Lemon Barker (son of John Calvin Barker and Martha) was born 1783 in Perquimans Co., North Carolina, and died 1847 in Bastrop Co., TX. He married Sarah Forehand.
Notes for Lemon Barker: Information on Lemon was found in the Bastrop Library, Bastrop, Texas. History of the Wilbarger Cemetery (AKA - Lemon Barker Cemetery) is found in the "Bastrop County Cemeteries" Vol. 5 in the library. Summary of history is as follows:
Josiah Pugh Wilbarger is the son-in-law of Lemon Barker. Lemon was the son of John Calvin and Martha Barker. Brothers and sisters of Lemon were John, Wilson, Jesse, Billie, Betsy, and Keziah. Lemon came to Texas in 1827 with his wife Sarah Forehand, his mother Martha, and his only daughter Margaret. Margaret married Josiah Wilbarger and had 5 sons and 2 daughters. All their sons were Texas Rangers, but one, Webb. Lemon and Josiah were killed by Indians.
More About Lemon Barker: Burial: Unknown, Wilbarger Cemetery (AKA - Lemon Barker Cemetery) Bastrop Co., TX.
Children of Lemon Barker and Sarah Forehand are:
Margaret Barker, b. October 20, 1810, Florisant, Missouri, d. June 09, 1897, Bastrop Co., TX.
Lemon Barker (b. 1783, d. 1847)
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