Helen Bennion

Brief Life History of Helen

When Helen Bennion was born on 11 June 1895, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Heber Bennion, was 36 and her mother, Susan Marion Winters, was 35. She married Frederick William Barker on 27 June 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. She died on 29 June 1980, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Taylorsville Memorial Park Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick William Barker
1892–1977
Helen Bennion
1895–1980
Marriage: 27 June 1923
Mildred June Barker
1924–2012
Heber Bennion Barker
1926–2024
Fredrick William Barker
1928–1931
Sylvia Louise Barker
1931–1938
Melvin Conway Barker
1933–2019

Sources (32)

  • Helen Barker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Helen Bennion Barker, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Helen Bennion, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ap Eynon ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon ).

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

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Frederick William Barker

Frederick William Barker was born in Taylorsville 6 September 1892 on a farm near the one where his wife was born. He was the fifth child in a family of eleven children born to David John Barker and E …

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