. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ce 1928, wasborn July 27, 1880, at North Ogden,Utah, a son of Henry Barkei- andMargaret Stalle. He was baptized in1888 by Joseph Orton, functioned invarious offices of the Aaronic Priest-hood, was oidained an Elder, and onJune 25, 1901, was ordained a Seventyby Jos. W. McMurrin and set apart fora mission to Switzerland. Fiom thismission he returned Aug. 15, 1904. On May 30, 1906, Elder Barker mar-ried Kate Montgomery, a daughter of
. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ce 1928, wasborn July 27, 1880, at North Ogden,Utah, a son of Henry Barkei- andMargaret Stalle. He was baptized in1888 by Joseph Orton, functioned invarious offices of the Aaronic Priest-hood, was oidained an Elder, and onJune 25, 1901, was ordained a Seventyby Jos. W. McMurrin and set apart fora mission to Switzerland. Fiom thismission he returned Aug. 15, 1904. On May 30, 1906, Elder Barker mar-ried Kate Montgomery, a daughter ofNathaniel Montgomery and NancyClark, who has borne him one son andtwo daughters. She, with her littlefamily, accompanied her husband toEurope and remained abroad abouteight years while Bro. Barker studiedin Switzerland and the University ofParis. Prof. Barker is now head ofthe Modern Language Department ofthe University of Utah. BENNETT, John Foster, treasurerof the Deseret Sunday School Unionsince 1906, was born July 11, 1865, atBirmingham, England, the son ofRichard and Maria Foster Bennett was not a memberof the Church, but was honest anil. conscientious. With his wife and twolittle children (one the subject of thissketch) he came to Utah with hiswifes family in 1868. The Foster fam-ily located in Bear Lake valley, butRichard Bennett found work in SaltLake City. When John was eightyears old he was taken by one of hisaunts to visit his grandparents in BearLake Valley. Being naturally veryactive, he enjoyed life on the farm andinsisted upon remaining there andfound work herding cows in the sum-mer and feeding stock in the there, with the consent of hisfather, he was baptized and confirmeda member of the Church. Upon hisreturn to Salt Lake City, two or threeyears later, he attended Karl G. Mae-sers school for a short time, but notbeing happy there he presented him-self at Miss Cooks school in the SocialHall, where he earned his tuition bydoing janit
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