Biographies B
John G. Barkley
J.G. Barkley [Muhlenberg Echo] was born June 5, 1839, in Danville, Ky., and is the eldest of seven children born to John and Sallie R. (Green) Barkley, natives of Jessamine and Boyle Counties, Ky., and of Scotch and Irish and English descent. John Barkley was president of the first railway company that established a line between Lexington and Danville, Ky.; he was a son of George and Martha (Higbee) Barkley, who were settlers of what is now Fayette County, before its organization. Subject's mother was the daughter of Judge John Green, who married a Miss Fry. They were natives of Virginia, and of English and Scotch descent.
J.G. Barkley was reared on a farm, received a good English education, and attended Center College three years. At sixteen years of age he left home and went to Daviess county, where he engaged in farming and owns one#45;quarter interest in the Muhlenberg Echo.
He was married December 14, 1859, to Eliza B. Reed, daughter of Henry and Teresa (Smith) Reed, of Scotch and Irish descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Barkley were born ten children, seven living: James W., Sallie R., John G., Harry R., Mary A., Sue B. and Jessamine. Mr. Barkley and wife are Presbyterians and he is a Mason.
Source: Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, and G.C. Kniffen. “Muhlenberg Echo.” Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, 1885. Pages 915-916.
Updated July 6, 2018