was held at the Christian church, Saturday forenoon, Rev. Grow of the Disciple church officiating, and he was laid to rest in the Foster cemetery. The pall bearers were, Miller Heckman, A. A. Heckman, F. Heckman, Frank Smith, Edward Etherington and Mr. Wilson.
Deceased was assisting in cutting wood with a buzz saw when the drivewheel burst, sending a missile weighing fifteen pounds through the lower portion of his body. He had the best possible attention, but the physician said at once that nothing could be done to save his life. He only survived about twelve hours. He was conscious unto the end, and it was remarkable with what calm resignation and Christian fortitude he bore it all, talking with his loved ones and admonishing his children to do right and be helpful to their mother. Mr. Davis leaves four bright children, three sons and one daughter, the eldest a son about thirteen years of age and the youngest a son four years old. Arthur was reared and educated here and he possessed a rare moral character. He was a member of the Disciple church and lived a modest unassuming Christian life, was a kind and affectionate father and husband, and it is said of him that he never spoke an unkind word to his wife. He will be missed in his home, in the church and in the Sunday school where he was a faithful worker and principal singer. For the closing hymn Sunday, Jan. 19, he sang: "God be with us till we meet again."
A large concourse of people gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed and to show their sympathy for the mourning for the mourning friends. But so let us speak of his departure as though going to sleep with a brighter awakening, as only a curtain separating us from the summer land of Life.
"There is no death. The voice whose joyous tones
Made glad the scene of sin and strife,
Sings now the everlasting song
Amid the Tree of Life."
More About ARTHUR C. DAVIS:
Burial: 1896, Fosters Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 27, 1860, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Religion: Disciple Church
More About HANNAH D. MAAS:
Burial: 1916, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About ARTHUR DAVIS and HANNAH MAAS:
Marriage: January 01, 1881
Children of ARTHUR DAVIS and HANNAH MAAS are:
i. SON10 DAVIS, b. Abt. 1883; d. Unknown.
ii. BOY DAVIS, d. Unknown.
iii. DAUGHTER DAVIS, d. Unknown.
iv. MALE DAVIS, b. Abt. 1892; d. Unknown.
9. BERTHA ALZINA9 BARNES (CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born May 08, 1862 in IN, and died Unknown. She married ALMER LANDON FINLEY August 22, 1880 in Berrien Co., MI. He was born July 05, 1861, and died Unknown.
More About BERTHA ALZINA BARNES:
Census: July 16, 1870, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Residence: 1906, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
More About ALMER FINLEY and BERTHA BARNES:
Marriage: August 22, 1880, Berrien Co., MI
Child of BERTHA BARNES and ALMER FINLEY is:
i. EFFIE10 FINLEY, b. August 22; d. Unknown.
10. LUCY A.9 BARNES (CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born November 02, 1865 in IN, and died April 29, 1926. She married JEREMIAH J. TAYLOR June 01, 1884 in Berrien Co., MI. He died Unknown.
Notes for LUCY A. BARNES:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
Lucy died before her mother Eliza Wilson Barnes, according to Eliza's obit.
More About LUCY A. BARNES:
Census: July 16, 1870, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Residence: 1906, Grand Crossing
More About JEREMIAH TAYLOR and LUCY BARNES:
Marriage: June 01, 1884, Berrien Co., MI
Children of LUCY BARNES and JEREMIAH TAYLOR are:
i. HENRY10 TAYLOR, d. Unknown.
ii. NINA TAYLOR, d. Unknown.
11. CHARLES WILSON9 BARNES (CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born October 21, 1874 in IN, and died November 08, 1954. He married ADAH E. SMITH July 18, 1894 in LaPorte Co., IN. She was born March 20, 1876, and died Unknown.
More About CHARLES WILSON BARNES:
Burial: 1954, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Census: June 09, 1880, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Residence: 1906, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Marriage Notes for CHARLES BARNES and ADAH SMITH:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Three Oaks Press, Three Oaks, MI, July 27, 1894, P. 1
Galena, Indiana
Married, by Elder E. W. Davis, at his home, Sunny Hill farm, in this township, at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening, July 18, 1894, Mr. Charles W. Barnes, of this township and Miss Adah E. Smith, of Chicago. Charles has rented E. T. Smith's farm and will settle there. All wish them success, and we venture to say, (judging from the smile on Charley's face,) that he don't consider "marriage a failure."
More About CHARLES BARNES and ADAH SMITH:
Marriage: July 18, 1894, LaPorte Co., IN
Marriage license: June 26, 1894, LaPorte Co., IN
Children of CHARLES BARNES and ADAH SMITH are:
15. i. IRWIN M.10 BARNES, b. April 25, 1895, LaPorte Co., IN; d. Unknown.
16. ii. GLADYS IRENE BARNES, b. July 18, 1899, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN; d. Unknown.
17. iii. IVA G. BARNES, b. June 11, 1901; d. Unknown.
iv. RALPH H. BARNES, b. September 30, 1908, LaPorte Co., IN; d. March 27, 1991, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN; m. (1) HULDA L. MAAERZ, November 25, 1939, Springville; d. January 28, 1967; m. (2) DOROTHEA LIESMANN, February 08, 1974, LaPorte Co., IN; b. February 17, 1907, St. Louis, MO; d. January 09, 2001, LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN.
Notes for RALPH H. BARNES:
OBITUARY:
Publication Unknown, Copy at LaPorte Co. Historical Museum
Ralph Barnes
The funeral of Mr. Ralph H. Barnes, 82, of 8083N CR-200E, LaPorte, who died early Wednesday, March 27, 1991, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Haverstock Funeral Home, with Dr. Lloyd Walker and Rev. Steven Pearson officiating.
Friends may call at the Haverstock Funeral Home Friday from 3 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m., where the Order of Eastern Star will conduct a memorial service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m., and until the service Saturday. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Three Oaks, Mich., United Methodist Church.
He was born Sept. 30, 1908, in LaPorte County, to Charles and Ada (Smith) Barnes, and lived here all his life. Mr. Barnes was a member of the Three Oaks United Methodist Church; Rolling Prairie Masonic Lodge 219; White Shrine Covenant 21; was past worthy patron of Rolling Prairie Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 582; was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and retired in 1973 as a carman after 39 years at the C&O and B&O Railroads.
On Nov. 25, 1939, in Springville, he Hulda L. Maaerz who died Jan. 28, 1967.
On Feb. 8, 1974, in LaPorte County, he married Dorothea Pagel, who survives.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. His parents, one brother and two sisters preceded him in death.
More About RALPH H. BARNES:
Burial: March 30, 1991, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Military service: US Army, World War II
Religion: Three Oaks United Methodist Church, Three Oaks, Berrien Co., MI
Retirement: 1973, Carman with the C&O and B&O Railroads
More About RALPH BARNES and HULDA MAAERZ:
Marriage: November 25, 1939, Springville
Notes for DOROTHEA LIESMANN:
OBITUARY:
LaPorte Herald Argus, January 11, 2001
Dorothea Barnes
"The funeral Mass for Mrs. Dorothea L. Barnes, 93, of 2002 Andrew Ave., Apt. 118, LaPorte, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Rev. Ted Nordquist officiating. She died Tuesday, Jan 9, 2001, at 4:35 p.m. at LaPorte Hospital.
There will be no visitation. A commemorative luncheon at Maple Grove United Methodist Church will be held at noon LaPorte time Saturday. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery in LaPorte.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ralph Barnes Educational Trust Fund at Maple Grove United Methodist Church.
She was born Feb. 17, 1907, in St. Louis, Mo., to Henry E. and Sophia (Donaldson) Liesmann, and had lived in the LaPorte area many years.
Mrs. Barnes was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, past president of Mothers of World War II Unit 133, Maple Grove United Methodist Church Women's Group, Three Oaks Methodist Church Women's Group, The State Line Club and the EMERA Club, past matron of the New Carlisle Order of Eastern Star 320 and Rolling Prairie OES 582, past worthy high priestess of Covenant White Shrine of Jerusalem, a member of Eagle Lodge in Lebanon, Ind.,, and LaPorte since 1947, and a missionary/teacher for 12 years.
On July 6, 1928, in Greenfield, Ind., she married Sylvester W. Coffman, who died March 27, 1958.
On Oct. 6, 1959, in LaPorte, she married George Pagel, who died Oct 9, 1969.
On Feb. 8, 1974, in LaPorte, she married Ralph Barnes, who died March 27, 1991.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Melva Louise; one son, David Eugene; her parents, one sister and one brother.
Surviving are two sons, Glenn E. Coffman of Gilbert, Ariz., and James Henry Coffman of Scottsdale, Ariz., several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and one brother, George E. Liesmann of Topeka, Kan.
Haverstock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
More About DOROTHEA LIESMANN:
Burial: January 12, 2001, Foster Cemetery, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Religion: St. Joseph's Catholic Church
More About RALPH BARNES and DOROTHEA LIESMANN:
Marriage: February 08, 1974, LaPorte Co., IN
12. FREDRICK C.9 BARNES (CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born April 07, 1876 in IN, and died December 25, 1954. He married JENNIE M. VADER June 07, 1897 in LaPorte Co., IN. She died Unknown.
More About FREDRICK C. BARNES:
Census: June 09, 1880, Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: 1906, Principal at Roeske School
Residence: 1906, Michigan City, LaPorte Co., IN
More About JENNIE M. VADER:
Residence: 1929, LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN
More About FREDRICK BARNES and JENNIE VADER:
Marriage: June 07, 1897, LaPorte Co., IN
Marriage license: June 05, 1897, LaPorte Co., IN
Children of FREDRICK BARNES and JENNIE VADER are:
18. i. WILSON C.10 BARNES, b. June 16, 1918, Union Mills, LaPorte Co., IN; d. March 06, 1988, LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN.
19. ii. ELLICOTT E. BARNES, b. April 14, 1898, Springfield Twp., LaPorte Co., IN; d. November 09, 1929, Michigan City, LaPorte Co., IN.
20. iii. DUDLEY H. BARNES, b. May 20, 1900, LaPorte Co., IN; d. July 27, 1981.
21. iv. LAWRENCE BARNES, b. November 29, 1904, Michigan City, LaPorte Co., IN; d. Unknown.
v. LOIS BARNES, b. Private.
vi. DOROTHY BARNES, b. Private.
13. DR. FRANK MILAN9 BARNES (CASS GROVE8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born July 05, 1877, and died August 1960. He married RUTH BURCH. She was born December 18, 1892, and died Unknown.
More About DR. FRANK MILAN BARNES:
Military service: World War I
Residence: 1932, Albion, NE
Children of FRANK BARNES and RUTH BURCH are:
i. FRANK MILAN10 BARNES, d. 1944.
More About FRANK MILAN BARNES:
Cause of Death: Plane Crash in World War II
Military service: World War II
22. ii. MARY OLIVIA BARNES, b. Private.
14. RUBY ELIZABETH9 BARNES (CASS GROVE8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born February 12, 1889, and died July 06, 1934. She married SAMUEL CLARK WAUGH May 01, 1913. He died Unknown.
More About SAMUEL WAUGH and RUBY BARNES:
Marriage: May 01, 1913
Child of RUBY BARNES and SAMUEL WAUGH is:
23. i. ELIZABETH10 WAUGH, b. Private.
Generation No. 4
15. IRWIN M.10 BARNES (CHARLES WILSON9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born April 25, 1895 in LaPorte Co., IN, and died Unknown. He married MILDRED CONROW Private. She was born Private.
More About IRWIN BARNES and MILDRED CONROW:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of IRWIN BARNES and MILDRED CONROW are:
24. i. GERALD FRANCIS11 BARNES, b. Private.
ii. WILLIAM E. A. BARNES, b. Private; m. MARGARET MONEY, Private; b. Private.
More About WILLIAM BARNES and MARGARET MONEY:
Private-Begin: Private
iii. RICHARD C. BARNES, b. Private.
25. iv. OWEN JOHN BARNES, b. Private.
v. ELIZABETH BARNES, b. Private.
vi. ELSIE BARNES, b. Private.
vii. ROSEMARY BARNES, b. Private.
viii. JEANNE BARNES, b. Private.
ix. MARCELLA BARNES, b. Private.
16. GLADYS IRENE10 BARNES (CHARLES WILSON9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born July 18, 1899 in Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN, and died Unknown. She married EDWARD H. MAERZ December 12, 1917 in New Buffalo, Berrien Co., MI. He died Unknown.
More About EDWARD MAERZ and GLADYS BARNES:
Marriage: December 12, 1917, New Buffalo, Berrien Co., MI
Children of GLADYS BARNES and EDWARD MAERZ are:
i. HOWARD CHARLES11 MAERZ, b. Private.
ii. LILA RUTH MAERZ, b. Private.
iii. AUDREY JUNE MAERZ, b. Private.
iv. HAROLD LOUIS MAERZ, b. Private.
17. IVA G.10 BARNES (CHARLES WILSON9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born June 11, 1901, and died Unknown. She married WHEELER R. MYERS March 29, 1918. He died Unknown.
More About WHEELER MYERS and IVA BARNES:
Marriage: March 29, 1918
Children of IVA BARNES and WHEELER MYERS are:
i. ESTHER11 MYERS, b. Private.
ii. MAURICE MYERS, b. Private.
iii. DONALD MYERS, b. Private.
iv. ELEANOR MYERS, b. Private.
v. RUTH MYERS, b. Private.
vi. NINA MYERS, b. Private.
vii. IRMA MYERS, b. Private.
viii. BETTY MYERS, b. Private.
ix. CAROL MYERS, b. Private.
18. WILSON C.10 BARNES (FREDRICK C.9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born June 16, 1918 in Union Mills, LaPorte Co., IN, and died March 06, 1988 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN. He married JOYCE MCCORMICK Private. She was born Private.
Notes for WILSON C. BARNES:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
OBITUARY:
(Publication unknown), Copy at LaPorte Co. Historical Museum
Wilson Barnes
Wilson C. Barnes, 69, of 1528 Weller Ave., LaPorte, died Sunday, March 6, 1988, at 2:25 p.m. at LaPorte Hospital.
He was born June 16, 1918, in Union Mills, to Fred and Jennie (Vader) Barnes and lived in the county all his life. He was a member of the First Christian Church; Beechwood Men's Club; LaPorte Yacht Club; VFW Post 1130; was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII and was the retired owner of Barnes Standard Service.
On June 7, 1946, in LaPorte, he married Joyce McCormick who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Tom (Patricia) Kessler and Sharon, both of LaPorte; three grandchildren and four nieces. His parents, three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Haverstock Funeral Home with Dr. William C. Flewelling officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 6-9 and until the time of services Tuesday. Burial will be in Union Mills Cemetery.
More About WILSON C. BARNES:
Burial: Unknown, Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, LaPorte Co., IN
Military service: US Army, World War II
Religion: First Chirstian Church
Residence: 1929, LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN
More About WILSON BARNES and JOYCE MCCORMICK:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of WILSON BARNES and JOYCE MCCORMICK are:
i. PATRICIA11 BARNES, b. Private; m. TOM KESSLER, Private; b. Private.
More About TOM KESSLER and PATRICIA BARNES:
Private-Begin: Private
ii. SHARON BARNES, b. Private.
19. ELLICOTT E.10 BARNES (FREDRICK C.9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born April 14, 1898 in Springfield Twp., LaPorte Co., IN, and died November 09, 1929 in Michigan City, LaPorte Co., IN. He married HULDA L. GRAW May 15, 1916 in LaPorte Co., IN. She died Unknown.
Notes for ELLICOTT E. BARNES:
OBITUARY:
LaPorte Herald Argus, Monday, Nov. 11, 1929
To Hold Barnes Rites Tuesday
Son of LaPorteans Killed by Train in M. C.
Funeral services for Ellicott E. Barnes, 31, of Niles, Mich. Who was killed in the Michigan Central railroad yards at Michigan City Saturday afternoon, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Wilber funeral home, Michigan City.
Mr. Barnes was employed as a trainman with the Michigan Central and met his death instantly when he accidentally stepped from a freight train in the path of a speeding passenger train. The tragedy occurred at 1:30 p. m., in the east yards.
Mr. Barnes was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Barnes, 312 Virginia avenue, LaPorte, and was born in Springfield township April 14, 1898. He was educated in schools of LaPorte county and of Indianapolis, where he lived for three years, and was graduated from the Union Mills High School.
He was united in marriage in 1916 to Hulda Graw of Union Mills. They made their home in Michigan City until a year ago when they moved to Niles, Mich.
Besides his parents and widow he is survived by one daughter, Winnifred, age 12; three brothers, Dudley, and Wilson of LaPorte and Lawrence of Los Angeles; two sisters, Lois and Dorothy of LaPorte and other relatives, besides a host of friends here.
He was a member of the Elks lodge of Michigan City and of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of Niles and members of these orders will serve as pallbearers. Burial will be at Union Mills. The Rev. M. G. Long of LaPorte will officiate. The deceased man was a member of the Christian church at Rolling Prairie.
OBITUARY:
Michigan City News,November 11, 1929
"Train Kills Man"
Verdict by County Coroner J.H. Foster in the death of Ellicott E. Barnes, instantly killed by a Michigan Central freight train at 1:30 Saturday afternoon, will be announced Tuesday morning, it was learned today, following the coroner's inquest.
According to information secured from the police, Barnes accidentally stepped in front of a westbound Michigan Central freight train in the east yards. Nothing in the man's previous demeanor would indicate that the death was premeditated by him. The body was horribly mangled by the train and carried for some distance up the tracks. Barnes was employed as a brakeman on the Michigan Central lines and formerly lived in Michigan City.
A wife and a daughter, Winifred, aged 12, survive the man, at the home in Niles, Michigan. Ellicott E. Barnes was born April 14, 1898, in Springfield township, Indiana, the son of Fred C. and Jennie Vader Barnes. In 1916 he was married to Hulda L. Graw (s/b Crow??), and for the past several years has lived in Niles.
Three brothers and two sisters survive the accident victim. They are: Dudley H. and Wilson C. Barnes, of LaPorte, Lawrence Barnes of Los Angeles, Calif., and Lois E. Barnes and Dorothy Barnes of LaPorte.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the Christian church at LaPorte, of the B.P.O.E. 432, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Charles Billings lodge, No. 262, of Niles, Michigan.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Wilber's funeral home, with the Rev. M.G. Long, pastor of the LaPorte Christian church, officiating.
Burial will be made in Union Mills, with pallbearers from the Elks lodge and the Michigan Central trainmen brotherhood. Due to the mangled condition of the body the casket will not be opened.
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Michigan City News, Nov. 12, 1929
"Ellicott E. Barnes"
Funeral services for Ellicott E. Barnes, train accident victim here Saturday afternoon, were conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Wilber's funeral home, with the Rev. M.G. Long, pastor of the LaPorte Christian church, officiating.
Burial was made in Union Mills, with pallbearers from the Elks lodge and the Michigan Central trainmen brotherhood"
More About ELLICOTT E. BARNES:
Burial: November 12, 1929, Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, LaPorte Co., IN
Cause of Death: Hit by Train
Graduation: 1916, Union Mills High School, LaPorte Co., IN
Occupation: Bef. 1929, Trainman, Michigan Central Railroad
Religion: Christian Church, Rolling Prairie, LaPorte Co., IN
Residence: Bet. 1928 - 1929, Niles, MI
More About ELLICOTT BARNES and HULDA GRAW:
Marriage: May 15, 1916, LaPorte Co., IN
Marriage license: February 19, 1916, LaPorte Co., IN
Child of ELLICOTT BARNES and HULDA GRAW is:
i. WINNIFRED11 BARNES, b. Private.
20. DUDLEY H.10 BARNES (FREDRICK C.9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born May 20, 1900 in LaPorte Co., IN, and died July 27, 1981. He married (1) ? Private. She was born Private. He married (2) WANDA V. GARBOWSKI September 21, 1940 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN, daughter of MICHAEL GARBOWSKI and ANNA REZNICK. She was born May 25, 1915 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN, and died July 01, 1988 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN.
More About DUDLEY H. BARNES:
Residence: 1929, LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN
More About DUDLEY BARNES and ?:
Private-Begin: Private
Notes for WANDA V. GARBOWSKI:
[Cyrus Barnes.FTW]
OBITUARY:
Publication Unknown, Copy at LaPorte Co. Historical Museum
Wanda Barnes
Mrs. Wanda V. Barnes, 73 of 1900 Andrew Avenue, LaPorte, died Friday, July 1, 1988 at 10:57 a.m. at LaPorte Hospital, following a brief illness.
She was born in LaPorte on May 25, 1915, to Michael and Anna (Reznick) Garbowski and lived here all her life. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
On Sept. 21, 1940, in LaPorte, she married Dudley H. Barnes, who died July 27, 1981.
Surviving are one stepdaughter, Mrs. Daisiana Curtis, of St. Joseph, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Moist, Mrs. Adeline Brown and Mrs. Sophie Kaminski, all of LaPorte; and several nieces and nephews. A sister and a brother preceded her in death.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph E. Till officiating. Friends may call at the Essling Funeral Home Monday from 2-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 7 a.m. until the service. A wake service will be held Monday at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery.
More About WANDA V. GARBOWSKI:
Burial: Unknown, Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte Co., IN
Religion: St. Joseph Catholic Church
More About DUDLEY BARNES and WANDA GARBOWSKI:
Marriage: September 21, 1940, LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN
Children of DUDLEY BARNES and ? are:
i. DAISIANA11 BARNES, b. Private; m. ? CURTIS, Private; b. Private.
More About ? CURTIS and DAISIANA BARNES:
Private-Begin: Private
26. ii. ROBERT B. BARNES, b. Private.
21. LAWRENCE10 BARNES (FREDRICK C.9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born November 29, 1904 in Michigan City, LaPorte Co., IN, and died Unknown. He married ? Private. She was born Private.
More About LAWRENCE BARNES:
Residence: 1929, Los Angeles, CA
More About LAWRENCE BARNES and ?:
Private-Begin: Private
Child of LAWRENCE BARNES and ? is:
i. EARL11 BARNES, b. Private.
22. MARY OLIVIA10 BARNES (FRANK MILAN9, CASS GROVE8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married PAUL PITTENGER Private. He was born Private.
More About PAUL PITTENGER and MARY BARNES:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of MARY BARNES and PAUL PITTENGER are:
i. PAUL BARNES11 PITTENGER, b. Private.
ii. JEFFERY TED PITTENGER, b. Private.
23. ELIZABETH10 WAUGH (RUBY ELIZABETH9 BARNES, CASS GROVE8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married JOHN BROWNLEE Private. He was born Private.
More About JOHN BROWNLEE and ELIZABETH WAUGH:
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Children of ELIZABETH WAUGH and JOHN BROWNLEE are:
i. MARTHA11 BROWNLEE, b. Private.
ii. JOHN BROWNLEE, b. Private.
iii. ELIZABETH BROWNLEE, b. Private.
iv. ANN BROWNLEE, b. Private.
Generation No. 5
24. GERALD FRANCIS11 BARNES (IRWIN M.10, CHARLES WILSON9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born Private. He married MARY HAUPT Private. She was born Private.
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Child of GERALD BARNES and MARY HAUPT is:
i. JEFFERY12 BARNES, b. Private.
25. OWEN JOHN11 BARNES (IRWIN M.10, CHARLES WILSON9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born Private. He married GWENETH TEARE Private. She was born Private.
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Child of OWEN BARNES and GWENETH TEARE is:
i. SON12 BARNES, b. Private.
26. ROBERT B.11 BARNES (DUDLEY H.10, FREDRICK C.9, CHARLES ORLANDO8, CYRUS7, PHINEHAS6, PHINEAS5, PHINEAS4, THOMAS3, EBENEZER2, THOMAS1) was born Private. He married ? Private. She was born Private.
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Children of ROBERT BARNES and ? are:
i. JAMES E.12 BARNES, b. Private.
ii. ROBERT B. BARNES, b. Private.