Adino S. BARNES

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Elijah Barnes, died in Lisbon, Conn, in 1890, aged 90 years.
                  

                   From "A History of Ingham County, Michigan"  Early Settlements (Durant),
p age 278
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Myron W. Barnes was born in Columbia Co., NY, in 1811. About 1835 he
remov ed to Genesee County [LeRoy] and from thence to his present
residence on t he southwest quarter of section 33, in 1842, arriving
October 2d. Onthe 8 th of October in the same year he entered at the
government land officefo rty acres, to which he has since added forty
acres. [The governmental land records shows a purchase of 40 acres June
1, 1848 - a copy of this la nd patent is included in these records.] His
land was densely timbered, a nd he built the first log house between
Okemos and the county farm the sa me fall. From the time he arrived until
he had his house ready for occupat ion, his family were domiciled in the
dwelling of Freeman Bray, at Okemo s, then called Hamilton. His family
then consisted of a wife and three sma ll children. Mr. Barnes was a
cabinet- and chair-maker by trade, and had n ever cut down a primeval
forest-tree in his life when he sat down upon h is land in Michigan. When
his cabin was ready to "raise" he traveled two d ays to find men enough
to help put it up.
Previous to coming West he had worked at his trade in New York and New
Eng land. His ancestors were originally from Connecticut.
The county was almost entirely a dense wilderness in 1842, and wild anima
ls were plenty, particularly deer, bears, and wolves. Mr. Barnes said "t
he bears carried off, first and last, more than fifty hogs in the
neighbor hood." There were no roads, and traveling was among the lost
arts. In fro nt of Mr. Barnes' residence is a fine row of locust-trees,
which he rais ed from the seed. He has also a large fruit-orchard and
good improvement s. He remembers his old trade, and still keeps a shop
for doing his own re pairing.
Excerpts from "HowOkemos Began: A Short History" by Ruth Stillman,
sponso red by the Friends ofthe Okemos Library
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In 1842 Mr. Bray made one of his horse and wagon trips to Detroit and
brou ght back with him the Myron W. Barnes family. Finding asuitable
locati on on a hill about a mile south of Marsh's home (3716 OkemosRoad)
Mr. Bar nes built a log house, the only home between Hamilton villageand
the pres ent Holt Road... But to return to the Barneses -- they had
brought with th em locust tree seeds which they planted along the trail
side andwhich pro duced a row of fine trees. Some of the bushy growth of
this row may sti ll be seen as one travels along Okemos Road.
There was only a rough, stump-strewn trail through the dense woods betwe
en the Marsh and Barnes homes,and wild deer, bears and wolves were a
comm on sight by day and sound at night, oft-times a real nuisance as
well. T he story is told that Mrs. Barnes started out to go to the
Marsh's to spe nd the day sewing. A short distance fromtheir house she
saw wolves slinki ng along side the path behind the undergrowth. She
began to run and ran a ll the way over the rough trail with the wolves
keeping pace beside her. O ne can imagine her relief on reaching the
neighbor's house.
Mr. Barnes was a cabinet and chair maker by trade and did custom work f
or the new families as well as clearing off a good sized farm.
FromHistory of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan by Samuel W. Durant
Published1880 by D.W. Ensign & Co., Philadelphia
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Ingham County Schools 1880
Meridian Township
Among the early inspectors of the schools were W.T. Rigby, A.W. Bennett,
T homas Humphrey, Merit Harmon, Elijah Richardson, William N. Lewis,,
M.W. B arnes, John H. Mullett, Seely Bloomer, M.D. Matthews, William W.
Gibson, C yrus Alsdorf, F.A. Jeffers, and M.D. Chat
                  

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In the 1850 census
589  635 Chester Barnes30Laborerb. CT
Amy Barnes25b.CT
Alice Barnes65b. CT
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In the 1860 census
42 Chester Barnes42Mechanic100b. CT
Emma M.35b. CT
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1 December 1900, a request was made to the courts to evaluate Chester f
or insanity and indigence. If he was found insane anda pauper, he would
h ave been placed in the Connecticut Valley Hospital. This translates,
consi dering his age, to him being senile and not having anyoneto take
ca re of him.
                  

                   She is presumed to be Newell's wife on the 1850 census.