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WILLIAM BARNES, only son of Samuel and Susanna Barnes, was a native of Ireland, and came with his parents to Butler county. He assisted his parents in clearing and improving the old homestead in Mercer township, and after their decease the property came into his possession.
He married Jane Black, who bore him the following children: Samuel, who died in Slippery Rock township; Jane, who married George McElree; William, who died unmarried, May 27, 1863; John, and James, both of whom died in Mercer township; Alexander, who died in Mercer county; Thomas, who died July 4, 1875, unmarried, and Robert, who married Margaret Craig, and died October 6, 1887.
The mother died on July 27, 1832, and the father July 21, 1841. They were early members of Harmony United Presbyterian church, and were buried in the old graveyard in Mercer township. In politics, Mr. Barnes was an ardent Democrat.
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