- Archie's father, Rodney killed himself when Archie was 15 years old; Archie and his brother Landon "Dick" Barnett were sent away to live in an orphanage. Shortly thereafter Archie ran away and started working to support himself. I assume their sister Bertie stayed with their mother, Alean.
Archie was a quick learner and had many jobs...Archie worked for Kaiser Shipbuilding in Oregon before moving to Hawaii.
Archie was working as a machinist and draftsman at the Kaiser Shipyard in Honolulu, Hawaii during the war and this was where he met his 3rd wife, Maybelle. They were married on 10/31/1953, and shortly thereafter purchased an inexpensive piece of land, next to a cemetery in the Kalihi Valley. Archie designed and built a very modern and innovative home (for the time), made predominately of glass. They moved onto the property as soon as the basement was complete and continued to build as time and money would allow; they remained in their beloved home for the rest of their lives.
My grandfather had 3 children with his first wife, Mildred Arvilla Norton; Elma, Royal and Lance Barnett (listed in birth order). Archie & his 2nd wife, Pauline had no children together; they lived in Beaverton, OR during their marriage. Since Archie & Maybelle married later in life they never had children of their own; however, in 1977 they began babysitting Devon Detweiler (the daughter of a friend of theirs), whom they grew to love immensely. They maintained a close relationship with her throughout their lives and called her their "hanai grandaughter".
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1907 - 1998 (90 years)
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