Arzela was 8 years old in 1840 when her family left Kentucky to settle in Buchanan County, Missouri. She was 16 years old when she married 19 year old William Henry Barker on November 19, 1848 in Buchanan County, Missouri. By 1852 the Barkers settled in Jackson County, Kansas where they lived until 1873. In 1873, William and Arzela moved to Colorado where they bought a ranch in Fremont County. Arzela and William had nine children, seven born in Kansas and two born in Colorado.
Arzela died 29 October 1904 at home in Florence , Colorado and was buried at New Hope Cemetery in Wetmore, Fremont, Colorado, United States.
Contributor: Debbie Garcia
Children of William & Arzela:
Sarah Elizabeth b. 9/28/1850 m. Thomas Jacob Crosswhite
Martha Jane b. 6/15/1857 m. John Lou Crosswhite
Armilda b. 8/29/1861 m. Albert Higmon
John C. b. 5/30/1864 d. 7/7/1864
William Franklin b. 4/24/1865 m. Jesse Osborn
Turn b. 2/13/1866
Emma A. b. 1/19/1871 m. Clinton Samuel Crosswhite
Mary Anne b. 11/1/1875 m. Virgil Burroughs
Ulyssess b. 3/23/1878 m. Jesse Osborn
William & Arzela homesteaded in Colorado, the map shows their homestead is on the Homestead Map - located in Twp 20, Rng 69W, Section 22 on Adobe Creek. Their ranch was purchased by Karol Smith, he moved 2 Barker structures to his movie set called Buckskin Joe's which is where they stand today (2012). The information below was taken from a Buckskin Joe Brochure.
Picture Number 8
"Representative of the type of log structure found on the streets of Buckskin Joe is this one which came from one of the earliest ranches on Adobe creek. It was originally one room and was built by "Uncle Billy" Barker who homesteaded and filed on water rights in 1884. When located it had been covered with siding which had preserved it, and was a part of a larger structure. After
the death of Mr. & Mrs. Barker it was owned and occupied by several families. The last was that of Cal Sweeten, a pioneer who died in Wetmore. The homestead is now a part of the large Gumear Ranch which is owned and operated by Lewis Draper, Uncle of Karol Smith."
Picture Number 24 - is titled as "Photo Gallery" and the description reads:
"This building was once a barn on the Barker ranch on Adobe creek south of Florence. William Barker was a substantial citizen and developed his homestead by surrounding the home with several well-constructed buildings for storage and shelter for his livestock. To support his family he raised some grain and a large garden. There was open range for his milk cows and a few beef cattle. The community school house was built on the mesa above his ranch and he obtained his supplies in Florence and Canon City. Most of his neighbors were several miles away on Hardscrabble creek."
Other movies also filmed at Buckskin Joe's are: "True Grit", "White Buffalo", "The Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox" and the "Sacketts". Some of the Information about Karol Smith came from The Pueblo Chieftain, dated 7/2/1992.
Arzela was 8 years old in 1840 when her family left Kentucky to settle in Buchanan County, Missouri. She was 16 years old when she married 19 year old William Henry Barker on November 19, 1848 in Buchanan County, Missouri. By 1852 the Barkers settled in Jackson County, Kansas where they lived until 1873. In 1873, William and Arzela moved to Colorado where they bought a ranch in Fremont County. Arzela and William had nine children, seven born in Kansas and two born in Colorado.
Arzela died 29 October 1904 at home in Florence , Colorado and was buried at New Hope Cemetery in Wetmore, Fremont, Colorado, United States.
Contributor: Debbie Garcia
Children of William & Arzela:
Sarah Elizabeth b. 9/28/1850 m. Thomas Jacob Crosswhite
Martha Jane b. 6/15/1857 m. John Lou Crosswhite
Armilda b. 8/29/1861 m. Albert Higmon
John C. b. 5/30/1864 d. 7/7/1864
William Franklin b. 4/24/1865 m. Jesse Osborn
Turn b. 2/13/1866
Emma A. b. 1/19/1871 m. Clinton Samuel Crosswhite
Mary Anne b. 11/1/1875 m. Virgil Burroughs
Ulyssess b. 3/23/1878 m. Jesse Osborn
William & Arzela homesteaded in Colorado, the map shows their homestead is on the Homestead Map - located in Twp 20, Rng 69W, Section 22 on Adobe Creek. Their ranch was purchased by Karol Smith, he moved 2 Barker structures to his movie set called Buckskin Joe's which is where they stand today (2012). The information below was taken from a Buckskin Joe Brochure.
Picture Number 8
"Representative of the type of log structure found on the streets of Buckskin Joe is this one which came from one of the earliest ranches on Adobe creek. It was originally one room and was built by "Uncle Billy" Barker who homesteaded and filed on water rights in 1884. When located it had been covered with siding which had preserved it, and was a part of a larger structure. After
the death of Mr. & Mrs. Barker it was owned and occupied by several families. The last was that of Cal Sweeten, a pioneer who died in Wetmore. The homestead is now a part of the large Gumear Ranch which is owned and operated by Lewis Draper, Uncle of Karol Smith."
Picture Number 24 - is titled as "Photo Gallery" and the description reads:
"This building was once a barn on the Barker ranch on Adobe creek south of Florence. William Barker was a substantial citizen and developed his homestead by surrounding the home with several well-constructed buildings for storage and shelter for his livestock. To support his family he raised some grain and a large garden. There was open range for his milk cows and a few beef cattle. The community school house was built on the mesa above his ranch and he obtained his supplies in Florence and Canon City. Most of his neighbors were several miles away on Hardscrabble creek."
Other movies also filmed at Buckskin Joe's are: "True Grit", "White Buffalo", "The Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox" and the "Sacketts". Some of the Information about Karol Smith came from The Pueblo Chieftain, dated 7/2/1992.
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