James Baron Jr

Brief Life History of James

When James Baron Jr was born on 15 April 1892, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, James Baron Sr., was 43 and his mother, Mary Ann Buckley, was 32. He married Pearl Campbell on 17 December 1919, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Annis Election Precinct, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 18 May 1982, in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Baron Jr
1892–1982
Pearl Campbell
1899–1988
Marriage: 17 December 1919
Lola Baron
1920–2020
Leta Baron
1922–2019
Edith Baron
1926–2012
Zelma Baron
1929–2016

Sources (39)

  • James Baron, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Barron - Individual or family possessions: birth: 15 April 1892; Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
  • James Baron, age 27, and Pearl Campbell, age 20, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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Name Meaning

French, English, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Croatian; Breton (also Le Baron): from Old French barun, baron, Middle English barun, baroun, Middle Dutch baroen, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and dialectal Croatian baron ‘baron’ (i.e. a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a knight), a title of nobility which was in England also awarded to certain freemen of the cities of London and York and of the Cinque Ports. As a surname it is unlikely to be a status name denoting a person of rank. Generally, it referred to service in a baronial household or was acquired as a nickname by a peasant who had ideas above his station or applied to a man showing characteristics of a nobleman. See also 3 and 4 below, compare Barron and Lebaron .

French: habitational name from (Le) Baron, the name of several places in various parts of France. Compare Lebaron .

German: status name for a freeman or baron, from barūn ‘imperial or church official’, a loanword in Middle High German from Old French (see 1 above).

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

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The James Baron Family (and Some Relatives)

James Baron's occupation was working in the woolen mills. His younger brother, Eli, took first prize in England for being one of the best-educated persons and received his degree in London. Out of t …

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