Brief Life History of Desmond James
When Desmond James Barker was born on 15 March 1889, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, James John Barker, was 30 and his mother, Vincy Rice Stone, was 25. He married Mary Cassidy Bybee on 8 June 1915, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1912 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 31 October 1959, in Oroville, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Desmond James Barker, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Desmond J Barker, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
- Desmond James Barker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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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