Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Charles A. Barnett and Mary Jane McClure




Husband Charles A. Barnett 1

           Born: 31 Dec 1829 - near New Bloomfield, Perry Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: George Barnett (1777-1860) 1
         Mother: Jane Smiley (1784-1877) 1


       Marriage: 15 Nov 1866 2



Wife Mary Jane McClure 2

           Born: 18 Dec 1843 - near Green Park, Perry Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Feb 1910 2
         Buried: 


         Father: James McClure (1802-1865/1866) 2 3
         Mother: Rachel Oliver Patterson (      -      ) 2 3




Children
1 F Jean O. Barnett 2

           Born: 11 Jan 1868 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1913
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rev. James S. Ramsey (      -Bef 1913) 2


2 M James McClure Barnett 2

           Born: 24 May 1870 - New Bloomfield, Perry Co, PA 4
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rosalie Sully Harper (      -      ) 4


3 M Charles A. Barnett, Jr. 2

           Born: 15 Oct 1873 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lucy Kurtz (      -      ) 2


4 M Arthur Elliott Barnett 2

           Born: 15 Oct 1875 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1911 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Cromleigh (      -Aft 1913) 2


5 M Ralph L. Barnett 2

           Born: 17 Sep 1879 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



6 F Bertha Barnett 2

           Born: 3 Mar 1883 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 1889 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Charles A. Barnett


He received a good preparatory education in the Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, schools, then entered Marshall College, whence he was graduated, class of 1850. After leaving college he journeyed south and for a time taught in an academy in Mississippi. He then returned to New Bloomfield, where he taught in the academy. He began the study of law under Judge Benjamin F. Dunkin, continuing until his admission to the bar in 1857. He began practice in New Bloomfield, where he conducted a general law practice for over fifty years. He was elected to the Pennsylvania legislature, serving one term during the Civil War period. In 1867 he was appointed United States register in bankruptcy, serving until 1875. He continued in active practice until 1881, when he became a candidate for president judge. He was elected in the fall of 1881, took his seat on the bench January 1, 1882, and served a full term of ten years. After the expiration of his term in 1892 he returned to his private practice.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1368.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1369.

3 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 373.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1371.


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