Son of Spencer & Esther Barckley.
Father's birthplace is listed as either Maryland (1880, 1900 U.S. Censuses; Orrick's MD death certificate) or Pennsylvania (1910, 1920 U.S. Censuses).
Mother's birthplace was Maryland.
Married to Hester/Esther Graham (b. 3/1/1846 MD — d. 2/7/1903 Eden, MD), herself the daughter of Phillip Graham & Henrietta "Hennie" Waters, on January 8, 1868 in Somerset County, Maryland.
Also married to Annie Cornish (b. ~1853 MD — d. ?) in around 1905, according to the 1910 U.S. Census.
Orrick's birth years range from 1842, 1844, & 1845; his grave lists his birth year as 1850.
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Orrick "Arrick" Barkley was born likely in Wicomico County, Maryland between the years 1842 - 1850. According to his death certificate*, his parents were Spencer & Esther Barkley. According to the "U.S. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," he was born in Northampton, VA on October 22, 1844.
Mr. Barkley was an enslaved person, owned at one point by John Calvin Barkley (b. 1842 — ?). John C. Barkley owned a farm called Brentwood Farm near Allen, Wicomico Co., MD. In 1862, John Barkley sold "the following slaves: Hamilton Barkley, William Barkley, Charlotte Barkley & children George Washington, Rebecca, & Zero, as well as negroes Daniel, Orrick, Lydia & her children William & Julius Caesar, George, & Francis, in addition to 4 mules, 3 horses, 36 'head of cattle,' 19 sheep, 50 hogs, 2 timber & 2 wain carts, furniture, & the vessel 'Commodore Dryden,' all for $2,700." **
Also according to Orrick's death certificate, his occupation was a Civil War Veteran. He appears to have served in the Union Army, a part of the 9th Regiment, US Colored Infantry. Enlisting on November 22, 1863 & mustered in 8 days later on November 30, 1863, he remained a Private until he mustered out of the army on November 26, 1866.
He passed away in Eden, Maryland, on September 14, 1930, at the age of 88. He was buried at the Flower Hill Church Cemetery in Eden, MD, on September 16, 1930.
Grave pictures were taken by me on March 11, 2021.
**Info. on Orrick's enslaved/early life is from the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society's "More From the Shore" Spring 2022 newsletter (Vol. 41 — No.1).
*Orrick's Maryland State Archives death certificate was searched for, scanned, & paid for by me when I visited back in March 2022.
Father's birthplace is listed as either Maryland (1880, 1900 U.S. Censuses; Orrick's MD death certificate) or Pennsylvania (1910, 1920 U.S. Censuses).
Mother's birthplace was Maryland.
Married to Hester/Esther Graham (b. 3/1/1846 MD — d. 2/7/1903 Eden, MD), herself the daughter of Phillip Graham & Henrietta "Hennie" Waters, on January 8, 1868 in Somerset County, Maryland.
Also married to Annie Cornish (b. ~1853 MD — d. ?) in around 1905, according to the 1910 U.S. Census.
Orrick's birth years range from 1842, 1844, & 1845; his grave lists his birth year as 1850.
• — • — • — •
Orrick "Arrick" Barkley was born likely in Wicomico County, Maryland between the years 1842 - 1850. According to his death certificate*, his parents were Spencer & Esther Barkley. According to the "U.S. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," he was born in Northampton, VA on October 22, 1844.
Mr. Barkley was an enslaved person, owned at one point by John Calvin Barkley (b. 1842 — ?). John C. Barkley owned a farm called Brentwood Farm near Allen, Wicomico Co., MD. In 1862, John Barkley sold "the following slaves: Hamilton Barkley, William Barkley, Charlotte Barkley & children George Washington, Rebecca, & Zero, as well as negroes Daniel, Orrick, Lydia & her children William & Julius Caesar, George, & Francis, in addition to 4 mules, 3 horses, 36 'head of cattle,' 19 sheep, 50 hogs, 2 timber & 2 wain carts, furniture, & the vessel 'Commodore Dryden,' all for $2,700." **
Also according to Orrick's death certificate, his occupation was a Civil War Veteran. He appears to have served in the Union Army, a part of the 9th Regiment, US Colored Infantry. Enlisting on November 22, 1863 & mustered in 8 days later on November 30, 1863, he remained a Private until he mustered out of the army on November 26, 1866.
He passed away in Eden, Maryland, on September 14, 1930, at the age of 88. He was buried at the Flower Hill Church Cemetery in Eden, MD, on September 16, 1930.
Grave pictures were taken by me on March 11, 2021.
**Info. on Orrick's enslaved/early life is from the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society's "More From the Shore" Spring 2022 newsletter (Vol. 41 — No.1).
*Orrick's Maryland State Archives death certificate was searched for, scanned, & paid for by me when I visited back in March 2022.
Son of Spencer & Esther Barckley.
Father's birthplace is listed as either Maryland (1880, 1900 U.S. Censuses; Orrick's MD death certificate) or Pennsylvania (1910, 1920 U.S. Censuses).
Mother's birthplace was Maryland.
Married to Hester/Esther Graham (b. 3/1/1846 MD — d. 2/7/1903 Eden, MD), herself the daughter of Phillip Graham & Henrietta "Hennie" Waters, on January 8, 1868 in Somerset County, Maryland.
Also married to Annie Cornish (b. ~1853 MD — d. ?) in around 1905, according to the 1910 U.S. Census.
Orrick's birth years range from 1842, 1844, & 1845; his grave lists his birth year as 1850.
• — • — • — •
Orrick "Arrick" Barkley was born likely in Wicomico County, Maryland between the years 1842 - 1850. According to his death certificate*, his parents were Spencer & Esther Barkley. According to the "U.S. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," he was born in Northampton, VA on October 22, 1844.
Mr. Barkley was an enslaved person, owned at one point by John Calvin Barkley (b. 1842 — ?). John C. Barkley owned a farm called Brentwood Farm near Allen, Wicomico Co., MD. In 1862, John Barkley sold "the following slaves: Hamilton Barkley, William Barkley, Charlotte Barkley & children George Washington, Rebecca, & Zero, as well as negroes Daniel, Orrick, Lydia & her children William & Julius Caesar, George, & Francis, in addition to 4 mules, 3 horses, 36 'head of cattle,' 19 sheep, 50 hogs, 2 timber & 2 wain carts, furniture, & the vessel 'Commodore Dryden,' all for $2,700." **
Also according to Orrick's death certificate, his occupation was a Civil War Veteran. He appears to have served in the Union Army, a part of the 9th Regiment, US Colored Infantry. Enlisting on November 22, 1863 & mustered in 8 days later on November 30, 1863, he remained a Private until he mustered out of the army on November 26, 1866.
He passed away in Eden, Maryland, on September 14, 1930, at the age of 88. He was buried at the Flower Hill Church Cemetery in Eden, MD, on September 16, 1930.
Grave pictures were taken by me on March 11, 2021.
**Info. on Orrick's enslaved/early life is from the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society's "More From the Shore" Spring 2022 newsletter (Vol. 41 — No.1).
*Orrick's Maryland State Archives death certificate was searched for, scanned, & paid for by me when I visited back in March 2022.
Father's birthplace is listed as either Maryland (1880, 1900 U.S. Censuses; Orrick's MD death certificate) or Pennsylvania (1910, 1920 U.S. Censuses).
Mother's birthplace was Maryland.
Married to Hester/Esther Graham (b. 3/1/1846 MD — d. 2/7/1903 Eden, MD), herself the daughter of Phillip Graham & Henrietta "Hennie" Waters, on January 8, 1868 in Somerset County, Maryland.
Also married to Annie Cornish (b. ~1853 MD — d. ?) in around 1905, according to the 1910 U.S. Census.
Orrick's birth years range from 1842, 1844, & 1845; his grave lists his birth year as 1850.
• — • — • — •
Orrick "Arrick" Barkley was born likely in Wicomico County, Maryland between the years 1842 - 1850. According to his death certificate*, his parents were Spencer & Esther Barkley. According to the "U.S. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," he was born in Northampton, VA on October 22, 1844.
Mr. Barkley was an enslaved person, owned at one point by John Calvin Barkley (b. 1842 — ?). John C. Barkley owned a farm called Brentwood Farm near Allen, Wicomico Co., MD. In 1862, John Barkley sold "the following slaves: Hamilton Barkley, William Barkley, Charlotte Barkley & children George Washington, Rebecca, & Zero, as well as negroes Daniel, Orrick, Lydia & her children William & Julius Caesar, George, & Francis, in addition to 4 mules, 3 horses, 36 'head of cattle,' 19 sheep, 50 hogs, 2 timber & 2 wain carts, furniture, & the vessel 'Commodore Dryden,' all for $2,700." **
Also according to Orrick's death certificate, his occupation was a Civil War Veteran. He appears to have served in the Union Army, a part of the 9th Regiment, US Colored Infantry. Enlisting on November 22, 1863 & mustered in 8 days later on November 30, 1863, he remained a Private until he mustered out of the army on November 26, 1866.
He passed away in Eden, Maryland, on September 14, 1930, at the age of 88. He was buried at the Flower Hill Church Cemetery in Eden, MD, on September 16, 1930.
Grave pictures were taken by me on March 11, 2021.
**Info. on Orrick's enslaved/early life is from the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society's "More From the Shore" Spring 2022 newsletter (Vol. 41 — No.1).
*Orrick's Maryland State Archives death certificate was searched for, scanned, & paid for by me when I visited back in March 2022.
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ORRICK BARCLEY
1850 - 1930
At Rest
Gravesite Details
Grave is located right on the edge of the cemetery along Flower Hill Church Rd. Grave is marked with a headstone covered with weathered white paint and a small footstone.
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