The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
JOSEPH BARNES, a prosperous farmer of Pease township, Belmont County, Ohio, was born on his present home farm, Septem- ber I, 1830, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Kennard) Barnes.
Joseph Barnes, the father, was born in Maryland and was a son of John Barnes, who came to Belmont County early in the 19th century and located on the home farm, which was then wild government land. He built the brick part of the present home, and a most substantial log barn, which was unfortunately destroyed by a fire in June, 1902, having been in continuous use. The grandfather died before the birth of our sub- ject, and the father died when our- subject was nine years old. Mary Kennard, wife of Joseph Barnes, Sr., was born and reared in Marylandanddied in the “fifties.” Seven chil- dren were born to them, three sons and four daughters, of which number two died young. They were as follows: Joseph; J. W., a re-
tired shoe merchant of Iowa City, Iowa; Mina kl.. who married Samuel Berry, has been dead many years; Lucinda, who died at Loydsville, Belmont County, was wife of Samuel A’ickers, deceased; Elizabeth died in her teens; Mary died in infancy, and Levi K.. who died in 1892. The last named resided on a farm with our subject, owning it jointly. Levi K. Barnes married Elizabeth Dungan, of Harrison County, Ohio, and she lives on the farm with her" family of six children. Her children are: klary Ella, widow of J. W.
Fowler, of Martin’s Ferry; Margaret D., who married J. Ross Pickens and lives in Denver, Colorado: Ulysses U., who resides on the
farm, married Elizabeth Pickens; Jessie V., and Ada L.
Joseph Barnes has never been married. He and his brother originally owned 154 acres, and to this he has added 12^ acres, all of which is devoted to general farming. He is a stanch Republican in politics. He was reared as a member of the Society of Friends, but now is a Presbyterian.
Source: Biographical Record of Belmont County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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