BARKER, Nancy (1792-1876)

BARKER

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 2/20/2018 at 21:12:56

Nancy Barker
(Dec 20, 1792 – May 8, 1876)

Warren Record, Indianola, IA, Thurs., May 11, 1876, p.3, col.2
Mrs. Barker, wife of Amos Barker, of this city, died Monday afternoon, after an illness of several weeks. She was eighty three years of age and had been a resident of this county twenty-seven years. She has a large circle of friends and relatives who mourn her death. The funeral services took place at the M. E. Church Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Smith, assisted by Revs. Johnson, Guyer and Murphy.
Warren Record, Indianola, IA., Thurs., May 18, 1876, p.3, col.3
IN MEMORIAM
At a meeting of the old settlers of Indianola, May 9th, 1876, to make arrangements for the burial of Nancy Barker, the undersigned were appointed a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sence of the old settlers, and therefore we report the following: Resolved, that in the death of Mrs. Barker the State of Iowa, and especially Warren County, has gathered to her bosom one of her pioneers of whom it may be truthfully said that in all her long life she discharged all her vaious duties in kindness and in love. To her bereaved husband, who has moved along life’s varied course, hand in hand with her, for over sixty-one years, we extend sincere sympathy and condolences; and to the children and grand-children we say cherish her memory with love and respect. That we, as her fellow citizens of the early days of our town and county will ever cherish her memory, and give to it that respect that is ever due to a Christian life well spent a faithful exemplification of all the virtues of a good true woman. Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished to father, Amos Barker, and that the newspapers of the county be requested to publish the same. J. T. Lacy, J. B. Gifford, Jno. Reynolds, Committee
[Nancy Russell was married to Amos Barker on Feb 2, 1815 in Gallia County, Ohio – according the pension record of Amos Barker for the War of 1812]