Ma Barker

1873–1935 (age 62)

Criminal gang leader

Biography

Ma Barker's life remains a complex chapter in American criminal history. Her sixty-two years encompassed a controversial period in which she became associated with organized crime and gang activities during the Prohibition era.

Barker's legacy is preserved in historical records and continues to be studied by criminologists and historians. She is buried at Williams Timberhill Cemetery, where her story remains part of the region's past.

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