Elizabeth Margaret Mulkey, born 17 Jan 1835, was the seventh child of Martha H. (Martin) Mulkey (1804-1862) & Philip Mulkey (1802-1893). Her birth location probably was in or near Tompkinsville, Kentucky.
Her birth family moved westward as pioneers during the mid-1800s, traveling the Oregon Trail, settling in the wilderness of the Willamette River valley.
Elizabeth M. Mulkey married William Bailey Barger [1823 - 1895], this union producing at least 5, perhaps 6 children.
Elizabeth M. (Mulkey) Barger died 2 Jan 1866, in or near Eugene, Oregon. Her grave is in Mulkey Cemetery, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #26939968
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured Female Poet connections: Elizabeth is 11 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 22 degrees from Ruth Niland, 26 degrees from Karin Boye, 23 degrees from 照 松平, 13 degrees from Anne Barnard, 34 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 24 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 14 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 26 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 18 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 21 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 15 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
M > Mulkey | B > Barger > Elizabeth Margaret (Mulkey) Barger
Categories: Mulkey Cemetery, Eugene, Oregon