In the paper work , he said he was accused of stealing a car. You should see the pictures. He was all dressed up in a pin striped suit with a large stick pin through the tie and collar.------Gary Barker in Ca. where the sun is shinning and the squirrels are looking for there acorns. CORALAA@aol.com wrote: > Gary - That is a great story. What did he do to land in jail? Can you > imagine at 15 what that was like. Did you even wonder if we all had the same > James Barker and he just moved around a lot and married lots of women. He > married my gr grandmother when she was 18 and he was 38 (since he never gave > his age the same twice, I am not sure but I do think now that he was born in > 1821 in Vermont) so what was he doing before that? > I have often wondered if there were other families out there that he > left behind. My gr grandmother divorced him. He went off to the Civil War and > left her with 4 little kids. I have never found the divorce but I know she > married another man before James died. > Thanks again for sharing with me. > Coral Barker Allbee in California where the wind is a blowing!! > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > Visit GENEALOGY RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET to find other surname lists > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html