Barker Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Barker Family

9,369 Barker records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

9,369Records in our database

1819Earliest birth

1Documented families

4Biographies

See the Barker family trees →418 Barker families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

9,369 Barker records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (2,298 of 9,369)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Kirkland C. Barker, born 1819, Michigan

Most common first names

William250 John228 Mary196 James195 Robert176 George148 Charles137 Ruth93 Dorothy91 Donald88 Helen85 Margaret82

Documented families

Barker families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Barker family of Summit CountyOhioStarts: Lanson Barker and Betsey (Phelps) Barker (b. 1791)Most recent: Lanson Barker (b. 1857)

The earliest Barkers in the county histories

Jared BarkerBorn 1819Child of Lanson Barker and Betsey (Phelps) BarkerSummit County, Ohio Benjamin BarkerBorn 1820, Kent CountyChild of John Barker and Marion (French) BarkerSt. Clair County, Missouri Charles L. BarkerBorn 1826Des Moines County, Iowa John BarkerBorn 1830Child of John BarkerUnion County, Ohio William BarkerBorn 1841Bates County, Missouri W. H. BarkerBorn 1843, Delaware CountyChild of Joseph Barker and Nancy J. (Benedict) BarkerHardin County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

418 Barker families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

33 Barker death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

30 Barker people in 23 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

Jared BarkerBorn 1819 · Summit County, Ohio William P. Jonathan BarkerBorn 1841 · Summit County, Ohio Lanson BarkerBorn 1857 · Summit County, Ohio Jared BarkerBorn 1861 · Summit County, Ohio

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Common questions

Barker genealogy: FAQ

Where were Barker ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 9,369 Barker records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,298), then Ohio (1,681) and Illinois (1,122).

How far back does the Barker family tree go?

The earliest Barker birth in our database is 1819: Kirkland C. Barker, Michigan. We have pieced together 418 Barker family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Barker family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Barker family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.