Celestia "Lettie", daughter of Ariel Barker and Nancy Harlow Barker, was born and raised in Bangor, Maine. While visiting Canadian uncles she met Cephas Barker, a distant cousin from Denver. They were married after a three-week courtship and returned to Denver. Cephas worked for an uncle in the area who had a ranch and continued to do so for several years. He also worked in the local mines. While working in the mines they became acquainted with a neighbor, John Carlson.
Cephas contracted typhoid fever and died. Within the same year that Cephas died three of his and Celestia's children also died of typhoid fever, Estele, Edith and Ethel. They had previously lost one other infant boy. The surviving children were Estele's twin, Ira, and Francis.
Celestia (Lettie) C. Barker birth date & place: 14 May 1856, Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME death date & place: 10 Nov. 1928, High Valley, Valley Co., ID buried: 13 Nov. 1928, Sec. G, Blk 101, Lot 7, Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, ID ---------- father: Airel1 Barker, b. abt. 1806, Bangor, Maine (see census2) Airel was "son of Josiah & Nancy Barker, d. Jan 12, 1881, at 70 yrs, 5 mos." (http://www.mthopebgr.com) mother: Nancy Carver Harlow Barker, b. 30 Dec. 1816, Maine "wife of Ariel Barker, d. March 22, 1891, age 75" -- http://www.mthopebgr.com Nancy was the daughter of John Harlow and Eliza (Betsey) Alway -- see RootsWeb, WorldConnect, Ginger Harlow file ---------- married abt. 1879: (1) Cephas (Tillson) Barker (b. 2 Sept. 1854) (d. 22 May 1892 of typhoid fever at La Jara, Conejos Co., Colo.) ---------- Children of Celestia & Cephas: i. Ethel, (b. June 1881, Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Ontario - L. Mills posting; others list Colo.) d. at age of 12 ii. baby boy, still born iii. Edith, d. young iv. & v. Ira, b. abt. 1884, CO. & Estell (twins) - Estell died young, Ira disappeared enroute to California, in early '20's (body later found near Ontario, Oregon) vi. Frances B., b. 26 Nov. 1885, d. 29 May 1971, San Luis Obispo, California ( m. 12 July 1904, Washington Co. - to Luther Fulton) ------------ m. (2) Johann "John" Frithiof Carlson 17 April 1893, Littleton, Jefferson Co., Colo. (family notes) ---------- children of Celestia & John: vii. Alma Josephine, b. 6 May 1894, Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colo.
1Family notes list his name as Josiah; could his name have been Airel Josiah??
2Census (heritagequestonline):
1860, June, ME, Penobscot Co., 5WD, Bangor Barker, Airel, age 54, brickmaker, 500, 100, b. Maine Nancy, age 42 b. Maine Thomas A, age 29, Mariner b. Maine Josiah A., age 18, Mariner b. Maine Ursulia M., age 15, b. Maine Arth? age 12, female b. Maine Ann E, age 10, female b. Maine Louis? K age 8 b. Maine Celestia C., age 3 b. Maine Eliza Harlow, age 73, b. France
1870 -- Bangor City, 5WD, Penabscott, April Barker, Arnold, age 60, laborer, 500, ME Nancy, age 53, Josiah, age 27, Mariner Ursula, age 25 Annie, age 20 Sy--?, age 18 Silista, age 13 Lizzie, age 11
Grandmother Carlson's Cousin (date unknown, location unknown)
Ferry to Canada, date unknown, specific location unknown
Wright Barker funeral notice, 1904, Dereham
Walter Barker (cousin), 1917
Adell, Wife of Walter Barker (cousin), 1917
Clarence Barker, U.S.S. Vermont, 4th Division
back of Clarence card
Ira Willard Barker, unknown date, photographer Miss Taney, Bangor, ME
Natalie, wife of Ira Willard Barker (cousin), unknown date, photographer E. J. Taney, Bangor, ME
Frances (nee: Barker), Mae, Luther Fulton, 191-
Mae Fulton (same size and quality as the print below)
Camp in the Sierras, 1924
Uncle Lou and Celestia, 192- (L. K. Barker)
Newspaper clipping from abt. 1926, when Celestia visited California
Cousin Helen Barker Wilson
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