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Edward Barnes

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Edward Barnes

Birth
Death
13 Nov 1936 (aged 81–82)
Liberty, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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EDWARD BARNES

AGED LIBERTY PIONEER DIES
Edward Barnes Sr., 82, Succumbs At Home of Son
Edward Barnes Sr., 82, Liberty pioneer and brother of the late Judge John Barnes, former justice of the Wisconsin supreme court, died Friday night at the home of his son, James in Liberty. He has been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the St. Isidore's Catholic church, Osman. (Photo) Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Born in Niagara county, New York, in 1854 Mr. Barnes came to Manitowoc county with his parents when he was four years old. The family settled on a farm in Liberty. He and his brother John received their education in a log school house which was known as the old Stephenson school.

Married in 1878
Mr. Barnes took up farming and married Miss Hannah Murphy in 1878. Mrs. Barnes died in 1893. For the past 14 years he has made his home with his son, James.
Survivors are six sons, John and James, Liberty; Edward and Elmer city, Warren, Rapid City. S.D., and Erwin, Newton; three daughters, Mrs. Walter Knox and Mrs. Simon Fitzgerald, Newton. Katheryn, Liberty; and 20 grandchildren. A sister, Mary, and a brother, John, are deceased.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the Catholic Knights, and the Holy Name society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, November 14, 1936 P.7
EDWARD BARNES

AGED LIBERTY PIONEER DIES
Edward Barnes Sr., 82, Succumbs At Home of Son
Edward Barnes Sr., 82, Liberty pioneer and brother of the late Judge John Barnes, former justice of the Wisconsin supreme court, died Friday night at the home of his son, James in Liberty. He has been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the St. Isidore's Catholic church, Osman. (Photo) Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Born in Niagara county, New York, in 1854 Mr. Barnes came to Manitowoc county with his parents when he was four years old. The family settled on a farm in Liberty. He and his brother John received their education in a log school house which was known as the old Stephenson school.

Married in 1878
Mr. Barnes took up farming and married Miss Hannah Murphy in 1878. Mrs. Barnes died in 1893. For the past 14 years he has made his home with his son, James.
Survivors are six sons, John and James, Liberty; Edward and Elmer city, Warren, Rapid City. S.D., and Erwin, Newton; three daughters, Mrs. Walter Knox and Mrs. Simon Fitzgerald, Newton. Katheryn, Liberty; and 20 grandchildren. A sister, Mary, and a brother, John, are deceased.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the Catholic Knights, and the Holy Name society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, November 14, 1936 P.7


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