Emma Amelia Barker

22 July 1866–11 October 1941 (Age 75)
Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Emma Amelia

When Emma Amelia Barker was born on 22 July 1866, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, her father, Joseph Barker, was 30 and her mother, Mary Ann Doidge, was 29. She married Joseph William Willden on 19 May 1884, in Mancos, Montezuma, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in World for about 10 years. She died on 11 October 1941, in Redmesa, La Plata, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Redmesa, La Plata, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph William Willden
1863–1934
Emma Amelia Barker
1866–1941
Marriage: 19 May 1884
Mary Pearl Willden
1885–1975
Joseph Franklin Willden
1886–1887
Charles Stanford Willden
1888–1888
Catherine Arabelle Willden
1889–1938
Oscar William Willden
1892–1972
Ethel Amelia Willden
1894–1973
Elmer Ernest Willden
1896–1951
Ralph Edward Willden
1899–1899
Ray Barker Willden
1901–1988
Vernon Willden
1903–1985

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 May 1884Mancos, Montezuma, Colorado, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 1
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
    1874
    Age 8
    Historical Boundaries: 1874: La Plata, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: La Plata, Colorado, United States
    1886
    Age 20
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 32221;2007: 65620; 2010: 87162)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).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Berger

    Story Highlight

    Joseph Barker and Mary Ann Doidge Barker Dunton

    Edited by Kristine Halls Smith Joseph Barker was the oldest of five children born to Henry and Sarah Pickersgill Barker. He was born at Bramley, Yorkshire, England on September 29, 1835. He had one …

    Sources (27)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Emma Amelia Barker - Church record: birth: 22 July 1866; Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
    • Emma Amelia Willden in household of Joseph William Willden, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Emma Barker in entry for Oscar William Willden and Della Gertrude Ball, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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