The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1032 

DEWEY BARNS.

Among the younger representatives of agricultural life in Kittitas county is
Dewey Barns, who is one of the native sons of this region. He was born in this
county on the 19th of April, 1899, a son of Absalom and Anna Melinda (Geddis)
Barns, who were pioneer people of this section of the state. The father became a
well known farmer of Kittitas county, having one hundred and sixty acres of land
which he converted into productive farm. He died on the 4th of July, 1918,
having for a long period survived his wife, who passed away on the 27th of
February, 1903. In their family were seven children: Louise, who is now the wife
of A. L. McCumber, a resident of Puyallup, Washington; Homer, living upon the
old home place; Ethel, who married C. W. Miller and resides in California; Earl,
Chester, Dewey and Bernice, all at home.

Dewey Barns spent his youthful days under the parental roof and his educational
opportunities were those afforded by the public Schools. When not busy with his
textbooks he worked in the fields and early became familiar with the best
methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. He is engaged in the
raising of hay and grain and is associated with his brothers in the management
and conduct of the old home ranch. They are also devoting their attention to the
raising of cattle and horses and are meeting with substantial success in the
conduct of their interests. They are progressive young men. alert and energetic,
and their systematic and carefully defined labors are bringing to them
substantial returns.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.