Martha Amanda Jean

Martha Amanda Jean was the youngest daughter of John and Alcy Jean.

She is first enumerated in the 1850 Heard County, Georgia census, age 18, living with her parents and younger brother.

She and Lewis Marion Barker are listed in the 1860 Heard County, Georgia census.  Lewis served in the Civil War in Company K, Georgia 56th Infantry, CSA.  He died of pneumonia in an Atlanta hospital on May 9, 1864.  Martha, always known as Amanda, never remarried.

Martha is later found in Haralson County, Georgia with her oldest son, Ezra Britton Barker and his family.

Hardy Jean, Amanda's brother, was the Justice of the Peace for the 1143rd District Court in Haralson County, Georgia.  In this capacity, he performed the marriage of two of Amanda's children, John Louis Barker and Emma Salina Barker, to their respective spouses.

In the late 1890's, Amanda and some of her children moved from Georgia to the Honey Grove, Texas area.

Amanda lived out her days with her son, John Louis, and his family in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas.  Her headstone reads that she was born December 25, 1831, but her death certificate states she was born January 1, 1832.

 

1. MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN (JOHN1) was born January 01, 1832 in Georgia, and died July 11, 1913 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas. She married LEWIS MARION BARKER, son of LEWIS BARKER and NANCY CHANDLER. He was born February 25, 1829 in Georgia, and died May 09, 1864 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Children of MARTHA JEAN and LEWIS BARKER are:

2. i. EZRA BRITTON3 BARKER, b. July 01, 1851, Georgia; d. August 16, 1928, Yell County, Arkansas.

ii. ELIZABETH AMANDA BARKER, b. February 13, 1853; d. May 25, 1863.

3. iii. JOHN LOUIS BARKER, b. February 11, 1855, Georgia; d. August 23, 1930, Taylor County, TX.

iv. CUMILLA BARKER, b. November 23, 1856; d. December 10, 1866.

4. v. EMMA SALINA BARKER, b. April 24, 1858, Tallapoosa, Georgia; d. 1945, Honey Grove, Texas.

5. vi. MARY A. BARKER, b. 1859, Georgia; d. about 1899.

vii. MALE TWIN BARKER, born and died 1860.

viii. MALE SECOND TWIN BARKER, born and died 1860.

ix. MARION LUMPKIN BARKER, b. October 28, 1861; m. LUGENIA E. VERNER, November 26, 1882, Haralson County, Buchanan, GA - M. Edwards, MG.

2. EZRA BRITTON3 BARKER (MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1)1 was born July 01, 1851 in Georgia, and died August 16, 1928 in Yell County, Arkansas. He was married to MARTHA IDA CHAMBERS December 12, 1878 in Haralson County, Georgia by J. Linder, MG, daughter of JOSIAH E. CHAMBERS. She was born October 12, 1858 in Georgia, and died November 12, 1931 in Waveland, Yell County, Arkansas.

Both Ezra and Martha are buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The cemetery is about 3 miles west of Havana, Arkansas on Highway 10 on the north side of the road.

Children of EZRA BARKER and MARTHA CHAMBERS are:

6. i. MARION VERNON4 BARKER, b. October 26, 1880 in Georgia; d. January 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

7. ii.  NEVADA JOSIAH BARKER, b. December 14, 1882 in Georgia; d. November 29, 1960 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.

8. iii. MARY OTHELLA CLEVELAND BARKER, b. June 30, 1886, Haralson County, Georgia; d. October 05, 1968, Battiest, Oklahoma.

iv. THOMAS IVY BARKER, b. December 18, 1888 in Georgia; d. December 5, 1909.

9. v. ANTNETT JEAN BARKER, b. December 3, 1891, Georgia.

10. vi. LELIA EMMA BARKER, b. May 21, 1894, in Dutton, Jackson County, Alabama; d. February 10, 1974.

11. vii. WARNER EZRA BARKER, b. February 11, 1897 in Dutton, Jackson County, Alabama; d. December 07, 1990, Yell County, Arkansas.

viii.  JOHN G. BARKER, b. September 18, 1899 in Dutton, Jackson County, Alabama; d. December 6, 1909.

3. JOHN LOUIS3 BARKER (MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 11, 1855 in Georgia, and died August 23, 1930 in Taylor County, Texas. He was married to SARAH MARTHA HOWELL on January 15, 1874 in Haralson County, Georgia by H. H. Jean, JP.  She was the daughter of ELI HOWELL and MARY MOORE. She was born March 05, 1855 in Georgia, and died January 28, 1939 in Taylor County, Texas.

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Children of JOHN BARKER and SARAH HOWELL are:

12. i. WILSON ARTHUR4 BARKER, b. May 23, 1875, Tallapoosa, Georgia; d. May 1958, Wichita Falls, Texas.

13. ii. EPHRAIM RICHARD BARKER, b. March 05, 1877, Tallapoosa, Georgia; d. April 22, 1955, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

14. iii. EUDORA JEAN BARKER, b. November 29, 1878, Tallapoosa, Georgia; d. November 28, 1966, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

iv. JOHN OSCAR BARKER, b. October 18, 1880, Tallapoosa, Georgia; d. June 18, 1947, Stamford, Texas; m. LUCILLE BLACK, December 21, 1904, Lamar County, Texas.

15. v. WILLIAM LUMPKIN BARKER, b. April 19, 1882, Buchanan, Georgia; d. July 20, 1916, Merkel, Texas.

16. vi. EZRA JETHRO BARKER, b. October 16, 1886, Buchanan, Georgia; d. July 25, 1978, Plainview, Hale County, Texas.

17. vii. MINNIE MAY BARKER, b. May 24, 1892; d. July 1958, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas.

4. EMMA SALINA3 BARKER (MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born April 24, 1858 in Tallapoosa, Georgia, and died in 1945 at Honey Grove, Texas. She married WASHINGTON L. DRIVER December 05, 1872 in Haralson County, Georgia.  He was born January 1851 in Georgia to GOODRIDGE  and EMILY F. SIMMONS DRIVER. 

Children of EMMA BARKER and WASHINGTON DRIVER are:

i. WILLIAM JAMES4 DRIVER, b. 1874; m. JESSIE H. ALLEY, December 23, 1896, Lamar County, Texas.

18. ii. JOHN OSCAR DRIVER, b. June 12, 1876; m. PEARL I. MUSE about 1910.

19. iii. FRANKLIN D. DRIVER, b. January 1878; m. ANNIE MAY SIBENTHALL, December 1, 1907, Lamar County, Texas.

iv. EULA B. DRIVER, b. June 1881; m. ED NEW, January 19, 1905, Lamar County, Texas.

20. v. JOE G. DRIVER, b. January 1884, d. April 5, 1949; m. ANNIE MAE SHEPERD, December 18, 1904, Lamar County, Texas.  She died September 18, 1966.

vi. MARY P. DRIVER, b. December 1887.

vii. MAUDE J. DRIVER, b. September 1889.

5. MARY A.3 BARKER (MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born 1859 in Georgia, and died about 1899. She married RICHARDSON D. CHANDLER May 06, 1880 in Haralson County, GA - F. Lindsey, MG. He was born July 08, 1858, and died April 28, 1907.

Child of MARY BARKER and RICHARDSON CHANDLER is:

i. WARNER4 CHANDLER, b. November 03, 1883, Georgia; d. June 1968, Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia.

6.  MARION VERNON4 BARKER (EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born October 16, 1880 in Haralson County, Georgia and died November 29, 1960 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He married BESSIE OPAL WILLIAMS on December 9, 1906 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

Children of MARION BARKER and BESSIE WILLIAMS are:

21. i.  ORA DESSIE5 BARKER, b. September 21,1907, d. January 9, 1998.

22. ii. J. B. BARKER, b. March 16, 1909, d. November 14, 1988.

iii.  EDNA BARKER

23. iv.  LORA MAE BARKER

24. v.  LONNIE BENSON BARKER, b. February 23, 1916

25. vi.  BESSIE OPAL BARKER, b. December 7, 1919

7.  NEVADA JOSIAH4 BARKER (EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born December 14, 1882 in Haralson County, Georgia and died November 29, 1960 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.  He married IDA R. TORBETT.  She was born December 1, 1886 and died December 31, 1920 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.

Children of NEVADA BARKER and IDA TORBETT are:

26. i.  OATHER DEMIN5 BARKER, b. May 5, 1907 and died December 14, 1974.

27. ii. LOU EDITH BARKER, b. December 11, 1909 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.

28. iii. YEWING EZRA BARKER, b. January 23, 1912 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.

29. iv.  SARA SALINA BARKER, b. September 21, 1915 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.

30. v.  ODESSA BARKER, b. February 17, 1920 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.

8.  MARY OTHELLA CLEVELAND4 BARKER (EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born June 30, 1886 in Haralson County, Georgia, and died October 05, 1968 in Battiest, Oklahoma. She married ZELMER CLAUD MCALISTER, son of JOHN MCALISTER and MAHETTE WHITSON on May 15, 1903 in Danville, Arkansas. He was born December 05, 1877 in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas, and died April 19, 1940 in DeQueen, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Children of MARY BARKER and ZELMER MCALISTER are:

31. i. VALLIE CLEO5 MCALISTER, b. April 01, 1904, Arkansas; d. November 10, 1977, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

ii. HAROLD ERIC "MAC" MCALISTER, b. December 26, 1905; d. January 23, 1940.

iii. FLEETWOOD CLESTON MCALISTER, b. August 07, 1908, Havana, Yell County, AR; d. March 06, 1966, Ray, Arizona.

iv. FARLIE LEE MCALISTER, b. March 13, 1910, Havana, Yell County, Arkansas; d. September 12, 1928.

v.  THELMA LAVELL MCALISTER, b. March 08, 1912; d. October 08, 1934.

vi.  IVIE WHITSON "BUNKIE" MCALISTER, b. December 05, 1915; d. 1921.

vii.  THERA PAULINE MCALISTER, b. October 31, 1917; d. June 19, 1937.

viii.  KALE DARIUS MCALISTER, b. November 09, 1919; d. December 19, 1994, Broken Bow, McCurtin County, Oklahoma.

ix.  OLLIE BEE MCALISTER, b. March 18, 1921; d. November 30, 1995..

x.  IMA JEAN MCALISTER, b. February 16, 1924.

xi. BABY GIRL MCALISTER, b. May 06, 1924; d. May 16, 1924.

xii.  SHELBY MCALISTER, b. May 6, 1925.

xiii.  MAX MCALISTER, b. February 9, 1928; d. October 5, 2001.

xiv.  LELA FAY MCALISTER, August 1, 1931.

xv.  ROBBIE RAY MCALISTER, August 1, 1931.

9.  ANTNETT JEAN4 BARKER (EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born December 3, 1891 in Georgia and died January 28, 1971 in Tushka, Oklahoma.  She married CHARLES CLEVELAND COOPER on December 24, 1911 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.

Children of ANTNETT BARKER and CHARLES COOPER are:

32. i.  ETHEL VIOLA5  COOPER, b. February 4, 1913, d. January 7, 2000; m. H. M. D. HARDIN, MD, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

33. ii.  CLARENCE CLEVELAND COOPER, b. April 21, 1916 in Arkansas; d. November 26, 1959 in Humboldt County, California.

iii. IDA FOYE COOPER, b. December 15, 1918; m. JETTI KILMER.

iv.  ROBERT EDWARD COOPER, b. November 25, 1931; m. IRENE COMBES.

10.  LELIA EMMA4 BARKER (EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born May 21, 1894 in Dutton, Jackson County, Alabama and died February 10, 1974.  She married WILLIAM THOMAS MCINTURF on September 10, 1916.  He was born October 23, 1893 and died January 2, 1974 in Stuart, Hughes County, Oklahoma.

Children of LELIA BARKER and WILLIAM MCINTURF are:

34. i.  ELIZABETH CHAMBERS5 MCINTURF, b. February 3, 1918

ii.  FAYE LORAINE MCINTURF, b. March 11, 1920, d. February 16, 1990.

iii.  BERNIECE MODELL MCINTURF, b. July 7, 1921

iv.  SALLIE MERLE MCINTURF, b. February 23, 1924

11. WARNER EZRA4 BARKER (EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 11, 1897 in Dutton, Jackson County, Alabama, and died December 07, 1990 in Yell County, Arkansas. He married BERTHA P. BIGGS on February 11, 1922 in Waveland, Yell County, Arkansas.  She was born June 10, 1898, and died June 18, 1993 in Yell County, Arkansas.

Children of WARNER BARKER and BERTHA BIGGS are:

i. VANE MERLE5 BARKER, b. January 19, 1923; d. February 3, 1997 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas..

ii.  LYNDON WAYNE BARKER, b. September 14, 1931; m. EDNA MAE UNKNOWN.

iii. FANCHION BARKER, b. August 10, 1933 in Yell County, Arkansas; m. FRED DAVIS.

12. WILSON ARTHUR4 BARKER (JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born May 23, 1875 in Tallapoosa, Georgia, and died May 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas.  He married (1) AMANDA ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.  She was born about 1874 in Texas and died before 1930.  He married (2) LELA MAE BUFORD.  She was born January 31, 1891 and died December 15, 1970.

Children of WILSON BARKER and AMANDA UNKNOWN are:

i. J. KENNETH5 BARKER, b. 1899, Honey Grove, Texas.

ii.  LORINA ELIZABETH BARKER, b. 1911 in Wichita County, Texas.

Child of WILSON BARKER and LELA BUFORD is:

iii.  EVELYN JEAN BARKER, b. January 3, 1934 in Wichita County, Texas.

13.  EPHRAIM RICHARD4 BARKER (JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born March 05, 1877 in Tallapoosa, Georgia, and died April 22, 1955 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He married (1) AGNES FOSTER WATSON. He married (2) MARY HERRON.

EPHRAIM RICHARD BARKER was a doctor.

Children of EPHRAIM BARKER and AGNES WATSON are:

i. CECIL5 BARKER.

35. ii. CLARENCE WATSON BARKER, b. September 23, 1907; d. February 21, 1994, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas.

iii. RUTH BARKER.

iv. RAYMOND BARKER.

14.  EUDORA JEAN4 BARKER (JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born November 29, 1878 in Tallapoosa, Georgia, and died November 28, 1966 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She married BELA ADOLPH JAMES December 29, 1898 in Lamar County, Texas. He was born March 25, 1858 in Henry County, Kentucky, and died May 09, 1931 in Honey Grove, Texas.

Children of EUDORA BARKER and BELA JAMES are:

36. i. BUENA VISTA5 JAMES, b. October 18, 1899, Honey Grove, Texas; d. March 22, 1999, Port Arthur, Texas.

ii. OPIE RICHARDSON JAMES, b. May 15, 1901, Honey Grove, Texas; d. September 07, 1962, Ardmore, OK; m. WACO TURNER, May 19, 1921, Ardmore, OK; b. February 15, 1891, Burneyville, OK; d. June 27, 1971.

iii. VASSIE WATULA JAMES, b. February 08, 1903, Honey Grove, Texas; d. November 28, 1922, Honey Grove, Texas.

More About VASSIE WATULA JAMES:  Buried Oakwood Cemetery

37. iv. BRONSTON WEBSTER JAMES, b. August 14, 1904, Honey Grove, Texas.

38. v. BELA LEWIS JAMES, b. June 12, 1906, Honey Grove, Texas.

39. vi. MANCO MOORE JAMES, b. June 09, 1910, Honey Grove, Texas; d. April 11, 1975, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

15. WILLIAM LUMPKIN4 BARKER (JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born April 19, 1882 in Buchanan, Georgia, and died July 20, 1916 in Merkel, Texas. He married BERTHA WHEAT. She was born April 10, 1891 in Texas and died September 11, 1964.

Children of WILLIAM BARKER and BERTHA WHEAT are:

40. i. MARTIN LEWIS5 BARKER, b. February 17, 1908, Taylor County, Texas; d. April 12, 1965, Taylor County, Texas.

ii.  INFANT FEMALE BARKER, b. June 23, 1909; d. July 3, 1909.

41. iii. MASON HERALD BARKER, b. September 07, 1910, Taylor County, Texas; d. June 30, 1975, Taylor County, Texas.

iv. MELVIN L. BARKER, b. July 28, 1912, Taylor County, Texas; d. August 21, 1968, Colton, San Bernadino County, California.

v. WILLIE BARKER, b. 1914, Taylor County, Texas.

16. EZRA JETHRO4 BARKER (JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born October 16, 1886 in Buchanan, Georgia, and died July 25, 1978 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas. He married BEVIE KATHERINE LYLES December 23, 1908 in Jones County, Texas. She was born December 02, 1889 in Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas.

Children of EZRA BARKER and BEVIE LYLES are:

42. i. ALPHEUS D.5 BARKER, b. January 14, 1912, Stith, Jones County, Texas; d. February 02, 1999, Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico.

43. ii. ALFRED L. BARKER, b. April 11, 1913, Stith, Jones County, TX; d. January 09, 1986, Floydada, Floyd County, Texas.

44. iii. ADDIE EVELYN BARKER, b. November 13, 1916.

17.  MINNIE MAY4 BARKER (JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born May 24, 1892, and died July 1958 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas. She married JESSE ELMER HIGGINS. He was born January 31, 1890 in Texas, and died September 28, 1983 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas.

Children of MINNIE BARKER and JESSE HIGGINS are:

45. i. HENRY WILSON5 HIGGINS, b. February 03, 1916, Taylor County, Texas; d. January 24, 1986, Taylor County, Texas.

ii.  MARVIN B. HIGGINS, b. 1917

iii. LOLA HIGGINS, b. 1919, Taylor County, Texas.

18.  JOHN OSCAR4 DRIVER( EMMA SALINA3 BARKER, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born June 12, 1876 in Georgia.  He married PEARL I. MUSE about 1910.  She was born July 18, 1888 in Kansas.

Children of JOHN DRIVER and PEARL MUSE are:

i.  PAT ALLEN5 DRIVER, b. March 17, 1912; d. March 27, 1992.

ii.  CLAUD H. DRIVER, b. October 19, 1913; d. October 1983.

iii.  ROSS I. DRIVER, b. September 24, 1917; d. April 1991.

19.  FRANKLIN D.4 DRIVER ( EMMA SALINA3 BARKER, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born January 1879 in Georgia.  He married ANNIE MAE SIBENTHALL on December 1, 1907 in Lamar County, Texas.  She was born about 1889 in Texas.

Children of FRANKLIN DRIVER and ANNIE SIBENTHALL are:

i.  EMMA ELIZABETH5 DRIVER, b. April 16,1909 in Texas.

ii.  LOUISE DRIVER, b. October 18, 1910 in Texas.

iii.  RAYMOND EDWIN DRIVER, b. July 18, 1915 in Oklahoma.

iv.  JOE FRANKLIN DRIVER, b. July 13, 1917 in Oklahoma.

v.  LOUIS AARON DRIVER, b. November 14, 1918 in Oklahoma; d. June 6, 1981 in Roby, Fisher County, Texas.

20.  JOE G.4 DRIVER (EMMA SALINA3 BARKER, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born January 1884 in Georgia.  He died April 5, 1959 in Lamar County, Texas.  He married ANNIE MAE SHEPERD December 18, 1904 in Lamar County, Texas.  She was born May 8, 1886 and died September 28, 1966.

Children of JOE DRIVER and ANNIE SHEPERD are:

i.  INFANT DAUGHTER5 DRIVER, b. and d. October 31, 1905 in Lamar County, Texas.

ii.  MURRY DRIVER, b. 1907.

iii.  BEULAH MAE DRIVER, b. December 2,1916, d. June 22, 1964 in Lamar County, Texas.

 

21.  ORA DESSIE5 BARKER (MARION VERNON4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) ) was born September 21, 1907, and died January 09, 1998 in Hartley County, Texas.  She married THOMAS EDWIN BUCKNER.  He was born May 28, 1897, and died May 29, 1975 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.

Child of ORA BARKER and THOMAS BUCKNER is:

i.  THOMAS EDWIN6 BUCKNER, JR., b. January 13, 1940; d. May 6, 1991 in Hartley County, Texas.

22.  J. B.5 BARKER (MARION VERNON4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born March 16, 1909, and died November 14, 1988 in Dallas County, Texas.  He married BEULAH MOORE.  She was born July 10, 1907, and died March 22, 1995 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.

Child of J.  B. BARKER and BEULAH MOORE is:

i.  BILLY JOE6 BARKER, b. January 4, 1930 in Hall County, Texas.

23.  LORA MAE5 BARKER (MARION VERNON4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1).  She married JOHN E. MCKAUGHAN.

Child of LORA BARKER and JOHN MCKAUGHAN is:

i.  ORA JEANNETTE6 MCKAUGHAN, b. August 3, 1933.

24.  LONNIE BENSON5 BARKER (MARION VERNON4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 23, 1916.  He married (1) MARY FINLEY.  She was born July 26, 1925.  He married (2) ALLIE MARIE WILKERSON December 29, 1937.  She was born 1910.

Children of LONNIE BARKER and ALLIE WILKERSON are:

i.  ATHENNA ANN6 BARKER, b.  April 20, 1942 in Galveston County, Texas.

ii.  BEN ALLEN BARKER, b. September 15, 1944 in Galveston County, Texas.

25.  BESSIE OPAL5 BARKER (MARION VERNON4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born December 7, 1919.  She married JAMES AVERY ANDREWS.

Children of BESSIE BARKER and JAMES ANDREWS are:

i.  ETTA LAVERNE6 ANDREWS, b. November 22, 1937, Fisher County, Texas.

ii. RONNIE DON ANDREWS, b. January 25, 1941

iii. BESSIE ELOISE ANDREWS, b. June 3, 1943, Fisher County, Texas.

iv. PAULA FAY ANDREWS, b. December 15, 1948, Fisher County, Texas.

26.  OATHER DEMIN5 BARKER (NEVADA JOSIAH4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born May 5, 1907 and died December 14, 1974 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho.  He married MARY ELLEN STEPHENS on May 5, 1935 in San Francisco, California.  She was born November 8, 1917 in Brandon, Oregon and died November 18, 1967 in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Children of OATHER BARKER and MARY STEPHENS are:

i.  RICHARD DIMMON6 BARKER, b. March 2, 1937 in Marin County, California.

ii.  PHILLIP CLARK BARKER, b. January 17, 1940.

iii.  LOUISE MARIE BARKER, b. September 12, 1941.

iv.  CURTIS WARREN BARKER, b. March 24, 1944.

v.  CECILIA ANN BARKER, b. October 10, 1946.

vi.  KAY ARLENE BARKER

vii.  SARAH RUTH BARKER, b. March 15, 1957, d. September 1, 1979 in Nampa, Idaho.

27.  LOU EDITH5 BARKER (NEVADA JOSIAH4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born December 11, 1909 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas and died July 12, 1998 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.  She married ROY MONROE HOLLOWELL April 5, 1929 in Fisher County, Texas.  He was born October 30, 1908 and died July 22, 1972 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

Children of LOU BARKER and ROY HOLLOWELL are:

i.  JACK ALLEN6 HOLLOWELL, b. October 6, 1930; d. February 12, 1991, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.  He married MYRTLE SMITH on August 18, 1950 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

ii.  GEORGE LORENZO HOLLOWELL, b. July 23, 1932, Nolan County, Texas; m. SHIRLEY SMITH January 20, 1952 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

iii.  DOROTHY JEAN HOLLOWELL, b. June 8, 1934, Nolan County, Texas; m. NELSON ELLIS.

iv.  JOHN EDWARD HOLLOWELL, b. April 22, 1937, Nolan County, Texas; m. BETTY SUE WOODS July 30, 1955 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

28.  YEWING EZRA5 BARKER (NEVADA JOSIAH4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born January 23, 1912 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.  He married HELEN PETERMAN.

Child of YEWING BARKER and HELEN PETERMAN is:

i.  JIMMIE6 BARKER, b. June 26, 1934, Colusa County, California.

29.  SARA SALINA5 BARKER (NEVADA JOSIAH4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born September 21, 1915 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas, and died May 15, 1980 in Marin County, California.  She married EDWARD CALVIN HUNT in Reno, Nevada.  He was born September 18, 1921 in San Francisco, California and died December 20, 1991 in Reno, Nevada.

Children of SARA BARKER and CALVIN HUNT are:

i.  DELORIS HUNT, b. November 18, 1937 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

ii.  EDWARD CALVIN HUNT III, b. June 12, 1946, Marin County, California.

iii. WILLIAM PAUL HUNT, b. August 10, 1950, Marin County, California.

30.  ODESSA5 BARKER (NEVADA JOSIAH4, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 17, 1920 in Havana, Yell County, Arkansas.  She married H. C. (BOB) ANDREWS, JR. on December 28, 1936 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas.  He was born August 22, 1916 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas and died October 24, 1979 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.

Children of ODESSA BARKER and BOB ANDREWS are:

i.  BOBBIE LEON ANDREWS, b. January 27, 1938 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas; d. February 20, 1989.

ii. CARMELITA ANDREWS, b. April 14, 1940 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.

iii.  YEWING STANLEY ANDREWS, b. and d. July 8, 1944.

31.  VALLIE CLEO5 MCALISTER (MARY OTHELLA CLEVELAND4 BARKER, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born April 01, 1904 in Arkansas, and died November 10, 1977 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She married STERLING ANDREW PARSONS, SR.. He was born May 16, 1903 in Hartley, Polk County, Arkansas, and died April 24, 1998 in Idabel, Oklahoma.

Children of VALLIE MCALISTER and STERLING PARSONS are:

i. ESTELEE6 PARSONS, m. G. A. HOLT.

ii. STERLING ANDREW PARSONS, JR..

iii. DUDLEY MAC PARSONS, m. JANETTE MORRIS.

iv. BILLY RAY PARSONS.

v. BOBBIE SUE PARSONS, m. LEWIS KIE DAVIS.

vi. MARY ELLA PARSONS.

vii. MONA RUTH PARSONS.

viii. CLAUDIA CAROLYN PARSONS.

32.  ETHEL VIOLA5 COOPER (ANTNETT JEAN4 BARKER, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 04, 1913, and died January 07, 2000.  She married H. M. D. HARDIN.

Child of ETHEL COOPER and H. M. HARDIN is:

i.  MARTHA JEAN6 HARDIN, b. June 8, 1949.

33.   CLARENCE CLEVELAND5 COOPER (ANTNETT JEAN4BARKER, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born April 21, 1916 in Yell County, Arkansas and died November 26, 1959 in Humboldt County, California.  He married UNKNOWN STILL.

Children of CLARENCE COOPER and UNKNOWN STILL are:

i.  CLARENCE CLIFFORD6 COOPER, b. October 16, 1941 in Humboldt County, California.

ii.  THEODORE CLEVELAND COOPER, b. February 21, 1943 in Humboldt County, California.

iii.  DAVID FRANKLIN COOPER, b. July 7, 1953 in Humboldt County, California.

34.  ELIZABETH CHAMBERS5 MCINTURF (LELIA EMMA4 BARKER, EZRA BRITTON3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 03, 1918.  She married CLIFFORD BEA GROGAN.  He was born May 07, 1913, and died July 27, 1997.

Children of ELIZABETH MCINTURF and CLIFFORD GROGAN are:

i.  EMMA ROSE6 GROGAN, b. December 7, 1942.

ii.  E. A. JOHNNY GROGAN, b. May 10, 1944.

iii.  D.  E. A. TOMMY GROGAN, b. May 10, 1944.

iv.  EVA LOU GROGAN, b. January 9, 1946.

v.  HOWARD BENTLEY GROGAN, b. May 25, 1947.

vi.  EDNA RUTH GROGAN, b. December 21, 1950.

vii.  RONALD VANE GROGAN, b. March 11, 1953.

viii.  DONALD WAYNE GROGAN, b. March 11, 1953; d. May 23, 1997.

ix.  VESTER RAY GROGAN, b. August 23, 1954.

x.  CHESTER FAY GROGAN, b. August 23,1 954.

35. CLARENCE WATSON5 BARKER (EPHRAIM RICHARD4, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born September 23, 1907, and died February 21, 1994 in Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas. He married RUTH ANNA MOWERY, daughter of BENJAMIN RICHARD MOWERY. She was born December 26, 1913 in Iowa, and died January 30, 1992 in Brazoria County, Texas.

Notes for RUTH ANNA MOWERY:

Clarence Watson Barker b. 9/23/1907, married Ruth Anna Mowery b. 12/26/1913. She was born in Iowa where her father, Benjamin Richard Mowery, was the owner of a power company. The Mowerys moved to Collegeport, Texas, on Matagorda Bay near Bay City and Palacios in 1926. They arrived on a train with all their furniture, a black couple that served as housekeeper and handyman, and everything else they owned. They made quite a splash. The townfolk didn't know what to make of these people from the "North". 

In 1930, Clarence and his brother, Cecil, were working for an oil company doing field work around Collegeport. They needed a place to stay and because the Mowerys had a garage apartment they asked if they could rent it. That's how "Watson" (note the maiden name of his mother, Agnes) and Ruth, an only child, met.

Child of CLARENCE BARKER and RUTH MOWERY is:

i. PEGGY6 BARKER, b. October 31, 1933; m. CHARLES HERBERT KOSTER; b. February 11, 1933, Brazoria County, Texas.

36.  BUENA VISTA5 JAMES (EUDORA JEAN4 BARKER, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born October 18, 1899 in Honey Grove, Texas, and died March 22, 1999 in Port Arthur, Texas. She married LESLIE ULRIC FRANKLIN September 17, 1920. He was born January 28, 1901 in Old Vinyard, Texas, and died July 13, 1977 in Jefferson County, Texas.

More About BUENA VISTA JAMES:  Buried Greenlawn Memorial Park, Port Arthur, Texas.

Children of BUENA JAMES and LESLIE FRANKLIN are:

i. MARTHA SUE6 FRANKLIN, b. August 09, 1921.

ii. JAMES RICHARD FRANKLIN, b. June 16, 1925, Great Falls, Montana.

iii. LENORA JEANNE FRANKLIN, b. January 08, 1927, Honey Grove, Texas.

37.  BRONSTON WEBSTER5 JAMES (EUDORA JEAN4 BARKER, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born August 14, 1904 in Honey Grove, Texas. He married I. V. DEE NORMAN December 27, 1933 in Abilene, Texas. She was born April 07, 1907 in Abilene, Texas.

Children of BRONSTON JAMES and I. NORMAN are:

i. JIM BOB6 JAMES, b. November 06, 1934, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

ii. TOM ED JAMES, b. June 06, 1940, Longview, Texas.

38.  BELA LEWIS5 JAMES (EUDORA JEAN4 BARKER, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born June 12, 1906 in Honey Grove, Texas, and died March 8, 2000 in Graford, Palo Pinto County, Texas.  He married MARJORIE LATRELLE GAULDIN June 03, 1933 in Ardmore, OK. She was born May 29, 1915 in Honey Grove, Texas, and died August 05, 1978 in Dallas, Texas.

More About MARJORIE LATRELLE GAULDIN:  Buried McAdams Cemetery, Possum Kingdom Lake, TX

Children of BELA JAMES and MARJORIE GAULDIN are:

i. JULIA JEAN6 JAMES, b. January 30, 1936.

ii. BELA MICHAEL JAMES, b. January 20, 1940, Wichita County, Texas; m. MARY WHITMAN; b. December 17, 1944.

39.  MANCO MOORE5 JAMES (EUDORA JEAN4 BARKER, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born June 09, 1910 in Honey Grove, Texas, and died April 11, 1975 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He married FRANCIS MARIER GORUM August 25, 1934 in Honey Grove, Texas. She was born July 20, 1913.

Children of MANCO JAMES and FRANCIS GORUM are:

i. SANDRA KAY6 JAMES, b. July 27, 1941, Honey Grove, Gregg County, Texas.

ii. PEGGY ANN JAMES, b. April 06, 1944, Honey Grove, Gregg County, Texas.

40.  MARTIN LEWIS5 BARKER (WILLIAM LUMPKIN4, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 17, 1908 in Taylor County, Texas, and died April 12, 1965 in Taylor County, Texas. He married BERNICE WILLIAMS.

Child of MARTIN BARKER and BERNICE WILLIAMS is:

i. MARTIN LEWIS6 BARKER, JR., b. September 08, 1929, Taylor County, Texas; d. September 02, 1997, Taylor County, Texas.

41.  MASON HERALD5 BARKER (WILLIAM LUMPKIN4, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born September 07, 1910 in Taylor County, Texas, and died June 30, 1975 in Taylor County, Texas. He married ZELPHIA FLORENCE BIRD.  She was born June 6, 1912 and died January 23, 1982 in Hawley, Jones County, Texas.

Children of MASON BARKER and ZELPHIA BIRD are:

i. FRANCES ELOISE6 BARKER, b. January 25, 1934, Taylor County, Texas.

ii. ALFRED HERALD BARKER, b. February 04, 1938, Taylor County, Texas, d. January 26, 1992, Taylor County, Texas.

42.   ALPHEUS D.5 BARKER (EZRA JETHRO4, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born January 14, 1912 in Stith, Jones County, Texas, and died February 02, 1999 in Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico. He married ANNA DELITTA JOHNSON January 04, 1936 in Coconino County, Arizona. She was born November 14, 1917 in Williams, Coconino County, Arizona.

Children of ALPHEUS BARKER and ANNA JOHNSON are:

i. PATRICIA ANN6 BARKER, b. February 18, 1937.

ii. ALFRED SIDNEY BARKER, b. June 25, 1939, Floyd County, Texas.

iii. KRISTINA JUNE BARKER, b. June 04, 1941.

iv. ARTHUR RONNY BARKER, b. May 17, 1943.

v. GEORGE WAYNE BARKER, b. December 12, 1944.

vi. TYE DUANE BARKER, b. October 17, 1954.

43.  ALFRED L.5 BARKER (EZRA JETHRO4, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born April 11, 1913 in Stith, Jones County, Texas, and died January 09, 1986 in Floydada, Floyd County, Texas. He married ETHEL MAE WESTFALL October 17, 1937 in Farwell, Parmer County, Texas. She was born January 18, 1918 in Locust Grove, Collingsworth County, Texas, and died August 09, 1995 in Lubbock County, Texas.

Children of ALFRED BARKER and ETHEL WESTFALL are:

i. KENNETH D.6 BARKER, b. February 23, 1940, Floyd County, Texas.

ii. MELINDA GAY BARKER, b. April 28, 1944, Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona.

iii. DAVID EARL BARKER, b. July 29, 1951, Floydada, Floyd County, Texas.

44.  ADDIE EVELYN5 BARKER (EZRA JETHRO4, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born November 13, 1916. She married L. V. ASSITER March 19, 1938 in Olton, Lamb County, Texas. He was born March 03, 1916 in Crosby County, Texas.

Children of ADDIE BARKER and L. V. ASSITER are:

i. SANDRA GAIL6 ASSITER, b. November 25, 1942.

ii. STEPHEN L. ASSITER, b. March 18, 1948.

45.  HENRY WILSON5 HIGGINS (MINNIE MAY4 BARKER, JOHN LOUIS3, MARTHA AMANDA2 JEAN, JOHN1) was born February 03, 1916 in Taylor County, Texas, and died January 24, 1986 in Taylor County, Texas. He married WILMA MAAS.

Children of HENRY HIGGINS and WILMA MAAS are:

i. ROBERT JESSE6 HIGGINS, b. August 04, 1943.

ii. BYRON DEL HIGGINS, b. October 01, 1946.

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