Brief Life History of James Henry
When James Henry Barney was born on 30 January 1840, in Henry, Iowa, United States, his father, Lewis Barney, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Turner, was 31. He married Emily Tolton on 4 March 1866, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 26 December 1911, in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Kanosh Cemetery, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Henry Barney in household of Louis Barney, "United States Census, 1850"
- Henry Barney, "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, (death 1911)
- James Henry Barney, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Barney in Norfolk, which is probably named with an Old English personal name Bera (with genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island, dry ground in a marsh’.
English: from the personal name Barney, a pet form of Bernard .
Scottish: possibly from the Old Norse personal name Bjarni (from bjǫrn ‘bear’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Henry Barney
JAMES HENRY BARNEY (January 30, 1840 – December 26, 1911) James Henry Barney, known as Henry, was born on January 30, 1840, in Henry County, Iowa, to Lewis Barney and Elizabeth Turner Barney. Not mu …
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