Barnes, George Benton

1891 - 1971  (80 years)

• Name	Barnes, George Benton
  Birth	9 Jul 1891	Homer, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARN.G005
  _FGRAVE	86522085
  Military Service	World War I, Private, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	18 Aug 1971	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I54942	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Barnes, Emanuel M 'Manuel',   b. 24 Sep 1850, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 6 Mar 1916, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Wright, Tennessee America 'Anna',   b. 22 Sep 1847, Tennessee d. 2 Mar 1927, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F19942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jul 1891 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Death - 18 Aug 1971 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Burial - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  George Benton Barnes Danville Commercial-News Thursday, August 19, 1971, page 30 Homer—(CNS)—George Benton Barnes, 80, of Homer, died Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 18, 1971) at the Danville Care North Nursing Home. He had been a patient a week. Born July 9, 1891, at Homer, he was the son of Manuel and Anna Wright Barnes. He was a veteran of World War I. He had resided in Homer until 20 years ago, when he entered the Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville. He later was a patient at a nursing home at Golconda. He was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters. Services will be at 2 p. m. Friday at the Kirby Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harold Flessner officiating. Burial will be in Homer GAR Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Thursday. (Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society)

  
  

• Sources

  [S15886] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barnes, George Benton, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86522085/george_benton_barnes), none. (Reliability: 2).