Alfred Harker

Brief Life History of Alfred

When Alfred Harker was born on 3 February 1884, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Job Harker, was 39 and his mother, Mary Griffiths, was 38. He married Mary Edna Osguthorpe on 24 January 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1950 and World for about 10 years. He died on 15 January 1965, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Harker
1884–1965
Mary Edna Osguthorpe
1883–1974
Marriage: 24 January 1906
Alfred Henry Harker
1906–1998
Wayne Clair Harker
1909–1955
Kenneth Wendell Harker
1911–1997
Mary Burdette Harker
1913–1993
Jean Ardell Harker
1915–2008
Max Clinton Harker
1917–1998
Lowell Garn Harker
1919–1920

Sources (101)

  • Alfred Harker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Alfred Harker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Alfred Harkey, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1885

Historic Boundaries 1884: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States

1890

Idaho is the 43rd state.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name either from Harker (now Harkerside) in Grinton parish (North Yorkshire), of uncertain etymology, or from Harker in Halsall parish (Lancashire), derived from Old English hār ‘hoar, gray’ or Old English hara ‘hare’ + Old Norse kjarr ‘marsh overgrown with brushwood’.

nickname for an eavesdropper or busybody, from an agent derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’. The name seems to be attested in southwestern England.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Ruth Evans Harker

Ruth Evans, daughter of Joseph Partington Evans and Martha Worlton was born 10 Jan 1922 at Rexburg, Madison, Idaho. She married Alfred Henry Harker, 29 Jun 1943 at Kemmerer, Wyoming. He is the s …

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