The Late Mrs. Charity Barker
Correspondence of The Landmark
Died, at the home of her son, J. M. Mitchell, near Statesville, November 14, 1903, at 1 30 p.m., Charity Tucker-Mitchell Laws-Barker, aged 95 years, 8 months and 16 days.
She was born in Salem, then Stokes county, now Forsyth, was a descendant of the German Moravian colony, and her maiden name was Tucker.
Lewis Tucker, her uncle, was the first cashier of the bank of Greensboro. Her other male relatives perished in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. Her brother perished in the Jackson war; her eldest son J. A. Mitchell, was the first volunteer from Wilkes county in the late civil war and was killed at Hatcher's Run, Va, February 5, 1865.
She was married to Thomas Mitchell by Nathaniel Gordon in October, 1827. He died at Greenville, Tenn., in the 30s. She was married again to Joseph Laws in 1844 and he died in 1848. She was married a third time to Lewis Barker in 1852 and he died in 1875. She has lived with her sons since.
She leaves four children to mourn her loss---Mary Laws, J. W. Mitchell and M. E. Gambill, of Wilkes county, and J. M. Mitchell, of Iredell; 26 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren survive.
Deceased was a consistent member of the M. E. Church for 55 years, a good wife, a cheerful mother, a kind friend, always ready to administer to the sick.
Our mother's in heaven now, so dear,
How could I refrain to shed a tear;
And when I think of the heavenly place
I can almost see her smiling face.
And angels leaping there with joy
To welcome her home in her Savior's employ;
Such joys to us are now not known,
We must wait for our Savior to welcome us home.
~J. M. Mitchell
Published in The Landmark, Statesville, N. C., Friday, November 20, 1903
Correspondence of The Landmark
Died, at the home of her son, J. M. Mitchell, near Statesville, November 14, 1903, at 1 30 p.m., Charity Tucker-Mitchell Laws-Barker, aged 95 years, 8 months and 16 days.
She was born in Salem, then Stokes county, now Forsyth, was a descendant of the German Moravian colony, and her maiden name was Tucker.
Lewis Tucker, her uncle, was the first cashier of the bank of Greensboro. Her other male relatives perished in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. Her brother perished in the Jackson war; her eldest son J. A. Mitchell, was the first volunteer from Wilkes county in the late civil war and was killed at Hatcher's Run, Va, February 5, 1865.
She was married to Thomas Mitchell by Nathaniel Gordon in October, 1827. He died at Greenville, Tenn., in the 30s. She was married again to Joseph Laws in 1844 and he died in 1848. She was married a third time to Lewis Barker in 1852 and he died in 1875. She has lived with her sons since.
She leaves four children to mourn her loss---Mary Laws, J. W. Mitchell and M. E. Gambill, of Wilkes county, and J. M. Mitchell, of Iredell; 26 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren survive.
Deceased was a consistent member of the M. E. Church for 55 years, a good wife, a cheerful mother, a kind friend, always ready to administer to the sick.
Our mother's in heaven now, so dear,
How could I refrain to shed a tear;
And when I think of the heavenly place
I can almost see her smiling face.
And angels leaping there with joy
To welcome her home in her Savior's employ;
Such joys to us are now not known,
We must wait for our Savior to welcome us home.
~J. M. Mitchell
Published in The Landmark, Statesville, N. C., Friday, November 20, 1903
The Late Mrs. Charity Barker
Correspondence of The Landmark
Died, at the home of her son, J. M. Mitchell, near Statesville, November 14, 1903, at 1 30 p.m., Charity Tucker-Mitchell Laws-Barker, aged 95 years, 8 months and 16 days.
She was born in Salem, then Stokes county, now Forsyth, was a descendant of the German Moravian colony, and her maiden name was Tucker.
Lewis Tucker, her uncle, was the first cashier of the bank of Greensboro. Her other male relatives perished in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. Her brother perished in the Jackson war; her eldest son J. A. Mitchell, was the first volunteer from Wilkes county in the late civil war and was killed at Hatcher's Run, Va, February 5, 1865.
She was married to Thomas Mitchell by Nathaniel Gordon in October, 1827. He died at Greenville, Tenn., in the 30s. She was married again to Joseph Laws in 1844 and he died in 1848. She was married a third time to Lewis Barker in 1852 and he died in 1875. She has lived with her sons since.
She leaves four children to mourn her loss---Mary Laws, J. W. Mitchell and M. E. Gambill, of Wilkes county, and J. M. Mitchell, of Iredell; 26 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren survive.
Deceased was a consistent member of the M. E. Church for 55 years, a good wife, a cheerful mother, a kind friend, always ready to administer to the sick.
Our mother's in heaven now, so dear,
How could I refrain to shed a tear;
And when I think of the heavenly place
I can almost see her smiling face.
And angels leaping there with joy
To welcome her home in her Savior's employ;
Such joys to us are now not known,
We must wait for our Savior to welcome us home.
~J. M. Mitchell
Published in The Landmark, Statesville, N. C., Friday, November 20, 1903
Correspondence of The Landmark
Died, at the home of her son, J. M. Mitchell, near Statesville, November 14, 1903, at 1 30 p.m., Charity Tucker-Mitchell Laws-Barker, aged 95 years, 8 months and 16 days.
She was born in Salem, then Stokes county, now Forsyth, was a descendant of the German Moravian colony, and her maiden name was Tucker.
Lewis Tucker, her uncle, was the first cashier of the bank of Greensboro. Her other male relatives perished in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. Her brother perished in the Jackson war; her eldest son J. A. Mitchell, was the first volunteer from Wilkes county in the late civil war and was killed at Hatcher's Run, Va, February 5, 1865.
She was married to Thomas Mitchell by Nathaniel Gordon in October, 1827. He died at Greenville, Tenn., in the 30s. She was married again to Joseph Laws in 1844 and he died in 1848. She was married a third time to Lewis Barker in 1852 and he died in 1875. She has lived with her sons since.
She leaves four children to mourn her loss---Mary Laws, J. W. Mitchell and M. E. Gambill, of Wilkes county, and J. M. Mitchell, of Iredell; 26 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren survive.
Deceased was a consistent member of the M. E. Church for 55 years, a good wife, a cheerful mother, a kind friend, always ready to administer to the sick.
Our mother's in heaven now, so dear,
How could I refrain to shed a tear;
And when I think of the heavenly place
I can almost see her smiling face.
And angels leaping there with joy
To welcome her home in her Savior's employ;
Such joys to us are now not known,
We must wait for our Savior to welcome us home.
~J. M. Mitchell
Published in The Landmark, Statesville, N. C., Friday, November 20, 1903
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