Born in Tennesse on July 18, 1818 to Robert Xenophen 'Zed' Barkley and Frances (Ward) Barkley. Husband of Catharine Butler. Fought in the Dawson Campaign at Salado Creek alongside his father in 1842. Robert was killed, but Richard was taken prisoner for seven months, then finally escaped. He later married Catharine and lived with his family at Plum Grove in Fayette County, Texas, having seven children.
In August of 1866, he was driving 3,600 head of cattle southwest to the 7-D Ranch near La Pryor, Texas. While camping at a spot on Cibolo Creek, he came down with pneumonia and was dead within 24 hours. One of his Mexican hands brought his body back home to Catharine. He was buried on or near his land; the location is not marked. His name is on the Monument Hill Tomb historical site at La Grange, Texas, honoring the men who fought in the Dawson Campaign.
In August of 1866, he was driving 3,600 head of cattle southwest to the 7-D Ranch near La Pryor, Texas. While camping at a spot on Cibolo Creek, he came down with pneumonia and was dead within 24 hours. One of his Mexican hands brought his body back home to Catharine. He was buried on or near his land; the location is not marked. His name is on the Monument Hill Tomb historical site at La Grange, Texas, honoring the men who fought in the Dawson Campaign.
Born in Tennesse on July 18, 1818 to Robert Xenophen 'Zed' Barkley and Frances (Ward) Barkley. Husband of Catharine Butler. Fought in the Dawson Campaign at Salado Creek alongside his father in 1842. Robert was killed, but Richard was taken prisoner for seven months, then finally escaped. He later married Catharine and lived with his family at Plum Grove in Fayette County, Texas, having seven children.
In August of 1866, he was driving 3,600 head of cattle southwest to the 7-D Ranch near La Pryor, Texas. While camping at a spot on Cibolo Creek, he came down with pneumonia and was dead within 24 hours. One of his Mexican hands brought his body back home to Catharine. He was buried on or near his land; the location is not marked. His name is on the Monument Hill Tomb historical site at La Grange, Texas, honoring the men who fought in the Dawson Campaign.
In August of 1866, he was driving 3,600 head of cattle southwest to the 7-D Ranch near La Pryor, Texas. While camping at a spot on Cibolo Creek, he came down with pneumonia and was dead within 24 hours. One of his Mexican hands brought his body back home to Catharine. He was buried on or near his land; the location is not marked. His name is on the Monument Hill Tomb historical site at La Grange, Texas, honoring the men who fought in the Dawson Campaign.
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