OBITS: W.P. Barnes; Cherokee County, Iowa ================================================================================ Cherokee County, Iowa Obituary - W. P. BARNES W. P. Barnes of this city, died at his home in the Addition Wednesday morning at the age of 73 years. He had been a sufferer from nerve failure for about five years. The funeral was held at the M. E. church, of which society, he had been a faithful and consistent member since early manhood, at Quimby, this (Thursday) morning, Rev. Ferris conducting the service. The body will be buried in Potter Cemetery in Silver township. Mr. Barnes was born in Louisville, Ky, July 7th, 1822; at the age of two years, he moved with his parents to St. Clair, Ill. In 1841 he married Jane Wright. Eight children were born to them, five boys and three girls. Six children, Survive him, three sons and three daughters, one of the former, Henry, living in this city. In 1844 Mr. Barnes removed to Elk Grove, Wis. Sometime after he returned to Illinois, where his wife died in 1864. Returning, again to Wiscon- sin, he was married to Emeline Hacket in 1866, one daughter being born of this union. In 1879 he came to Iowa, locating in Fayette county. From there he moved to Silver twp. this county in 1889, shortly after lo- cating in Cherokee where he has since lived. (8-8-1895) ================================================================== File compiled and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe L. Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ==================================================================