Della California (Coulter) Barker (1868-1937)

Della California "Dellar" Barker formerly Coulter

Born 22 Feb 1868 in Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Daughter of William L Coulter and Francis E (Unknown) Coulter

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of John James Barker — married about 1886 in Oklahoma

Descendants

Mother of Leona Elizabeth (Barker) Sturgis

Died 24 Mar 1937 at age 69 in Quail, Collingsworth, Texas, United States

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1 Biography
2 Death
3 Marriage
4 Obituary
5 Residence
6 Sources

Biography

Della was born to William L Coulter an Francis E McWilliams in 1868. She passed away in 1937.

Death

Find A Grave; Memorial # 43517875 ^[1]

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; ancestry.com ^[2]

Marriage

Married John James Barker about 1886 according to 1900 census; unsourced.

Obituary

Barker Funeral Held Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Barker, 68, of Wellington were held Thursday, March 25, from the Primitive Baptist Church, with Rev. Floyd Pittman of Vinson, Oklahoma, in charge. A native of Texas, Mrs. Barker, (nee. Della California Coulter) was born February 22, 1869, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Coulter. She died March 24, being sixty-eight years, one month, and two days of age. The family moved to Wellington a year ago, but during that time she had gained many friends. Mrs. Barker was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, J. J. Parker of Wellington; eight daughters and two sons, Mrs. Donathan of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Maud Bailey of Clinton, Oklahoma, Mrs. Ira Trent of Hammond, Oklahoma, Mrs. Fannic Smith of San Francisco, California, Mrs. Jay Roberts of Holdenville, Oklahoma, Mrs. W. H. Willingham of Quail, Mrs. Kenenth Cox and Mrs. Gertie Fay Newman of Brighton, Colorado, Tom Barker of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and Charlie Barker of Cee Vee, Texas. Four brothers and two sisters also survive. Pall bearers were Charlie Burns, Ed Koen, Sam Koen, H. B. Pat- terson, B. H. Martindale and Austin Newman. Hymns were "House of the Lord," "Where Jesus is Will Be Heaven for Me," and "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be." Interment was in the Quail Cemetery, with the Wellington Funeral Home in charge. The Wellington Leader Wellington, Texas · Thursday, April 01, 1937

Residence

Year: 1870; Census Place; Precinct 2, Henderson, Texas; Roll: M593_1591; Page: 276A; ancestry ^[3]

Year: 1880; Census Place; Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas; Roll: 1300; Page: 290B; Enumeration District: 173; ancestry.com ^[4]

Year: 1900; Census Place; Dewey, Day, Oklahoma; Roll: 1336; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241336; ancestry.com ^[5]

Year: 1910; Census Place; Dewey, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1272; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 1375285; ancestry.com ^[6]

Year: 1920; Census Place; Brighton, Adams, Colorado; Roll: T625_155; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 6; ancestry.com ^[7]

Year: 1930; Census Place; Precinct 3, Motley, Texas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342112; ancestry.com ^[8]

Sources

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della: