William Henry Barker

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Barker was born on 18 January 1875, in Jay, Indiana, United States, his father, John Rittenhouse Barker, was 27 and his mother, Hanna T Mayo, was 20. He married Cora A Coby on 16 February 1901, in Jay, Indiana, United States. He lived in Ward Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 March 1952, in Redkey, Richland Township, Jay, Indiana, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Reitenour Cemetery, Ward Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States.

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William Henry Barker
1875–1952
Cora A Coby
1879–1961
Marriage: 16 February 1901

Sources (9)

  • William Barker in household of John Barker, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William H Barker, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • William Henry Barker, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.

English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name (see 1 above).

Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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