Delbert Barney

9 January 1912–30 July 1996 (Age 84)
Colonia Morelos, Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

The Life Summary of Delbert

When Delbert Barney was born on 9 January 1912, in Colonia Morelos, Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, his father, Orin Elbridge Barney, was 43 and his mother, Annie Matilda Fenn, was 36. He married Joyce Gottfredson on 18 September 1951, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 30 July 1996, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Delbert Barney
1912–1996
Joyce Gottfredson
1925–2018
Marriage: 18 September 1951

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 September 1951Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1913
    Age 1
    Madero overthrown by coup d'état staged by Felix Díaz and Huerta. Madero assassinated. Carranza, Villa, and Álvaro Obregón lead northern rebellion.
    1916 · No-Ni-Shee Arch
    Age 4
    The No-Ni-Shee Arch was a temporary archway near the intersection of Main Street and South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The archway was built in 1916 for the Wizard of the Wasatch festival. The name No-Ni-Shee was derived from a mythical American Indian Salt Princess. Her tears caused the Great Salt Lake to be salty. The arch was dedicated to her and sprayed with salt water so that salt eventually crystallized on Main Street. The Wizard’s carnivals enlivened Utah’s summers for several years. The last Wizard of the Wasatch carnival was held in 1916, on the eve of World War I.
    1934
    Age 22
    Lázaro Cárdenas presidency. Forced exile of Calles (1936). Cárdenas begins socialist policies. Agrarian reform establishes ejidos (see Glossary) and collectivization. Official party renamed Party of the Mexican Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Mexicana--PRM). includes representatives from all sectors of society. Nationalization of oil industry in 1938.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Barney in Norfolk, which is probably named with an Old English personal name Bera (with genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island, dry ground in a marsh’.English: from the personal name Barney, a pet form of Bernard .Scottish: possibly from the Old Norse personal name Bjarni (from bjǫrn ‘bear’).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Burney
    Bernier
    Bernard

    Sources (23)

    • Delbert Barney in household of Orrin E Barney, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Barney Delbert Barney in household of Orin Barney, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985

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