biography of John R. BARKER (c.1836-1870)
Birth place: New Brunswick, Canada
Death place: New Orleans, LA
Addresses: New Orleans, active 1870
Profession: Artist
Comments: Barker died of yellow fever 10 weeks after he was listed to have arrived from St. Joseph or St. Louis, MO.
Sources: Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists, 26-27.