"JAMES BARKER, Sr."

James Barker, Sr and his wife (Name unknown at present) were born and Married in England. At the time of James Barker, Jr's birth (April 16, 1834) they were living at Kings Lynn, Norfolkshire on the Wash,(near Greenwich) England.

Sometime between 1834 and 1845, James, his wife and 3 children immigrated to Canada, where they settled in York County, Ontario. (I have found that a James Barker and wife traveled from Hamilton to Port Dover in 1845 and have assumed that this was him. This was from Immigration records for Canada.)

They may have had eighteen children, but I only have records of 3 names, and info on James Barker, Jr.

(1) James Barker, Jr. Married Rhoda Smith b Feb 12, 1832. They had eleven children.
(2) John Barker, Married an Elizabeth ?????, they had a son Named Clayton. They are buried at Scotland United Cem. Brant County, Ont. Canada.
(3) Margaret Barker --- No Info

"James Barker, Jr."

James Barker, Jr., married Rhoda Smith, Dec. 18, 1856 and lived in Binbrook Township, near Hamilton, Ont. Canada, until 1868. They then moved to Charlotteville, eleventh concession, Norfolk County, Ontario Canada where they lived the rest of their lives.

They had eleven children, who were:

1. Cynthia Helen, b October 18, 1857 d December 15, 1859
2. Sarah Biancy, b February 13, 1859
3. Samuel George, b December 21, 1860 d February 20, 1951
4. Hester Ann, b January 5, 1863 d 1938
5. James William Albert, b February 21, 1865 d March 23, 1926
6. Rhoda Elizabeth, b July 28, 1867
7. Cyrus Wesley, b April 28, 1868 d 1930
8. Joseph Gideon, b June 21, 1870 d March 29, 1926
9. Teany Margaret, b May 3, 1873 d February 3, 1874
10. Lois Armeda, b August 19, 1875 d June 1, 1879
11. Jane, b May 28, 1878 d June 1, 1879

James died September 26, 1888. Rhoda married again and her name
was changed to Rhoda Quinn. She died November 16, 1908.

"Samuel George Barker"

Samuel George Barker Married "Mary Ann Gifford" b Dec. 21, 1867
Sam and Mary Ann Barker were married in Delhi, Ont. Canada on May 27, 1885. They went to Saginaw, Michigan for about a year, then returned to Norfolk county, Ont. Canada, where they settled on a farm on the 11th concession of Charlottville, about a mile from Sam's childhood home. They had 3 Children:

1. Mary Elizabeth, died at birth
2. George Lessly Barker b September 5, 1887 married Leota Eola Bingleman, 12 children
3. William Fredrick Barker b June 06, 1900 married Etta Viola Ammerman 2 children

Mary Ann Gifford Barker died from cancer of the liver on March 5, 1932. Samuel died February 20, 1951.

"George Lessly Barker "

George Lessly Barker married " Leota Eola Bingleman" b February 25, 1888. They married October 18, 1904, at the home of her parents Lydia Jane "Stuart" Bingleman and John Henry Bingleman. They lived in Rockford, Preston, Brantford and Hamilton then bought some land and built their home in the eighth concession of Charlottville Township, Near Simcoe, Ont. Canada. They had twelve children:

1. Leola Gertrude-Eola Barker b 19 Jan 1906, Married William Harse, 6 children
2. Mary Gladys Barker b 18 December 1907, Married Lattimer two children
   Bus Carter one child
3. Edith Irene Barker b 14 March 1910 Married Edgar Ammerman three children
4. Charles Leslie Barker d ( June 1912 Married Dorothy I. Hall three children
5. Samuel John Barker b 26 March 1923 Married Helen Pake three children
6. George Earl Barker b 4 July 1916 Married Margaret Kernigan two children
7. John (Cecil) Elliot Barker b 9 June 1918 Married Janet P. Hall seven Children
8. Clara Victoria Barker b 24 May 1922 Married Kenneth Post 7 children 5 girls, 2 boys.
9. Mary Marjory Barker b 8 November 1926 Married James Jerry Gordier two children
10. Leota Bernice Barker b 31 October 1928 Married Jack (John) Offord three children
11. Lydia Ann Barker b 21 December 1932 Married John Krestle five children
12. William Fredrick Barker b 2 July 1924, d 27 January 1929.

Leota Eola Died on 1 June, 1963 of Diabetes and heart failure. George Lessly died on 11 September 1971. Both were living at their homestead near Simcoe at the time of their deaths.