William Barker (1796 - 1882)

Born 27 Sep 1796 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 25 Jan 1882 at age 85 in Rudd, Floyd, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William Barker, son of Caleb Barker and Sarah Eddy, was born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, 27 Sep 1796.^[2]

He accompanied his parents when they were granted a certificate to the Easton monthly meeting] from the Dartmouth monthly meeting on 17 of 3 mo. 1800 [17 Mar 1800].^[3]

He married Silvia Smith, apparently 22 Jan 1818. In 1850, William and Silvia resided in Porter, Rock County, Wisconsin, farming with their children William, Albert, Samuel and Adelaide.^[4] By 1860, William and Silvia had moved to White Creek, Adams County, Wisconsin, where, alone, they farmed.^[5] William's wife, Silvia, died in White Creek, 12 Nov 1863, at age 65.^[6]

William moved to Iowa. In 1870, he resided with the family of his son, Albert, in Washington Township, Bremer County, Iowa.^[7] He died in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa, at the residence of his daughter, "Mrs. E. F. Bacon," 25 Jan 1882, at age 85.^[8] He's buried in Harlington Cemetery in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa.^[8]

Research Notes

See heavily resourced Joseph Smith Papers, here. FamilySearch profile. Note that this source misidentifies the last name of his wife. Ancestry page here.

Sources

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2. ↑ Sources: (1) Gravestone ("William Barker. Sept. 27, 1796. Jan. 25, 1882"), posted at Find A Grave: Memorial #33504935 (citation). (2) Find A Grave: Memorial #33504935 (citation)
3. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Removals 1792 - 1821, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, N.Y.), p 31.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-66BL-D9?cc=1401638&wc=95RJ-H8C%3A1031304401%2C1032281801%2C1031683401 : 9 April 2016), Wisconsin > Rock > Porter > image 5 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSF-96LR?cc=1473181&wc=7QK5-TZ7%3A1589422311%2C1589423636%2C1589432788 : 24 March 2017), Wisconsin > Adams > White Creek > image 5 of 5; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ See Profile of Wife Silvia (Smith) Barker (1798-1863).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LK4-SH5?cc=1438024&wc=KGP3-829%3A518655701%2C519003301%2C518685301 : 11 June 2019), Iowa > Bremer > Washington > image 17 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Sources: (1) Gravestone ("William Barker. Sept. 27, 1796. Jan. 25, 1882"), posted at Find A Grave: Memorial #33504935 (citation). (2) Obituaries, posted at Find A Grave: Memorial #33504935 (citation). (3) Find A Grave: Memorial #33504935 (citation) Click here for a list of persons with Wikitree profiles who are shown as buried in Harlington Cemetery. Click here to search the cemetery on Find a Grave.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/33504935/william-barker : accessed 05 December 2021), memorial page for William Barker (27 Sep 1796–25 Jan 1882), Find A Grave: Memorial #33504935, citing Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by MSter (contributor 46800545). Click here for a list of persons with Wikitree profiles who are shown as buried in Harlington Cemetery. Click here to search the cemetery on Find a Grave.