William Henry Baker

1840 - 1919  (78 years)

• Name	William Henry Baker
  Birth	10 Feb 1840	New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	8 Oct 1850	Highland, Oakland, MI ; age 10, born NY, living with parents
  Census	11 Aug 1870	Highland, Oakland, MI ; age 29, born MI, farmer, brother Anson's family next door
  Census	3 Jun 1880	Highland, Oakland, MI ; age 40, born MI, farmer, parents born VT/NY, brother Anson's farm next door
  Census	8 Aug 1900	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI ; age 60, born Feb 1840 in NY, marr 33 yrs, constable, parents born NY/NY
  Census	20 Apr 1910	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI ; age 68, born NY, mx1 for 47 yrs, city constable, parents born NY/NY
  Death	7 Jan 1919	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
  Burial		West Highland Cemetery, Highland, MI
  Person ID	I15195	Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Royal Baker,   b. 19 Dec 1801, Newfane, Windham, VT d. 10 Apr 1853, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Sarah Shaw,   b. 7 Feb 1806, New York d. 16 Aug 1854, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1831
  Family ID	F5714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Cowles,   b. 5 Aug 1842, Michigan d. 13 Jun 1927, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1862	Highland, Oakland, MI
  Children	+ 1. Arthur Waldo Baker,   b. 25 Jan 1867, Highland, Oakland, MI d. 29 Mar 1947, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI (Age 80 years)   2. Walter Elias Baker,   b. 10 May 1869, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI d. 9 Dec 1893, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 24 years)   3. Elias C Baker,   b. 10 Dec 1874, Highland, Oakland, MI d. 13 Dec 1874, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 0 years)   4. Otis Henry Baker,   b. 22 Feb 1879, Highland, Oakland, MI d. 3 Jan 1881, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F5814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2017

  
  

• Headstones		William & Emma (Cowles) Family Grave Site left-to-right: (1) Otis Baker, (2) Walter Elias Baker, (3) Monument to Elias & Emma Baker, (4) War Marker for William
  		William H Baker Military Service Gravestone WILLIAM H BAKER / PVT BTRY M / 1 MICH LT ARTY / FEB 10 1840 / JAN 7 1919

  
  

• Notes

  from "Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920" (seekingmichigan) William H Baker, a constable, born 10 Feb 1840 in New York to Royal Baker b. VT and Sarah Show b. VT, died on 7 Jan 1919 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI of cerebral apoplexy. Burial on 9 Jan in Clyde MI. Informant A.W. Baker. from "The Grand Rapids Press", 8 Jan 1919 (genealogybank.com) William H. Baker, court officer in Justice court, died at his home at 1020 Thomas-st., S.E., Tuesday, ending 27 years of county service. Baker, who was 74 years old, was a court officer for several years. He was elected constable of the old Tenth ward more than a quarter century ago and served in that capacity until his death. He was a member of the Watson post and Wealthy-st. Baptist church. Services will be held at the residence at 12:30 Thursday. Internment will be at Highland, Oakland County.