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Melvin Greenlee Barker 1896–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1896

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 NOV 1986

Death Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Barker

Mother: Mary Pennington

Spouse(s): Lovey Lee

Children(s): Bernard Barker, Eugene Barker, Gertrude Barker, David Barker, John Barker, Marie Barker, Roy Barker, Geneva Barker

The story of Melvin Greenlee Barker began in 1896 in Lee, Virginia, USA. Melvin Greenlee Barker married Lovey Jane Lee, and had children including Bernard Roscoe Barker, David Henry Barker, Eugene Edward Barker, Geneva Barker, Gertrude Bernice Barker, John Franklin Barker, Marie Barker, Roy C Barker. Melvin Greenlee Barker passed away in 1986 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Greenlee Barker began in 1896 in Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Melvin Greenlee Barker married Lovey Jane Lee, and had children including Bernard Roscoe Barker, David Henry Barker, Eugene Edward Barker, Geneva Barker, Gertrude Bernice Barker, John Franklin Barker, Marie Barker, Roy C Barker.
  • Melvin Greenlee Barker passed away in 1986 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Barker
1870–1926
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
HB
Mary Pennington
1878–1959
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Lovey Lee
1901–1983
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
LL

Children(s)

Bernard Barker
1918–2003
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
BB
Eugene Barker
1920–1974
Birth Location: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
EB
Gertrude Barker
1921–2003
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
GB
David Barker
1924–1995
Birth Location: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
DB
John Barker
1929–1955
Birth Location: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
JB
Marie Barker
1935–2017
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Roy Barker
1937–1986
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RB
Geneva Barker
1939–2017
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
GB

Melvin Barker's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Barker
1896–1986
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Abraham Barker
1870–1926
Lee, Virginia, USA
Mary (Callie) Pennington
1878–1959
Lee, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Wyatt) Pennington
1857–1936
Lee, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Arlenia E.) Roberts
1859–1925
Lee, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Greenberry Pennington
1826–1900
Letitia Robbins
1827–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Pennington
1804–1876
Dianah Parsons
1808–1895
Charles Robbins
1800–1857
Sarah McGraw
1803–1876

Melvin Barker's Descendants

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Melvin (Greenlee) Barker (17 JUL 1896–24 NOV 1986) m. Lovey (Jane) Lee (8 JAN 1901–28 FEB 1983)
  1. 1. Bernard (Roscoe) Barker 1918–2003
  2. 2. Eugene (Edward) Barker 1920–1974
  3. 3. Gertrude (Bernice) Barker 1921–2003
  4. 4. David (Henry) Barker 1924–1995
  5. 5. John (Franklin) Barker 1929–1955
  6. 6. Marie Barker 1935–2017
  7. 7. Roy (C.) Barker 1937–1986
  8. 8. Geneva Barker 1939–2017

Melvin Barker's Timeline

2 Records

1896
17 JUL 1896
Birth of Melvin Greenlee Barker in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1986
24 NOV 1986
Age 90
Death of Melvin Greenlee Barker in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1896
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1986
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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