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Family of Byard (m160) H BARKLEY and Lucetta GRIFFIN

Byard (m160) H BARKLEY b. 1812~1271 at New York1272. d. 1885 Apr 151660 at prob Kent Co., MI. bd. Marshall Cem., Cannon Twp., Kent Co., MI1660.
Lucetta GRIFFIN b. 1806~1271 at New York1271. d. 18731660. bd. Marshall Cem., Cannon Twp., Kent Co., MI1660.

Married1523 1861 Dec 151523 at Kent Co., MI1523.

Byard and Lucetta were married1662 by William E Whitney, J.P. Witnesses were Henry F Fair[sic] and Sanford Hines[sic].

Byard's initial H is listed in the 1860 and 1880 censuses. In 1860, Marcus H Barkley, age 17, b NY, is listed with him. In 1870, he is listed in the household of Stephen and Charlott Wakeman, age 58, farm worker, b NY. He is enumerated in the 1880 census as "Barkley H Byard," age 67, widowed, farmer, b NY, parents both born NY. John Barkley2582 has "Byard Haines Barkley." See notes for "Haines Barkley" in family of John and Martha (Haines) Barkley.

In 1870, "Lucretia" Barkley, age 64, born New York, stocking knitter, is living in the household of Henry F and Jane Farr. Henry was a witness for Lucetta's marriage to Byard. In 1880, Byard is listed as widowed. "Lusetta" Barkley is buried on the same lot with Henry F and Jane Farr.

Child 1. Marcus

In 1860, Marcus was living with his father. No others are listed in the household. Marcus' father Byard H Barckley filed1007 for Marcus' service in the Michigan 16th Infantry Jun 12 1874. Marcus, age 19, resident of Lowell, MI, had enlisted as a private in Company C, Michigan 16th Infantry Regiment on 9 Dec 1861. He mustered out1007 on 6 Aug 1862 at Harrison's Landing, VA, which was, in fact, the date2583 of his death.

Children of Byard (m160) H BARKLEY and Lucetta GRIFFIN:

1. Marcus H BARKLEY1007 b. 1842~2583 at New York2583. d. 1862 Aug 62583 at Harrison's Landing, VA1007.


1007. Civil War Pension Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; www.ancestry.com, familysearch.org, fold3.com
1270. 1860 Fed Census MI, Kent Co., Cannon; www.ancestry.com
1271. 1870 Fed Census MI, Kent Co., Cannon; www.ancestry.com
1272. 1880 Fed Census MI, Kent Co., Cannon; www.ancestry.com
1523. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 1822-1995, 1811-1959; familysearch.org
1660. Michigan, Kent County; cemetery transcriptions; http://www.migenweb.net/kent/cemeteries/
1662. Michigan, Kent County; Marriage Records abstracted from Kent County Court Files 1845-1870; http://kent.migenweb.net/marriages/court/1845-1870/b.html
2582. Barkley, John of Climax, MI; info received 2012 and later
2583. Michigan In The War; www.michiganinthewar.org