George Ernest Barton

7 October 1871–23 May 1955 (Age 83)
Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of George Ernest

When George Ernest Barton was born on 7 October 1871, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, John Barton Jr., was 31 and his mother, Sarah Flint, was 27. He married Emily Maud Barnes on 14 June 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States for about 15 years and Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 23 May 1955, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Ernest Barton
1871–1955
Emily Maud Barnes
1875–1951
Marriage: 14 June 1900
George Byron Barton
1901–1959
Ruth Barton
1903–1960
Edgar Barnes Barton
1908–1988
Richard Barnes Barton
1908–1991

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 June 1900Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 1
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
    1892 · The Radio is invented
    Age 21
    Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 25
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English bere or bær ‘barley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’, i.e. an outlying grange. Compare Barwick . The name is also found in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bartún.Polish (Bartoń); Czech and Slovak (mainly Bartoň): from a pet form of the personal name Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej, from Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). This surname is also found in Germany.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Barwick

    Sources (37)

    • George Barton in entry for George Byron Barton, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • Geo E Barton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Geo E in entry for George Byron Barton and Alzina Hale, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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