SHELBY COUNTY OHIO OBIT *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *********************************************************************** SHELBYANA Jan. 2004 No. 98 page 4 Obituary from The Shelby County Democrat Friday 29 July 1892 (Typed as it appeared in print, except that surnames are capitalized for easy reference.) BARKER Joshua BARKER, who was a resident of Turtle Creek township for more than seventy years, died at Blue Grass, in Fulton county, Indiana July 15. Mr BARKER was born in Montgomery county, April 15, 1818, and came to this county with his parents two years aftrwards. One year ago he moved to Blue Grass, Indiana. He had a severe attack of la grie last March wich broke him down and he gradually failed in health afterwards. In 1850 he married Dehlila PENCE, by whom he had eight children, six of whom are living. His wife died in 1872.