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Hugh William Sparks (1870 - 1938)
Hugh William Sparks was born on April 28, 1870 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the son of William and Catherine (Barnes) Sparks. Hugh's father was a Civil War veteran.
Hugh was an only child. When he was a young boy, his family moved to Portage, Cambria County. He grew up in Portage near his grandparents Tobias and Elizabeth Barnes, and his mother's two sisters, Joanna and Barbara and their families.
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William Henry Troxell (1880 - 1961)
William Henry Troxell was born on July 22, 1880 in Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the son of John A. and Barbara E. (Barnes) Troxell.
William and his two sisters grew up in Portage where their father was postmaster. On July 12, 1893 their mother died. She was just 36 years of age.
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Jeremiah "Jerry" Barnes (1841 - 1902)
Jeremiah Barnes was born about July 15, 1841 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of Tobias and Elizabeth (Custer) Barnes.
Jerry grew up on a farm in Paint Township, Somerset County, the second of six children.
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Hiram Barnes (1837 - 1900)
Hiram Barnes was born on June 11, 1838 (or July 22, 1838) in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of Tobias and Elizabeth (Custer) Barnes.
Hiram grew up on a farm in Paint Township, Somerset County, the oldest of six children.
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Samuel Barnes (ca. 1853 - 1884)
Barbara E. (Barnes) (1857 - 1893)
Samuel was the second youngest of six children. When he was a young boy his parents left their farm in Paint Township and moved to St. Clair Township, Bedford County. His older brother Hiram, 19 years his senior, remained on the farm.
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