Born in Cayuga county, New York, April 17, 1828, where he dwelt for the
firt twenty-four years fo his life At that age he crossed the
plains to California, arriving at Orovile, Butte county, September 1,
1852. He at once proceeded to Marysville, Yuba county,
where disposing of his oxen, he left for Sacramento, and thence
to Willow Spring mines, where he remained for a year. Mr. Barnes
next went to Monterey county and located on a piece of land which
proved to be private,and not Government property, he therefore
transferred his residence , and coming to Santa Clars couty, rented a
portion of the Alviso estate which he farmed for some time, then moved
on to his present place where he has resided for the past eighteen
years. Farms two hundred and fifty acres. Mr. Barnes was Captain
of the Alviso Riffles until they were disbanded in 1866. He
married May 29, 1852, Mary Van Wie, a native of New York, by whom he
has two daughters.
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History of Santa Clara County, California
San Francisco: Alley, Bowen & Co., 1881, 838 pgs.
page 562