Pvt. Fred E. Barns (Barnes)

Pvt. Fred E. Barns (Barnes)

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. Fred E. Barnes

Co. E        3^rd Ill.

Died – Jan. 6, 1915

Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin

Location – Lot 5, Block 14, Section 14

Issued a Gov't headstone

       From the Ill. Adj't. Gen's. Report

Co. E        3^rd Ill. Nat. Guard

Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.

Enlisted – June 15, 1898

Mustered In – June 15, 1898 at Chickamauga Park, Ga.

Arrived at Newport News July 24, 1898. Sailed on board the 'St. Louis' for Puerto Rico. Duty in the area of Guayama, Puerto Rico until Nov. 2, 1898. Embarked on board the 'Roumiai' for New York arriving Nov. 9, 1898. Ordered to home station vis railroad arriving Nov. 11, 1898.

Mustered Out – Jan. 13, 1899 at Joliet, Ill.

Known Actions;

Aug. 2, 1898 – Under fire while landing at Arroyo, Puerto Rico

Aug. 5, 1898 – Battle at Guayama, Puerto Rico

Aug. 8, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico

Aug. 13, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico

       From Illinois County Marriages
Name - Fred E. Barnes
Aged - 19 Years
Born - 1880
Marriage Date - July 22, 1899
Marriage Place - Kane County, Illinois
Spouse - Ethel G. Rogers

       From the 1900 Census
Name - Fred E. Barnes
Aged - 20 Years
Born - June 1879 in Missouri
Home in 1900 - 4th Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 263 South Channing street
Race - White
Occupation - Watch Factory
Marriage Year - 1900
Spouse - Ethel G. Barnes
Spouses Age - 19 Years
 

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger

Died – Jan. 6, 1915 at 11:30 pm

Where – 365 Spring street, Elgin, Kane county, Ill.

Aged – 34 / 6 / 23

Permit #15264

Interred – Jan. 9, 1915

Location – lot 35, Section XIV,

Head of grave from- 2' north, 2' west

Cause of Death – Tuberculosis for about 2 years

Condition – Male / White / Divorced

Occupation – Watch factory Employee

Undertaker retained – Bunker, Chambers

Physician – J. F. Bell

Born – Iowa, June 13, 1880

Parents – Charles W. Barnes, Iowa & Amy j. Winans, Ohio

Resided in Ill. - 26 years

       From the Illinois Select Death Index
Name - Fred E. Barnes
Born - 1881
Aged - 34 Years
Died - Jan. 6, 1915 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.