Brief Life History of Frank
When Frank Barber was born on 20 January 1882, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, David Barber, was 48 and his mother, Esther Jane French, was 29. He married Sarah Ida Webb on 15 September 1909, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Washington, Utah, United States in 1935 and Hurricane Election Precinct, Washington, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 7 November 1972, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Hurricane City Cemetery, Hurricane, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Frank Barber, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Frank Barber, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Frank Barber, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
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: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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I was born in Centerville, Utah, in 1882 and later lived in Hurricane, Washington County. I quit grade school when I was eleven years old and went to work on the farm. My daddy came here from England …
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