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 652, Farmers' Township
Geo. R. Barker was born in Farmers’ tp. Aug. 26, 1838; son of
Joseph Barker, mentioned a little further on. Like other pioneer boys,
he was familiar with hunting deer, wolves and other wild animals that
were then so numerous in Illinois. His educational advantages were
limited. Mr. Barker was raised to hard work, having cleared a great
deal of land out of the brush. He is now a farmer comfortably situated,
owning a half interest in 300 acres of valuable land. He was married
Jan. 16, 1862, to Margaret C. Frizzell, a daughter of Johnsy Frizzell,
of McDonough county. They have had 9 children, of whom 7 are living,
viz: Luella, Ezra L., Lewis F., Emily C., Carrie, Lucy M. and an infant
girl. Sec. 7, Farmers’ tp.; P. O., Table Grove.
