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Jesse Barker

Birth	:	12 Oct 1828 Windham, Greene County, New York, USA
Death	:	3 Jan 1916 Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Hillside Cemetery, East Charleston, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.8418000, -71.9882500
Plot	:	Block 20. Lor 408
Description	:	Son of Ezra Barker & Mary Conley/Connelly, married Elizabeth Brown, 20 Jan 1850. -------------------- History of Story County, Iowa, Volume II, page 316. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1911 JESSE BARKER The name of Barker is well known in Story county and is recognized as a synonym for integrity of character and also for success in business affairs. Jesse Barker, the founder of the family in this county, is now more than four score years of age and for forty-five years has been identified with the agricultural interests of Iowa. He was born... Read More	Son of Ezra Barker & Mary Conley/Connelly, married Elizabeth Brown, 20 Jan 1850. -------------------- History of Story County, Iowa, Volume II, page 316. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1911 JESSE BARKER The name of Barker is well known in Story county and is recognized as a synonym for integrity of character and also for success in business affairs. Jesse Barker, the founder of the family in this county, is now more than four score years of age and for forty-five years has been identified with the agricultural interests of Iowa. He was born at Windham, Greene county, New York, October 12, 1828, a son of Ezra and Mary (Conley) Barker. The parents were New Englanders, locating in Greene county after their marriage. Subsequently they lived in various places in the Empire state, the father passing away in Steuben county, New York. The mother came to Iowa with her son Azel, who located in Kossuth county, where she continued until her death. Jesse Barker was reared in New York state and as he grew to manhood was given the advantages of a common-school education. He engaged in farming in Steuben county until May, 1866, when he sold his farm, being attracted westward on account of superior advantages offered in the Mississippi valley. He came to Story county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved land in Union township, to which he later added eighty acres. He lived with his family for a time in a rude board house, later erecting a comfortable residence which is now the family home. By close applicaton to a business, for which he was well adapted by natural ability and training, he became one of the prosperous farmers of the township, cultivating his land so as to produce highly gratifying results. He engaged in general farming but during recent years has lived retired, having sold all but one hundred acres of his place. On the 20th of January, 1850, in Steuben county, New York, Mr. Barker was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mary Brown, a daughter of Abijah and Polly (McClary) Brown, natives of New York, but at an early day the father brought his family to Iowa. Of the nine children born to our subject only three are now living, namely: Charley (or C. D.); Eugene; and Delphine, the wife of W. C. Bennett, of Greene county, Iowa. The son Eugene is a well known farmer of Union township. He married Miss Jennie Chashe, a daughter of David and Emma (Lampman) Chashe, and they became the parents of five children: Cora, now the wife of W. Huff; Jessie, the wife of Clinton Warfield, by whom she has one child, Selma Louise; Glenn Irvin; David Earl; and Effie Winnefred. Mr. Barker is a self-made man, whose prosperity has been gained through his own well directed efforts. Possessing at the outset of his career good business talent, he took advantage of opportunities as they were presented and gained a position of respect and responsibility. He has displayed many traits of character which are recognized as belonging to the best citizenship and he assisted to the extent of his ability in the development of Story county. Today he is enjoying the results of many years of labor, in the course of which he assisted many others less fortunate than himself. Politically Mr. Barker gives his adherence to the republican party. He is not connected with any religious denomination but is friendly toward them all. ---------------------------------------- The Nevada Representative, Nevada, IA, Tuesday, 4 Jan 1916 OBITUARY Jesse Barker Jesse Barker, one of the oldest and best esteemed residents of Story county, died at the home of his son Eugene southwest of Nevada Monday afternoon as the result of the general infirmities of old age and after an illness the end of which brought regret but no surprise. Mr. Barker was born in Greene county, New York, October 12, 1828, and died near Nevada, Iowa, January 3, 1916, aged 87 years, 2 months and 22 days. He removed as a young man to Steuben county, New York, where he married Miss Elizabeth Brown and bought and cleared a farm in the wilds of western New York. In 1866, however, he closed out his affairs there and with party of 52 neighbors, relatives and friends in seven emigrant outfits, of which two were his, started for Iowa. They came by wagon all the way through and passed through Nevada on their way to Kossuth county, where some relatives had been since before the Spirit Lake massacre. But after the party got beyond Nevada moving northwest they soon began to feel that they had passed the jumping off place, and Mr. Barker at the first camping place announced that he had had enough. The rest went on; but he and his family turned back and rented for a short time a house in Nevada. Then he bought through T. C. McCall for $5 per acre the farm where he soon afterwards settled, and which continued to be his home until the end of his days in the fiftieth year hereafter. Mrs. Barker died about three years ago after their married life had extended over nearly or quite sixty years. Mr. Barker was all his life a modest unassuming but competent and useful citizen. He liked apples and he had about his place a lot of seedling apple trees that for a long time afforded the most of that sort of fruit to be had in this locality. He lived near the old state road from the railroad terminus at Nevada to Des Moines and the rest of the western world, and the freighting by his place in the old days beat the automobile traffic down nearly the same line over the Jefferson highway. Time and again the prairie fire swept the country from the Northwestern railroad south to Cambridge; but he saved his homestead, and prospered as the years moved along. He enjoyed life, and people about him were naturally inspired to be happy. He lived here from the pioneer day until there really was not very much more in this world for him to live for, and he has been gathered to his fathers as in the fulness of time all would wish to be. Mr. and Mrs. Barker had nine children, of whom three died in New York and three in the early days in Iowa and the other three survive, towit: Chas. D. and Eugene of Nevada and Mrs. W. C. Bennett of Jefferson. His funeral will be conducted from the Eugene Barker home Wednesday at ten-thirty o'clock.

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Where is Jesse Barker's memorial?
Jesse Barker's memorial is located at: Hillside Cemetery, East Charleston, Orleans County, USA.
When did Jesse Barker death?
Jesse Barker death on 3 Jan 1916 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jesse Barker's memorial?
Latitude: 44.8418000
Longitude: -71.9882500

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Elizabeth Mary Brown Barker

(1830 - 1913)

Siblings

Children

Charles Stephen Decatur Barker

(1855 - 1940)

Alice Floratine Barker

(1859 - 1903)

Nora Josephine Barker

(1862 - 1902)

Delphine Barker Bennett

(1864 - 1942)

Eugene Barker

(1865 - 1926)

Frank Arthur Barker

(1870 - 1905)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hillside Cemetery
East Charleston, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8418000, -71.9882500

2. Bly Cemetery
Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8436000, -72.0124100

3. Buck Cemetery
East Charleston, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8170700, -71.9732800

4. Cargill Cemetery
Morgan, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8720600, -71.9605900

5. Morrill Cemetery
Charleston, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8263764, -71.9410695

6. Clark Cemetery
Morgan, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8922005, -72.0132980

7. Center Cemetery
Morgan, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9116400, -71.9816300

8. Judd Cemetery
Morgan, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9095597, -72.0183858

9. West Village Cemetery
West Charleston, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8988700, -72.0550100

10. Saint James The Greater Cemetery
Island Pond, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8175400, -71.8828800

11. Old Protestant Cemetery
Island Pond, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8093000, -71.8836100

12. Old Catholic Cemetery
Island Pond, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8077300, -71.8821100

13. Crawford Hill Cemetery
West Charleston, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8792100, -72.0943600

14. Lakeview Cemetery
Westmore, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7811012, -72.0702972

15. East Brownington Cemetery
Brownington Village, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8036500, -72.0945200

16. Lakeside Cemetery
Island Pond, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8027200, -71.8776700

17. Gore Cemetery
Morgan, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9216400, -72.0556900

18. Mead Hill Cemetery
Holland, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9435997, -72.0093994

19. Salem Derby Cemetery
Derby, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8861008, -72.1280975

20. Salem Lake Cemetery
Derby, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9206009, -72.0982971

21. Brownington Center Cemetery
Brownington Center, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8245800, -72.1435300

22. North Cemetery
Brownington Village, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8518000, -72.1657600

23. Brownington Village Cemetery
Brownington Village, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8362500, -72.1683900

24. Heath Cemetery
Barton, Orleans County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7911110, -72.1627780