The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, December 28, 1905 MR. ELI D. BARGER passed away at the home of his son, PERRY BARGER, in southeast Chariton yesterday afternoon, December 27, 1905, about 4:30 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks with stomach trouble. Funeral services conducted by Rev. F.B. Palmer will be held at the Baptist Church tomorrow (Friday) morning at ten o'clock, after which interment will take place in the Chariton Cemetery. ELI DAVID BARGER was born at James River Plantation near Natural Bridge, Rockford County, Virginia, on July 5, 1852. He was the son of JAMES and ELIZABETH BARGER. When but two years old he came to Lucas County, Iowa, settling near Goshen Church near the town of Derby, and this county has since been his home. On October 5, 1873, he was married in Union Township to MISS KATHARINE JONES, who survives him. For the past twenty years their home has been in Chariton. They are the parents of four children, MRS. MAGGIE MCMAINS, MRS. LOVILLA CRANE, MRS. ANNA MAUK and PERRY BARGER, all of whom reside in this city and were at their father's bedside when death came. MR. BARGER was a kind, good man, possessing many splendid traits of character, and his friends were numbered by his acquaintances. He is also survived by six brothers and two sisters, JOSEPH of California, GEORGE W. of Colorado, JOHN W., ISAIAH, HENRY H. and J.N. of this county, MRS. JANE COURTNEY of South Dakota MRS.ELVA R. BURTCHBY of Kansas City. To the grief stricken relatives the deepest sympathy of the community is extended. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 16, 2004 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialucas/Main.htm posted at this site with Nancee's permission * dont know if Rockford County, Virginia, existed or if it should be Rockbridge? Deborah