 They had three children; David Murrell Barkley (1906–1983), Marion Frances Barkley (1909–1996), and Laura Louise Barkley (1911–1987).Laura Louise married Douglas MacArthur II, a U.S. diplomat and nephew of General Douglas MacArthur.On December 19, 1904, Barkley declared his candidacy for county attorney of McCracken County well before the March 1905 Democratic primary.