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Final Account of the Trust for Ralph F. Barker
Ralph left a trust fund to be used for the care of his son Ralph F. Barker who was resident at the Battleboro Retreat for insane persons. (For more see the Battleboro post)
Port Inglis Terminal Co.
The Port Inglis Terminal Co. was a late-19th- and early-20th-century Florida transportation and shipping company closely tied to the phosphate mining industry around the Gulf Coast near present-day Yankeetown and Inglis. Here are the key facts about the company: Purpose … Continue reading →
Partners – Capt. John Inglis and Ralph Barker
Captain John L. Inglis and Ralph Barker were closely connected through the industrial development of Florida’s phosphate and transportation industries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Their partnership and overlapping business interests played an important role in the … Continue reading →
Statement by George R. Barker
The following statement was provided by my father, George Robinson Barker, describing what he knew or remembered about his grandfather, who died approximately one year before my father was born. According to my father, Ralph Barker had a business partner … Continue reading →
Notes on George Barker (abt 1815)
George Barker was my second great-grandfather. He was born around 1815 in New York City and was the son of Ralph Barker and Sarah Brown Kirtland. George married Cornelia Clark, who was born on December 27, 1825, in Manchester. Cornelia … Continue reading →
Expanded & Evaluated Barker Line (Generations 17–22)
(17) Edward Barker (1670–1727) & Mary Papillon (1682–1728) Edward Barker (b. ca. 1670; d. 1727) is part of a later New England Barker line, likely descending from early Plymouth/Marshfield Barkers, though the exact generational link back to John Barker (d. … Continue reading →
A Genealogical Report on John Barker (d. 1652) of Plymouth Colony, Duxbury, and Marshfield, Massachusetts
This cleaned up information that was shared by schlebek01 on 28 Jul 2025 – it has not been verified. Introduction This report examines the life of John Barker, an early settler of Plymouth Colony who resided in Duxbury and later … Continue reading →
Barker Family Line (Early Generations)
The American Barker line is real and traceable – the story elements are partly tradition and not documentation. The English pedigree is not proven and, for now, should be treated as hypothesis and not fact. Here’s what needs to be … Continue reading →
Genealogical Report: Barker Families of Early New England and Claimed English
This is a more formal genealogical report version, with citations, notes on reliability, and clear separation between documented facts and traditional claims – created by ChatGPT based on the previous post. Origins 1. Edward Barker of Branford, Connecticut Edward Barker … Continue reading →