William Ara Carver

Brief Life History of William Ara

When William Ara Carver was born on 19 May 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William George Carver, was 33 and his mother, Julia Augusta Sabin, was 33. He married Marcelle Hall on 11 June 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States in 1996. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 23 December 2003, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ara Carver
1917–2003
Marcelle Hall
1918–1995
Marriage: 11 June 1941
Alan Charles Carver
1947–2023

Sources (36)

  • William A Carver, "United States 1950 Census"
  • William Ava Carver, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Bill Carver, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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World Events (8)

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.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English kerver ‘one who cuts or carves (something)’, especially wood, hence ‘carpenter’ but within that trade more specifically and commonly ‘sculptor of wooden images’; perhaps occasionally ‘sculptor in stone’.

Americanized form of German Garber , Gerber , or Körber (see Koerber ).

History: John Carver (c. 1576–1621), one of the Mayflower Pilgrims, was the first governor of Plymouth Plantation. He was born in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, England. Emigrating to the Netherlands in 1609, he joined the Pilgrims at Leyden.

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

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Life Sketch of William Ara Carver (Transcribed)

A talk given by William A. Carver in monument Park 9th Ward to the High Priest Group 3 May 1987. (Transcribed by great-granddaughter Elizabeth Anderson) Introduction Well, brethren, I don’t know whe …

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