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Daily Archives: May 7, 2026
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 →