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William Muir Baker

Male 1903 - 1995  (92 years)


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  • Name William Muir Baker 
    Birth 5 Jul 1903  Buffalo, Erie, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1905  Buffalo, Erie, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 1, born US, living with parents
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Buffalo, Erie, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 6, born NY, living with parents
    Census 10 Jan 1920  Detroit, Wayne, MI Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 16, born NY, living with parents
    Census 3 Apr 1930  Detroit, Wayne, MI Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 25, born NY, living with parents
    Census 19 Apr 1940  Detroit, Wayne, MI Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 36, born NY, C5 ed, residing here in 1935, asst university professor
    Death 14 Oct 1995  Detroit, Wayne, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial   Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I15235  Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 May 2017 

    Father AncestorsCheselton Elisher Baker,   b. 3 May 1861, Jackson, Jackson, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1954, Michigan City, LaPorte, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother AncestorsIda Rheiner,   b. 30 Jan 1864, Dayton, Montgomery, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1946, Michigan City, LaPorte, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 16 Dec 1884  Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Notes 
    • from "Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993" (familysearch.org)
      On 16 Dec 1884 in Montgomery Co, OH, Cheselton E Baker married Ida Rheiner.
    Family ID F5725  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsEmily Maria Dooge,   b. 26 Jan 1912, Superior, Douglas, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 2008, Burlington, ONT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)  [1
    Marriage 3 Oct 1931  Lucas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Notes 
    • from "Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993" (familysearch.org)
      On 3 Oct 1931 in Lucas Co, OH, William Baker, 28 on 5 Jul 1931, son of Cheselton Baker and Ida Rheiner, married Emily Dooge, 19 on 26 Jan 1931, daughter of Peter Dooge and Hilda Thooen
    Children 
    Married1. Joan Baker,   b. 28 Aug 1932, Detroit, Wayne, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married2. Ann Marie Baker,   b. 9 Oct 1933, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F5731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 May 2017 

  • Headstones
    William & Emily (Dooge) Baker Gravestone
    William & Emily (Dooge) Baker Gravestone
    BAKER
    1903 WILLIAM MUIR 1995
    1912 EMILY MARIA 2008
    LOVING PARENTS OF / ANN MARIE AND JOAN
    [located at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, MI]
    Plot: Section 47, Lot 431, Space 5

  • Notes 
    • from "The Detroit Free Press", 15 Oct 1995 (newspapers.com)
      BAKER WILLIAM M. Age 92; of Detroit. Husband of Emily Maria. Father of Ann Marie Emmet and Joan Merine Hughes. Grandfather of seven; great-grandfather of 10; great-great-grandfather of 1. Visitation Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Scripture service &:30 o.m. at Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Directors L.L.C., 500 W. Nine Mild Rd., Ferndale (800) 203-8920. Funeral Monday at Gesu Catholic Church, Detroit. In state viewing 10 a.m. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Memorials to Jesuits of the Detroit Province, 7303 W. Seven Nile Rd., Detroit 48221.
    • from "The Detroit Free Press", 15 Oct 1995 (newspapers.com)
      William M. Baker
      Former physics professor at U-D
      Retired physics professor William M. Baker died of cancer Sunday, Oct. 14, 1995 at his home. He was 92. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit and completed post-degree word at U-D, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. He was a professor of physics at the University of Detroit until he retired in 1973. He also was an award-winning photographer and a member of several orchestras. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Emily; two daughters, Ann Emmet and Joan Hughes; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Visitation is 2-5 and 7-9 p.m today at the Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Home, 500 West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. The Funeral will at 11 a.m. Monday at Gesu Church, 17204 Oak Drive in Detroit. Memorial contributions may be made to Jesuits of the Detroit Province, 7303 W. Seven Nile Rd., Detroit 48221.

  • Sources 
    1. [S188] Daniel Dooge, Descendants of Judocus D'hooghe, (www.danieldooge.me, 17 Feb 2016).