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Family of Josiah N BARKLEY and Caroline CAPLING

Josiah N BARKLEY b. 1839 Jan 29⁸⁴⁰ at Michigan¹²⁸⁸. d. 1896 Oct 22⁸⁴⁰. bd. Oakwood Cem., Genesee Co., Michigan⁸⁴⁰.
Caroline CAPLING b. 1849 Nov¹⁶⁸⁷ at Canada¹²⁸⁸. d. 1928⁸⁴⁰. bd. Thetford Twp. Cem., Clio, Michigan⁸⁴⁰.

Married¹²⁴¹ 1869 Dec¹²⁴¹. The 1870 census¹²⁴¹ conveniently includes the month of marriage for anyone married within the year.

The History of Genesee County{\1289} lists Josiah first in order of the children of Crawford and Sarah Barkley. If he was, indeed, their first born, then his birthyear would be estimated to be 1839, considering the approximate 2 year intervals between births of his siblings. It is assumed that the Josiah Barkley, age 41 (born ~1839), appearing in 1880 in Thetford¹²⁸⁸, living next door to (who would have been) Josiah Barkley's sister Frances (Barkley) Woolfitt¹²⁸⁹ and her husband Eber is the son of Crawford and Sarah Barkley. As additional corroboration¹²⁸⁸, Josiah and Caroline have a son named Eber.

Following Josiah's death, Caroline married Daniel Clayton¹⁵²³. In 1900¹⁶⁸⁷, Caroline Clayton is a widow with a daughter Mamie Clayton. In 1920¹⁶⁶⁹, a Caroline Clayton, age 72, widowed and born in Canada, is living with Burr Barkley. That Caroline was likely the wife of his cousin Josiah N Barkley.

Children of Josiah N BARKLEY and Caroline CAPLING:

1.	Ella BARKLEY1288 b. 1872840 at Michigan1288. d. 1948840. bd. Avondale Cem., Flint, Michigan840.
	md. 1) Oscar W SEARS
	md. 2) Merritt C STEEGAR
2.	Eber BARKLEY1288 b. 1876~1288 at Michigan1288.

Josiah N BARKLEY locations:
• 1870 Thetford, MI¹²⁴¹
• 1880 Thetford, MI¹²⁸⁸

Caroline CAPLING locations:
• 1870 Thetford, MI¹²⁴¹
• 1880 Thetford, MI¹²⁸⁸
• 1889 Nunda, MI¹⁴⁵⁵
• 1900 Vassar Twp, MI¹⁶⁸⁷
• 1920 Thetford, MI¹⁶⁸⁰

Eber BARKLEY locations:
• 1880 Thetford, MI¹²⁸⁸