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John
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William Frank
Asa Clyde
William Thomas Barkley
1763-1850
1733-1798
1795-1861
1833-1925
1858-1921
1889-1953
1919-1997
Obituary:
John T. Barkley was born in Rutherford County Tennessee December 3, 1833. Died in
Paducah, Ky., August 29, 1925, near 92 years old. His first and second wife and children have all
passed away long ago except for two sons, John F. Barkley and William R. Barkley of Paducah
Ky. His home has been in Yorkville and Dyer since 1866. Brother Barkley joined the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Yorkville in 1869 and had been a member of that church
ever since. He was made an Odd Fellow before he moved to Gibson County and was a member
at the time of his death.
In 1862 Uncle John went into the Confederate Army with his company near Murfessboro, Tenn.,
under Col. Quincy Spain. This company was in Gen. Bedford Forest's cavalry and moved rapidly
over the country from Tennessee to southern Mississippi and was in many engagements with the
enemy. In 1863 Gen Forest sent through the Federal lines Uncle John and two other Confederate
soldiers to secure clothing for his men. The order was successfully carried out and the three
soldiers got back to their comand under fire which lasted several days in the mountains near
Chattanooga. At the Battle of Hattisburg, Miss., July 3-4 1864, Uncle John fell from his horse
while the column was moving rapidly. He came to himself and was able to keep up with his
company but was not very well for some time. When Gen. Forest was ordered to raid later in the
year, Uncle John did his best to follow him. As Nashville was too strong the raid was diverted to
Murfeesboro, where some fierce fighting was done. But a slow typhoid fever had been on Uncle
John till he became so exhausted that he was left there to recuperate under Dr. Bilbro a retired
place near Milton, Tennessee. He was restored to health after a long seige which carried him
over into the spring of 1965 and ended his career.
Uncle John had a good line of ancestors. His father name was Andrew Barkley and his mother's
maiden name was Hannah Walker. His grandfathers name was John Barkley who was a
Revolutionary soldier and his grandmother's maiden name was Jane Knox. His great grandfather
was Thomas Barkley, a Scotch-Irishman who landed in Charleston, S.C., after the war had
commenced, in time to put his sons, John and James into the American Army in Salisbury, N.C.
Both served till the Revolution ended, when John and James moved to Rutherford County,
Tennessee.
Goodbye Uncle John
J.S. Creson
Posted by: Nathan M. LORANCE (ID *****8527)
In Reply to: John T. Barkley's Obituary by TINA BUTLER
Date: May 26, 2002 at 22:17:32
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Tina,
I am a desendant of James BARKLEY(1761-1837),the brother of John BARKLEY(1765-1850).
In the pension application of my James BARKLEY are 3 pages from his family Bible that was
submitted by his widow to help obtain a Widow's pension and those pages list James, John,and
their other siblings along with their Birth dates and are listed as the children of Henry & Mary
BARKLEY. It is as follows with some Note's by me.
Marriages: James BARKLY & Sarah KNOX was married April the 17th 1787
Births:
Robert BARKLY was born of Henry & Mary BARKLY the 25th day of April 1753
Mary BARKLY was born the 4th day of Oct. 1755
Henry BARKLY was born the 5th day of Oct. 1758
James BARKLY was born the 26th day of November 1761
John BARKLY was born the 13th day of February 1765
Thos. BARKLY was born 11th day of Oct. 1766
Mary BARKLY was born March the 28th 1788[dau. of James & Sarah]
William K. BARKLY was born Oct. the 27th 1790[William Knox,son of James & Sarah]
Peggy BARKLY was born the 26th day of Oct. 1792[Margaret,dau. of James & Sarah]
Henry BARKLY was born the 26th day of January 1795[son of James & Sarah]
Betsy BARKLY was born the 12th day of March 1797[Elizabeth,dau. of James & Sarah]
Jinny BARKLY was born the 27th day of August 1799[Jane,dau. of James & Sarah]
Liddy BARKLY was born the 12th day of December 1802[Lydia,dau. of James & Sarah]
Deaths:
Mary BARKLY departed this life Oct. the 12th 1791[aged 3 years,6 months]
William K. BARKLY departed this life Nov. 20th 1791[aged 1 year]
Peggy BARKLY departed this life March the 13th 1802[aged 9 years,4 months]
Jinny BARKLY departed this life July the 17th 1802[aged 2 years,11 months]
Henry BARKLY departed this life Oct. the 28th 1808[aged 13 years,9 months]
If you look at my post #701 you'll see a list of your John BARKLEY's children and known
grandchildren.
John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee
Posted by: Nathan M. LORANCE
Date: November 19, 2001 at 21:56:14
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I will start off by stating that I have personally looked at all the Original known existing
Marriage, Tax List, Land Deeds, Court Records, Etc. Books for Rutherford Co., TN. and have
seen all the Micro-film copies of the Rutherford Co.,TN. Census' and checked most of the
Cemeteries as well to provide the Following Info. on this John's family!
John BARKLEY was born 13 FEB.1765{this is the date that is recorded in his brother James
BARKLEY's Pension record along with the birth dates & names of all his other brothers and
sister.}in St.Luke Parish,Rowan,N.C. He died 3 JULY 1850 in Rutherford,TN.
He married on 3 NOV.1785 in Rowan,N.C. to Jean/Jane KNOX, She was born c1763 in
Rowan,N.C. & died JAN.1850 in Rutherford,TN. and was the daughter of William KNOX &
Margaret Amanda ALLEN.
Their children are as follows:
(1)
Henry BARKLEY born 15 FEB.1786-Rowan,N.C. died after 6 OCT.1859-in of
Rutherford,TN.
He married c1812-in of Rutherford,TN. to Jane YOUNG, she was born c1793N.C. & died 1 SEP.1852-Rutherford,TN.
They had at least eight children:
Mary R. PURCELL(c1813-c1843),
William C. BARKLEY(c1815-aft.1842),
Jane/Jean P. ROWTON(c1817-1842),
Margaret F. TODD(1818-1851),
Samuel Y. BARKLEY(1820-aft.1880),
Henry B. BARKLEY(1824-1910),
Thomas C. BARKLEY(c1829-1926),
John A. BARKLEY(c1831-aft.1852)}.
Henry was commissioned an Ensign on 17 APR.1811 in the 2nd[45th]Reg't. of the
Rutherford County Militia.
(2)
William Knox BARKLEY born c1788-Rowan, N.C. died after 27 SEP.1842-in of
?unknown?.
He married ca 1810-in Rutherford, TN. to ?unknown?, She was born between 1784 & '94
& died after the 1820 Census.
They had at least two daughters
Sarah BARKLEY
b. bef.1842, aft.1849
Mary BARKLEY
b. bef.1842, aft.1849
William was commissioned an Ensign on 29 APR.1812 in the 45th Reg't. of the
Rutherford County Militia.
(3)
James BARKLEY born c1791-Rowan,N.C. died ?unknown?.
He married ?unknown?-in of ?unknown? to ?unknown? and
had at least one child
{James BARKLEY,Jr.(????-aft.1849)}.
James was commisioned a Captain on 24 JULY 1813 in the 45th Reg't. of the Rutherford
County Militia.
*(4)
John BARKLEY,Jr. born c1795-Rowan,N.C. died c1838/'40-Cannon,TN.
He married c1818-in of Warren,TN. to Elizabeth ?unknown?,she was born c1800-N.C. &
died after the 1850 Census-in of Cannon,TN.
They had at least eight children of which I only have the names of six
Sarah Jane BOWEN(c1822-aft.1860),
Henry C. BARKLEY(c1827-aft.1850),
Nancy Ann WARREN(c1830-aft.1851),
Mary Isabella ALEXANDER(c1831-aft.1851),
William A. BARKLEY(c1833-aft.1850),
Robert A. BARKLEY(c1837-aft.1850)}.
(5)
Andrew "Andy" BARKLEY born 15 MARCH 1798-Rowan,N.C. died 26 JUNE 1863Rutherford,TN.
He married c1819-in of Warren,TN. to Hannah WALKER, she was born 10 FEB.1799N.C. & died 23 NOV.1887-in of ?unknown?.
They had seven children
Prescilla W. HOGWOOD(1820-1889),
Jane/Jean Knox CRESON(c1821-aft.1866),
Ann Eliza WALKER(c1824-aft.1867),
Martha J.R. BRADLEY(1828-1899),
Rebecca E. LORANCE(1831-1884),
John T. BARKLEY(1833-1925), (*his will above)
Mary E. DAVIS(c1836-aft.1866)}.
Some Sources for John BARKLEY,Sr. is as follows........
1790 & 1800 Rowan.N.C. Census'.
1805 & 1806 Wilson,TN. Tax Lists.
1809-1813 Rutherford,TN. Tax Lists.
1810 Rutherford,TN. Census.
1820 Warren,TN. Census.
1840 Rutherford,TN. Census.
1850 Rutherford,TN. Mortality Scedule.
Followups:
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Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee Jan Fry 4/29/02
Date: April 29, 2002 at
10:32:30
Posted by: Jan Fry (ID *****9971)
In Reply to: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee by
Nathan M. LORANCE
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I believe I can give you a little help in you search. During the search of Barkleys in Al.
got as far as George Barkley b. Rowan Co. N.C. father unknown. Went to said county
and the Barkleys have an organization and have researched and documented from Henry
Barkley married to Mary and settled near the present city of Salisbury, N.C. around 1740.
Henry and Mary were charter members of Thyatira Presb. Church. They had six
children......two sons moved to Tn. and married Knoxs and they don't have any other
information other than the names of James and John, the sons that moved. This sounds
like a link you are looking for. I got this information from Linda B. Hoyle, 628 Hoyle
Street, Lincolnton, .C. 28092 She was president of the Robert Barkley Historical Assn.
and should be able to help you. Good Luck.
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Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee Nathan M. LORANCE 4/29/02
Date: April 29, 2002 at
23:35:42
Posted by: Nathan M. LORANCE (ID *****8527)
In Reply to: Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee by
Jan Fry
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Jan,
Thank You for your Interest in this line, but if you see my post #512 you'll notice
that I was already aware of who James & John BARKLEY's parents were.
I'm a direct descendant of James BARKLEY who married Sarah KNOX.
Since my James BARKLEY had no sons to live to adulthood and therefore the
BARKLEY name was not carried on from his line, I took the task of researching
his brother John's family line in Rutherford Co.,TN. as a sort of tribute to my
James BARKLEY.
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Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee Jan Fry 4/30/02
Date: April 30, 2002 at
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Posted by: Jan Fry (ID *****9971)
In Reply to: Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee by
Nathan M. LORANCE
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Thank you so much for your quick response. I had not seen your post #512
until after I had already posted to you......sorry. Do you happen to know if
John had male descendants and if so, would you please share that with me.
I have found there is much misinformation concerning the George Barkley
that I have researched. I have no idea who his parents were but according
to the cencus he was born in N.C. Dec., 1799 in Anson or Rowan N.C.
Married Liddia White 9/1821 also born in Anson or Rowan N.C. 8/1792.
Thank you for any assistance you may give. Jan Barkley Fry.
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Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee Nathan M.
LORANCE 4/30/02
Jan,
The post on John BARKLEY in which you are now in with me on has
the names of his children[5 sons,no daughters] and all his
Grandchildren on which I can prove and sorry no George's are mention
any of those records.
Sorry,but I have no Info. regarding a George BARKLEY
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Re: John BARKLEY (1765-1850) of Tennessee Jan Fry
4/30/02