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Maria Barker 1866–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUN 1866

Birth Location: Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States

Death Date: 9 MAY 1940

Death Location: Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

Father: Josiah Barker

Mother: Alice Woodhead

Spouse(s): George Shurts, William Gates

Children(s): Iven Gates, Hazel Gates, Alice Gates, Elizabeth Gates, William Gates, Stella Gates

In 1866, Maria Barker entered the world in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States, born to Josiah Barker And Alice Woodhead. Maria Barker married George Henry Shurts, William Henry Gates, and had children including Alice Maria Gates, Elizabeth Ann Gates, Hazel Gates, Iven Gates, Stella Gates, William Henry Gates. Maria Barker passed away in 1940 in Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Maria Barker entered the world in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States, born to Josiah Barker And Alice Woodhead.
  • Maria Barker married George Henry Shurts, William Henry Gates, and had children including Alice Maria Gates, Elizabeth Ann Gates, Hazel Gates, Iven Gates, Stella Gates, William Henry Gates.
  • Maria Barker passed away in 1940 in Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Barker
1831–1897
Birth Location: Stansfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JB
Alice Woodhead
1831–1896
Birth Location: Todmorden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
AW

Spouses(s)

George Shurts
1862–1942
Birth Location: Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States
GS
William Gates
1860–1896
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
WG

Children(s)

Iven Gates
1891–1908
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
IG
Hazel Gates
1893–1917
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
HG
Alice Gates
1884–1908
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
AG
Elizabeth Gates
1887–1959
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
EG
William Gates
1889–1972
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
WG
Stella Gates
1895–1962
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
SG

Maria Barker's Ancestors

Self
Maria Barker
1866–1940
Birth Place: Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States
Parents
Josiah Barker
1831–1897
Stansfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Woodhead
1831–1896
Todmorden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Barker
1793–1872
Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
Mary Dawson
1795–1851
Todmorden, Yorkshire, England
John Woodhead
1806–1860
Walsden, Todmorden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Coupe
1813–1896
Todmorden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Barker
1761–1835
Betty Clark
1767–1818
John Dawson
1744–1824
Betty Standring
–1821
Joseph Woodhead
1784–1840
Ann Nuttall
1783–1839
Thomas Coupe
1782–1843
Alice Jackson
1792–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Barker's Descendants

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Maria Barker (9 JUN 1866–9 MAY 1940) m. George (Henry) Shurts (8 APR 1862–8 JAN 1942) m. William (Henry) Gates (17 JUN 1860–5 AUG 1896)
  1. 1. Iven Gates 1891–1908
  2. 2. Hazel Gates 1893–1917 m. Wilford (Emerson) Porter 1892–1977
  3. 3. Alice (Maria) Gates 1884–1908 m. Joseph (Henry) Heaps 1886–1968
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Gates 1887–1959 m. William (Robert) Porter 1888–1965
  5. 5. William (Henry) Gates 1889–1972 m. Priscilla (F) George 1894–1944 m. Lily (Nathalie) Pratt 1900–1931 m. Myrtle Wade 1900–1984
  6. 6. Stella Gates 1895–1962 m. Lyman King 1892–1971
    1. 1. Eva King 1925–1996 m. Karl (Whittaker) Wood 1925–1976 m. Virgil (Anthony) Andersen 1919–2013
      1. 1. Chad (K) Wood 1947–2015
    2. 2. Ronald (Lyman) King 1915–1969 m. Sylvia (Ann) Mortenson 1914–1968
    3. 3. Ruth King 1926–2014 m. William (Bruce) Morgan 1919–2014
    4. 4. Clyda King 1929–1955 m. Richard (W.) Deneke 1922–2024
    5. 5. Sheren King 1935–2023
    6. 6. Kenneth (Gates) King 1931–2014 m. Maxine Anderson 1930–1986
    7. 7. Faye King 1920–1992 m. James (Marius) Nielson 1921–2004
    8. 8. Eugene King 1923–2005 m. Ellen (Valeria) Smith 1927–2023
    9. 9. Della King 1917–1997 m. Glen (Burnell) Washburn 1920–2008 m. Murry (C) Peterson 1914–1990

Maria Barker's Timeline

3 Records

1866
9 JUN 1866
Birth of Maria Barker in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States
Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States
1940
7 MAY 1940
Age 74
Death of Maria Barker in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
1940
9 MAY 1940
Age 74
Burial of Maria Barker in Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1866
    Event Place: Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1940
    Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1940
    Event Place: Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
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