Richland-Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Barker, Robert  April 12, 1945 - March 1, 2004
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Valencia Allen treasurejunktrunk@yahoo.com June 1, 2011, 5:01 pm

Source: Relatives
Author: Valencia Allen

Robert Barker was born in Rayville, La to parents of Rubbin Barker and Sarah
(Sabrie was her birth name)was the six child and was part of the 3rd marriage 
and 3rd set of children. My father could not read or write very well, however 
his occupation became Mechanic he could fix car. Every on e would like to 
thing there parent did it well. Everyone who just about came in contact with 
Robert loved his charisma very giving. Did have much fortune with women he 
just kept picking the wrong one after Linda E Allen they were thirteen when 
they met, and mom had left home herself.  They didn't have me till 68'. Would 
see my dad occasionally and not more until 92 when he was shot and left to die 
on the side of the road from helping someone with their car. Later I was the 
only one he called. I made arrangement for him to go back to Louisiana to be 
with his mother whom I never met. After he got out of the hospital he boarded 
that greyhound and came back.  It would be 97' before I would meet up with 
Robert again, I met relatives and my grandmother, some aunts and cousins, it 
was exciting times yet hard. Louisiana was basically a poor state, and people 
stayed on their jobs almost till they retired. So you could find work, however 
you barely made it.  My Robert had been involved in drugs for sometime and 
neglected his health, he was in his fifties when he was diagnosed him with 
Diabetes which he didn't take care of, it would eventually take his life at 52.
Robert was a good 6'2" like most of his brothers who were 6'feet or better.
GMama Sarah carried the Diabetes gene she didn't get it, however she passed it 
on to almost every other child.


Additional Comments:
Sabrie(Sarah)parents were-Florena Wade and Harry Rogers - Florena Parents were 
Hampton Wade and Amanda. Harry Parents were Dorcas Rogers and slave owner 
Joseph S or JS SJ Rogers. 
Rubbin parents were Ruben Barker and Elvyra Turner Giles
Ruben Barker parents were Jack and Jane Barker both being born in slavery that 
is were this story stops because I don't know where to go census records shows 
Richland Alto Louisiana. If anybody has anymore info send to. 
treasurejunktrunk@yahoo.com

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