WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WILLIAM ARTHUR "BILL" BARLOCKER
(turkey farmer, banker, mayor)
BIOGRAPHY
William Arthur "Bill" Barlocker was born on July 26, 1921.Bill married Claudia Hunt on June 5, 1940.
Bill and Claudia later divorced.
Bill enlisted in the US Army on October 9, 1945 at Ft. Douglas, Utah.
Private, Serial Number 39947941.
Bill married Ruby Seegmiller on July 30, 1954.
Bill took over the Bank of St. George in 1955.
William A. Barlocker was the mayor of St. George from 1958 to 1966.
Bill died on May 21, 1982 and was buried in the Enterprise City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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William's Parents and Siblings:
Arthur Jacob Barlocker Rosell Truman Barlocker Marilla Barlocker Nora Barlocker William Arthur Barlocker Truman Alma Barlocker |
(4/19/1895-5/3/1987) (married 4/21/1914) (11/30/1894-6/4/1997) (5/27/1915-11/29/2005) (married Maeser Welcome Terry) (4/26/1917-1/2/2006) (married Deward Leon Hall) (7/26/1921-5/21/1982) (married Claudia Hunt and Ruby Seegmiller) (3/3/1928-10/18/1929) |
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First Wife and Children: Claudia Hunt Barlocker Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(6/8/1920-10/11/2012) (married 6/5/1940) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife and Children: Ruby Seegmiller Barlocker Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(12/13/1924-6/9/2008) (married 7/30/1954) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
WCHS-04057 William A. Barlocker while he was Mayor of St. George
REFERENCES
Rise and Fall of the Turkey EmpireUtah History to Go article by W. Paul Reeve, August 1996
Thanksgiving, John F. Kennedy and the death of a Washington County turkey empire
Article by Julie Applegate, St. George News, November 24, 2016
Paragraph about William A. Barlocker
Unknown source
FamilySearch entry for William Arthur Barlocker
Find-A-Grave entry for William Arthur Barlocker