Person:Mary A. Barnes (1)

Mary Augusta Barnes
d.9 Jul 1922
m. 6 Nov 1845
  1. Mary Augusta Barnes1846 - 1922
  2. Halsey BarnesAbt 1865 - 1929
m. 21 Nov 1867
  1. Florence Mae Merwin1869 - 1965
  2. Thomas Benjamin Merwin1874 - 1956
  3. Sarah Rosetta Merwin1877 - 1973
  4. Ernest Leslie Merwin1888 - 1941
Facts and Events
Name[1] Mary Augusta Barnes
Married Name _____ Merwin
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 5 Aug 1846 Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage 21 Nov 1867 Wisconsinto George Heman Merwin
Death[2] 9 Jul 1922
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Mentioned, in Beckwith, Albert Clayton. History of Walworth County, Wisconsin. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox Co., 1974)
    870.

    ... Mr. Merwin's wife was known in her maidenhood as Mary A. Barnes, and she was born in Geneva township, this county, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah A. (Brewster) Barnes, ... She came here with her parents in 1836 or 1837, among the earliest settlers, and they located on Spring Prairie on the northeast part of Geneva township, and there her parents, Deodat and Lois (Drury) Brewster, worked hard to develop a farm and established a home in the new country. She had a sister, Mary, who was the first school teacher in Geneva township. She afterwards married Mr. Pentland. ...

  2. 2.0 2.1 [1], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).