Barnes family
Family
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Barns Family, Diary of Bernie Hodges and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0970
Overview
Diary of school teacher Bernie Hodges (later Mrs. John S. Barns; born June 23, 1873, died February 1, 1930), January 1 to June 18, 1893, regarding teaching, giving music lessons, visiting relatives, and riding horses, among other activities; there are also entries regarding a trip by boat from the [Burning] Springs to Parkersburg, and by train to Clarksburg and Buckhannon, and her decision to move to Ritchie County. There is also a shield-shaped metal insignia badge for Sergeant Thomas Rufus...
Dates:
1893-1920
Barns Family, Letter and St. Louis World's Fair Medal
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0958
Overview
Letter (July 31, 1904) regarding Barns family authored by Frank Holbert of Duluth, Minnesota to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia, a cousin to Holbert. There is also one bronze medal that was awarded to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia at the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in 1904 for apples exhibited; the medal includes its original velvet lined box, a one page note describing the medal, and the original box it was mailed in from the...
Dates:
1904
Barns Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0925
Overview
Papers of the Barns family of northwestern West Virginia, including: the Civil War diaries of Thomas Rufus Barns recording his experiences while serving with Company K, Tenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (1863-1864); Civil War records of Uz Barns, who served with the same unit, including discharge and pension papers (1865-1891); miscellaneous Civil War material, including currency and song sheets (ca. 1861-1865); and Barns family papers including financial records, and land...
Dates:
1816-1899; Majority of material found within 1831-1899
Barns Family Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3066
Overview
A framed lithograph of the James Barns residence in Cumberland Township, near Carmichaels, PA with an insert consisting of a drawing of the first successfully operating engine in Greene Co., ca. 1833, located in the Barns woolen factory on Muddy Creek, near Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Included is an account by the donor about the Barns family of north central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Mention is made of abolitionism, agricultural trends, James Barns, William Shinn Barns,...
Dates:
1884-1990
Marion Tapp, Genealogist, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0501
Overview
The papers of a locally noted genealogist, Miss Marion E. Tapp, including family and local histories and articles about fraternal historical organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Dates:
1940-1970
Samuel Spencer Stone, Compiler, Stone Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3998
Scope and Contents
Papers regarding the genealogy and family history of the Stone Family of Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia. Includes family trees, narratives, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, deeds, maps, publications, silver plated dishware and silverware. Also includes a painting of family member Augustus Israel Stone. The genealogy and family history material regards the Stone Family and allied families including the Barnes, Farnsworth, Hammett (or Hammet), Spencer, Tracewell (or...
Dates:
1870-1998 and undated
William D. Barns, History Professor, Family History Files, Photographs, and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3748
Scope and Contents
Includes family history files, photographs, and other material collected and compiled by William D. Barns. Family history files include extensive notes encompassing the Pennsylvania branch of the Barns family, including notes of interviews with his mother and father, and from secondary sources. There are also notes regarding the Williams family. The few photographs in this collection mostly regard the Barns family, and the history of education in Uniontown and Fayette County,...
Dates:
ca. 1885-1980
William D. Barns, History Professor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3152
Overview
Collection consists of family history manuscripts, academic files, and publications of William D. Barns, professor of history at West Virginia University and founding member of the West Virginia Historical Association.
Dates:
1948-1992
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- Greene County (Pa.) 2
- Pennsylvania 2
- Uniontown (Fayette County, Pa.) 2
- Abolition of slavery 1
- Agriculture 1
- Churches -- Methodist Episcopal 1
- Churches -- Methodist Protestant 1
- Churches -- West Virginia -- Charleston 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Education 1
- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Fayette County 1
- Family histories. 1
- Genealogy 1
- Marion County (W. Va.) 1
- Methodist Protestant Sentinel 1
- Mills and mill-work 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 1
- Ritchie County (W. Va.) 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- Vienna (W. Va.) 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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