Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

"A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura, California" (1891), page 498.

A. D. Barnard [Editor inserted: Austin Denny Barnard]

A. D. Barnard, one of the best known pioneers of Ventura, was born in Calais, Maine, December 12, 1830. His father, W. K. Barnard, was a native of Massachusetts, and their ancestors were from England. His mother, whose name before marriage was Nancy Denny, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her ancestors came to that State during its early settlement. Her father, Daniel Denny, was one of the posterity of John Denny, of Suffolk, England, who lived there in 1439. A picture of the old English home of 450 years ago is still preserved in the family, and there is also in their possession a complete genealogy of the family from 1439 to the present time. Branches of this family have established themselves in all the States of the Union. In Mr. Barnard's father's family were six children, all sons, he being the eldest. He was brought up and educated in Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts, completing his education in New Hampshire. He began business for himself as a merchant. In 1852 he came to Oregon and was engaged in general merchandising in Corvallis until 1859; he traveled for two or three years, and in 1868 came to Ventura, when that town was just starting, the American residents there being Messrs. Chaffee, Leach, Ayers, Grimes, Simpson, and the Hobsons. Mr. Barnard engaged in the lumber business, and soon purchased a home place of thirty acres about a mile up the avenue; and he has also been engaged in real estate. His home place now comprises 125 acres, beautifully cultivated, and artistically arranged with ornamental trees, hedges, etc. He has 3,000 walnut trees just commencing to bear fruit; has twenty three kinds of fruit altogether. He has also two or three other farms in the valley. He has been a very busy man, accomplishing much in the improvement of his ranches and of the locality generally. Such industry and such faith in the country has had its ample return. Mr. Barnard has never joined any society, is not a politician, but is a Republican. His parents are Unitarians.

In 1861 he married Miss Sarah E. Lehman, a native of Wayne County, Ohio, and of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. They have six sons and one daughter, all natives of the Golden West: Frank E., Edwin L., Austin D., Charles V., John C. and Mary E., all at home with their parents.

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Austin's parents were William Kendall Barnard and Nancy Denny.

Descendants of William Kendall Barnard

1 William Kendall Barnard b: 16 Oct 1795 in Dorcester, Worcester, Massachusetts d: Jun 1843 in Dorcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
.. +Nancy Denny b: 11 Jul 1798 in Worcester, Massachusetts m: 16 Mar 1830 d: 1842 in Worcester, Massachusetts
........ 2 Austin Denny Barnard b: 12 Dec 1830 in Calais, Maine d: 07 Oct 1895 in Ventura County, California
............ +Ellen Sarah Lehman b: in Wayne County, Ohio m: 11 Nov 1860 in San Antonio, California d: in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Frank Barnard b: 11 Jul 1861 in Oregon
....................... +Margaret E. b: 1872 in Iowa
............................. 4 Margaret E. Barnard b: 1904 in Los Angeles County, California
............................. 4 Frank Barnard b: 1902 in Los Angeles County, California
................... 3 Edwin Barnard b: 23 Nov 1862 in Oregon
................... 3 Austin D. Barnard b: 12 Jul 1865 in Oregon
....................... +Anna Paula b: 1877 in California
............................. 4 Florence Barnard b: 1896 in California
............................. 4 Harold Barnard b: 1898 in California
............................. 4 Panchita Barnard b: 1899 in California
................... 3 Charles V. Barnard b: 29 Jul 1869 in Ventura County, California d: Mar 1940 in Ventura County, California
....................... +Pearl Rena Spencer b: 26 Jan 1875 in Greeneville, Texas d: 06 Dec 1948 in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 Ray Barnard
................................. +Eleanor Jane Kinsey
........................................ 5 Mary Barnard
........................................ 5 Raye Barnard
............................. 4 Lawrence Barnard b: 11 May 1893 in Tehachipi, California
............................. 4 Hubert John Barnard b: 07 May 1898 in Tehachipi, California d: 22 Jul 1973 in Ventura County, California
................................. +Winefred Ester Gibson b: 29 Apr 1899 in Ventura County, California m: 31 Dec 1922 in Ventura County, Oregon d: 26 Jul 1957 in Ventura County, California
........................................ 5 Peggy Barnard b: 1923 in Ventura County, California
............................................ +Aaron Ralph Jensen
.................................................. 6 Blake Jensen
.................................................. 6 Ralph Jensen
............................. 4 Guy Barnard b: 19 Aug 1900 in Tehachipi, California d: May 1927 in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 Paul Barnard b: 04 Aug 1904 in Tehachipi, California d: 24 Dec 1969 in Ventura County, California
................................. +Gretchen Elizabeth Close b: 17 Mar 1906 in Hibbing, St Louis, Minnesota d: 10 Oct 1969 in Ojai, Ventura, California
................... 3 Fred G. Barnard b: 05 Apr 1872 in Ventura County, California
....................... +Neta b: 1874 in Pennsylvania
............................. 4 Fred G. Barnard b: 1905 in California
............................. 4 Harriett Barnard b: 1906 in California
............................. 4 Maryline Barnard b: 1909 in California
................... 3 Mary E. Barnard b: 05 May 1874 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 John C. Barnard b: in Ventura County, California
........ 2 William Edward Barnard b: 16 Jun 1833 in Boston, MA d: 11 Jul 1910 in East Asia - Japan/China
............ +Matilda Paine Clark b: 03 Dec 1830 in Hanover, New Hampshire m: 02 Oct 1860 in Portland, Oregon d: in Santa Barbara, California
................... 3 Helen Barnard b: 14 Jul 1861 in Oregon
................... 3 Grace Barnard b: 09 Jul 1864 in Washington
................... 3 William Barnard b: 22 Aug 1865 in Washington
................... 3 Ida Barnard b: 21 Jul 1867 in Washington
................... 3 Daniel Barnard b: 21 Jun 1869 in Washington
........ 2 Francis Everett Barnard b: 08 Apr 1836 d: 18 Oct 1862
........ 2 John Larkin Barnard b: 08 Apr 1836
............ +Lucy P. Joyslin b: in Lancaster, New Hampshire m: 05 Jul 1866
........ 2 Watson Kendall Barnard b: 26 Sep 1838
............ +Rebecca Prichard m: 22 Oct 1863 d: in Alden, Iowa
........ 2 Coolidge Barnard b: 26 Oct 1842 d: in Prob Boston


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