History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 651-652, Farmers' Township
Chas. E. Barker, sec. 7, Farmers’ tp.; P. O., Table Grove; was
born April 4, 1842, in this township, the son of John Barker, the first
settler here. He was accustomed to the lot of pioneer boys, and hence
his educational advantages were very limited. He owns a half interest
in 300 acres of land, and is a prosperous farmer and stock-raiser of
Farmers’ township. He was married April 19, 1866, to Mary E. Pontious,
daughter of Andrew Pontious, of Page Co., Iowa. They have 5 children
living, - Leonard W., Ira C., Willie L., Harry and Perry, besides one
deceased.
