Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse
Al G. Barnes | |
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| Born | Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse Sr. September 1, 1862 Lobo, Canada West |
| Died | July 25, 1931 (aged 68) |
| Known for | Al G. Barnes Circus |
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| Children | Alpheus G.B. Stonehouse, Jr. (1920-1989)
Rosemary Canadia Stonehouse (1918-1993) Virginia Lee Stonehouse (1916-2011) |
| Relatives | Lydia Stonehouse Bishop, sister |
Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse Sr. (September 1, 1862 – July 25, 1931), best known as Al G. Barnes was the owner of the Al G. Barnes Circus.
Biography
Barnes was born on September 1, 1862, in Lobo, Canada West, to Thomas S. Stonehouse (1826-1882) and Sarah Barnes (1825-1883).[1] He then married Dollie Arminta Barlow and she filed for divorce in 1916.[1][2]
Babe Eckhart started what she believed was a relationship with him. She played the calliope in his circus. When he refused to marry her, she shot herself just outside his private railroad car in Idaho in 1919.[3]
In 1922 his divorce from Dollie Arminta was granted. He then married Sarah Jane Hartigan and they had three children before they divorced. He lastly married Margaret Goldsboro.[3]
In January 1929, he sold his circus to the American Circus Corporation.[1]
He died on July 25, 1931, in Indio, California. He had been ill for most of the past year with pneumonia.[1][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Al G. Barnes Dies". White Tops Circus Magazine. September 1, 1931. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Mrs. Al G. Barnes". Associated Press in The New York Times. May 22, 1937. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b "Barnes City Zoo". Westland. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "The Story of a Big-Top Circus Man; Al G. Barnes, Master Showman. By Dave Robeson, as told by Al G. Barnes". The New York Times. August 11, 1935. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Died". Time. August 3, 1931. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-22.