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Samuel Barger

Born 14 Jun 1848 in Bowlingtown, Perry County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Son of Jesse Andrew Barger and Elizabeth (Johnston) Barger

Brother of Abraham Barger, Marinda (Barger) Murrel, Delaney Barger, Andrew Jackson Barger, Henry Barger, Nelson Gay Barger, Joseph Barger, Mary (Barger) Couch, Granville Polk Barger and Elizabeth (Barger) Napier

Husband of Sarah Ann (Davidson) Spurlock — married [date unknown] (to 8 Jan 1876) [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Granville Davidson Barger

Died 8 Jan 1876 at age 27 in Whoopflarea, Owsley County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Samuel Barger, son of Jesse Barger and Elizabeth (Johnston) Barger, was born on 14 June 1848 at Bowlingtown, Perry County, Kentucky.^[1]

He married Sarah Ann “Sally” Davidson, daughter of Perry Albert Davidson and Elizabeth (Burns) Davidson, about 1868.^[1]

Samuel was shot and killed while "playing the fiddle at the Inn-Fair held on the head of Buffalo Creek in Owsley County for the wedding of Jesse and Sally Collins Turner" on 8 Jan. 1876. He was buried at Abraham Barger Cemetery, Saul, Perry County, Kentucky. His memorial has biographical material and links to those of family members.^[1]

Fact: Census (1850) Perry, Kentucky
Fact: Residence (1850) Perry county, part of, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1870) Kentucky, United States
Fact: Burial (1876) Abraham Barger Cemetery, Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Samuel was the son of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson Barger...Father of Granville, Franklin, Samuel and William by Sarah Ann Davidson daughter of Perry and Elizabeth Burns Davidson...Sam was a well known raconteur, fiddle player. card player and ladies man...He was playing the fiddle at the Inn-Fair held on the head of Buffalo Creek in Owsley County for the wedding of Jesse and Sally Collins Turner, when he was shot and killed...Jesse Spurlock, a cousin of Sam's and a good friend was with Sam that evening and was shot at several times but got away unharmed...

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Find A Grave: Memorial #27163581

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 July 2019, 19:19), entry for Samuel Barger(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVZT-RRQ); contributed by various users.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-DC1 : 30 December 2015), Saml Barger in entry for Jesse Barger, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7T-N28 : 12 April 2016), Samuel Barger, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 8, family 51, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,955.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: