Biographical Sketch of John f. Barnes, Wayne Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** John F. Barnes, farmer, section 34, post office DeKalb, was born in Jackson County, Missouri, January 11, 1840, and when five years of age came to Buchanan County, Missouri where he has since resided. With the exception of ten years when he was engaged in milling, Mr. Barnes followed farming. In February 1865, he enlisted in the Federal service in Company A, Fifty first Missouri and served till the close of the war. His farm contains sixty acres. He has been justice of the peace for about five years. He was married August 23, 1860, to Miss Rebecca Keith, who was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana, January 31, 1842. She died March 28, 1875. They had eight children, five of whom are living: James H., born November 3, 1862; Sarah E., born October 19, 1864; Lydia J., born November 27, 1866; Aaron E., born November 14, 1869, and Mary A., born April 5, 1872. Mr. Barnes was again married January 14, 1877, to Mrs. Elizabeth F. Finch, whose maiden name was Meers. She was born in Green County, Kentucky, July 29, 1833. She was first married February 10, 1847, to Jeremiah Finch. He was born in Halifax, Virginia, and died February 10, 1866. They had ten child- ren, of whom six are living: Eliza J., born July 22, 1850; John A., born December 2, 1852; Jesse, born December 20, 1854; Thomas L., born August 4, 1856; Jeremiah, born June 22, 1858; and Martha A., born November 18, 1864. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================