Robert Melville "Mel" Barker

1912 - 1973  (60 years)

• Name	Robert Melville "Mel" Barker  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Nickname	Mel
  Birth	15 Aug 1912	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Mel Barker  [1, 3, 4]
  Name	Mellville Barker
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200356187
  _FGRAVE	200356187
  _FSFTID	M7F7-SCM
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M7F7-SCM
  _HASHTAG	DNA - Maternal Connection
  	a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	10 Jan 1973	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	1973, Thursday January 11, The Almonte Gazette, page 4 BARKER ? In hospital at Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, January 10th, 1973, Robert Melville Barker, beloved husband of Dorothy Reilly, dear father of Mrs Ken Bellfountaine (Wanda), Laurie, Mrs Faye Gomme, Robert and Ian, also survived by 8 grandchildren and two sisters, Miss Thelma Barker and Mrs James Steele (Elsie), in his 61st year. Resting at the Comba Funeral Home, Church Street, Almonte. Service at the Funeral Home on Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  Burial	12 Jan 1973	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots C229 to C240 Stone 785 BARKER Footstones: Robert ?b?BARKER?/b? 1862 - 1940 His wife Jessie COXFORD 1872 - 1945 Thelma BARKER 1905 - 1981 Robert Melville BARKER Aug 1912 - Jan 1973 Dorothy M. Reilly wife of Melville BARKER, Mar 1910 - Sep 1978 Baby BARKER Jan 2, 1972 daug of Robert and Agnes
  Person ID	I811	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Barker,   b. 16 Apr 1862, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Dec 1940, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Jessie Coxford,   b. 18 Feb 1872, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Oct 1945, Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1905	Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Myrtle Reilly,   b. 8 Mar 1910, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Sep 1978, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1934	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Living   2. Laurie Robert Barker,   b. 1 Nov 1937, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 1997, Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 59 years)   3. Living   4. Robert James "Bob" Barker,   b. 22 Apr 1944, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Jan 2002, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 57 years)   5. Living
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Aug 1912 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 6 Jan 1934 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Death - 10 Jan 1973 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 12 Jan 1973 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Baptised: United Occupation: farmer, car salesman

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Family Search Intl., Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription (FMP), ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 7 Apr 2020), Robert Mellville Barker; Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Robert Mellville Last name?tab?Barker Sex?tab?Male Birth year?tab?1912 Birth date?tab?15 Aug 1912 Registration year?tab?1912 Father's first name(s)?tab?Robert Father's last name?tab?Barker Mother's first name(s)?tab?Jessie Mother's last name?tab?Coxford Place?tab?Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada City?tab?Ramsay County?tab?Lanark Province?tab?Ontario Country?tab?Canada Batch number?tab?C05684-9 Film number?tab?2434984 Record set?tab?Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Births Collections from?tab?Canada, Americas [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Jun 2023), entry for Robert Melville "Mel" Barker, person ID M7F7-SCM. (Reliability: 3). [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 26 Apr 2014, 44 (Reliability: 4). Plots C229 to C240 Stone 785 BARKER Footstones: Robert BARKER 1862 - 1940 His wife Jessie COXFORD 1872 - 1945 Thelma BARKER 1905 - 1981 Robert Melville ?b?BARKER?/b? Aug 1912 - Jan 1973 Dorothy M. Reilly wife of Melville BARKER, Mar 1910 - Sep 1978 Baby BARKER Jan 2, 1972 daug of Robert and Agnes [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 26 Apr 2014, "Obituary: Robert Melville BARKER," 11 Jan 1973, p. 4. (Reliability: 4). DEATH BARKER - In hospital at Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, January 10th, 1973, Robert Melville Barker, beloved husband of Dorothy Reilly, dear father of Mrs Ken Bellfountaine (Wanda), Laurie, Mrs Faye Gomme, Robert and Ian, also survived by 8 grandchildren and two sisters, Miss Thelma Barker and Mrs James Steele (Elsie), in his 61st year. Resting at the Comba Funeral Home, Church Street, Almonte. Service at the Funeral Home on Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery. [S207] Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 (A), ((https://www.ancestry.ca/ : 1938)), accessed 15 Dec 2020), Jessie Coxford; Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab? James Coxford Gender?tab? Male Spouse?tab?Mary Coxford Child?tab?Jessie Barker