John
Henry
Barger
Born in Ashland, Benton, Mississippi
Ancestors 
Son of James Melvin Barger
and Sarah Ann (Balch) Barger
Brother of
Emma Louella (Barger) Webb, Thomas Edward Barger, Martha Lee Barger, Lorena (Barger) Ernce, Lily (Barger) Ernce, James Clarence Barger, Dora (Barger) McCullogh, Barlow Coe Barger and Myrtle (Barger) Seals
Husband of
Effie (Payne) Barger
— married
about 1902 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Dollie (Barger) Collinsworth, John Melvin Barger, Jesse Lorene Barger and Henry Kenneth Barger
Died
at age 95
in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2020
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Biography
When John Henry Barger was born on November 11, 1882, in Ashland, Mississippi, his father, James Melvin Barger, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Ann Balch, was 22. He married Effie Payne in 1902 in Oklahoma. They had four children in 10 years. John Henry Barger retired from Santa Fe Railroad. He died on January 23, 1978, in Cleburne, Texas, at the age of 95, and was buried there.
Sources
- 1900 United States Federal Census for John Barger, Oklahoma, Washita, Cloud Chief, District 0206 Roll: 1342; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0206; FHL microfilm: 1241342
- 1910 United States Federal Census for John H Barger, Oklahoma, Custer, Grant, District 0124Roll: T624_1250; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375263
- 1920 United States Federal Census for J H Barger, Oklahoma, McClain, Purcell District 0081Roll: T625_1470; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 81, Ancestry.com
- 1930 United States Federal Census for John Barger, Oklahoma, Mcclain, Purcell, District 0017Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341646
- Kansas, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Prior Service Records, 1859-1935, Name John H Barger, Birth Date 11 Nov 1882, Ancestry.com
- U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987, J Barger, Birth Date Nov 1882, Death Date Jan 1978, Burial Place Date A210332SSN71 0010178 IndustryRailroad
- Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 for John Henry Barger, Johnson, 1978, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA, Ancestry.com
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124296438/john-henry-barger: accessed 05 April 2020), memorial page for John Henry Barger (11 Nov 1882–23 Nov 1978), Find a Grave Memorial no. 124296438, citing Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Chris Easley (contributor 47918260) [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.78%
Susan (Barger) Donahue
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susanbarger44
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~0.78%
Robert Barger :
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