Paul Wood Barney

Brief Life History of Paul Wood

When Paul Wood Barney was born on 6 December 1873, in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States, his father, Asa Cromwell Barney, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ellen Wood, was 25. He married Harriette Roxanne Gilmore on 20 June 1904, in Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 4 January 1939, in Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Wood Barney
1873–1939
Harriette Roxanne Gilmore
1880–1962
Marriage: 20 June 1904
Bernita Barney
1908–1996

Sources (31)

  • Paul B Barney in household of M C Barney, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Paul Barney, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
  • Paul W Barney, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

1893 · The Minnesota State Flag

The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.

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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