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Walter Merkle Barnes 1875 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1875

Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1929

Death Location: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Gilbert Barnes

Mother: Mercy Dickenson

Spouse(s): Martha thorpe

Children(s): Gilbert Barnes

Walter Merkle Barnes was born in 1875 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA, the child of Gilbert Hatfield Barnes and Mercy E Dickenson. Walter Merkle Barnes married Martha Eveline thorpe, and had children including Gilbert David Barnes. Walter Merkle Barnes passed away in 1929 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Merkle Barnes was born in 1875 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA, the child of Gilbert Hatfield Barnes and Mercy E Dickenson.
  • Walter Merkle Barnes married Martha Eveline thorpe, and had children including Gilbert David Barnes.
  • Walter Merkle Barnes passed away in 1929 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Walter Barnes's Ancestors

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Walter Barnes
1875 – 1929
Birth Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Parents
Gilbert Hatfield Barnes
1841 – 1896
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
Mercy (E) Dickenson
1840 – 1908
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
David (P) Barnes
1816 – 1889
Westchester, New York, USA
Theresa Shelley
1812 – 1901
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Barnes
1784 – 1841
Elizabeth Ogden
1789 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barnes
1764 – 1846
Elizabeth Hatfield
1760 – 1825

Walter Barnes's Descendants

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Walter (Merkle) Barnes (3 Jan 1875 – 12 Dec 1929) m. Martha (Eveline) thorpe (20 Aug 1890 – 7 Jun 1969)
  1. 1. Gilbert (David) Barnes (26 Jan 1926 – 22 Aug 2008) m. Betty (Ann) Barnes (27 Nov 1926 – 6 Mar 2002)

Walter Barnes's Timeline

2 Records

1875
3 Jan 1875
Birth of Walter Merkle Barnes in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1929
12 Dec 1929
Age 54
Death of Walter Merkle Barnes in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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