Robert Victor Barnhouse^{[1, 2]}

1914 - 2006  (91 years)

• Name	Robert Victor Barnhouse  [3]
  Birth	14 Oct 1914	Washington County, Colorado   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 2006	Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado   [4]
  Burial	Abt Apr 2006	Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado   [4]
  Person ID	I223	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Perl Travis Barnhouse,   b. 31 May 1877, Swan Twp, Vinton Co, Ohio d. 26 Aug 1964, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mamie Arundle,   b. 29 Oct 1890, Washington County, Colorado d. 10 Feb 1991, Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1907	Washington County, Colorado   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maxine Lucille Edkins,   b. 14 Feb 1925   d. 22 Oct 1991 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1941	Kansas   [3, 6]
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Divorced	24 May 1967  [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Kenneth Duane Barnhouse,   b. 14 Feb 1944, Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado d. 13 Jul 1967, El Dorado Springs, Cedar Co, Missouri (Age 23 years)   3. Charlene Ann Barnhouse,   b. 11 May 1945, Washington County, Colorado d. 31 Jul 2008, Maryville, Nodaway Co, Missouri (Age 63 years)   4. Baby Boy Barnhouse,   b. 2 Oct 1952, Washington County, Colorado d. 2 Oct 1952, Washington County, Colorado (Age 0 years)   5. Daniel Lee Barnhouse,   b. 19 Dec 1960, Harding, Morrison Co, Minnesota d. 5 Feb 2017, Bedford, Taylor Co, Iowa (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Taken from letter written by Anna B. Wright in answer to questions from Mrs. Mary Mainetti on May 26, 1967 "Robert Victor Barnhouse - Present address: 523 East Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 Born: October 14, 1914, Washington County, Colorado Married: Maxine Edkins, August 2, 1941 in Kansas Divorced: May 24, 1967 Children: Darlene, Duane, Charlene, DanielOccupation: Rancher and engaged in various occupations since his service in the United States Army during World War II. Religion: Member of the Church of the Nazarene. Robert Victor Barnhouse was born October 14, 1915 in Washington County, Colorado. He married Maxine Edkins in 1941 in Kansas. The Barnhouse Ranch was 2,340 acres in Washington County. Robert received the southern portion (1,120 acres) within a year after marrying Maxine. In 1942 Robert joined the U.S. Army. He was stationed at Ft. Hood Texas. Late in 1945 he injured his knee which required extensive surgery. He received an honorable discharge and was on and off crutches for over 15 years. (Intense cold would irritate the wound). Returning to civilian life, Robert became a U.S. Deputy Sheriff (go-to-person in case of national security concerns, etc.) a position he held over 30 years. He attended an animal husbandry school in Akron, Colorado and built a herd of Hereford cattle that topped the market in Denver every time he took an animal there. His brand, CROSS HALF BOX may still be known in the area. In 1957, the family left Colorado and moved to Minnesota where Robert operated a dairy farm near Harding. In December 1960 the dairy barn burned down and the operation folded shortly thereafter. In the fall of 1961 the family moved to Choteau, Montana where Robert worked at the United Farm Agency. Early 1962, the family moved to Great Falls, Montana at 732 48th Street South. There, he drove a taxi cab. When all the children were gone in 1963, Robert and Maxine moved to Osceola, Missouri where they opened a restaurant called the Silver Spur Caf [3, 6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S401] Kathie Butler, Kathie-Imp. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1930 Colorado Washington county (Reliability: 3). [S408] Rose Ann Elizabeth Barnhouse-Wright, Anna to Mainetti. [S461] Darlene Barnhouse Crilley, Darlene Mar 2006, (30 Mar 2006). [S298] Darlene Barnhouse-Huetter, Darlene Barnhouse-Huetter, (31 Jul 2003). [S437] Darlene M Huetter/Crilley, Darlene 2006-2008, (2 Feb 2006, 31 Jul 2008).