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Bernard Roscoe Barker 1918–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 2003

Death Location: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Melvin Barker

Mother: Lovey Lee

Spouse(s): Gladys Penley

Children(s): Lola Barker

The story of Bernard Roscoe Barker began in 1918 in Lee, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Bernard Roscoe Barker resided in Chad, Totz, Harlan, Kentucky. In 1940, Bernard Roscoe Barker resided in Precinct 17, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Bernard Roscoe Barker married Gladys Ruth Penley, and had children including Lola Carol Barker, Wanda Barker. Bernard Roscoe Barker passed away in 2003 in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernard Roscoe Barker began in 1918 in Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Bernard Roscoe Barker resided in Chad, Totz, Harlan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Bernard Roscoe Barker resided in Precinct 17, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Bernard Roscoe Barker married Gladys Ruth Penley, and had children including Lola Carol Barker, Wanda Barker.
  • Bernard Roscoe Barker passed away in 2003 in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernard Barker's Ancestors

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Bernard Barker
1918–2003
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Melvin Dock Greenlee Barker
1897–1986
Lee Co., VA., Virginia, USA
Lovey (Jane) Lee
1901–1983
Harlan Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Abraham) Barker
1870–1926
Tennessee
Mary (Callie) Pennington
1878–1959
Lee Co, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joel Barker
1828–1890
Catharine Weaver
1841–1880
William Pennington
1858–1936
Sarah Roberts
1859–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Barker
1795–1863
Everilla (Wallace)
1794–1860
Abraham Weaver
1802–1871
Susannah Weaver
1821–1862
Green Pennington
1826–1894
Letitia Robbins
1827–1884
Robert Roberts
1815–1885
Mary Smith
1837–1916

Bernard Barker's Descendants

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Bernard (Roscoe) Barker (2 Jun 1918–22 Nov 2003) m. Gladys (Ruth) Penley (August 16, 1919–April 15, 1995)
  1. 1. Lola (Carol) Barker 1941–2014

Bernard Barker's Timeline

5 Records

1918
2 Jun 1918
Birth of Bernard Roscoe Barker in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Bernard Roscoe Barker resided here in Chad, Totz, Harlan, Kentucky
Chad, Totz, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 22
Bernard Roscoe Barker resided here in Precinct 17, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 17, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Bernard Roscoe Barker resided here in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
2003
22 Nov 2003
Age 85
Death of Bernard Roscoe Barker in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48-26
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Harlan, Kentucky; Ro
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chad, Totz, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48-26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 17, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48-26

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Harlan, Kentucky; Ro

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 2003
    Event Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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