Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... Barker, W P ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Author: History of Will County IL, 1878 W. P. BARKER, foundry man, Wilmington; is a brother of I. Barker & Co., foundry men, and is engaged in working in the molding department; was born in November 1837. Participated in the late war; enlisted in Co. A, 100th IL V. I., for three years or during the war; was taken prisoner at the battle of Chickamauga; was paroled, and finally mustered out in June 1864. Additional Comments: HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878. File at: http://will.illinoisgenweb.org/bios/barkerwp.txt