1910 PA Census: Bedford Co. Mann Twp. ed 22, p. 5a, lines 6-12
Series T624, roll 1312, dwelling 67, family 72, 25 April 1910

Dossie BARNES, Head, age 30, marr. (1st time) 3 yrs, b. Pa., father b. Md., mother b. Pa., Farmer: General Farm
Nancy M., wife, age 25, marr. (1st time) 3 yrs, 2 children / 2 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Roy N., son, age 2; Alfred N., son, age 7/12
John, father, age 81, marr. (1st time) 50 yrs, b. Md., father b. Md., mother b. Pa.
Eliza, mother, age 73, marr. (1st time) 50 yrs, 10 children / 8 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Sadie P., niece, age 14 [Sadie was a daughter of John Dennis Barnes (d. 1901) & Lavina Cavender (d. 1904) - ed.]
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1920 PA Census: Bedford Co. Mann Twp. ed 24, p. 6b, lines 90-97
Series T625, roll 1533, dwelling 94, family 99, 30 January 1920

Dossie BARNS, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 39, married, b. Penna., father b. Maryland, mother b. Penna., Farmer: General Farm
Maye N., wife, age 35, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
Roy N., son, age 12; Alfred N., son, age 10; Clarence A., son, age 8
Elva B., daughter, age 5; Elden G., son, age 3 9/12; Bertha R., age 1 8/12
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Bedford, PA: Bedford Gazette, issue of Friday, 29 January 1926, p. 5, col. 5

PUBLIC SALE

Mr. Dossie Barnes, of Mann Township will hold a public sale on Saturday, February 27, 1926, beginning at 12:30 P.M. sharp for the purpose of selling his farm and a lot of personal property to wit:--Gray mare, cow, mowing machine, hay rake, grain drill, 2 buggies, spring wagon, sleigh, one-horse wagon, two-horse double disk harrow, chaff piler and shaker. Atto 10 horse Power Kerosene Engine and wood saw, Syracuse hillside plow, harrows, shovel plows, Primrose Separator, corn planter, chains, collars, hay by ton, oats and corn by the bushel. Terms 6 months on personal property and real estate to suit purchaser.
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Bedford, PA: Bedford Gazette, issue of Friday, 21 March 1930, p. 1, col. 2

DEEDS RECORDED

Dossie Barnes to Silas Robison, lot in Mann Twp., $75.00.
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1930 PA Census: Bedford Co. Bloomfield Twp. ed 54, p. 1b, lines 77-87
Series T626, roll 1998, dwelling 17, family 17, [undated] 1930

Dossie BARNES, Head, rents, age 50, first marr. at age 27, b. Penna., father b. Maryland, mother b. Penna., Farmer: General Farm
May, wife, age 45, first marr. at age 23, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
Alfred, son, age 20, Laborer: General Farm
Clarence, son, age 18, Laborer: General Farm
Blanche, daughter, age 16; Elden, son, age 14
Bertha, daughter, age 12; Grant, son, age 9
Sherman, son, age 8; Merle, son, age 6; Elmer, son, age 9/12
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Bedford, PA: Bedford Gazette, issue of Friday, 8 February 1946, p. 10, col. 3

NEW PARIS

Mr. and Mrs. Dossie Barnes, daughter and sons Elmer and Sherman of New Enterprise R.D. visited Thursday with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Blanche Rose and family.
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Everett, PA: Everett Press, issue of Friday, 9 April 1948, p. 8, col. 3

CRYSTAL SPRINGS

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sprowl, Owen Snyder, Espy Snyder and daughter, Ruth Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Dossie Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Elden Barnes and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Busick and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Barton were callers in the T.H. Walters home on Sunday.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Bedford County, Bloomfield Twp., Rural
Usual Residence of Deceased: Bloomfield Twp. Rural, Bedford County, Pa.
Full Name: DORSEY BARNES
Date of Death: Aug. 7, 1950
Sex: Male
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date of Deceased: Mar. 22, 1880
Age: 70 yrs
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Mann Twp. [Bedford Co.] Pa.
Name of Father: John Barnes
Maiden Name of Mother: Eliza Jay
Social Security Number: 177-24-7646
Informant: Elmer Barnes, New Enterprise, R.D. 1
Immediate Cause of Death: Coronary Artery Occlusion
Due to: Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Due to: Ch. Myocarditis
Place and Date of Burial: Aug. 10, 1950, Pine Grove Cem., Clearville, Bedford Co. Pa.
Signature of Funeral Director: Arthur C. Byers, Woodbury, Pa.
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Obituary, from the collection of Nancy Maye (Akers) Barnes

DOSSIE BARNES

Dossie Barnes of New Enterprise, R.D., died unexpectedly Monday morning at 11:40 o'clock, of a heart ailment, after an extended illness. He was a son of John and Eliza Jay Barnes, and was born in Mann township, Bedford county, March 22, 1880. He was united in marriage with May Akers on March 30, 1907, and was a farmer by occupation. Surviving are his wife and these children: Roy and Eldon, of Loysburg; Alfred, Merril and Elmer, of New Enterprise, R.D.; Clarence, of Palms, Calif.; Mrs. Blanche Rose of New Paris; Mrs. Bertha Snyder and Sherman, of Johnstown; one brother and one sister, David Barnes of Artemus, R.D., and Mrs. Nancy Houser of Bedford R.D.; and 10 grandchildren. Two children preceded him in death. He was a member of the Pine Grove Christian church at Clearville, where funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon, in charge of Rev. D.I. Pepple of Woodbury and Rev. Walter Twigg of Flintstone, Md. Interment in the church cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS

The wife and family of the late Dossie Barnes, take this opportunity to thank all the kind friends and relatives for their sympathy, kindness, floral tributes, use of automobiles, and all the other courtesies extended to them.

The Family

[undated; Dossie Barnes died 7 Aug 1950 - ed.]
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Pine Grove Cemetery, Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA
Findagrave memorials 54115132 & 54114841

BARNES
N. MAYE AKERS | MAY 7, 1884 | SEPT. 13, 1963
DOSSIE | MAR. 22, 1880 | AUG. 7, 1950
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