Brief Life History of Delilah Melvina
When Delilah Melvina Barker was born on 12 March 1856, in Shelby, Ohio, United States, her father, Joshua Barker, was 43 and her mother, Delila Pence, was 22. She married William Emery McAlexander in 1878, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Liberty Township, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1930 and West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1935. She died on 23 December 1935, in West Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (35)
- Delela Barker in household of Joshua Barker, "United States Census, 1860"
- Delila Malvina Barker, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Dalia M Barker, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1858–1937 Male
1856–1935 Female
Children (6)
1879–1956 Male
1881–1941 Male
1882– Female
1884–1969 Male
1886–1975 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1813–1892 Male
1833–1872 Female
Siblings (7)
1852–1928 Male
1855–1943 Male
1856–1935 Female
1859–1921 Female
1861–1942 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 4
1863
Age 7
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 25
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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