Alvin Barker

Brief Life History of Alvin

When Alvin Barker was born on 13 February 1906, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, David John Barker, was 41 and his mother, Ellen Todd, was 42. He married June Violet Anderson on 28 October 1925, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 5, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 June 1960, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Taylorsville Memorial Park Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alvin Barker
1906–1960
June Violet Anderson
1906–1979
Marriage: 28 October 1925
Shyrl Anderson Barker
1930–2025
Renee June Barker
1935–2024

Sources (32)

  • Alvin Barker, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Alvin Barker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Alvin Barker, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1909 · Garden of the Gods Park

In 1879, railroad tycoon, Charles Elliott Perkins bought 240 acres whrere The Garden of the Gods is located, and planned to use it as a summer home. Perkins died in 1907 before he could establish it as a public park. Perkin's children donated the now 480 acres to the city of Colorado Springs, to become a public park.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

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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