Brief Life History of James Louis
When James Louis Barker was born on 27 July 1880, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Henry Barker, was 39 and his mother, Marguerite Stalle, was 29. He married Kate Olive Montgomery on 30 May 1906, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1944 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. His occupation is listed as ph.d. of modern languages in Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. He died on 29 May 1958, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- James Louis Barker, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James L Barker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- James Louis Barker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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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Autobiography of Margaret Barker Mitchell
MARGARET BARKER MITCHELL: An Autobiography (Last entry appears to be in early January 1961.) To begin with I had the best mother and father anyone could have. My father is James L. Barker, a phoneti …
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