(from Beers)
Samuel David Barnes' grandfather, Jonathan Barnes, came from England, via New York, to Brant County in 1812. Subsequently he moved to Warwick Twp., Lambton County. Here both he and his wife died, leaving children Samuel, John, Arabella, Catherine, Peter and Charles M.
The youngest son, Charles M., born in 1812 in New York and a tailor by trade, settled on Lot 15, Con. 3 NER in 1845. He farmed there until 1885 when he retired to Forest. Charles and his wife Ann (Inch) had eight children, five of whom lived to adulthood.
The middle son of Charles M. and Ann Barnes, Samuel David Barnes, was born in Brant County in 1843, and was two years of age when he came to Warwick Twp. On reaching manhood he farmed part of the homestead. He later owned and operated two other farms in Warwick Twp. as well.
In 1901 Samuel Barnes sold his property, and settled in Watford, where he successfully engaged in the insurance business.
For many years Samuel Barnes was identified with the Reform Party, but as a strong temperance man, he agreed to be the candidate on the Prohibition ticket for Parliament in 1890. He belonged to the Methodist Church. He also belonged to the Masons and the Canadian Order of Chosen Friends.
Samuel David Barnes married Louise Hagle in 1870. She died in 1893, leaving six children: Charles, Annie Ellen, Samuel Augustus Gordon, Lois Ada Maude, Gordon D. and Lois May. The second marriage of Samuel Barnes was to Mrs. Ruth (Cherry) Boyd. They had one daughter, Alma Reta Victoria.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Barnes Family
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