George Stewart BARNER

1878 - 1935  (56 years)   Has 14 ancestors and 52 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	George Stewart BARNER  [1]
  Birth	26 Oct 1878	Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jul 1935	Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA
  Burial	Spring Hill Cemetery - Shippensburg
  Person ID	I9378	Adam Barner
  Last Modified	20 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Lahr BARNER           b. 16 Jul 1844, Susquehanna Twp, Juniata Co, PA           d. 24 May 1926, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen "Ella" LONG           b. 4 Apr 1847, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA           d. 23 Apr 1928, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1871  [2]
  Family ID	F3834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Romayne Hertzler Brenneman STRICKLER           b. 9 Nov 1883, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA           d. 27 Nov 1980, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1906	Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA,
  Children	+ 1. John Lemuel BARNER, M.D.           b. 25 Nov 1907, Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA           d. 22 Mar 2000, Sarasota, Manatee Co, FL (Age 92 years) m. Margaret "Peg" Graham WALLACE (1935) + 2. George Brenneman BARNER           b. 20 Dec 1908, Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA           d. 10 Sep 2013 (Age 104 years) m. Viviane Wentworth ELDRIDGE (1938), Barbara Wilma BRYANT (1962) + 3. Richard Long BARNER           b. 15 Jun 1911, Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA           d. 14 Oct 2008 (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ] m. Carolyn Louise BARNITZ , Geneva Arlene INGRAM (1945) + 4. Romayne Brenneman BARNER           b. 17 Nov 1915, Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA           d. 19 Dec 1989, Boise, Ada Co, ID (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ] m. Edward Morse CARLETON
  Family ID	F3833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Oct 1878 - Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA Marriage - 30 Oct 1906 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA, Death - 10 Jul 1935 - Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA Burial - - Spring Hill Cemetery - Shippensburg  = Link to Google Earth
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  George S. Barner.jpg George S. Barner

  
  

• Notes

  BIO: GEORGE S. BARNER, Cumberland Co, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Joe Patterson OCRed by Judy Banja Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/cumberland/ _____________________________________________________________ >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland Co, PA, Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co, 1905, pages 333-334 _____________________________________________________________ NOTE: Use this web address to access other bios: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/cumberland/zeamer/ GEORGE S. BARNER, a prosperous student-at-law of Shippensburg, Pa., i s one of the enterprising young men of that locality. He was born in the bor ough of Shippensburg, Oct. 26, 1878, son of John L. and May Ella (Long) Barner . (I) George Barner, his paternal grandfather, was a native of PA, of German descent. In early life he was a carpenter, but later becam e a justice of the peace in Juniata Co, PA., in which honorable position h e discharged the responsible duties for over thirty years. Naturally a m an of his calibre, and holding the office he did, was prominent, and many o f the improvements of his day were given his ready and effective support. He married Lydia Lehr, daughter of Peter Lehr, a farmer. The life of this excellent man was spent upon the farm, save for a period when he serve d in the war of 1812. Nine children were born to George and Lydia (Lehr) Ba er, of whom John L., the father of our subject, was the youngest. (II) John L. Barner was reared in Juniata Co, PA., where he was born July 16, 1844, and he received a good, common school education. At th e age of twenty-three years, he removed to Shippensburg, and engaged as clerk f or early two years in the employ of George H. Stewart, a dry goods merch ant. When Mr. Stewart sold his store, Mr. Barner accepted a position in a s imilar capacity in the Cumberland Valley freight office of J. B. Hurst & Co , and emained with them for nearly two years. He was then appointed freigh t and ticket agent for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co, which position h e filled until August, 1881, since which time he has been engaged in settling t he estate of the late Ira Long, and also in settling the estate of his father-in-law C. Long, late a wealthy citizen of Shippensburg. In 1871 Mr. Barner was united in marriage to Mary Ella Long, daughte of Christian and Hannah Ellen (Atkinson) Long, and to them was born Oct . 6, 1878, one son, George Stewart, named in honor of Mr. Barner's first em ployer in Shippensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Barner are members of the Presbyterian C hurch, and take an active part in the work of the church. For four years Mr . Barner has served as justice of the peace in Shippensburg, and he is also a n otary public. In politics he is a Democrat, and he is a most worthy and high ly esteemed man. George S. Barner was very liberally educated, having been graduated fr om the high school of Shippensburg, when he went to the Chambersburg acad emy, where he was prepared for college. In 1898, he entered Washington and Jefferson College at Washington, Pa., from which he was graduated in 1 903, and then entered upon his studies with the Hon. E. B. Watts, of Carlis le, it being his purpose to become a lawyer, and he has opened a large offic e in Carlisle in connection with his law studies. Mr. Barner is very popula socially, being one of the leaders in the best circles of the city. Christian Long left him a large portion of his estate, which amounte d to $300,000, and the young man has a brilliant future before him. He come s of excellent stock on both sides, and the various names are connected wit h the history of the State, in its development as a commonwealth. He is at present a student in the Dickinson School of Law, class of 19 06.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Ancestry.com , Public Member Trees , (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name : Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Na me: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name : Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operati ons, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ), Database online. . Record for Romayne Hertzler Brenneman [S72] Biographical Annals of Cumberland Co, PA , p. 333-334 .