Brief Life History of Robert C
When Robert C Barker was born on 9 October 1814, in Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Barker, was 30 and his mother, Mary Elston, was 22. He married Sarah Culbertson on 22 September 1837, in Russell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 2 February 1863, in Washington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 48.
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- Robt Barker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Robt Barker, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Robt Barker, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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