John E. Barnes, contractor and builder, known to perhaps nearly every mature citizen of Logansport and Cass county, died this afternoon at 1:30 at his residence, corner Plum and Front streets, aged seventy-three years, death being due to a complication of diseases incident to old age. For some time Mr. Barnes had been in poor health, the general breakdown developing as a result of a light stroke of apoplexy sustained somewhat more than a year ago. He was able to be over to the city a few days ago, but was feeble, and his death came today as a peaceful ending to a marvellously clean and useful life. He passed away, surrounded by his wife and children, a fitting close to a life which has been devoted to these who watched the spark of life flicker and finally cease to be. Not many days since Mr. Barnes and the wife of his youth and the mother of his children, celebrated quietly in their home on the West Side, their golden wedding anniversary, and friends remembered them with many messages of friendship and congratulation, and great masses of fragrant flowers, proof of the general love in which they were held by all. '
John E. Barnes was a native of England, being born in that country September 8, 1841 and was the son of Thomas and Ann (Bearne) Barnes. who came with their family to America in 1853, settling at Brooklyn, N. Y. One year later, in November 1854, Thomas Barnes and his family rernovod to Logansport, Ind., and the subject of this article thus became early identified with the affairs of Lofransport, where he has resided almost continuously, his trade of brick mason and contractor, bringing him in constant touch with matters of a public nature, as a result of which his name is built into the very structure of Logansport and vicinity.
For eleven years he was associated with the late John Medland in the old firm of Medland & Barnes, which firm arnong other buildings, constructed the present Cass county court house
the First Presbyterian church and numerous other public buildings and school houses. At the dissolution of the old firm, Mr. Barnes and his sons were associated in business, constructing among other buildings of note, the Carnegie library, the rebuilding of the First Presbyterian church which was destroyed by fire; the high school building at Seventh and Broadway; several of the buildings of the famous Culver Military academy on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, and others which cannot here be named. For many years Mr. Barnes was one of the strong men of the Republican party of the city, and served the city conscientiously and well as member of the city council and trustee of the water works.
In the year 1864, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth J. Bates and to the union eight children were born, six of whom, with the mother survive and are now residents of Logansport:
Mrs. Clara A. Funk, Charles H., W. W. Curry, James I., Benjamin F. and George W. Barnes.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and has been president of the Odd Fellows Hall association and of the Home for the Friendless. He was one of the oldest members of the Universalist church in this city. John E. Barnes was a man of absolute integrity and stainless reputation and character; of the type of man whose residence brings honor to any community.
Thursday, September 24, 1914 - Logansport Pharos-Reporter
John E. Barnes was a native of England, being born in that country September 8, 1841 and was the son of Thomas and Ann (Bearne) Barnes. who came with their family to America in 1853, settling at Brooklyn, N. Y. One year later, in November 1854, Thomas Barnes and his family rernovod to Logansport, Ind., and the subject of this article thus became early identified with the affairs of Lofransport, where he has resided almost continuously, his trade of brick mason and contractor, bringing him in constant touch with matters of a public nature, as a result of which his name is built into the very structure of Logansport and vicinity.
For eleven years he was associated with the late John Medland in the old firm of Medland & Barnes, which firm arnong other buildings, constructed the present Cass county court house
the First Presbyterian church and numerous other public buildings and school houses. At the dissolution of the old firm, Mr. Barnes and his sons were associated in business, constructing among other buildings of note, the Carnegie library, the rebuilding of the First Presbyterian church which was destroyed by fire; the high school building at Seventh and Broadway; several of the buildings of the famous Culver Military academy on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, and others which cannot here be named. For many years Mr. Barnes was one of the strong men of the Republican party of the city, and served the city conscientiously and well as member of the city council and trustee of the water works.
In the year 1864, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth J. Bates and to the union eight children were born, six of whom, with the mother survive and are now residents of Logansport:
Mrs. Clara A. Funk, Charles H., W. W. Curry, James I., Benjamin F. and George W. Barnes.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and has been president of the Odd Fellows Hall association and of the Home for the Friendless. He was one of the oldest members of the Universalist church in this city. John E. Barnes was a man of absolute integrity and stainless reputation and character; of the type of man whose residence brings honor to any community.
Thursday, September 24, 1914 - Logansport Pharos-Reporter
John E. Barnes, contractor and builder, known to perhaps nearly every mature citizen of Logansport and Cass county, died this afternoon at 1:30 at his residence, corner Plum and Front streets, aged seventy-three years, death being due to a complication of diseases incident to old age. For some time Mr. Barnes had been in poor health, the general breakdown developing as a result of a light stroke of apoplexy sustained somewhat more than a year ago. He was able to be over to the city a few days ago, but was feeble, and his death came today as a peaceful ending to a marvellously clean and useful life. He passed away, surrounded by his wife and children, a fitting close to a life which has been devoted to these who watched the spark of life flicker and finally cease to be. Not many days since Mr. Barnes and the wife of his youth and the mother of his children, celebrated quietly in their home on the West Side, their golden wedding anniversary, and friends remembered them with many messages of friendship and congratulation, and great masses of fragrant flowers, proof of the general love in which they were held by all. '
John E. Barnes was a native of England, being born in that country September 8, 1841 and was the son of Thomas and Ann (Bearne) Barnes. who came with their family to America in 1853, settling at Brooklyn, N. Y. One year later, in November 1854, Thomas Barnes and his family rernovod to Logansport, Ind., and the subject of this article thus became early identified with the affairs of Lofransport, where he has resided almost continuously, his trade of brick mason and contractor, bringing him in constant touch with matters of a public nature, as a result of which his name is built into the very structure of Logansport and vicinity.
For eleven years he was associated with the late John Medland in the old firm of Medland & Barnes, which firm arnong other buildings, constructed the present Cass county court house
the First Presbyterian church and numerous other public buildings and school houses. At the dissolution of the old firm, Mr. Barnes and his sons were associated in business, constructing among other buildings of note, the Carnegie library, the rebuilding of the First Presbyterian church which was destroyed by fire; the high school building at Seventh and Broadway; several of the buildings of the famous Culver Military academy on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, and others which cannot here be named. For many years Mr. Barnes was one of the strong men of the Republican party of the city, and served the city conscientiously and well as member of the city council and trustee of the water works.
In the year 1864, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth J. Bates and to the union eight children were born, six of whom, with the mother survive and are now residents of Logansport:
Mrs. Clara A. Funk, Charles H., W. W. Curry, James I., Benjamin F. and George W. Barnes.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and has been president of the Odd Fellows Hall association and of the Home for the Friendless. He was one of the oldest members of the Universalist church in this city. John E. Barnes was a man of absolute integrity and stainless reputation and character; of the type of man whose residence brings honor to any community.
Thursday, September 24, 1914 - Logansport Pharos-Reporter
John E. Barnes was a native of England, being born in that country September 8, 1841 and was the son of Thomas and Ann (Bearne) Barnes. who came with their family to America in 1853, settling at Brooklyn, N. Y. One year later, in November 1854, Thomas Barnes and his family rernovod to Logansport, Ind., and the subject of this article thus became early identified with the affairs of Lofransport, where he has resided almost continuously, his trade of brick mason and contractor, bringing him in constant touch with matters of a public nature, as a result of which his name is built into the very structure of Logansport and vicinity.
For eleven years he was associated with the late John Medland in the old firm of Medland & Barnes, which firm arnong other buildings, constructed the present Cass county court house
the First Presbyterian church and numerous other public buildings and school houses. At the dissolution of the old firm, Mr. Barnes and his sons were associated in business, constructing among other buildings of note, the Carnegie library, the rebuilding of the First Presbyterian church which was destroyed by fire; the high school building at Seventh and Broadway; several of the buildings of the famous Culver Military academy on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, and others which cannot here be named. For many years Mr. Barnes was one of the strong men of the Republican party of the city, and served the city conscientiously and well as member of the city council and trustee of the water works.
In the year 1864, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth J. Bates and to the union eight children were born, six of whom, with the mother survive and are now residents of Logansport:
Mrs. Clara A. Funk, Charles H., W. W. Curry, James I., Benjamin F. and George W. Barnes.
Mr. Barnes was a member of the F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and has been president of the Odd Fellows Hall association and of the Home for the Friendless. He was one of the oldest members of the Universalist church in this city. John E. Barnes was a man of absolute integrity and stainless reputation and character; of the type of man whose residence brings honor to any community.
Thursday, September 24, 1914 - Logansport Pharos-Reporter
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