Barney Simmers - served during the late war in Company E, 53d Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he was in the following engagements: Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Germantown, Iuka, Lagrange, Tennessee; thence to Memphis where the regiment entrenched; from there to Vicksburg, where an engagement took place, and thee the regiment was furloughed, returning to Vicksburg; thence to Memphis by boat; was engaged at Holly Springs, Mission Ridge, Tunnel Hill, Buzzards Roost, Peach Tree Creek, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, etc. Mr. Simmers was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1829, and married in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, December 16, 1852, to Lydia Powel, who was born in Pennsylvania, January 11, 1834. Their children are: Charles H., born September 13, 1853, died December 5, 1858; Annie Elizabeth, August 13, 1855; John M., February 26, 1857; Daniel, March 17, 1859, died March 28, 1859; Lucy, June 10, 1860; infant son, born and died July 31, 1865; Amy Catherine, December 24, 1866, died same year; Lydia Amelia, January 11, 1868; Julie Ettie, May 13, 1869; William J. S., August 20, 1872; Florence May, May 31, 1877. Mr. Simmers’ parents were John and Laura (Rogers) Simmers. His wife’s parents were Mathias and Ann Eliza Powel. Mr. Simmers is a farmer, having settled in Carryall township in 1866. His postoffice address is Antwerp, Paulding county, Ohio.