Walter Monroe BARNARD

1900 - 1968  (68 years)

• Name	Walter Monroe BARNARD
  Birth	13 Sep 1900	West Hartford, Hartford, CT
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Dec 1968	Hartford, Hartford, CT
  Burial	Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, CT
  Person ID	I180	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	HERDLEIN
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Elzada WHEELER
  Marriage	2 Aug 1930
  Children	> 1. Living   2. Living > 3. Patricia Lois BARNARD,   b. 16 Jul 1938, Hartford, Hartford, CT d. 20 May 1996, Carbondale, Lackawanna, PA (Age 57 years) > 4. Living > 5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Munroe Barnard (13 Sept. 1900 - ), per Sylvia Irene Barnard Walter M. Barnard, son (listed with parents), male, 9 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, per 1910 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, page 8A, 26 Apr. 1910 Not located in 1920 federal census as of October 2005; he was in the U.S. Navy--WMB Walter M. Barnard, stepson (listed with Ernest A. Walter), male, white, 29, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, cabinet maker, woodwork, per 1930 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, Roll T626_261, p. 7A, 5 Apr. 1930 Walter Barnard (13 Sept. 1900 -- Dec. 1968); Soc. Sec. #054-03-6582, issued CT; residence Windsor, CT, per FTM Social Security Death Index CD #110 Walte[r] M. Barnard ( - 29 Dec. 1968, age 68, Hartford, Hartford, CT); male, white, married to Flor[ence], resided Windsor, Hartford, CT, per Connecticut Death Index, 1949-96 (Ascentry.com database) Walter Monroe Barnard (13 Sept. 1900 West Hartford, Hartford, CT -- 29 Dec. 1968 Hartford, Hartford CT; interred Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, CT), per WMB Walter served in the United States Navy. The following details are taken from his original certificate of honorable discharge (B9194 Series B): Walter Monroe Barnard enlisted as Apprentice Seaman for Shipwright on 26 November 1919 at New Haven, Connecticut for two years. Born 13 September 1900 at West Hartford, Connecticut. He held the ratings of AS -- Swgt[Apprentice Seaman -- Shipwright], Sea. 2c [Seaman 2nd class], C. M. 3c [Carpenter's Mate 3rd class], and C. M. 2c [Carpenter's Mate 2nd class]. Service (vessels and stations served on): Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va., November26 1919 to 24 May 1921; U.S.S. BEAVER 24 MAY 1921 to date of discharge, 25 November 1922. Recommended for reenlistment as C.M. 2c. Character of service excellent, final average 3.4. Physical characteristics listed as 5 ft. 7 in. height; 146 lbs. Weight, lt. Blue eyes, auburn hair, ruddy complexion. Personal marks listed a birthmark and tattoo, right arm, Japanese girl 'Cavite, P. I.', RFA [right forearm] eagle, dragon, 'Manila, P.I. 1921'. Monthly rate of pay when dischargedwas seventy two ($72) dollars. Furnished transportation at the rate of .05 cents [sic.] per mile from Portsmouth, N. H.to New Haven, Conn. And paid $207.25 in full to date of discharge. 1910 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, 26 Apr. 1910, stamped page 64: Barnard, Samuel W., head, male, white, 49years, 1st marriage, married 11 years, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, Janitor, Apartment house; --- Louise J., wife, female, white, 31 years, 1st marriage, married 11 years, mother of 6 children, 6 children living, born CT, father born Germany, mother born MA, occ: none; --- Blanche L., daughter, female, white, 10 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, occ: none; --- Walter M., son, male, white, 9 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother bornCT, occ: none; --- Erwin H., son, male, white, 7 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, occ: none; ---Marjorie A., daughter, female, white, 5 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, occ: none; --- Leroy S., son, male, white, 4 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, occ: none; --- Alice W., daughter, female,white, 1 9/12 years, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, occ: none 1930 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, Roll T626_261, p. 7A, 5 Apr. 1930: Walter, Ernest A., head, male, white,51, married, 21 at first marriage, born CT, father born U.S., mother born CT, Driver, coal (?) co.; --- Louise, wife, female, white, 51, married, 19 at first marriage, born CT, father born Germany, mother born MA, no occupation; --- ErnestA., son, married, white, 8, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, no occupation; Barnard, Walter M., stepson, male, white, 29, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, cabinet maker, woodwork; --- Marjorie A., stepdaughter, female, white, 25, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, cashier, (illegible); --- Mildred E., stepdaughter, female, white, 18, single, born CT, father born CT, mother born CT, (illegible), Trolley Co. Notice of application for marriage license (The Hartford Courant, 29 July 1930, page 11; downloaded 3 Apr. 2006) Walter married Florence Elzada Wheeler (7 July 1913 - ), 2 Aug. 1930, per Sylvia Irene Barnard Walter married Florence Elzada Wheeler (7 July 1913 Suncook, Merrimack, NH -- 30 Mar. 1996 Hartford, Hartford, CT; interred Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, Hartford, CT), daughter of Alonzo Sylvester Wheeler and Edna Cornelia Butler, 2 Aug. 1930; Late residence for both: Windsor, CT; she married (2) Clifford Bennett, 10 Feb. 1978 Windsor, CT Marriage application, The Hartford Courant, 29 July 1930 1930 federal census, Windsor, Hartford, CT, Sheet 9B, 24 Apr. 1930: Wheeler, Alonzo S., head, $3000 real property, male, white, 51, married, 18 years of age at first marriage, born VT, father born MA, mother born VT, occupation: none; --- Edna C., wife, female, white, 40, married, 14 years of age at first marriage, born NH, father born NH, mother born NH, Stemmer, Tobacco Warehouse; LaFountain, Marion I., daughter, female, white, 20, single, born NH, father born VT, mother born NH, occupation: none; Wheeler, Bessie G., daughter, female, white, 19, single, born NH, father born VT, mother born NH, Stemmer, Tobacco Warehouse; ---, Florence E., daughter, female, white, 16, single, born NH, father born VT, mother born NH, Stemmer, Tobacco Warehouse; ---, Alonzo H., son, male, white, 12, single, born CT, father born VT, mother born NH, occupation: none; ---, Edith J., daughter, female, white, 9, single, born CT, father born VT, mother born NH, occupation: none Flore[nce] Barnard (ca. 1913; 64 years of age when married on 10 Feb. 1978), per Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001,database of Ancestry.com Florence married Cliff Bennett, 10 Feb. 1978 Windsor, Hartford, CT, per Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, databaseof Ancestry.com: Groom: BENNETT, CLIFF Residence: Windsor, Hartford, CT Race: White Age: 63; Bride: BARNARD, FLORE Residence: Windsor, Hartford, CT Race: White Age: 64; Place of Marriage: Windsor, Hartford, CT Marriage Date: 10 February, 1978 Note: officiator Civil Official Cliff Bennett (ca. 1914; 63 years when married on 10 Feb. 1978), per Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, database ofAncestry.com Florence B. Bennett (7 July 1913 NH -- 30 Mar. 1996, age 82 Hartford, Hartford, CT), white, female, married to Cliff[ord]; primary/secondary education; father's surname Wheeler; resided 1174 Matianuck Avenue, Windsor, Hartford, CT; homemaker at home, per Connecticut Death Index, 1949-96 (Ascentry.com database) Obituary of Florence (Wheeler) Barnard Bennett: The Hartford Courant, April 1, 1996 Page: B6 Section: CONNECTICUT Edition: STATEWIDE Type: OBITUARY BENNETT. FLORENCE (WHEELER) BARNARD BENNETT BENNETT. Florence (Wheeler) Barnard Bennett, 82, of Matianuck Avenue, Windsor, died Saturday (March 30, 1996) at Mount Sinai Hospital. Born in Suncook, NH, she lived in Windsor most of all her life, and had been a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Windsor congregation of SouthWindsor. She leaves her husband, Clifford Bennett; three sons, Walther Barnard of Fredonia, NY, Arthur Barnard of Scranton, PA, and Samuel Edward Barnard of Windsor; three daughters, Arlene Parlapiano of Enfield, Patricia Ogozaly of Carbondale, PA, and Louise Hamilton of Windsor; two sisters, Edith Mayrand of Windsor, and Bessie Friss of Hartford; 26 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband, Walter M. Barnard; a sister, Marion Schinnelly, and two brothers, Alonzo and Sylvester Wheeler. The funeral will be Tuesday, 11 a.m., at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. Her family will receive friends today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, P.O. Box 574, Glastonbury 06033. For more information on the Wheelers, see Appendix H: Wheeler/Butler Gravestone, Mt. View Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT Photographed by WMB 9 Aug. 2001 Old Farm School, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, which Walter M. Barnard attended Photographed by WMB 14 Aug. 2001 Walter Monroe Barnard (13 Sept. 1900 -- 29 Dec. 1968; interred Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, CT) Walter Munroe (13 Sept. 1900 - ), per Sylvia Irene Barnard Walter married Florence Elzada Wheeler (7 July 1913 -- 30 Mar. 1996; interred Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, CT), 2 Aug. 1930