Brief Life History of Ira
When Ira Barker was born on 14 June 1838, in Lisle, Lisle, Broome, New York, United States, his father, Ira Barker, was 45 and his mother, Margaret Upthagrove, was 21. He married Tryphena Topping on 19 May 1860, in Tioga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Stockton, Portage, Wisconsin, United States in 1880 and Ward, Stevens, Washington, United States in 1900. He died on 10 October 1925, in Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Forest Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Ira Barker in household of Charles Barker, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ira Barker, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Ira Barker, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.
English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name (see 1 above).
Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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