Barackman, Dr. William G. (W. G.)

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The 1920 and 1925 Chandler City Directories shows him as a dentist, married to Kathryn. His business was on Boston, near San Marcos Place. The 1921 directory said he and Kathryn lived on north Colorado and the 1923 and 1925 directories gave their address as RD 1. The 1932 Phoenix Telephone Directory, Chandler section, said W. G. Barackman lived on a "rch" (ranch?) southwest of Chandler and had the phone number 73-R3.

-Dr. and Mrs. Barackman are entertaining a number of visitors at their ranch south of town. The visitors include the Doctor's brother, Arthur M. Barackman, and Miss Jesse Barackman, both of Streetor, Illinois. Also Miss Debbie E. Hill of Chicago, Illinois, who is an aunt of Mrs. Barackman, for a few weeks visit. (Chandler Arizonan 3/7/1913)

-Dr. Barackman got one vote in the school trustee board election. (Chandler Arizonan 4/4/1913)

-Dr. Barackman is from Illinois.

Last Friday, he attended a meeting of Masons to discuss having a lodge in Chandler. (Chandler Arizonan 4/11/1913)

-Mrs. Hill, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Barackman, for several months, goes to Phoenix this week to visit relatives before leaving for her home in Chicago.

Miss Barackman will be leaving for Chicago this week after visiting her brother, Dr. Barackman. (Chandler Arizonan 5/2/1913)

-Dr. Barackman attended a surprise party for Paul Johnson last Thursday. (Chandler Arizonan 5/30/1913)

-Dr. Barackman will take G.L. Gollands place at Rinear and Sons Store for the summer. (Chandler Arizonan 6/6/1913)

-Dr. Barackman has reported $150 worth of damage done to his ranch from wild horses and loose cattle probably from the reservation at Sacaton. (Chandler Arizonan 6/13/1913)

-Dr. Barackman will be in charge of the Hackney and Banta ditches while Joel Barton is on vacation. He was appointed by James E. Sprague, manager of the south side water system, and Supt. F.B. Eastman. (Chandler Arizonan 7/11/1913)

-Dr. Barackman and his wife have had a guest. They've been visited by Miss Susan Kellogg of Peoria, Illinois. (Chandler Arizonan 7/11/1913)

-The sister of Mrs. Barackman, Mrs. Roy Davidson, has left for her home in Phoenix after a two weeks visit.

Miss Susan Kellogg has returned to Peoria, Illinois. (Chandler Arizonan 8/1/1913)

-Dr. Barackman is considered the best choice to replace Secretary Peabody in the Chamber of Commerce. (Chandler Arizonan 8/15/1913)

-Dr. Barackman has resigned as zanjero, and being replaced by Fred Seaver. (Chandler Arizonan 8/15/1913)

-Dr. Barackman was elected secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Barackman is the brother-in-law of Mrs. Roy W. Davidson, wife of a prominent Phoenix contractor. When Dr. Barackman decided to move to the coast from Chicago for health reasons, his wife and himself stopped in Phoenix to visit Mrs. Davidson. They decided to stay here, but moved to Chandler to be out of the city in October of 1911.

Dr. Barackman graduated in 1904 from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, which is considered one of the best in the country. His father was a prominent Chicago capitalist.

He practiced dentistry until 1911, where he had made a success. After the decision to move to Chandler, he lived for three weeks on the ranch of Leonard George camping out. He then moved to section 4, which was still deser, and 1.75 miles from Chandler which had nothing on the townsite then, he says.

He decided he wanted a fruit farm, and purchased some land. Twelve chickens of the fancy stock were brought with him from Chicago. They are of the finest Columbian Wyandotes that can be purchased in the east. There are now 500 of them, and all from the original twelve.

He is a masonic worker like his brother-in-law, and wants to see the progress of the Masonry in the Valley. He was very active in school with the group. He won the title of grand master of the Xi Psi Phi fraternity, one of the strongest dental fraternities in the U.S.

His brother, Guy B. Barackman, is a civil engineer, and works as an assistant civil engineer for the Delaware and Lackawana Railroad. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign. He is also a mason. There are several masons between the two families.

He is considered intelligent, pleasing personality, and conscientious. He is able to meet people of all backgrounds, and meet them on equal footing, and put them at ease. (Chandler Arizonan 8/22/1913)