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James B. Barnes, son of John and Elizabeth Barnes, was born on August 27, 1836, in Mercer township, received a common school education and was reared a farmer.
In 1863 he purchased 100 acres of the old Barnes tract, which had passed out of the hands of the family, and has since erected all of his present improvements. On February 12, 1863, he married Mary J. Stevenson, a daughter of John Stevenson, of Franklin township, Butler county.
They are the parents of seven children, viz.: John C., deceased; Edward N.; David E., deceased; Catherine E.; Anna A., deceased; Josiah S., and Manthus E.
Mr. Barnes has been an elder of Harmony United Presbyterian church for twenty years, and politically,
he is a supporter of the Democratic party.
Source: History of Butler County, Pennsylvania", Volume II, 1895, R. C. Brown & Co., Publishers, Pages 1228 through 1230,
Contributed by Karen Isaacson Leverich
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