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Note: ROSANNA (ROSE) JOHNSTON (1832-1918)
from Lucy Barnes Bourne's "Data relating go the ancestry of Rosanna Johnston Barnes"
"At the time of the persecution of the Christians in Europe, John Johnston and his wife, with many others found refuge in Holland; among these was a family from Germany by the name of Shires. They remained in Holland until early in 1600, when a company was formed to go to America, where they hoped to find the freedom in religious beliefs they had been seeking. In this company were representatives of both the Johnston and Shires families. They arrived in America about 1620, and most of them settled in Pennsylvania, where they multiplied and prospered and did their part in the growth of the (State?-- cut off).
In the latter part of 1700, we find William Johnston (his wife was an Adams) a very prosperous man, owner of much land and breeding and raising fine horses. One of his children was a son David. He was tall and handsome with black wavy hair and eyes and fine complexion and brought up in all the regular English traditions.
The Shires family lived in the adjoining county. (near Millersburg), This John Shires was a thrifty man and he had acquired well kept lands and buildings showing the thrift of their German Ancestry, they now called themselves Pennsylvania High Dutch.
One of their daughters, named Catharine (Shires) was born in January 1800. In due time she grew into a very attractive girl, 5 fit 2 inches. She married David Johnston (above) who took her and her generous dowry, given by her thrifty father, to make their home in Millersburg. Their sixth child, a daughter, was born August 31st 1832 and was named Rosanna. She had black hair and eyes like her father and was small of stature like her mother.
Her father died when Rosanna was eight years old, and some time later they moved to Ohio. In 1848 they moved to Iowa, making their home in Tipton, Cedar County. Rosanna continued her schooling and learned to be a very fine seamstress. She met the young minister, BENJAMIN COE BARNES, when he came to preach at the Bethel Church, near her brother John's farm, where she was visiting, and on July 1st 1858 they were married and her long and useful life as a minister's wife began."
NOTE: There is a Bethel Church in Manly, Floyd Co, IOWA, just south of Nora Springs. Nora Springs is where Lucy Rose Barnes marries Fred Ellsworth Bourne in 1891. Her uncle John Johnston still owns the farm near Nora Springs?
In 1859 they have a son who dies at birth. They had named him Charles. In 1860 their home is in Cue, Benton, Iowa. He is listed in the census as a Methodist Episcopal Clergyman with a personal estate valued $250. He is a traveling Clergyman, assigned to different churches, moving quite a bit up and down Eastern Iowa.
1862-1865 Three of Benjamin's brothers fight for the Union cause during the Civil War. The eldest, Dennis, dies in the Battle of the Wilderness.
1880 US Census: Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa
Benjamin C. Barnes 48 Minister b. NY, father born MA, Mother born Ireland
Rose Barnes 48 b. PA, parents born PA
Carrie Lillian Barnes 19 Teacher b. Iowa
Nellie Janet Barnes 17 b. Iowa
Laura Adelaide Barnes 16 b. Iowa
Lucy Rose Barnes 14 b. Iowa
Ada S. Barnes 10 b. Iowa
Mary C. Barnes 7 b. Iowa
In 1900 Census: Benjamin and Rose live with their daughter Janet, a teacher of art in Iowa, Allamakee, Iowa.
In 1910 Census: Benjamin, age 78 is retired. He and Rose still live with their daughter Janet, age 47, in Franklin, Linn Co. Iowa.
On April 4, 1918, Rosanna dies in Lisbon, Linn Co, and is buried in Lisbon Cemetery.
On 1919 Benjamin dies in Lisbon, Linn Co. Iowa and is buried in the Lisbon Cemetery.
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