I happen to have a book Jefferson Co., Illinois Marriage Record Index 1819-1900 published by LML Publications. Harden Barker married Sarah E. Sledge Dec 21, 1882 Lic # 176 Vol 6 page 9 Margaret Bauer of Florida marge7@gate.net My Family Tree is missing a few branches ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick & LeAnn Kelley" <rkelley@blazingisp.net> To: <mostodda@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [STODDARD, MO] MOSTODDA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 21 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. HARDIN & SARAH ELLEN (SLEDGE) BARKER (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > > In the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home records for Bloomfield, (1936-1973) > there > is a Frank Barker, b. 13 Mar 1881 in IL; d. 24 Apr 1947 at Rt. 2 > Bloomfield, > MO; bur. Walker Cemetery; married; farmer; Baptist; d. of a heart attack; > father, Hardin Barker b. in IL. > > Since this meant that Hardin Barker must have been in IL in 1880, I > checked > the 1880 census on familysearch.org, and in Jefferson Co. IL in Field Twp. > is a Harden Barker, (the only Hardin Barker listed in IL in 1880) b. 1847, > with wife Emeley, and two children. Living a few households away is the > large family of Rhoda Sledge, with a daughter Sarah Ellen, who was b. in > 1860. My guess is that Sarah Sledge was a later wife of Hardin Barker. > > There's a good chance you'll find more info if you search the records of > Jefferson Co. IL. Good luck in your search. > LeAnn > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTODDA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >