William Barker^[1]

1856 - 1940  (83 years)

• Name	William Barker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	13 Mar 1856	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Splash Barker
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196443900
  _FGRAVE	196443900
  _FSFTID	L7PW-N6F
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7PW-N6F
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	27 Feb 1940	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7]
  	Cause: Senility/Mental incompetince and arterial Sclerosis
  	?b?Mr William BARKER?/b? The death occured at his home on Water Street on Tuesday, Feb 27, of Mr William Barker in his 84th year. He was born on the 8th line of Ramsay and farmed on the homestead until 1910 when he retired and lived in Almonte until the time of his death. His parents were the late James Barker and Joanne Hood. Some 57 years ago he married Annie Coxford who survives together with one son and two daughters, namely Mr W.J. Barker of Saskatchewan; Mrs Viola Davis of Almonte and Mrs G.H Callard of Langley, B.C. There are also four brothers and two sisters, James, Robert and Alex of Ramsay; David of Seattle, Mrs W. Blanton of Seattle and Mrs A. E. Beach of Carleton Place. The funeral took place this Thursday afternoon from the family residence on Water Street to St Mary's Vault where the remains were placed until the Spring when interment will be made in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev C.D. McLellan of Bethany United Church. The pallbearers were four nephews and two grandsons, namely: Messrs John Barker, Almonte; Melville Barker, Ramsay; Herbert and Harold Snedden, Appleton; Clarence Barker of Renfrew; and Mac Davis of Almonte
  		Ontario Canada Deaths 1869-1948 William Barker 1850-1940
  Burial	29 Feb 1940	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots A157 to A168 Stone 116 pg 7 116 "Barker" - William Barker 1856 - 1940 His wife Annie Coxford 1859 - 1947 David 1896 - 1911 Footstones David 1896 - Feb 16, 1911 aged 14 yrs 2 mos 13 das; Mother; Father
  Person ID	I2	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	James Barker, Sr,   b. 22 Aug 1832, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Jan 1915, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Johanna Hood,   b. 1831, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 8 Jan 1874, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1855	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Coxford,   b. 12 Jun 1859, Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Apr 1947, Appleton, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1881	Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. James Coxford Barker,   b. 10 Jan 1882, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Aug 1917, Viking, Beaver County, Alberta, Canada (Age 35 years)   2. William John Barker,   b. 28 Mar 1884, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Jun 1973, Moosomin, Melville Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 89 years)   3. Robert Harold Barker,   b. 21 Jul 1887, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Oct 1918, Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)   4. Mary Alice Barker,   b. 29 May 1889, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Nov 1908, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 19 years)   5. Annie Mabel Barker,   b. 9 Mar 1891, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jul 1955, Murrayville, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 64 years)   6. David A. Barker,   b. 2 Jun 1895, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Feb 1911, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 15 years)   7. Viola Elizabeth "Lizzie" Barker,   b. 8 Oct 1899, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 May 1971, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F13787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Mar 1856 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 12 Apr 1881 - Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Senility/Mental incompetince and arterial Sclerosis - 27 Feb 1940 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 29 Feb 1940 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Occupation: machinist, farmer

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Jun 2023), entry for William Barker, person ID L7PW-N6F. (Reliability: 3). [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 14 Apr 2014, 7 (Reliability: 3). Plots A157 to 168 Stone 116 BARKER - William BARKER 1856 - 1940 His wife Annie COXFORD 1859 - 1947 David 1896 - 1911 Footatones: David 1896 - Feb 16 1911 ? 14 yrs 2 mos 13 das; Mother; Father [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Oct 2019), entry for James Barker, person ID K6M1-37J. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 14 Apr 2014, "Obituary - William Barker," 29 Feb 1940, p. 4. (Reliability: 4). [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 28 Jan 2019, William Barker (Reliability: 3). William Barker BIRTH?tab?13 Mar 1856 Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada DEATH?tab?27 Feb 1940 (aged 83) Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada BURIAL?tab? Auld Kirk Cemetery Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Show Map PLOT?tab?stone 116 MEMORIAL ID?tab?196443900 [S207] Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 (A), ((https://www.ancestry.ca/ : 1938)), accessed 5 Aug 2020), William Barker; Ontario Canada Deaths and Deaths Overseas 1869-1948. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?William Barker Gender Male Age?tab?83 Birth Date?tab? 13/03/1856 Birth Place Ontario Death Date 27/02/1940 Death Place Almonte Lanark Ontario Canada Father?tab?James Barker Mother?tab?Joan Barker Spouse?tab?Annie Coxford Certificate Number?tab?021671 [S207] Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 (A), ((https://www.ancestry.ca/ : 1938)), accessed 5 Aug 2020), William Barker; Ontario Canada Deaths and Deaths Overseas 1869-1948. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab? William Barker Gender?tab? Male Age?tab? 83 Birth Date?tab? 13/03/1856 Birth Place?tab? Ontario Death Date?tab? 27/02/1940 Death Place?tab? Almonte Lanark Ontario Canada Father?tab?James Barker Mother?tab?Joan Barker Spouse?tab?Annie Coxford Certificate Number?tab?021671