Evergreen Cemetery
Jefferson County, Iowa

Note: Although the surname spelling on this monument is "Barns", the correct spelling should be "Barnes". The engraving error could easily have been a phonetic mis-spelling of the surname. Subsequent research of this family bears out the "Barnes" surname spelling.

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Thomas Barnes
1804 - June 11, 1889
(In his 86th year)

First wife was Sarah "Sallie" Case Barnes; she is buried in Old Fairfield City cemetery.


Buried with second wife, who shares inscription space on this joint monument:

Mary Brim Barnes
1819 - Jan 8, 1883
(Aged 64 years)


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Photo by
Richard K Thompson
September 18, 2009