Source: S-459734466 Repository: #R-995697160 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo . Research genealogy for Mary Barker of Newland, Yorkshire, England, as well as other members of the Barker family, on Ancestry. Ocala, Florida. Joseph and Edna Barker had children named Robert Barker, Jerry Barker, Joseph Barker Jr. (hosea) Charles Barker, Harley Barker, Martha Barker, Joann Barker, Clariss Barker, Audrey Barker. She held at least five different aliases over the years and may have helped stash goods, launder money, and, per the Orlando Sentinel, case banks. In December 1932, the gang robbed the Third Northwestern National Bank in Minneapolis, but this heist ended in a violent shoot-out with police, killing two officers and one civilian. There is not one police photograph of her or set of fingerprints taken while she was alive she knew we were criminals but her participation in our careers was limited to one function: when we traveled together, we moved as a mother and her sons. Concur in stating that he was descended from one Ralph or Randulph de Coverall, for whom a date is given, 12 Edw. /CapHeight 694 The word Bercar or Barcar as used in the twelfth and following century was an Anglicised form of the Norman-French word Bercher, a shepherd, and the term Barkary for a sheepfold lingered till Elizabethan times. He was among a group from nearby Newbury and Ipswich who had petitioned for . The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers. The Visitations trace all these five families to a common ancestor, "William Barker alias Coverall," who married "Margaret daughter and heire to Goulston of Goulston" and one of his sons is shown as the first Barker of Aston. "[She was] queerly able to present the appearance of a mild, even-tempered lady," Cooper added. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. The troubles started small - rocks thrown through windows, wallets stolen from pockets at church - but soon escalated to greater and greater misdeeds. >> In 2015, the Florida state senate proposed a bill for $500,000 to repair and preserve the house as an historic landmark, but the bill was rejected. Dunlap found at Lake Franstead, Minnesota; killed by Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis. Barker's sons committed crimes as early as 1910, when Herman was arrested for highway robbery after running over a child in the getaway car. 12 0 obj March 12, 1927 Fred Barker admitted to Kansas State Prison. Kate "Ma" Barker (Ash Grove, 8 de outubro de 1873 - Ocklawaha, 16 de janeiro de 1935) [1] foi uma notria criminosa estadunidense que viveu na poca da chamada "Era dos Inimigos Pblicos", fenmeno da Grande Depresso e que teve lugar na regio do Meio-Oeste do pas. The home is famous for being the location of the longest gun battle in FBI history. Plymouth Colony, MA d: 8 May 1763 dp: Scituate, Mass m: ca 1737 Mary Green b: 8 Mar 1710 bp: Plymouth, Mass d: 16 Mar 1756 dp: Barnstable, Barnstable Co, MA James Bird b: 1722 bp: Litchfield Co, CT [ Ref ] [ Ref] He died on 23 Jan 1842, age 82, and is buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. Family Tree . /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding Both pictured above, they are Fred, Ash Grove, Greene County, MO, United States, Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States, Ocklawaha, Marion County, FL, United States, Historical criminals, thieves and vagabonds, American Gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s, Arizona Donnie "arrie Kate" Barker (born Clark), Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, Spartenburg Weekly Herald and Herald-Journal - Jan 19 1935, Ma Barker Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story. stream Username and password are case sensitive. Kate (Ma) Barker (ne Clark October 8, 1873 January 16, 1935), better known as Ma Barker, and sometimes as Arizona Barker, was the mother of several criminals who ran the Barker gang during the public enemy era, when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the U.S. Midwest gripped the American pe . In 1928, Lloyd Barker was incarcerated in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, Arthur "Doc" Barker was in the Oklahoma State Prison, and Fred was in the Kansas State Prison. The family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1912. 3 0 obj Current reports as of 2022 are consistent that Kate Barker's role in her sons' crimes were falsely created by the media to increase newspaper and media sales margins. Before they met him, the gang were nothing more than a "bumbling band of hillbilly burglars" who would have been captured or killed long before becoming nationally notorious. As a result, Kate Barker became a wanted woman, and a poster with her photo offered a $100 award for her capture (per Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz in their book, "Freaky Florida"). Stockbridge Howland Barker, b. Either she threw him out, as some say, or he left when life became intolerable with his criminal family. A strong-willed matriarch who allegedly helped organize her sons' crimes, Kate Barker better known as "Ma" Barker was killed after a four-hour gun battle with FBI agents in Ocklawaha, Florida in 1935. James Barker was born on 17 Jan 1760 in Bradford. Samuel Barker was a lineal descendant of John Barker, of Shropshire, England, who married, in 1549, Elizabeth Hill, a sister of Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London. [6] While at one hideout, a resident identified the gang from photographs in True Detective magazine and told the police, but Chief Brown tipped them off and they escaped. On Aug. 29, 1927, the eldest son, Herman, killed himself to avoid prosecution after committing a robbery and shooting a police officer in the mouth. The fuzz was hot on their tail, and it was time to find a place to hunker down for a while. A wanted poster issued at this time offered $100 reward for the capture of "Old Lady Arrie Barker" as an accomplice. The FBI gunned down Ma and Fred Barker in this Florida cottage. In addition to being a writer, Samuel is a social activist, photographer and cat lover. From 1927 to 1930, Kate Barker lived alone in what author Tim Mahoney describes in his book "Secret Partners" as a "dirt-floor shack" in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The land where it had sat since 1930 was sold by its owners. Delma Barker, Marion Barker, Versie Barker are all deaceased. In 1999 using rap name Sha-Queen her single hit 15 on the Billboard charts. Ma Barker died from a single bullet wound, and Freds body was riddled with bullets. /Contents 10 0 R "The name Barker, though not a very common one, made its appearance during the thirteenth century in parts of the country widely distant from each other, and it is not to be supposed that all those who bore it were in any way related to each other. 722 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 444 556 444 0 500 556 278 0 556 278 833 556 J. Edgar Hoover called her "the most vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal brain of the last decade.". Some historians believe Kate Barker was involved, likely providing the instruments of escape. What could look more innocent? [6] He also claimed that she enjoyed the lifestyle that was the fruit of her sons' crimes and supposedly had a string of lovers.[6]. It was probably derived from the office, or rather appointment, of Bercar, a sort of Inspector or Chief Shepherd, whose duty it was to superintend the stint of sheep on the common lands of the manor, especially on Manors of the Royal Demesne. This doesn't belong in Surnames, but it's not mine so I'm leaving it [Hatte Blejer 10/19/2011]. 1926 Fred Barker robbed bank in Winfield, Kansas; arrested. According to legend, as a young girl Barker saw the outlaw Jesse James and his gang ride through her town. << He was born in Springfield on January 22, 1930 to the late Robina (Waters) and Herbert Barker. She never much cared for the name, though, and changed it to Kate herself, notes Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian in "Ma Barker." She was known to often say, If the good people of this town dont like my boys, then the good people know what to do.. Alvin Karpis, thought to be the true leader of the gang, disagreed with Hoover. "[4] Alvin Karpis was probably the real leader of the gang, and he later said that Ma was just "an old-fashioned homebody from the Ozarks superstitious, gullible, simple, cantankerous and, well, generally law abiding". Standing here in front of the windows where Ma Barker made her last stand, it's easy to feel one. Ma Barker. From about the fourteen century onward the word Barker was applied to a tanner, and at a still later date it came to mean a barker of trees, but these were comparatively modern uses of the word and only originated after family names had become established. However, there is some controversy regarding Ma Barkers role as the leader and mastermind behind the success of the Barker-Karpis gang. Gal'in?er, l Agents Kill Pair After 4-Hour Gun Fight At "Hang-Out" in Florida 66, Oct 8 1873 - Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri, USA, Jan 16 1935 - Ocklawaha, Marion County, Florida, USA, Lecty A. Clark, Jessie Clark, Eva Mae Clark, Beretta M. Reynolds, Herman Barker, Lloyd William Barker, Frederick G Barker, Barber, Jan 16 1935 - Barker hideout, Lake Weir, FL, USA, Herman Barker, Lloyd William Barker, Arthur R. Barker, Frederick G. Barker, Willmer Barker, Oct 8 1873 - Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States, Jan 16 1935 - Lake Weir, Marion, Florida, United States, Herman Barker, Lloyd William Barker, Arthur Raymond Barker, Frederick G. Barker, k, Eva Mae Hays (born Clark), Baretta M Reynolds, Lulu Ophia Reynolds, Baby Reynolds, Chesley Winfield Reynolds, and, snd that while there they had seen ond talked With Fred and ", agents who the house ln Okla- wahn was killed or injured. Records of Ma Barker on Ancestry. Thanks Ever So Much, Bette J. Thomas. Arrie did everything that she could to get her sons off, no matter what they had done.[3]. The tumultuous life of Kate Clark - simple farm girl turned gangster matriarch - is a lesson in this inevitability. Descendant of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren Abigail BarkerBorn:. According to Julie Thompson's "Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio," many historians believe this party was key to the Barker-Karpis Gang's transition into a big-league crime outfit. << [11] Other sources say that it was lying between the bodies of Ma and Fred. According to the Ma Barker House, in 1930, she meta well-dressed - though unemployed - older gentleman named Arthur Dunlop, and he moved in with her. This may have been when she became "loose" with local men, as the FBI suggested. /Flags 4 Having already captured the era's other public enemies, they were devoting all their energy to bringing in the "Bloody Barkers" and Alvin "Creepy" Karpis. Barker didnt discourage her sons from their criminal enterprises, nor did she discipline them. Barker Genealogy, published by the Barker Society, of which I am a vice-president,1 I learn there are eight principal lines of the Barker family in this country. ", http://www.vnla.com/vnl/gen/mcq/Barker.htm, (from http://books.google.com/books?id=k7UNAQAAMAAJ&dq=John%20Barker%20al Google eBooks, not in copyright). Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Richard Barker born abt. Her role was in taking care of gang members, who often sent her to the movies while they committed crimes. Inside The Turbulent Antebellum Period And What Really Happened Before The Civil War, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. [12] Their bodies were put on public display, and then stored unclaimed until October 1, 1935, when relatives had them buried at Williams Timberhill Cemetery in Welch, Oklahoma, next to the body of Herman Barker. The Family of Richard Barker of Andover, Massachusetts Paradigm of Seventeenth Century Colonial Puritanism. . Biography of Ma Barker and her Sons. /Filter /FlateDecode Karpis and Fred were rubbing shoulders with the best in the business, exchanging information. The FBI reported that a small arsenal found in the house consisted of two .45 caliber automatic pistols, two Thompson submachine guns, a .33 caliber Winchester rifle, a .380 caliber Colt automatic pistol, a Browning 12 gauge automatic shotgun, and a Remington 12 gauge pump shotgun. They obtained $100,000 in ransom by abducting William Hamm, then arranged the kidnapping of Edward Bremer which netted them a $200,000 ransom. /Length 4108 Salt Lake City : Tradition Publications. /LastChar 122 [10] Gunfire from the house finally stopped, and the FBI ordered local estate handyman Willie Woodbury to enter the house wearing a bulletproof vest. January 15, 1921 Arthur Barker aka "Claude Dade" involved in attempted bank robbery in Muskogee, Oklahoma; arrested (#822). [6] She certainly knew of the gang's activities and even helped them before and after they committed their crimes, and this made her an accomplice, but there is no evidence that she was involved in planning them. July 26, 1932 Fred Barker, Karpis (with an augmented gang) robbed Cloud County bank at. /Type /Page Here is the Harker family tree. /Descent -206 The gang moved to Chicago but left after a short period because Alvin didnt want to work for Al Capone. FIRST GENERATION. FBI leader J. Edgar Hoover agreed, revealing to the public in 1935 that her eyes were "queerly direct, penetrating, with some strongly smoldering flame, yet withal as hypnotically cold as the muzzle of a gun.". Get Started . American criminal who, along with Alvin Karpis, co-founded the Barker-Karpis gang, Born on December 12, 1901 After a series of robberies, Fred and Karpis killed Sheriff C. Roy Kelly in West Plains, Missouri on December 19, 1931, an act that forced them to flee the territory. Continued on Pago IIS Column U Local Secret Orders BELIEVE , list of public enemies. (pp. August 13, 1932 Attorney J. Earl Smith of Tulsa, Oklahoma found killed at Indian Hills Country Club north of Tulsa; he had been retained to defend Harvey Bailey over the Fort Scott bank robbery, but the man was convicted. October 29, 1938 Lloyd Barker released from prison. She is described as his wife on the 1930 census of Tulsa, Oklahoma. From 1928 to 1930, Ma lived in "miserable poverty" in a "dirt-floor shack" with no husband and no job, while all her sons were in jail. 1921 Lloyd "Red" Barker arrested for vagrancy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [15] After her death, Hoover claimed that Ma Barker was "the most vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal brain of the last decade". The gang managed to get away, and their reputation as a dangerous band of criminals grew. In October 2016, the Ma Barker home in Ocklawaha, Florida, was relocated via barge across Lake Weir to Carney Island in Marion County in preparation for being opened to the public as a museum in late 2017 or 2018. All four of Kate Barker's sons spent a good amount of time incarcerated throughout their lives. He was arrested and locked up in the Tulsa County Jail. The FBI soon located the house where the gang was staying after identifying references to a local restaurant[clarification needed] named "Gator Joe", who had a taste for gangsters, but not for cops,[clarification needed] mentioned in a letter sent to Doc. . Per the Joplin Globe, the Barker boys were known as the town criminals while still school-aged. Over the next several years, Herman, along with his three brothers, began hanging out with other hoodlums in the vicinity of the Old Lincoln Forsythe School in Tulsa, where they became members of the Central Park Gang. In June 1933, they kidnapped William Hamm Jr. of the brewing family, getting a ransom of $100,000. But Fred stuck a machine gun out the window instead. We saw a deer while on the tram traveling to the house. May 2, 1936 Karpis and accomplice Fred Hunter arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana. Already a rebellious child, young Kate became enamored with the Midwest outlaws of the time. J. Edgar Hoover also attributed Kate's sons' rampant criminal activities later in life to her spoiling them. Birth of Kate "Ma" Barker. In June, the Barker-Karpis Gang abducted William Hamm Jr., president of the Hamm Brewery Company, demanding a hefty ransom for his release. Compare DNA and explore genealogy for William Barker Sr born 1646 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts died 1718 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts including parents + descendants + 2 photos + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community. Taken from The Ultimate Killer Collection by Stewart Andel. Based on the lack of evidence tying her to any crime, most historians agree with Karpis. The American musician did not get to spend much time with his mother as she was diagnosed with Sjogren . 13 May 1913, Chicago, IL, d. 1992 Glouster, VA, ma. Ms. 29.245,fol. endobj The plan worked, Ma Barker, and William Hamm, whole and unhurt, returned to the family. James and his brothers had begun robbing banks throughout Missouri and made regular national news throughout her childhood. The agents returned fire using tear gas bombs, rifles, and machine-guns. Cecil Barker is deaceased. Barker gained a reputation as a ruthless crime matriarch who controlled and organized her sons' crimes. Getty ImagesBack in the 1930s, people would pose with the bodies of infamous criminals. Microfiche. ", While she didn't do any of the heavy lifting, Kate still had a role in the gang's activities. The special agent in charge of the operation approached the house and demanded that the occupants surrender. He added, "she wasn't a leader of criminals or even a criminal herself.". In an FBI document, J. Edgar Hoover described George as lacking motivation. New York had the highest population of Barker families in 1840. In 1927 Herman Barker apparently committed suicide after being wounded by Kansas police. Anytime a revival came through town she went. Her stepdad, Reuben Reynolds, was a lawman who Kate did not get along with one bit. Put yer hands in the air and gimme all yer money," before going on to describe her as "the meanest cat from ol' Chicago town." He is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. She was born about 1772. % Agents entered the house after Woodbury announced that Ma and Fred Barker were both dead. McCord of Northwest Airways Company, thinking he was a policeman. The FBI were not aware that Karpis and other gang members had left three days before, leaving only Fred and Ma in the house. Newspaper article on Ma Barker. Fred brought fellow prison inmate Alvin Karpis, alias Old Creepy, home with him; the two formed the Barker-Karpis Gang and used Ma Barkers shack as their hideout. January 6, 1935 Barker gang member William B. Harrison killed by fellow gangsters at Ontarioville, Illinois. /Subtype /Type1C Wayne Barker and his wife Carolyn are both deceased. Among the four of them, between 1915 and 1927, they were arrested for robbery, stealing cars, and even murder, as per History. Fred's body was riddled with bullets, but Ma appeared to have died from a single bullet wound. Ma Barker. The Barker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. While there is no evidence she was directly involved in the kidnappings, Kate "Ma" Barker certainly enjoyed the spoils. June 17, 1932 Fred Barker, Karpis and five accomplices robbed Fort Scott, Kansas Bank. She would steal away in her room and read magazine articles detailing the exploits of the bank and train robbing Dalton Gang. Both Ma and Fred, it was soon learned, were dead," according to the website. March 5, 1915 Herman Barker arrested for highway robbery in Joplin, Missouri. On New Year's Eve, there was a gala attended by many top mobsters, including Capone's associates and Isadore "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld (per authorTroy Taylor). According to writer Miriam Allen deFord, George "gave up completely and quietly removed himself from the scene" after Herman's death and the imprisonment of his other sons. Over the course of their marriage, George worked various odd jobs, includingat the Crystal Springs Water Company (per The Famous People). Barker has a half-brother, Kent Valandra, from Matilda's subsequent re-marriage. The Barker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. What could look more innocent?. Short, blue-eyed, and dark-featured, George was quiet, as per Biography, and lacked the ambition Kate wanted, allowing her to dominate the relationship, notes the Kansas City Star. There was no machinery so the grain was sown or planted by hand and cut with sickles. As they came of age, Ma Barkers sons turned to a life of crime, as evidenced by Hermans 1915 arrest in Joplin, Missouri for highway robbery. June 10, 1931 Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis (alias George Heller) arrested by Tulsa, Oklahoma Police investigating burglary. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Karpis claimed that Ma Barker was just an old-fashioned homebody from the Ozarks a simple woman, adding that Ma was superstitious, gullible, simple, cantankerous, and, well, generally law-abiding. On Dec. 18, 1931, Fred and Alvin robbed a department store in West Plains, Missouri. Author John Koblas (via Press)attributes this to her idolization of outlaws like Jesse James - she had taught her sons that criminals were heroes and getting out of trouble was an easy fix. << While the rest of the U.S. was scraping pennies in a severe economic depression, Kate was frequenting high-class restaurants and nightclubs. From 1916 to 1919, he was at the Crystal Springs Water Co. The FBI used these clues to find a lake in Florida that boasted just such an alligator. The purpose was to keep her from learning much about the gang's crimes, as well as to separate her from their girlfriends, with whom she did not get along. The most Barker families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. January 19, 1934 Gang wounds M.C. II (1319). And lastly, George and Arizona had spent 15 years in Tulsa - where I had grown up and where I now live. An error has occured while loading the map. /OPM 1 Fred and Arthur Barker, along with Alvin Karpis, robbed a string of banks across the Midwest in 1932 (per Biography), resulting in the killings of more officers and a civilian (viaMinnPost). "The most ridiculous story in the annals of crime is that Ma Barker was the mastermind behind the Barker-Karpis Gang," he said in a 1979 interview (via Toronto Sun).
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