Riley Eljan Barber

Brief Life History of Riley Eljan

When Riley Eljan Barber was born on 22 January 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Barber, was 27 and his mother, Alice Evelyn Kent, was 22. He married Vera Francis Oviatt on 13 June 1914, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 December 1958, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Riley Eljan Barber
1891–1958
Vera Francis Oviatt
1890–1974
Marriage: 13 June 1914
Max Riley Barber
1915–1993
Beth Barber
1917–2003
Alice Evelyn Barber
1920–2022
James Lewis Barber
1928–2012

Sources (49)

  • Riley E. Barber, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Riley Eljan Barber, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • R E Barber, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1894

Historical Boundaries: 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States

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.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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