Richard Barnes came to Wisconsin (settling on his homestead in January 1857).

The evidence

• “Edgerton : born in County Kent, England, Aug. 24, 1 832 ; son of Richard and Elizabeth (Baldoc) Barnes, who came to America, landing in New York Dec. 3, 1841, with three children — ^ William, Richard and Mary Ann — ^and settled in Oneida Co., N. Y. ; in 1856, Richard Barnes came to Wisconsin, and settled on his present homestead of 145 acres, January, 1857 ; raises usual products, together with sheep, cattle and hops ; raises Merino blooded sheep. He married, January, 1866, Ella C.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 837 / book p. 841

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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