Mary Ann Barber

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Barber was born on 29 June 1836, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Barber, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Martin, was 24. She married William Clark on 14 August 1859, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Almy, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1880 and Coalville Election Precinct, Summit, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 24 February 1911, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Clark
1835–1917
Mary Ann Barber
1836–1911
Marriage: 14 August 1859
Elizabeth Jane Clark
1860–1938
Sarah Ann Clark
1862–1945
Emily Rosine Clark
1864–1949
Mary Ellen Clark
1866–1950
Mary Ann Clark
1869–1954
William Samuel Clark
1871–1932
Walter B Clark
1873–1959
Adeline Clark
1876–1958
Charles Henry Clark
1878–1943
William W. Clark
1879–1881
Catherine Clark
1880–1961

Sources (42)

  • Maria Clark in household of Walace Clark, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Ann Barber, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Ann Barber, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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William Clark

1866, member of Hockley Branch, Birmingham Conference, LDS Church; Active members of the LDS Church and assisted the missionaries sent to England, they found peace and joy although there was oppos …

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