OBIT: James BARKER, 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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JAMES BARKER.

  James Barker, of Pittsburg, a brother of Professor Joseph Barker, 
formerly of this city, and now of Trenton, N.J., died at the home of 
his sister, Mrs. R. S. Hanson, 755 Franklin street, Johnstown, at 10:40 
o'clock Tuesday night after a long illness with a complication of 
diseases.  Deceased was born at Seaham Harbor, County Durham, England, 
on August 6, 1874, and was a son of Samuel and Mary Barker, deceased.  
The family came to America in 1888 and settled in Clearfield county and 
later Mr. Barker went to Pittsburg where he was employed by the Jones & 
Laughlin company until taken ill and compelled to relinquish work.  He 
was a member of the Trinity Protestant Episcopal church, Pittsburg, the 
Knights of Pythias of Johnstown and the Loyal Order of Moose, of 
Pittsburg.  He is survived by these brothers and sisters, Mrs. R. S. 
Hanson and Charles and John Barker, of Johnstown; Professor Joseph 
Barker and Miss Alice Barker, of Trenton, and Osmund Barker, of 
Ishpeming, Mich.  The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Friday 
afternoon from the Hanson home and interment will follow in Grandview 
cemetery, Johnstown.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday Morning, December 14, 1916