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Theodore Burdett Barnes

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Theodore Burdett Barnes

Birth
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Sep 1972 (aged 67)
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 14A Lot 98
Memorial ID
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From A History of The Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania by Beatrice Barnes McClelland:

“Theodore B. Barnes was born in Mercer County on May 2, 1905. He attended Raymilton schools and Sandy Lake High School. In 1925 he went to Detroit, Michigan where he was employed for number of years. He then purchased a hardware store on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn and operated it until 1958 when he built a store in Ann Arbor. He owned and operated a large Ace Hardware Store there until his death. On October 14, 1933 he and Marie Sholdra were married in Detroit. Marie (Betty) was born April 15, 1909 in Winnipeg,(Manitoba), a daughter of John Sholdra. Ted was a member of the Methodist Church. He died September 9, 1972 and is buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Ann Arbor.”


A statue erected in his honor can be seen at Memorial # 142105223.
From A History of The Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania by Beatrice Barnes McClelland:

“Theodore B. Barnes was born in Mercer County on May 2, 1905. He attended Raymilton schools and Sandy Lake High School. In 1925 he went to Detroit, Michigan where he was employed for number of years. He then purchased a hardware store on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn and operated it until 1958 when he built a store in Ann Arbor. He owned and operated a large Ace Hardware Store there until his death. On October 14, 1933 he and Marie Sholdra were married in Detroit. Marie (Betty) was born April 15, 1909 in Winnipeg,(Manitoba), a daughter of John Sholdra. Ted was a member of the Methodist Church. He died September 9, 1972 and is buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Ann Arbor.”


A statue erected in his honor can be seen at Memorial # 142105223.


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