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Family of Henry Oliver BARKLEY and Melissa J COLLAR

Henry Oliver BARKLEY b. 1849 Sep 25²¹⁸⁸ at Southfield, Oakland Co., MI¹⁵²³. d. 1909 Feb 12²¹⁸⁸ at 743 Berton Ave, Grand Rapids, MI²⁵⁷⁹. bd. Freeport, MI²⁵⁷⁹.
Melissa J COLLAR b. 1850 Jul 5¹⁶⁶⁰ at Springwater, NY¹⁵²³. d. 1876 Sep 3¹⁶⁶⁰. bd. Findlay Cem., Ada Twp., Kent Co., MI¹⁶⁶⁰.

Married¹⁵²³ 1873 Apr 25¹⁵²³ at Ada, Kent Co., MI¹⁵²³.

Henry and Melissa were married by Edwin Booth, minister. Witnesses: S W Collar and A Judson Collar, both of Ada, Mich. It is assumed from the following information that Henry Oliver Barkley listed for this marriage is the son of Wellington Barkley: "Minnie" Barkley's birth record lists her birthdate as Apr 1875 and her parents as Henry Barkley and Melissa Collar; the 1900 census lists Winnie Barkley's birthdate as Apr 1875; the marriage record for Winnie Barkley to Grover Myers lists her parents as Henry Barkley and Melissa Collar; Winnie Myers' death certificate lists her parents as Henry Barkley and Melissa Collar; Winnie's son Maurice/Morris Myers is, in various records, listed as the grandson of Jacob and Addie Myers (Grover's parents) and the nephew of Louis Barkley, Winnie's brother. It should be noted, however, the John Barkley of Michigan, a descendant of Henry Oliver Barkley, has that the Henry Barkley that married Melissa Collar was NOT the son of Wellington Barkley.

His death certificate²⁵⁷⁹ lists his birth date as Sep 5, 1849.

Henry's middle initial is listed in the marriage record¹⁵²³ for his marriage to Nettie Wright.. At the time of that marriage, he was resident in Cedar Springs, MI. His full name is listed in the birth record¹⁴⁵⁵ for his daughter Florence Maude Barkley. Henry's death certificate²⁵⁷⁹ lists his parents' names, including his mother's maiden name. He died of cancer of the prostate and bladder. The informant was Florence Barkley. Henry was a farmer by trade.

Melissa's birthdate is calculated¹⁶⁶⁰ from her age at death: 26y 1m 29d. That record lists her as the daughter of S W and M A Collar. She was buried in the "Collar" plot.

Children of Henry Oliver BARKLEY and Melissa J COLLAR:

1.	Winnie BARKLEY1523 b. 1875 Apr2661 at Michigan2660. d. 1915 Mar 132188 at Munro Twp, MI2188. bd. Munro Cem., Munro, MI2188.
	md. Grover Cleveland MYERS

Henry Oliver BARKLEY locations:
• 1850 Southfield Twp, Oakland Co., MI¹⁶⁹⁰
• 1860 Nelson Twp, Kent Co., MI¹⁶⁹¹
• 1870 Ada, MI¹²⁷⁵
• 1878 Cedar Springs, MI¹⁵²³
• 1880 Irving, Barry Co., MI²⁶⁶⁰
• 1884 Bowne Twp, MI²⁸⁵⁹
• 1894 Bowne, MI²⁶⁶²
• 1900 Bowne Twp, MI²⁶⁶¹