Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse
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| Born | Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse, Sr. September 1, 1862 Lobo, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Indio, California |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Known for | Al G. Barnes Circus |
| Spouse(s) | Dollie Arminta Barlow Sarah Jane Hartigan Margaret Goldsboro |
| Children | Alpheus G.B. Stonehouse, Jr. (1920-1989) Rosemary Canadia Stonehouse (1918-1993) Virginia Lee Stonehouse (1916-2011) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas S. Stonehouse (1826-1882) Sarah Barnes (1825-1883) |
| Relatives | Lydia Stonehouse Bishop, sister |
Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse, Sr. (September 1, 1862 – July 25, 1931) was the owner of the Al G. Barnes Circus
Biography
Barnes was born on September 1, 1862, in Lobo, Ontario, Canada, to Thomas S. Stonehouse (1826-1882) and Sarah Barnes (1825-1883).[1] He then married Dollie Arminta Barlow and she filed for divorce in 1916.[1][2]
He started a relationship with Babe Eckhart. She played the calliope in his circus. When he refused to marry her, she shot herself just outside his private railroad car in Idaho in 1919.[3]
In 1922 his divorce from Dollie Arminta was granted. He then married Sarah Jane Hartigan and they had three children before they divorced. He lastly married Margaret Goldsboro.[3]
In January 1929, he sold his circus to the American Circus Corporation.[1]
He died on July 25, 1931 in Indio, California. He had been ill for most of the past year with pneumonia.[1][4][5]
References
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