Brief Life History of Gladys Bessie
When Gladys Bessie Stalker was born on 7 September 1907, in Thatcher, Franklin, Idaho, United States, her father, Alma Smith Stalker, was 41 and her mother, Alfaretta Parmely, was 33. She married Spencer Samuel Jenkins on 4 October 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Gentile Valley, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950. She died on 18 September 1952, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Gladys B Jenkins, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gladys Stalker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1909 · The Grand Opera House of Ogden Changes its name
Known as the Orpheum Theatre, the Opera House was built in 1890 because there was no play house located in the City. People came from all around to see the shows. When the name was changed to the Orpheum, different shows came about to please the viewers tastes and ideas.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (Cumberland and Lancashire): occupational name for a stalker of game, or a nickname for someone who walks stealthily or sneaks about, from an agent derivative of Middle English stalk(en) ‘to stalk or approach stealthily, for example in hunting deer’. Compare Stoliker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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