Barnett, Everard S. (1833-1911)

BARNETT

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Everard S. Barnett
Jan 14, 1833 - Oct 21, 1911

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.412)
E. S. BARNETT was born in New Haven, Connecticut, January 14, 1833, son of Willis and Rosetta (SMITH) BARNETT, natives of Connecticut, of English and Scotch origin. The mother died in New Haven in March 1855, and the father died in 1871, at the age of seventy-one years.
Mr. BARNETT was reared in his native State and remained there until 1857, when he came to Iowa. He was educated in the public schools and attended an academy one term. During his youth he took up the edge-tool trade, receiving instructions from a thorough mechanic and following that trade for a time. After coming to Iowa he turned his attention to blacksmithing, which he engaged in for a number of years, in fact, until about 1876, when he suffered a partial paralysis of his right arm, and was forced to give up his trade. In 1878 he was appointed deputy revenue collector, in which capacity he served seven years. In 1886 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and was re-elected in 1888. Politically he is a Republican, and is one of the active members of that party. He has held the office of Street Commissioner. Mr. BARNETT came to Pottawattamie County in 1866, and has been a resident of this county since that time. He is one of the leading citizens of Council Bluffs, and an active worker in anything that tends to the public good.
He was married, in New Haven, Connecticut, May 30, 1854, to Sarah A. JACOBS, a native of that State, and a daughter of Enoch and Sarah (BROWN) JACOBS, who were of French descent. Mr. and Mrs. BARNETT are the parents of two children: Lena, wife of Jonathan CHASE, of Weeping Water, Nebraska; and Catharine, wife of F. H. YOUNG, of Durango, Colorado. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. BARNETT having been associated with the church since he was nineteen years old. He is now treasurer of the church board and also a steward. Mr. BARNETT is a member of the I.O.O.F., Hawkeye Lodge, No. 184, and of the I.O.G.T.