Below is the family biography of Cyrus F. Barnes included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Cyrus F. Barnes, miner and farmer, Lincoln County, Mo., was born in McLean County, Ill.. September 27, 1842, and is a son of William H. and Mary (Demerit) Barnes, who were horn in Ohio and Tennessee, respectively. The father, who was a farmer and Methodist minister, moved from Illinois to Iowa in 1845, locating in Montezuma, where he lived until 1856. From that time until 1860 he resided in Linn County, Kas., and after again residing in Iowa came to Gentry County, Mo. Cyrus F. Barnes was reared on a farm, and also followed the occupation of saw-milling. He came to Newton County in 1887, and in connection with farming follows the occupation of mining. He owns 560 acres of land, besides the farm on which he lives, consisting of 125 acres, on which is a good orchard of 2,000 trees. In 1863 Mary A. Bond, a native of Clay County, Mo., became his wife, and nine children have blessed their union: Lona G., William H., Charles F., Minnie A., Viola M., Clarence M., Harland E., Sterling G. and Claud V.
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