Barnes, Joseph C., was born in County Cumberland, North of England, December 12, 1845, a son of William and Mary Barnes, and was educated partly in England and partly in Canada, to which country his parents came in 1857. He learned the tailor's trade and in 1865 came to Batavia where he was employed until 1873, when he established his present business and is carrying the leading stock of gents' furnishing goods and merchant tailoring goods in Batavia. Mr. Barnes is a worthy man, and has earned and maintained a place in the ranks of the representative business men of Batavia, and has served as a trustee of the village. In 1869 Mr. Barnes married Clara M., daughter of Nicholas Hawkins; they have two children: William Arthur and Eva J. Eva married Louis A. Woodward. His son is connected with his father's business.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890

JOSEPH C. BARNES - OF BATAVIA, NY (#2)

Joseph C. Barnes, a merchant tailor of Batavia, is a native of England, and when 11 years of age came to America, locating in Canada. He learned his trade there, and in 1865 came to Batavia. In 1872 he formed a partnership with L. R. Bailey, which lasted eight years. Since that period he has conducted his business alone. Mr. Barnes is an artistic cutter, and carries a large stock of imported and domestic cloths. He also has a large line of clothing and gents' furnishing goods. For the past i6 years his place of business has been at 96 East Main street, where he has spacious salesrooms. He has served as a member of the board of trustees of the village, and is foremost in all enterprises. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Clara Hawken, of Canada, and they have two children, William A. and Eva J., and belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890