Brief Life History of William Franklin
When William Franklin Barker was born on 27 May 1910, in Hilliard, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, George Hand Barker, was 29 and his mother, Ada Hutchinson, was 23. He married Effie Lucile Smith on 21 July 1936, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1950. He died on 31 December 1997, in Corona, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (34)
- William F Barker in household of George H Barker, "United States Census, 1930"
- William Frank Barker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- William Franklin Barker, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
Spouse and Children
1910–1997 Male
1909–1993 Female
Children (4)
1937–1937 Female
1939–1939 Female
1940–1986 Male
1949–2011 Female
Parents and Siblings
1881–1947 Male
1887–1964 Female
Siblings (5)
1907–1995 Female
1910–1997 Male
1913–1914 Female
1916–1995 Male
1921–1923 Female
World Events (8)
1911 · The Salt Lake Airport
Age 1
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1933 · Lone Cedar Tree Monument
Age 23
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.
Story Highlight
William & Elizabeth Hand Barker by Mildred Barker Smith
William Barker came to America from Derbyshire, England early in 1880 to work in the coal mines of Almy. His wife, Elizabeth Hand Barker, and three children sailed from England to join him in the spr …
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