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Note: JAMES WAS ACTUALLY BORN IN VIRGINIA BEFORE THERE WAS A WEST VIRGINA, BUT HE WAS BORN IN THE PART THAT WAS TO BECOME WEST VIRGINA. When James was very young the family moved from West Virginia to Iowa and settled near Des Moines. It is believed his mother died while they were living in Iowa. Jim left home when he was young and made his living. It was easy for him to find employment. He was willing to work and there was lots of work to be done on pioneer farms. Child labor laws had not been enacted. Wages were almost nothing except board, bed and clothes. The farmer's wife did his laundry and when he was ill, she cared for him. He was forever grateful to the farmer's wife who nursed him when he had smallpox and was so very ill for several weeks. Jim and Sarah lived near Howard, KS until April 22, 1889 when they made the race into Oklahoma. They were successful and secured land near Loyal Oklahoma in Kingfisher County. in 1901 they sold their land and purchased land in Ellis County near Gage, OK. They built a large two story house with nine rooms and lived on the farm until 1919 when they bought a smaller house in Gage. After his death she continued to live in the house in Gage. Jim was ill for sometime and it was believed his death was due to internal cancer. He left a large estate which wasn't settled until after Sarah's death. Most of his holdings were in real estate which went down in value in the 1930's. Several of the children died before the estate was settled and there wasn't much left to be divided between the living children and the heirs of the others. JAMES WILLIAM BARNES was born December 01, 1852 in Shinnston, Harrison, Virgina, and died May 01, 1922 in Gage, Oklahoma. He married SARAH MARTHA ROYSE July 18, 1880 in Howard, Elk, Kansas. She was born January 07, 1861 in Mercer, Missouri, and died June 15, 1932 in Gage, Oklahoma. Children of JAMES BARNES and SARAH ROYSE are: i. JEPTHA ALLEN12 BARNES, b. May 29, 1881, Elk Co., Kansas; d. April 28, 1921. ii. WILLIAM EDWARD BARNES, b. January 23, 1883, Near Howard, Kansas; d. March 01, 1952, Gage, Oklahoma. iii. CHARLES CLEVELAND BARNES, b. March 22, 1885, Near Howard, Kansas; d. May 24, 1957, Pampa, Texas. iv. JAMES FREDRICK BARNES, b. November 19, 1887, Near Howard, Kansas. v. ROY EUGENE BARNES15, b. November 19, 1889, Near Loyal, Oklahoma; d. November 24, 1936, California. vi. ANNA MAY BARNES15, b. June 28, 1892, Near Loyal, Oklahoma; d. April 13, 1966, Laverne, Oklahoma. vii. FRANCIS MARION BARNES15, b. April 10, 1895, Near Loyal, Oklahoma; d. May 07, 1958, Gage, Oklahoma. viii. EARL RICHARD BARNES15, b. September 27, 1900, Gage, Oklahoma; d. November 05, 1951, Wichita, Kansas. ix. ORVILLE ALFRED BARNES15, b. February 18, 1906, Gage, Oklahoma; d. April 18, 1945, Shattuck, Oklahoma. 1880 Census: Paw Paw Township, Elk County, Kansas Source: FHL Film 1254380 National Archives Film T9-0380 Page 345B James W. BARNES Self, m/w, 28, VA VA VA, farmer, single James William Barnes (December 1, 1852-May 1, 1922) and Sarah Martha Royse (b. Mercer County Mo Jan 7, 1861-June 15, 1932), who participated in the Land run of April 22, 1889, securing land near Loyal Ok. In 1901 they sold the land in Kingfisher County and purchased land in Ellis County near Gage, OK. They married July 18, 1880 at Howard Kansas 1900 Census River Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma enumerated June 11, 1900 Dwelling #86, Family #87 BARNES, James W., head, w/m, Dec 1852, 47, ?? ?? VA, farmer _______, Sarah M., wife, w/f, Jan 1861, 39, ?? ?? IN, married 19 years _______, Jeptha A., son, w/m, May 1881, 19, KS VA MO, single _______, Charles C., son, w/m, Mar 1885, 15, KS VA MO _______, James F., son, w/m, Feb 1887, 13, KS VA MO _______, Roy E., son, w/m, Nov 1889, 10, KS VA MO _______, Anna M., daughter, w/f, June 1892, 7, Oklahoma VA MO _______, Francis M., son, w/m, Apr 1895, 5, Oklahoma VA MO 1910 Census Rock Township, Ellis County, Oklahoma enumerated May 13, 1910 Dwelling #345, Family #347 BARNES, James W., head, m/w, 58, VA KY NC, farmer _______, Sarah M., wife, f/w, 44, MO IN IN, married 29 years, mother of 9, 9 living _______, James F., son, m/w, 23, KS VA MO, single _______, Roy E., son, m/w, 20, KS VA MO, married _______, Jessie L., f/w, daughter-in-law, 20, IL IL IL, married 0 years _______, Anna M., daughter, f/w, 17, Oklahoma VA MO, single _______, Francis M., son, m/w, 15, Oklahoma VA MO, single _______, Earl R., son, m/w, 9, Oklahoma VA MO _______, Orville A., son, m/w, 4, Oklahoma VA MO 1920 Census Rock Township, City of Gage, Ellis County, Oklahoma enumerated January 19, 1920 Dwelling #132, Family #162 (Driskell Street) BARNES, James W., head, m/w, 77, VA US US _______, Sarah M., wife, f/w, 59, MO IN IN _______, Orville, son, m/w, 13, Oklahoma VA MO
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