Gal'in?er, l Agents Kill Pair After 4-Hour Gun Fight At "Hang-Out" in Florida 66, Oct 8 1873 - Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri, USA, Jan 16 1935 - Ocklawaha, Marion County, Florida, USA, Lecty A. Clark, Jessie Clark, Eva Mae Clark, Beretta M. Reynolds, Herman Barker, Lloyd William Barker, Frederick G Barker,
Barber, Jan 16 1935 - Barker hideout, Lake Weir, FL, USA, Herman Barker, Lloyd William Barker, Arthur R. Barker, Frederick G. Barker, Willmer Barker, Oct 8 1873 - Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States, Jan 16 1935 - Lake Weir, Marion, Florida, United States, Herman Barker, Lloyd William Barker, Arthur Raymond Barker, Frederick G. Barker, k, Eva Mae Hays (born Clark), Baretta M Reynolds, Lulu Ophia Reynolds, Baby Reynolds, Chesley Winfield Reynolds, and, snd that while there they had seen ond talked With Fred and ", agents who the house ln Okla- wahn was killed or injured. [7], The gang relocated to Menomonie, Wisconsin, and Fred Barker hid Ma in a variety of hotels and hideouts during their stay there. ", While she didn't do any of the heavy lifting, Kate still had a role in the gang's activities. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. Based on the lack of evidence tying her to any crime, most historians agree with Karpis. She wasnt suited for a role in the Karpis-Barker Gang., Karpis went on to write in his autobiography that the most ridiculous story in the annals of crime is that Ma Barker was the mastermind behind the Karpis-Barker gang., Continuing, he wrote, She wasnt a leader of criminals or even a criminal herself She knew we were criminals, but her participation in our careers was limited to one function: when we traveled together, we moved as a mother and her sons. Current reports as of 2022 are consistent that Kate Barker's role in her sons' crimes were falsely created by the media to increase newspaper and media sales margins. Barker was born Arizona Donnie Clark in Ash Grove, Missouri, the daughter of John and Emaline (Parker) Clark; her family called her "Arrie". In 1931, the family moved to Springfield, Missouri, where Barker graduated from Central High School in 1941. >>
. McCord of Northwest Airways Company, thinking he was a policeman. The FBI located the house and confirmed that Ma Barker and Fred were on the premises. Although she stood only5-feet 4-inches tall, notes Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian in "Ma Barker," she made a lasting impression on those who met her. Five of the most wanted thieves, murderers, and kidnappers by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1930s were from the same family. Short, blue-eyed, and dark-featured, George was quiet, as per Biography, and lacked the ambition Kate wanted, allowing her to dominate the relationship, notes the Kansas City Star. Early Origins of the Barker family. ", "The standard authority for the history of Shropshire families is the collection of manuscript pedigrees based on the Heralds' Visitations of 1584 and 1623, when representatives of such families as claimed the right to bear arms were summoned to appear before a Herald and give account of their ancestry. January 16, 1922 Lloyd Barker received at. Cecil Barker is deaceased. In 1999 using rap name Sha-Queen her single hit 15 on the Billboard charts. This may have been when she became "loose" with local men, as the FBI suggested. Laurence L. Barker 1930 - 2022 Westfield Laurence Lionel Barker, 92, of Joseph Avenue passed away Thursday at home surrounded by his family. And for the first time, Ma Barker was officially recognized as an accomplice to the gang by law enforcement. [5], Ma's common-law husband Arthur Dunlop was said to be loose-lipped when drunk, and he was not trusted by members of the gang; Karpis described him as a "pain in the ass". The . "We'd leave her at home when we were arranging a job, or we'd send her to a movie. /FontName /EQNEBL+Times-Bold
Salt Lake City : Tradition Publications. He was born in Springfield on January 22, 1930 to the late Robina (Waters) and Herbert Barker. Kate continued to encourage the boys' participation in crime and, according to the Joplin Globe, their family home became a gathering place for criminals. May 2, 1936 Karpis and accomplice Fred Hunter arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana. June 10, 1931 Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis (alias George Heller) arrested by Tulsa, Oklahoma Police investigating burglary. The gangster period thrived until Ma Barker and Creepy Karpis grew brazen. Mary Barnard , Roger Williams, Marguerite D'ANJOU , Charles 1er Capet de Valois DE FRANCE, Mathilde Mahaut DE MAYENNE , Hugues II, le pacifique DE BOURGOGNE. Family life. [8] The gang decided to leave St. Paul with the FBI on the case and without Tom Brown supplying information; they moved to the Chicago area, renting apartments for Ma while they tried to launder the ransom.[9]. Ms. 29.245,fol. Gangster Movie (1970)Director: Bill Karn Writing Credits: F. Paul HallCast: Lurene TuttleMa Barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s South and Midwest wi. /Type /Font
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An FBI document describes him as "shiftless" and says the Barkers paid no attention to their sons' education, and they were all "more or less illiterate".[1]. Woodbury reported that there was no one inside alive. Sometime around 1903 or 1904, the Barker family moved to Webb City, Missouri. Douglaston, NY, Marjorie Joanna Porter, b. The U.S. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, list Barker as an official member of the Sioux tribe. Before they met him, the gang were nothing more than a "bumbling band of hillbilly burglars" who would have been captured or killed long before becoming nationally notorious. George Barker/Kate"Ma"Barker By genealogy.com user March 02, 1999 at 01:46:22. . In October 2016, the Ma Barker home in Ocklawaha, Florida, was relocated via barge across Lake Weir to Carney Island in Marion County in preparation for being opened to the public as a museum in late 2017 or 2018. Ma, 63, was curled on the floor, cradling her Tommy gun. The Barkers were for many centuries almost exclusively connected with Shropshire, a county equalled by few others in England as to the number of its old historic families. . (/A/y/n/c/M/B/z/o/d/C/p/e/E/r/g/F/s/h/G/t/i/S/H/u/T/k/J/w/l/a/V/K/x/m/W/parenleft/parenright/space/hyphen/period)
The two Massachusetts Barkers, Robert and John, were doubtless descendants of the same ancient and honorable Barker family of Shropshire, from which it has been found that Samuel Barker, of Delaware, and James Barker, of Rhode Island, are descended. [ Ref ] [ Ref] He married second Mary Unknown. According to J. Edgar Hoover's FBI report, Kate "Ma" Barker fought to her death and was found with a spent Tommy gun near her hand. Additionally, an assortment of machine-gun drums, automatic pistol clips, and a large amount of ammunition was found in the home. advertisement. Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. 1910 Herman Barker arrested for highway robbery in Webb City, Missouri. While in St. Paul, Kate and her boys frequented the Green Lantern Saloon, writes Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian in "Ma Barker." ", United States Department of Justice,Wikimedia Commons, The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio, Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio. With Shelley Winters, Pat Hingle, Don Stroud, Diane Varsi. endobj
First Name. ", "Note. Patriarch Richard Barker, born in England circa 1621, was one of the original proprietors of Andover, arriving in the new world with his wife Joanna in the late 1630s. 1926 Fred Barker robbed bank in Winfield, Kansas; arrested. The FBI were not aware that Karpis and other gang members had left three days before, leaving only Fred and Ma in the house. II (1313), for instance, in the Manor of Pattingham, adjacent to Worfield, John de Herdwyke was elected Bercar by the villagers in place of John Lovekyn. Ma saw a lot of movies." Birth of Kate "Ma" Barker. In 1892, she married George Barker in Lawrence County, Missouri, and the couple had four sons: Herman (1893-1927), Lloyd (1897-1949), Arthur Barker (1899-1939), and Fred Barker (1901-1935 . Ash Grove, Greene County, MO, United States. These grand gestures were often successful in getting sentences terminated - or at least greatly reduced. Kate "Ma" Barker (born Arizona Clark; October 8, 1873 - August 16, 1935) was the mother of several criminals who ran the Barker gang from the "public enemy era", when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the Midwest gripped the American people and press. endobj
J. Edgar Hoover called her "the most vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal brain of the last decade.". /Resources << /ExtGState << /R7 3 0 R >> /Font << /R9 4 0 R /R11 5 0 R >>
Getty ImagesMa Barker, shown here sitting with her friend Arthur Dunlop, died at age 61 in a shootout with the FBI. November 8, 1931 Fred Barker killed an Arkansas police chief. James Barker was born on 17 Jan 1760 in Bradford. After about a four-hour gun battle, gunfire stopped coming from the house. January 6, 1935 Barker gang member William B. Harrison killed by fellow gangsters at Ontarioville, Illinois. George was last listed living with his wife in the 1928 Tulsa city directory. BARKER Family. A .45 caliber automatic pistol was found next to Freds body, and a machine gun lay at Ma Barkers left hand. [2] The FBI claimed that George left Ma because she had become "loose in her moral life" and was "having outside dates with other men". Racketeer Jack Peifer suggested that they move to St. Paul, Minnesota which had a reputation at the time as a haven for wanted criminals. He joined former prison-mate Alvin Karpis to form the BarkerKarpis Gang. The undertenants of his manor probably shared in his disgrace and fall, and two of them appear to have fled southward, for in 1327 two men calling themselves le Bercer and le Smythe are found at Hallon and Hilton in the parish of AYarfield, where they probably followed the callings of shepherd and armorer respectively, and founded the two Warfield families of Barker and Smythe. The FBI connected the Barker-Karpis gang to the Hamm kidnapping by pulling fingerprints, a new technology at the time. "The name Barker, though not a very common one, made its appearance during the thirteenth century in parts of the country widely distant from each other, and it is not to be supposed that all those who bore it were in any way related to each other. Authorities found a map belonging to Arthur and were able to determine that the other gang members were hiding out in Ocklawaha, Florida. 1618 Nayland, Suffolk, England died 1693 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts including research + descendants + 15 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community. [ Ref ] [ Ref] He died on 23 Jan 1842, age 82, and is buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. James Barker was born in 1641 in Rowley. Either she threw him out, as some say, or he left when life became intolerable with his criminal family. March 5, 1915 Herman Barker arrested for highway robbery in Joplin, Missouri. [11] Other sources say that it was lying between the bodies of Ma and Fred. Ma Barker has inspired many films, comic books, and even songs over the years. [6] She certainly knew of the gang's activities and even helped them before and after they committed their crimes, and this made her an accomplice, but there is no evidence that she was involved in planning them. This was about 22% of all the recorded Barker's in USA. Herman died on August 29, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, after a robbery and confrontation with police that left one officer dead. Was Ma Barker a typical midwestern mother of four or a bloodthirsty criminal mastermind? She carried a Bible or hymnal with her at all times. The Barker-Karpis gang of the early 1930s was one of the most notorious collections of villains to plague America during the Age of Gangsters. She gladly received all the ill-gotten gifts her boys bought her, including fur coats, jewelry, and silverware, notes Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian in "Ma Barker." Her role was in taking care of gang members, who often sent her to the movies while they committed crimes. At the age of 12 she began her rap career with artist such as LL Cool J, 50 Cent, NOE from ByrdGang ,Kool G Rap and many other. 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After learning about the rough-and-tumble life of Ma Barker, check out some more female gangsters. On January 8, they caught up to Arthur Barker in Chicago and arrested him (per the FBI). 121122), Learn how and when to remove this template message, federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, Hoover, J. Edgar, "The Kidnapping of Edward Bremer", November 19, 1936, "Latent Prints in the 1933 Hamm Kidnapping", http://foia.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=/barksumm/barksum1.pdf, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Barker Gang, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ma_Barker&oldid=1133654104. There is no evidence that she was ever anything more than a glorified accomplice. /FontDescriptor 11 0 R
Research genealogy for Thomas Barker of Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, as well as other members of the Barker family, on Ancestry. Back in the 1930s, people would pose with the bodies of infamous criminals. Nonetheless, her boys, described by the FBI as mostly illiterate, ran wild. I'm Ma Baker. Then take a look at 55 vintage mugshots of early 20th-century female criminals. [6] By 1933, most of the gang were back in St. Paul where they carried out two kidnappings of wealthy businessmen. The FBI found Ma Barker by tracking her letters sent to her other son. According to Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian in their book "Ma Barker," the family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a fresh start, but the troubles with the law only increased. This pairing formed the heart of what would become the Barker-Karpis Gang. To avoid capture, he took his own life. February 19, 1920 Arthur Barker arrested in Joplin, Missouri (#1740); returned to Tulsa, Oklahoma. [6] He concluded: The most ridiculous story in the annals of crime is that Ma Barker was the mastermind behind the KarpisBarker gang. The 1910 to 1930 censuses and the Tulsa City Directories from 1916 to 1928 show that George Barker worked in a variety of generally low-paying jobs. Geneanet. Karpis sentenced to 4 years but paroled after restitution made; Fred Barker also avoided jail sentence. The Barker gang is rooted in the family of Arizona "Ma" Clark Barker (1873?-1935) and her four sons, Herman (1894-1927), Lloyd (1896-1949), Arthur "Dock" (1899-1939), and Fred (1902-35). The Visitations trace all these five families to a common ancestor, "William Barker alias Coverall," who married "Margaret daughter and heire to Goulston of Goulston" and one of his sons is shown as the first Barker of Aston. This theme of persecution and injustice would permeate her life. In addition to being a writer, Samuel is a social activist, photographer and cat lover. (Wichita Policeman, March 30, 1931 Fred Barker released from Kansas State Prison after serving time for burglary; met. January 17, 1934 Gang kidnaps Edward George Bremer, Jr.; Bremer released on February 7, 1934 after ransom paid. As a result, Kate Barker became a wanted woman, and a poster with her photo offered a $100 award for her capture (per Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz in their book, "Freaky Florida"). /Flags 4
A strong-willed matriarch who allegedly helped organize her sons crimes, Kate Barker better known as Ma Barker was killed after a four-hour gun battle with FBI agents in Ocklawaha, Florida in 1935. In Domesday Book, Nigellus, a clerk, was lord of the manor of Calverhall or Coverhall, after which it passed into the king's hands, and he gave it to William de Dunstanville, who sublet it under the feudal system to these de Calverhalls. >>
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The most Barker families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. Fred shot the sheriff four times. The updated Disco-Mix of Boney M. Hit "Ma Baker" with actual photos and mug shots of the real-life Ma Barker, matriarch of the notorious 1930s outlaw family.. Skip . April 26, 1932 Body of A.W. Arizona Donnie Clark; October 8, 1873 January 16, 1935), better known as Ma Barker (and sometimes known as Arizona Barker and Arrie Barker), was the mother of several American criminals who ran the BarkerKarpis Gang during the "public enemy era" when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the Midwestern United States gripped the American people and press. Having already captured the era's other public enemies, they were devoting all their energy to bringing in the "Bloody Barkers" and Alvin "Creepy" Karpis. In 2015, the Florida state senate proposed a bill for $500,000 to repair and preserve the house as an historic landmark, but the bill was rejected. Their production was 30 thousand dollars. They were: Samuel Barker, born in 1648, settled in New Castle county, Del., in 1685; Robert Barker and his brother, John Barker (the latter sometimes erroneously called Francis), settled in Plymouth, Mass., in 1626, having doubtless came over with the Pilgrims in 1620; and James Barker, of Shropshire, England, born in 1617, -settled in Rhode Island in or about 1634, having come over on the ship Mary and John.