Some Descendants of Timothy
Barker (John, Jedidiah,
James, James,
Nathaniel, James)
and Eliza Town of Bethel
- Leander Town Barker
was born on 31 Oct 1828. [Ref, p. 476]
He died on 13 Jan 1911. [Ref] Leander's
name appears on the gravestone of his parents and sister Alma in the Grover
Hill (Skillinston Cemetery) in Bethel. [Ref]
Click here
to see a photo of their grave on the Findagrave website. He married first
Dorcas Ellen Brackett. [Ref, p. 476]
She was the daughter of William and Sarah (Hobbs) Brackett of Harrison, Maine.
[Ref, p. 476] She was born on 20 Feb
1830. [Ref] She died on 16 Sep
1891. [Ref, p. 476, no day][Ref]
Leander married second Lissa C. Unknown. [Ref]
She was born on 5 May 1833. [Ref]
She died 21 Apr 1914. [Ref] Leander
and his wives are buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. [Ref]
Leander had no children. [Ref, p. 476]
Leander was town clerk of Bethel for almost 20 years. [Ref,
p. 476]
- Dolly Gould Barker
was born on 24 Oct 1830. [Ref, p. 476]
She died on 2 May 1861. [Ref, p. 476]
She married Thomas E. Twitchell. [Ref,
p. 476]
- Mary Eliza Barker
was born on 17 Feb 1833. [Ref, p. 476]
She married Dr. Charles W. Gordon. [Ref,
pp. 254, 476]
Dr. Gordon moved to Bethel Hill. [Ref,
p. 254] He practiced medicine for a few years but his health failed and he
became a farmer. [Ref, p. 254]
- Alma Ingalls Barker
was born on 2 Aug 1838. [Ref, p. 476]
She died on 17 Mar 1843. [Ref, p. 476]
Alma is buried with her parents and brother Leander in the Skillinston Cemetery
in Oxford county, Maine. Click here
to see a photo of their grave on the Findagrave website.
- Ella Abba Barker
was born on 20 Jan 1849. [Ref, p. 476]
She died on 22 Mar 1873. [Ref, p. 476]
She married Horace D. Gibbs. [Ref,
p. 476]