Barker, Leora (Jul 5, 1899 – Nov 14, 1966)

LEORA BARKER HOUSE

Leora Barker was born July 5, 1899 in Elba, Idaho to Alonzo John Barker
and Elizabeth Stauffer Barker. She was the seventh child in a family of
six girls and two boys. Her father and mother were married in Willard,
but after the first child was born they moved to Elba, Idaho where the
rest of the children were born.

As a young girl the family moved back to Willard where her father
raised grapes. She helped take care of the vineyard and at the age of
eighteen she went to work in Promontory working for a family there. It
was while working in Promontory that she met Francis Clay House. They
dated one year and at the age of nineteen they were married in the
Logan Temple on May 15, 1919.

They lived on the farm in Promontory where Clay farmed. The first two
children were still born boys no name was given to them. Lorraine was
born prematurely on December 8, 1922 and weighted under five pounds.
Milo was born July 28, 1925. Both Lorraine and Milo were born in
Willard. Betty Jean was born in Brigham on March 31, 1928.

May 5, 1929 they moved to Brigham where Clay worked as a mechanic repairing automobiles and tractors.

Leora enjoyed her children and spent a lot of time preparing meals. Her
children remember the times she made homemade candy (divinity) (taffy)
ice cream, cakes and pies, apple sauce cookies were the best.

Many of the clothes her daughters wore, were made on her "White"
treadle sewing machine located near a large window in the kitchen.