Primary Name: Barnes, John B.
Filed as: barnes_john_b
Also known as: John B. Barnes
Occupation / Association: Night watchman; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: 1871, Massachusetts
Died: December 1935, Juneau, Alaska
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: John B Barnes, Barnes John B, Juneau night watchman
Biography
John B. Barnes was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Barnes was born in 1871 in Massachusetts and came to Alaska in 1891. He was living in Juneau at the time of the 1910 United States Federal Census.
At the time of his disappearance on December 25, 1935, Barnes was working as a night watchman in Juneau. He was last seen around 3:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Alaskan Hotel, where he had stopped to rest and complained about not feeling well.
Barnes had lived in Juneau for many years. It was reported that he had a considerable amount of money on his person at the time of his disappearance, giving credence to the possibility of foul play. His body was later found under the docks on the waterfront.
He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on January 4, 1936.
Sources
Daily Alaska Empire, December 30, 1935; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census