Lloyd Barker, my wife's paternal grandfather was born September 14, 1893 in Fairmont, Nebraska to Henry and Matilda Barker. He had several siblings, Mabel, Charles, John, Agnes, Kate, Alice, and George. The family moved to Scottsbluff , Nebraska by 1910 when Lloyd, 17, worked as a farm hand. He moved further west to Sheridan, WY and was working as a steam shove operator in 1930 and living as a boarder at 152 Coffeen Ave. He was married shortly thereafter and by 1942 Lloyd lived on Route 8 in Spokane WA with his wife Sarah and three boys. He died Oct 7, 1947 at age 54.
My wife's father was only 15 at the time of his father's death.
Lloyd at work in Wyoming
Thank you Bob for doing this! I really wish I could have met my Grandpa. It's nice to see his picture again and read about him.
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