Birth name: James Henry Belcher, Jr. At age 9, his mother Emma (Barnes) Belcher changed her name back to Emma Barnes (as seen on this monument) and changed her son's name to Howell Henry Barnes (sometimes seen as Jr.). (Howell Barnes was her brother's name.) Please see New York legislative report for documentation: https://books.google.com/books?id=RT1NAQAAMAAJ&vq=belcher&dq=%22emma%20barnes%20belcher%22&pg=PA976#v=snippet&q=belcher&f=false
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Birth name: James Henry Belcher, Jr. At age 9, his mother Emma (Barnes) Belcher changed her name back to Emma Barnes (as seen on this monument) and changed her son's name to Howell Henry Barnes (sometimes seen as Jr.). (Howell Barnes was her brother's name.) Please see New York legislative report for documentation: https://books.google.com/books?id=RT1NAQAAMAAJ&vq=belcher&dq=%22emma%20barnes%20belcher%22&pg=PA976#v=snippet&q=belcher&f=false
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EMMA BARNES
BORN JAN. 18TH 1851
DIED FEB. 24TH 1933
MARY ELLEN BARNES
BORN NOV. 29TH 1858
DIED JAN. 15TH 1956
HOWEL HARRY BARNES JR
BORN DEC. 15TH 1875
DIED DEC. 7TH 1963
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