Walter Monroe BARNARD

1817 - 1879  (62 years)

• Name	Walter Monroe BARNARD
  Birth	7 Jul 1817
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Sep 1879
  Burial	Mt. View Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT
  Person ID	I132	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	James Harvey BARNARD,   b. 23 Dec 1783, Simsbury d. 22 Feb 1856 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Clarissa COOK
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann WEBSTER
  Marriage	1848	Simsbury
  Children	> 1. Harriet A. BARNARD,   b. 5 Jul 1847, Bloomfield, CT d. 15 Sep 1917 (Age 70 years) + 2. James M. BARNARD,   b. 2 May 1849, Bloomfield, CT d. 7 Nov 1911 (Age 62 years)   3. Sarah Eva BARNARD,   b. 14 Feb 1852   d. 13 Jan 1876 (Age 23 years) > 4. George Harvey BARNARD,   b. 26 Apr 1858, Bloomfield, CT d. 26 Apr 1932 (Age 74 years) > 5. Samuel Walter BARNARD,   b. 13 Jun 1860, Bloomfield, CT d. 20 Jan 1917 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Monroe Barnard (7 July 1817 -- 4 Sept. 1879, per notes of Sylvia Irene Barnard Walter was one of two males less than 10 years of age in household of James H. Barnard, 1820 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M33_2, p. 267 Walter was the one male 20<30 years of age in the household of James H. Barnard, 1840 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, stamped page 171 (same page also stamped 1131) Walter M. Barnard, 33 yrs., male, farmer, born CT, per 1850 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford CT, microfilm #39 (FTMCD#308, p. 276a), Dwelling #42; Family #43 Walter M. Barnard, 42 years, male, farmer, $1500 real estate, $300 personal, born CT, per 1860 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, Roll M653_79, p. 1056 Barnard, Walter M., 52, male, white, Farmer, $4000, $1255, born CT, 1870 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, 1 July 1870, original page 28 [follows stamped page 58] Walter M. Barnard / Died Sept. 4, 1879. / Aged 62., per gravestone inscription, Mt. View Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT 1820 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M33_2, p. 267 enumerates family of James H. Barnard, encoded as 200010 12010 01, which decoded is: 2 males less than 10 years [James Jr.; Walter]; 1 male 26 to less than 45 years [James]; 1female less than 10 years [Margaret]; 2 females 10 to less than 16 years [Roxanna; Cordelia]; 1 female 26 to less than 45 years [Clarissa]; 1 individual engaged in agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing [James] 1840 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, stamped page 171 (same page also stamped 1131): James H. Barnard, 0001100100000 // 0010010100000 // 6; 1 agriculture, which decoded is: 1 male 15<20 [John, b. ca. 1820]; 1 male 20<30 [Walter, b. 1817]; 1 male 50<60 [James Harvey]; 1 female 10<15 []; 1 female 30<40 [Margaret, b. ca. 1810]; 1 female 50<60 [wife Clarissa]; 6 total in household; 1 engaged in agriculture Note: Roxana had married Hector Phelps in 1827 and Cordelia had married Lester Burr in 1836; these daughters no longer resided with parents--WMB Walter married Sarah Ann Webster (26 May 1828 -- 5 March 1882), per notes of Silvia Irene Barnard Walter Munroe married Sarah Ann Webster (26 May 1828 -- 8 Mar. 1882) 1848, Simsbury, per History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut, by William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, 1915, p. 526. This publication specifically refers to Walter Munroe as the son of "Harvey" [James Harvey Barnard] See Appendix F for information on the Webster Line Sarah Ann Barnard (listed with Walter M. Barnard), 22 yrs., female, born CT, per 1850 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford CT, microfilm #39 (FTM CD#308, p. 276a): Sarah A. Barnard (listed with Walter M. Barnard), 32 yrs. of age, female, born CT, per 1860 federal census, Bloomfield,Hartford, CT, Roll M653_79, p. 1056 Sarah M. Barnard (listed with Walter M. Barnard), 42, female, white, Keeping house, CT, per 1870 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, 1 July 1870, original page 28 [follows stamped page 58] Sarah A BARNARD, mother (listed with son James M. Barnard), female, white, widowed, 52 years of age, born CT, Occ: At Home, father born CT, mother born CT, per 1880 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index Note: Sarah's gravestone, presumably the one to the immediate right that of Walter M. Barnard, Mt. View Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, was broken at the base and missing at least since the 1940s--WMB 1850 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford CT, microfilm #39 (FTM CD#308, p. 276a): Dwelling #42; Family #43 Walter M. Barnard, 33 yrs., male, farmer, born CT; Sarah Ann Barnard, 22 yrs., female, born CT; Harriet A. Barnard, 3 yrs., female,born CT; James M. Barnard, 1 yr., male, born CT 1860 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, Roll M653_79, p. 1056: Walter M. Barnard, 42, male, farmer, $1500, $300,born CT; Sarah A. Barnard, 32, female, born CT; Harriet A. Barnard, 13, female, born CT; James Barnard, 11, male, born CT; Ella Barnard, 8, female, born CT; Charles Barnard, 2, male, born CT; ---- Barnard, 3/12, male, born CT 1870 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, 1 July 1870, original page 28 [follows stamped page 58]: Barnard, WalterM., 52, male, white, Farmer, $4000, $1255, born CT; --- Sarah M., 42, female, white, Keeping house, CT; --- Harriet, 23, female, CT; --- James M., 21, male, white, Farmer, CT; --- Sarah E., 18, female, white, CT; --- George H., 12, male, white, CT; --- Samuel, 10, male, white, CT 1880 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, Source: FHL Film 1254099 National Archives Film T9-0099, Page 383C, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index: James M BARNARD Self M S W 31 CT Occ: Farmer Fa: CT Mo: CT; Hattie BARNARD Sister F S W 33 CT Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: CT; George BARNARD Brother M W 22 CT Occ: Works On Farm Fa: CT Mo: CT; Julia BARNARD Wife F W 24 CT Occ: At Home Fa: CT Mo: CT; Samuel BARNARD Brother M W 20 CT Occ: Works On Farm Fa: CT Mo: CT; Sarah A BARNARD Mother F W W 52 CT Occ: At Home Fa: CT Mo: CT; Thomas ROPER Other M S W 25 CTOcc: Works On Farm Fa: CT Mo: CT; Winnie BIDWELL Other F W 17 CT Occ: School Teacher Fa: CT Mo: CT The Wintonbury Historical Society's 1983 publication, From Wintonbury To Bloomfield, p. 141, notes that after completion of the building of the stone school in 1858 for the Southwest district on Simsbury Road (and still standing in 1983), "'all boards, lime, sand, mortar, stone etc. left over' were sold at auction to W. M. Barnard for $2.25." Walter Monroe Barnard (7 July 1817 -- 4 Sept. 1879)