S. [Sampson] R. [Randolph] Barker
Title
S. [Sampson] R. [Randolph] Barker
Google Maps Link
Section
Lot
Grave
04
First Name
Middle Name
R. [Randolph]
Last Name
Birth Date
1835
Birth: Year
Death Date
1897
Death: Year
Death Place/Cause
Consumption
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
Legibility
Poor
Dimension: Height
42 inches
Dimension: Width
27 inches
Inscription
"At rest…[illegible] "
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Biographical Information
A brief biography appears on pp. 4-5 of William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981). According to Bigglestone, he was born a slave in Georgia
Burial Date from Printout
08/21/1897
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
21
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
[Check City Hall records for the owner's name]
Date Transcribed
10/16/1999
Default Latitude
41.28417883
Default Longitude
-82.23457418
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“S. [Sampson] R. [Randolph] Barker,” Westwood Database, accessed June 26, 2024, https://oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/52056.