Mrs Catherine Robinson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1838, her father being Rev Nathaniel Barnes. Died in El Reno, Oklahoma, April 9, 1909. The funeral services were held at the M E Church in Manakato on Sunday, April 11, interment in the Mankato Cemetery.
Deceased came to Jewell county with the first husband, John W Briggs, in 1872, homesteading in Walnut township at a time when buffalo still roamed the prairies of this county. Mr Briggs died on his homestead in 1873 and some two years later deceased was united in marriage with John W George then probate Judge of Jewell county. Mr George died in this city a few years ago and by whose side she now rests in the cemetery west of the city.
Mrs Robinson went to El Reno last November and has been visiting there with her only living daughter, Mrs Belle M Gutelius, until her death. Deceased was stricken with apoplexy on Tuesday before her death and never regained consciousness. In accordance with her expressed wish to be laid to rest in the Manako cemetery, the body was brought here for burial, accompanied by her two grandchildren, Mrs Beulah Gutelius and Will Gutelius both of El Reno.


Catherine Barnes, a daughter of Nathaniel Barnes and Jane (Bundren) Barnes, was married 3 times.
***1st marriage was to John W Briggs on 11 June 1856, Iowa Co, IA

1860 United States Federal Census
Marengo, Iowa, Iowa

John Briggs 35 (1825) NY - Farmer
Catherne Briggs 24 (1836) IN
Rose M Briggs 3
Anabella Briggs 1
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1870 United States Federal Census
Center, Doniphan, Kansas

John W Briggs 51 - Carpenter
Catherine Briggs 37
Rose Briggs 13
Bell Briggs 11
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***2nd Catherine married John Wilson George

1880 United States Federal Census
Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA

J. W. George 58 (1822) SC - Farmer who was sick with "Sunstroke" (according to the Census Image) His father was born in Ireland, his mother in Scotland
Wife: Catherine George 43

John's Step-daughtger Belle M. Briggs
A school teacher at 21 years old

John's children: Mary Bell (Age 17), Clara E (Age 15) and Ezekiel (Age 13)
They were born in IL, Their father in SC and Their mother in KS
Clara E. George 15
Ezekiel George 13
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***3rd marriage was to Charles M Robinson

1900 United States Federal Census
Center, Jewell, Kansas

Catherine Robinson Age 62 (b May 1838 in Indiana)

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"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book. Editor: Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong. Published in 1972

Page 95 - Nathaniel Barnes, born 1 Feb 1788, Rockingham Co, NC; died 1843-1844, Fall Creek Township, Hamilton Co, IN. He married abt 1809, Jane Bundren (Bondurant), born abt 1791, North Carolina; died after 1860.

The 13th and last child of Nathaniel and Jane was Catherine Barnes. b abt 1837; married 11 June 1856, John W Briggs, lived in Iowa
(See Census below of her living with her widowed mother, Jane)
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1856 - Iowa State Census
Iowa, Iowa, Iowa

Jane Barnes 65 (b 1791) NC Widowed
Her daughter: Catharine Barnes 19 (b 1837) IN