Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Barker was born on 3 February 1845, in Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, Robert C Barker, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Culbertson, was 32.
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Family Time Line
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- Thomas Barker in household of Robert Barker, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
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.
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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Thomas Barker, Private, in Captain Wm. C. Jeffress' Company (Nottoway Light Artillery), Confederate States Army
Biography Born ca. 1845 Birth Location Died Death Location Father Robert Barker Mother Sarah Culbertson Married Spouse Military Units Nottoway Light Arty (Jeffress) CSR, Pension, and Miscellane …
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