John William3 Barker Jr. (John2, Charles1) was born on 15 APR 1819 Pike, OH. He died on 8 JAN 1888 Table Grove, Fulton Co, IL, at age 68.

He married Rachel HARRIS, daughter of Warren HARRIS and Elizabeth Sinnett, on 28 MAY 1840.

He married John married ELIZA SKELLERN BRAND 9 April 1848 in Fulton Co., IL. Eliza's parents are Dr. George Hyfroeratus Goldy Brand and Jane Rutledge.

John Wilford Barker---was born in Pike Co., O. April 15, 1819. His father brought his family to Illinois when our subject was but a six month old baby. While they lived at Fort Clark there were but 3 white families there. For further particulars of their removals, etc, see biography of his brother Joseph Barker, next mentioned, his father, John Barker, came to this township in 1827 leaving his family on Totten's Prairie, except John and his mother whom he brought along with him. John was quite small, but has vivid recollections of sleeping in an old Indian wigwam, and of seeing his father break prairie with an ox team. The old gentleman planted several acres of sod corn, but reaped nothing from it as the wild hogs destroyed the entire crop. John W. was married in 1841 to Rachel Harris, by whom he had two children, --- Warren and Harriet. Mrs. Barker died Dec 01, 1842. He again married in 1849, this time to Eliza S. Brand, by whom he had 8 children--- Mary J. Lalin (deceased), William F. (deceased), and George M., twins, Franklin (deceased), William F. and Sarah E. William and Sarah E. are at home with their father. Mrs. Barker died Feb 18, 1877. Mr. Barker owns 240 acres of valuable land, and is a successful farmer and stock-raiser.
History of Fulton Co., Illinois published in 1879

∼Children:

Harriet Barker #21774314
Warren Barker #20696309

∼Stone shows DOD as 01/08/1889 -63 yr. 8 mo. 23D