Brief Life History of William Fredrick
When William Fredrick Blacker was born on 20 April 1910, in Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, Thomas Blacker, was 30 and his mother, Hettie May Wilkes, was 26. He married Elva Adelia Nisbet on 14 November 1935, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1950 and Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States for about 1 years. He died on 31 October 2001, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Willard City Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- W Fred Blacker, "United States 1950 Census"
- Fred Blacker, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- William Fred Blacker, "Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015"
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1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1914 · Hotel Brigham Built
Constructed in two phases, 1914 and 1924, Hotel Brigham was originally built to house transient railroad workers.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: from Blacker, a minor placename in Crigglestone in Sandal (Yorkshire), meaning ‘black marsh’ from Old English blæc ‘black’ + Old Norse kjarr ‘marsh’.
English: occupational name from Middle English blakere, blakkere, the meaning of which is disputed. It may be a derivative of Middle English blaken ‘to blacken’ (from Old English blæc ‘black’). The nature of the occupation is unclear, but it may have involved making black ink or dyeing cloth black. It is also speculated to derive from an unrecorded Middle English blaken, a hypothetical side form of blechen, from Old English blǣcan ‘to whiten’.
German (Bläcker): probably from Middle Low German black ‘black ink’, hence an occupational name for an ink maker.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life in Star Valley Wyoming (1900-1920) written by William Frederick Blacker
We lived 2 miles north of Afton Wyoming which was where our school was. Each morning in the fall and spring we would walk there and back. When the first snow came the schools hired a man with a slei …
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