George W. Barnes was born Nov 7, 1800 in Maine. Died July 28, 1844 in Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., Indiana. In his will, George mentions siblings Hannah (Barnes) Wilcox (b. 1795 in Maine), Perry (b. 1813 in Maine), Olive (Barnes) Marston (b. 1801 in Maine) and brother, Joseph. George, Hannah, Perry and Olive were all in Galena Twp, LaPorte Co., IN by the mid 1830's. JOSEPH is not found in LaPorte county. I'm trying to determine whether Joseph Barnes, born abt. 1814 might be the brother that I'm looking for. Joseph and his wife, Mary W., are found in Canaan, Somerset, Maine in census records for the years 1860, 1870 and 1880. Does anyone recognize Joseph? Can you help tie him to a family? I'm also interested in determining whether this family group has a connection to the descendants of Phineas and Lois (Foster) Barnes of Onondaga Co., NY. Their descendants are also in this same small Indiana township in the 1830's. Thank you for any and all assistance. D. Nelson dnelson@csinet.net