[jmcorry]

My name is Jon M. Corry and I am looking to connect with anyone who has information on the William A. Barnes Family of Beadle County, SD. William was born in 1857 in Wisconsin and his wife's name was Harret Caroline Farrington, from Illinois. The couple divorced and Harriet or "Carrie" remarried George Brown and became known as Grandma Brown. William or "Billy" and Harriet had many children: Mattie Sophia Barnes who married Albert C. Curtis, Harret Ellen Barnes who married Byron Dempster, Irving Lewis Barnes who married Emma, Sylvester Barnes who married Bessie Rhodes, Charles H. Barnes who married Gertrude Sturm, Cora Belle Barnes who married Charles Kramer, Minnie Irene Barnes who married Elbert Stowman, and Dewey Barnes. William had a sister named Minnie Martha Barnes who married Charles A. Blake and a brother Harry E. Barnes. Anyone with any information on these folks or who are connected to these families in any way, please contact me by email at jmcorry@sbcglobal.net. So take a good hard look at those names and any detail you can give would help. I would love to hear from you. Remember, these folks lived in the Beadle County/ Hand County area of SD, some also lived in Montana and other locations. Thanks!!