Elmer Larkin Baker

1886 - 1967  (81 years)

• Name	Elmer Larkin Baker
  Birth	25 Jul 1886	Toledo, Lucas, OH
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Toledo, Lucas, OH ; age 13, born Jan 1887 in OH, living with parents in grandparents' house
  Census	22 Apr 1910	Toledo, Lucas, OH ; age 24, born OH, mx1 for 4 yrs (wife not present), living with mother
  WW1 Reg Card	5 Jun 1917	Toledo, Lucas, OH ; age 30, born 25 Jul 1886 in Toledo, OH, married, RR Brakeman for NY Central Lines, Toledo.
  Census	5 Jan 1920	Toledo, Lucas, OH ; age 32, born OH, railroad brakeman, parent born US/MI
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Toledo, Lucas, OH ; age 43, born OH, 1st marr at 26, steam railroad brakeman, parents born US/US
  Census	23 Apr 1940	Toledo, Lucas, OH ; age 52, born OH, widowed, gr6 ed, residing here in 1935, passenger brakeman for steam railroad
  Census	1942	Walbridge, Wood, OH ; age 56, born 25 Jul 1886 in Toledo OH,w works for New York Central RR, NOK Mrs. Alta Baker
  Death	3 Dec 1967	Moline, Wood, OH
  Burial		Troy Township Cemetery, Luckey, Wood, OH
  Person ID	I15219	Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Melvin Larkin Baker,   b. 2 Aug 1855, Youngstown, Niagara, NY
  Mother	Ella M Osborn,   b. 29 Nov 1851, Adrian, Lenawee, MI d. 11 Apr 1926, Toledo, Lucas, OH (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1875	Toledo, Lucas, OH
  Family ID	F5719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Inez Elma Reason,   b. 23 Jul 1885, Ohio d. 29 Mar 1963, Toledo, Lucas, OH (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1906	Essex, ONT
  Notes	from "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934" (ancestry.com) On 21 Feb 1906 in Windor, Essex, ONT, Elmer Larkin Baker, 21, a railroader residing Toledo OH, born OH to Melvin Baker and Ella Osborn, married Inez Elma Reason, 19, residing Toledo, born OH to John W Reason & Margaret Rayburn. Witnesses Mrs. Jennie Karrady & Jeanette Taylor.
  Children	+ 1. John Melvin Reason,   b. 1 Jan 1907, Toledo, Lucas, OH d. 2 Nov 1998, Laumee, Lucas, OH (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F5721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Sophie May Wright,   b. 24 Jul 1883, Indiana d. 16 Feb 1937, Toledo, Lucas, OH (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1913
  Children	1. Private
  Family ID	F5742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2017

  
  

  Family 3	Alta Peterson,   b. 20 Jan 1908   d. 7 Sep 1975 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1942
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F5744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2017

  
  

• Headstones

  Elmer & Alta (Peterson) Baker Gravestone ALTA L. BAKER / JAN. 20, 1908 / SEPT. 7, 1975 ELMER L BAKER /JULY 25, 1886 / DEC. 3, 1968 [located at Troy Township Cemetery, Luckey, Wood, OH]

  
  

• Notes

  from "Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973" (ancestry.com) Elmer S Baker was born 25 Jul 1886 in Toledo, Lucas, OH to Melone L Baker and Ella Osborne. from "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" (ancestry.com) Elmer Larkin Baker was born 25 Jul 1886 in Toledo, Lucas, OH to Melvin L Baker and Ella M Osborn. from "The Moline Blade", 4 Dec 1967 (Toledo Lucas County Public Library) ELMER BAKER Elmer L. Baker, 81, of 28048 East Broadway, Moline, died Sunday in his home after a long illness. Born in Toledo, Mr. Baker lived in Moline for the past 26 years. He was employed 46 years as a brakeman for the New York Central System, retiring 11 years ago. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Stony Ridge, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Triad Lodge, F&AM Scottish Rite, Perrysburg Chapter of Eastern Star, White Shrine of Jerusalem, a charter member of the advisory board of Fallen Timbers DeMolay Chapter , an honorary member of Phoenix Lodge F&AM, Perrysburg, and Northern Light Lodge, F&AM. Surviving are his wife, Alta L., and sons William W., of Toledo, and Joseph L., of Moline, and two grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Witzler Mortuary, Perrysburg, with burial in Troy Township Cemetery, Luckey, O. Masonic services will be Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in the mortuary.