Everett, PA: Everett Press, issue of Friday, 24 December 1897, p. 2, col. 2

Espy Barnes, who had gone west in the spring, has returned east well satisfied with his trip.
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1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Colerain Twp. ed 8, p. 8a, line 1
Series T623, roll 1375, dwelling 136, family 140, 13 June 1900

Espy BARNES, Boarder, May 1876, age 24, single, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., [occupation illegible]
[Boarder in home of Samuel & Etta Cessna]
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Everett, PA: Everett Press, issue of Friday, 16 September 1904, p. 3, col. 5

RAINSBURG.

Mr. Espy Barnes and wife, of Cumberland, Maryland, are visiting his sister, Mrs. Joe Howsare.
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1910 MD Census: Allegany Co. Cumberland City, Ward 6, ed 43, p. 18b, lines 54-55
Series T624, roll 549, dwelling 244, family 248, 22 April 1910

'Epsy' BARNES, Head, age 33, married (2nd time) 0 years, b. Penna., parents b. U.S., Driver: Brewery Co.
Jennie, wife, age 30, married (1st time) 0 years, no children, b. W.Va., parents b. W.Va.
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R.L. Polk & Co.'s Cumberland Directory, 1911, p. 67

Barnes Espy, mngr German Brewery Co Storage, h 213 1/2 Virginia av.
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Bedford, PA: Bedford Gazette, issue of Friday, 24 April 1914, p. 4, col. 4

Rainsburg

April 21

Espy Barnes of Cumberland visited his sisters, Mrs. George Stucky and Mrs. Joseph Howsare, over Sunday.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdallegh/c-times/1914.htm

1914

BARNES 23 Jul 1914 Espy Barnes has filed a petition asking that he be granted an absolute divorce from his wife Jennie Barnes on statutory grounds. The bill cites they were married Nov 1910 at Hendricks WV and lived together until March 1911.
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R.L. Polk & Co.'s Cumberland Directory, 1915, p. 59

Barnes Espy, mngr storage warehouse, h 5 Laing av.
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World War I Draft Registration Card

Name: ESPY BARNES
Address: 400 Arch St., Cumberland, Md.
Age in Years: 42
Date of Birth: May 29, 1876
Race: White
Citizen: Native Born
Occupation: Driver
Employer: Queen City
Nearest Relative: Walter E. Barnes, Rainsburgh, Pa.
Signature: Espy Barnes
Description of Registrant:
Height: Medium
Build: Medium
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light
Signature of Registrar: Roscoe T. McElfish
Date of Registration: Sept. 12, 1918
Division No. 4, County of Allegany
Cumberland, Md.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Harrisburg State Hospital, Susquehanna Twp. Dauphin County
Full Name: ESPY BARNES
Personal and Statistical Particulars
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: May 29, 1876
Age: 46y 5m 4d
Occupation: Day Laborer
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Name of Father: John Barnes
Birthplace of Father: Penna.
Maiden Name of Mother: Eliza Jay
Birthplace of Mother: Penna.
Informant: R.F.L. Ridgway, Hbg. State Hospital
Medical Certificate of Death:
Date of Death: Nov. 3, 1922, 11:20 a.m.
Cause of Death: General Paralysis
Signature: R.F.L. Ridgway, M.D., Nov. 3, 1922, Hbg. State Hospital
Burial: Bedford, Pa., Nov. 4, 1922
Undertaker: Rudolph K. Spicer, Hbg. Pa.
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Bedford, PA: Bedford Gazette, issue of Friday, 6 April 1923, p. 2, col. 2

Register's Accounts

3. The first and final accounts of Matilda Stuckey, Administratrix of the estate of Espy Barnes, late of Rainsburg Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, deceased.
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Woods Church Cemetery, Rainsburg, Colerain Twp. Bedford Co. PA
Photograph available at findagrave.com

ESPY BARNES | BORN MAY 28, 1876 | DIED NOV. 3, 1922 | AGED | 46 Y'S. 5 MO. 4 DS.
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