Catherine "Kate" Asenith Barnard was born 15 Sep 1870 in Pullman, Ritchie County, West Virginia to Mary Moll Broadwater b 29 May 1835 in Allegany, Maryland d 13 Sep 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia and Archibald C. "Archie" Barnard b in Sep 1827 in Maryland d in 1902. Kate was the sixth child of eight children born to this union, her siblings were:
Jefferson b 30 Oct 1858 d 12 Feb 1943
Virginia B 1862 d 16 Nov 1919
Laura Belle b 14 Jan 1865 d 11 Dec 1949
Charlie b Jan 1866 d 1955
Cora b 1868 d Aft 1880, not in 1880 Census
William b 20 Oct 1872 d 23 a 1974

In 1899, Ritchie County, West Virginia, Kate married James Henry Bruffey born August 12, 1870 in Lewis County, West Virginia the second of nine children born to Mary Lavinia Rittenhouse b 02 Jan 1846 d 22 Mar 1915 and John Slaven Bruffey b 19 Apr 1843 d 25 Mar 1900.
His siblings were:
-Hannah Susan "Susie" b 19 Feb 1869 d 27 Apr 1943; married William H Davisson.
-Nancy Pricilla b 1873 d 12 Jan 1948, 06 Apr 1893 Ritchie County, West Virginia married Andrew "Andy" J. Wilson b 16 Apr 1866 d 09 Oct 1950, Ritchie County, West Virginia
-Charles L. b 1874 d 1889, age 15
-Margaret "Maggie" Matilda b 03 Apr 1876 d 04 May 1960; married George Franklin Marsh b 1870 d 1935
-Mildred Martha Alice b May 1878

To this union the following 4 children were born:

James Barnard b 18 Aug 1900 d Oct 1975, Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia; married 1922 in Randolph County, West Virginia to Mildred Lighte Bullivant b 1906 Pocahontas County West Virginia d 1962 Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia and James Barnard Bruffey

Archie J. b 25 Mar 1902 West Virginia d Nov 1981. Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia; 1925 in Ritchie County, West Virginia married Goldie M McFarland b 1906, they had a daughter Mary J and son James L.

Rebecca Mary Lona b 24 Aug 1903 Pullman, West Virginia d 21 Nov 1930 in Union District, Ritchie County, West Virginia

William Carroll "Toots" b 21 May 1908 Pullman, West Virginia d 21 Oct 1964 in Ritchie County, West Virginia

Kate died on February 27, 1961 at age 90 and is buried beside her husband, James Henry Bruffey, who died at age 77 on 12 Apr 1948. Together they lived a full life.