Martha "Marthy" Barker LAST NAME: Barker FIRST NAME: Martha MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: Marthy MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY:  BORN: Abt 1843 DIED: 4 Jun 1915 BURIED: 6 Jun 1915 ETHNICITY:  African American OCCUPATION:  Family Service BIRTH PLACE:  Mississippi DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  IOOF - Marthy Barker. NOTE - Salem Pioneer Cemetery Black Pioneer Omnibus dedicated by the Oregon Northwest Pioneers on 1 Feb 2007. OBITUARY:  Faithful Colored Servant Dies "Mammy," the aged colored servant whom the D. I. Howard family brought from the south a year ago, died yesterday at a local hospital, after twenty years of faithful service in a family where she was much respected. Her unexpected death has brought a shock of grief to her employers. Although 72 years old, who was well and hearty until a short time ago, when she was injured by a fall, resulting in paralysis. Every attention was given her and hopes were entertained up to her death of her recovery. Mammy's real name was Mrs. Martha Barker and her only relative is a daughter, Julia, in Mississippi, well past the half century mark, whom she had not heard from for some time. The funeral services will be held from the Terwilliger Cottage undertaking parlors today at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Carl H. Elliott will officiate. Interment will be in Odd Fellows' cemetery.  Oregon Statesman 6 Jun 1915 5:4, 5 INSCRIPTION:  No individual marker. Her name was placed on the Salem Black Pioneers Memorial Monument in 2007 SOURCES:  LR  IOOF Register of Burials  J. Plant Register OSBH DC (Marion County 1915) #2441  Saucy Survey & Photographs OS 6 Jun 1915 5:4, 5 CONTACTS:  LOT: 912 SPACE: N½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.223' LATITUDE: W 123° 03.000' IMAGES: