A native of Bastrop in Morehouse Parish, Barham spent his later years in New Orleans. However, after [[Hurricane Katrina]] waters destroyed his Lakewood home near the 17th Street Canal, he relocated to nearby Covington in St. Tammany Parish. | A native of Bastrop in Morehouse Parish, Barham spent his later years in New Orleans. However, after [[Hurricane Katrina]] waters destroyed his Lakewood home near the 17th Street Canal, he relocated to nearby Covington in St. Tammany Parish. |