Joseph Frederick Barker was born on August 13th, 1884 in Athens, Ohio. He and his wife, Sophie Hargis, were married July 25th, 1910. Mr. Barker graduated from Ohio State in 1908 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He became a professor of Agricultural Chemistry and Soils at Ohio State in 1916. Mr. Barker became a member of the Upper Arlington School Board in 1922. Sophie Barker was a contributor to the Norwester Magazine and active in the local Campfire Girls organization. By 1919, the couple lived at 1802 Coventry Road and had two children, Josephine June and Joseph Clinton.

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Identifier: hinw03p014i01
Date (yyyy-mm-dd): c. 1918-01
Original Dimensions: 3.8 cm x 3.8 cm
Format: Black and White Halftone Photograph
Source: Norwester, January 1918, page 14
Original Publisher: Upper Arlington Community (Ohio)
Location/s: Upper Arlington (USA, Ohio, Franklin County)
Repository: Upper Arlington Historical Society
Digital Publisher: UA Archives - Upper Arlington Public Library

Credit: UA Archives - Upper Arlington Public Library (Repository: UA Historical Society)

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Owner: UA Archives | Upper Arlington History
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