Hi Karen, Do you have any idea of what country or state you feel your Elias Barker should be?. I don't have him in my Barker line. But I came across a couple of his name in searching my line. Gary Barker Karen wrote: > Maureen, Never give up.....someone new may be on the list the next time you > post. I try to post about everyother month. I have found a few great leads > that have me going back on one line to 1125. So, keep at it girl. I too > have brick wall with my Barkers. Someone gave me a false lead once and I > was really excited but then when it came to proof, it was not there. I wish > you luck with your John Barker. My brick wall is with Elias Barker b. 1825 > IN. > Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maureen oemcke" <moemcke@xtra.co.nz> > To: <BARKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [BARKER] My Barkers > > > My barker was a John too, but apparently there were a lot of them around > at > > the turn to the 19th century. My John came from Bradford (I believe if > > family stories are to be true), and he and his wife Elizabeth moved to > Leeds > > probably after the christening of their first child, Mary. That was > > recorded in the Bradford records for 1786, and the next child to John and > > Mary was baptised in Leeds. The researcher failed to let me have the > names > > of those further siblings, so now I am still at that point in my life > line, > > the same point of five years ago. > > > > I have had great difficulty in accessing any records of the Yorkshire, > > especially Bradford and Leeds, area through the online system. You either > > have to go to the records office personally, or pay enormous amounts of > > money over the internet, which I am reluctant to do. So therefore I am > left > > with the only alternative, and that is to close the books on the Barkers. > > Maureen. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Linda Johnson <myturtle@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> > > To: <BARKER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:32 PM > > Subject: [BARKER] My Barkers > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I've noticed the recent messages about Barkers from England. My Barker > > line > > > originated in Todmorden, Lancaster, England. Young Barker and his wife, > > > Sarah Collinge, came to the U.S. in 1884/85 with their four young > > children, > > > Susannah, Selina, Sarah Jane (my g-grandmother), and Thomas, settling in > > > Little Falls, Herkimer, New York. I have recently acquired certified > > birth > > > certificates for the girls, and the marriage certificate of Young and > > Sarah. > > > Through this, I have finally learned Young's father's name of John > Barker > > > and his mother, Sarah Dewhirst; John was deceased in 1875 when Young and > > > Sarah were married. I know nothing of his mother. > > > > > > There are still some Barker descendants living in New York and North > > > Carolina and I have been in touch with two of them, but I'm stumped > going > > > any further back than John. I'm not sure if anyone else has these names > > in > > > their lines, but if you do, please don't hesitate to get in touch. > Other > > > children's names include Livingston, Fred, Mary, and Wallace; all dying > in > > > infancy except Livingston. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Linda Johnson > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > > > List problems? Contact the BARKER list manager <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> > > > Search the BARKER Mailing List Archives > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/barker/mailsrch.html > > > > > > > > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > > How long has it been since you posted your line or a query to the list? > > Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html > > > > > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > Visit GENEALOGY RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET to find other surname lists > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html