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Susan Morris Barker1,2,3

#52, (1865 - 1922)
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Key Events:

  • Susan Morris Barker was born on 5 Apr 1865 in Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Susan married Joseph Lawrence Hall on 26 Apr 1887 Christian Co., Kentucky, in a double wedding with her twin sister, Frances. The wedding took place in their father's "elegant country home," "Glenburnie", and was officiated by Rev. Dr. Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Alabama, in the ritual of the Episcopal Church.7,8
  • Susan died in 1922 at age ~57.9

Citations

  1. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows name as Susie Morris Barker.
  2. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Susie Morris Barker.
  3. Chas. T. Barker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Susan M. Barker.
  4. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date.
  5. Chas. T. Barker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 5 and state.
  6. C. T. Barker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 15 and state.
  7. "The Glenburnie Double Wedding," Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 30 Apr 1877.
  8. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows date.
  9. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether."

Peter Meriwether Barker1,2,3

#53, (1859 - 1942)
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Key Events:

  • Peter Meriwether Barker was born on 13 Mar 1859 in "Glenburnie", Christian Co., Kentucky.4,5
  • Peter married Annie Laurie Johnston, daughter of Dr. William Franklin Johnston and Lucy Evans, in Nov 1887.6,7,8
  • Peter died on 21 Dec 1942 in Christian Co., Kentucky, at age 83.9,10

Children with Annie Laurie Johnston:

  • William F. Barker
  • Barbara Ann Barker
  • Annie L. Barker

Citations

  1. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows name as Peter Meriwether Barker.
  2. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Peter Meriwether Barker.
  3. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Peter M. Barker.
  4. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date, place, and state.
  5. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 3/12 and state.
  6. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows month and year.
  7. Peter M. Barker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows married 25 years.
  8. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows married.
  9. "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000," Ancestry.com, record for Peter M Barker, citing vol 2 cert. #552, shows date, with year as 1942, and county.
  10. Williams, Eleanor, Cabins to Castles, pg 26, shows date.

Nannie Minor Barker1,2,3

#55, (1852 - 1915)
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Key Events:

Children with William Houston Jesup:

  • Chiles Barker Jesup
  • Sara Blaize Jesup+

Citations

  1. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Nannie Minor Barker.
  2. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows name as Nannie Barker.
  3. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as N. M. Barker.
  4. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date, place, and state.
  5. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 9 and state.
  6. William H. Jesup household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 48, and state.
  7. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, county, and state.
  8. "Kentucky 1851-1900 Marriage Index," Genealogy.com, record for Nancy Barker and William Jesup, citing FHL film#0465561 - 0465569, 0464806, shows date and county.
  9. William H. Jesup household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows married 28 years.
  10. "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000," Ancestry.com, record for Nannie B Jesup, citing vol 24, cert. #11875, shows date and county. But the Kentucky Vital records listing shows this as a stillborn, so it would appear to be a child, and shows no apparent record for the mother.
  11. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year.
  12. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows year.

Barbara Ann Barker1,2,3

#57, (1854 - 1936)
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Children with Capt. James Logan Williamson:

  • Annie Thomas Williamson
  • Thomas Logan Williamson

Child with Edward Charles Andrews:

  • Edward Charles Andrews Jr.

Citations

  1. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Barbara Ann Barker.
  2. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows name as Barbara Barker.
  3. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Barbara A. Barker.
  4. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date, place, and state.
  5. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 6 and state.
  6. Edward C. Andrews household, 1900 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, age 43, and state.
  7. "Kentucky 1851-1900 Marriage Index," Genealogy.com, record for Barbara A. Barker and J. L. Williamson citing FHL film#0465561 - 0465569, 0464806, shows date and county.
  8. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows her first marriage.
  9. Jas. L. Williamson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows married.
  10. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows her second marriage.
  11. "Douglas - Meriwether Family", shows as her second marriage.
  12. Edward C. Andrews household, 1900 U.S. Census, Davidson Co., Tennessee, shows married 24 years, which according to the enumerator's instructions should be for the present marriage. But her first marriage was in 1876, the year indicated by that entry, and she was recorded in the 1880 census married to her first husband, so I conclude that is what the entry actually refers to.
  13. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year.
  14. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows year, typed as 1935, corrected by hand to 1936.

Thomas Meriwether Barker1,2,3

#58, (1842 - 1917)
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Key Events:

Children with Mary Love Morris:

  • Chiles Terrell Barker
  • Fannie McCrae Barker+
  • Thomas Meriwether Barker Jr.
  • John Morris Barker
  • Richard Morris Barker
  • Mary L. Barker

Citations

  1. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Thomas Meriwether Barker.
  2. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows name as Thomas Meriwether.
  3. Chiles T. Barker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Thos. M. Barker.
  4. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date, place and state.
  5. Chiles T. Barker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 8 and state.
  6. T. M. Barker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 58, and state.
  7. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, as 1866.
  8. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows year, as 1867.
  9. T. M. Barker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows married 99 years.
  10. "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000," Ancestry.com, record for Thos M Barker, citing vol 14 cert. #6961, shows date and county.
  11. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year.
  12. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date.

Charles Edward Barker1,2,3

#59, (1857 - 1931)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Charles Edward Barker was born on 1 May 1857 in "Glenburnie", Christian Co., Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Charles married Mary Friend Lester, daughter of Robert F. Lester and Virginia Jordan, on 26 Nov 1885 in Petersburg, Virginia.7,8,9
  • Charles died on 26 Oct 1931 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at age 74.10
  • He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee, in the Barker family lot.1

Children with Mary Friend Lester:

  • Virginia Friend Barker
  • Frank Pendleton Barker
  • Mary Lester Barker

Citations

  1. Charles Edward Barker grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.
  2. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Charles Edward Barker.
  3. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Chas. E. Barker.
  4. Charles Edward Barker grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date, place, county, and state.
  5. Chiles T. Barker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
  6. Charles Barker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 43, and state.
  7. Mary F. Lester grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date, city, and state.
  8. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 32, shows married.
  9. Charles Barker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows married 16 years.
  10. Charles Edward Barker grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date, city, and state.

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