Person:Agnes Barnes (1)

Watchers
Agnes Barnes
d.
m. 23 Jan 1863
  1. Ruth BarnesAft 1862 -
  2. Angus Barnes1867 - 1943
  3. Agnes Barnes1868 -
  4. Nellie E. Barnes1870 - 1949
  5. Elizabeth Barnes1876 - 1960
  6. Archie Barnes1877 - 1966
Facts and Events
Name Agnes Barnes
Gender Female
Alt Birth? 27 Aug 1868
Birth[1] 21 Sep 1868 Meridian Twp, Ingham, Michigan
Death? UNKNOWN
Other? 1870 Census Do
Other? 1880 Census Do

We knew nothing of Agnes - the record was found in 1997 while checking dates at Ingham County Clerks Office.


The first traffic light, a pair of alternating red and green gas lamps, was installed outside Britain's Houses of Parliament in 1868 to keep the large number of horse-drawn carriages in the area from colliding. Unfortunately, it blew up, killing a passing police officer. That discouraged further experiments in traffic control for a while. The first automatic traffic light was installed in Wolverhampton, England in 1926. It remained in service until 1968.

References
  1. Ingham County Clerk's Office.