John Lewis Baker

1888 - 1960  (72 years)

• Name	John Lewis Baker
  Birth	3 Feb 1888	Highland, Oakland, MI
  Gender	Male
  Census	20 Apr 1910	Highland, Oakland, MI ; age 22, born MI, mx1 for 2 yrs, laborer at odd jobs, parents born MI/MI
  WW1 Reg Card	5 Jun 1917	Flint, Genesee, MI ; age 29, born 3 Feb 1888 in Highland MI, carpenter, supports wife & child
  Census	3 Jan 1920	Flint, Genesee, MI ; age 31, born MI, house carpenter, parents born MI/MI
  Census	1 Apr 1930	Jerome, Midland, MI ; age 42, born MI, 1st marr at 20, house carpenter, parents born NY/NY
  Census	6 May 1940	Jerome, Midland, MI ; age 52, born MI, gr8 ed, residing here in 1935, self-employed carpenter
  WW2 Reg Card	1942	Sanford, Midland, Mi ; age 54, born 3 Feb 1888 in Highland MI, self employed, NOK Abbie Baker
  Death	27 Jul 1960	Pontiac, Oakland, MI
  Burial		West Highland Cemetery, Highland, MI
  Person ID	I15468	Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Larkin Baker,   b. 6 Jun 1838, Walworth, Monroe, NY d. 4 Jan 1901, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Emma Jane Lewis,   b. 1843, New York d. 7 Feb 1888 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1865
  Family ID	F5837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Pearl Hitchings,   b. 1889, Michigan
  Marriage	5 Sep 1907	Sandwich, Essex, ONT
  Divorce	24 Apr 1919	Genesee Co., MI
  Notes	from "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934" (ancestry.com) on 5 Sep 1907 in Sandwich, Essex, ONT, John L Baker, 21, a farmer residing Clyde MI, b. MI to Larkin Baker and Emma Lewis, married Pearl Hutchings, 18, resident of Clyde, b. MI to Rufus Hutchins and Gertrude Ball. Witnesses Mrs. Geo. Thompson of Detroit & J.C. Drake of Windsor.
  Children	1. Elsie Baker,   b. 1910, Michigan
  Family ID	F5873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Abbie Adelia Smith,   b. 17 Oct 1895, Chicago, Cook, IL d. 21 May 1967, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1919	Midland, Midland, MI
  Notes	from "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952" (ancestry.com) On 30 Jun 1919 in Midland MI, John Lewis Baker, 31, a carpenter residing Flint MI, born Oakland Co MI to Larkin Baker and Emma Lewis, married Abbie A Smith, 23, does housework in Sanford MI, born Sanford MI to Charles and Jennie Smith. 2nd marriage for him, 1st for her. Witnesses Ray and Elgie Hill of Midland.
  Children	+ 1. Raymond Lewis Baker,   b. 11 May 1920, Flint, Genesee, MI d. 19 Jan 2008, Midland, Midland, MI (Age 87 years) 2. Ethel Marie Baker,   b. 15 Sep 1921, Sanford, Midland, MI d. 9 Jul 2013, McMinnville, Warren, TN (Age 91 years) + 3. Gareld Junior Baker,   b. 26 Sep 1922, Sanford, Midland, Mi d. 20 Apr 1978, Orange Co, FL (Age 55 years)   4. Ida May Baker,   b. 26 Dec 1924, Sanford, Midland, Mi d. 26 Dec 1924, Sanford, Midland, Mi (Age 0 years) 5. Mildred Arline Baker,   b. 17 Apr 1928, Sanford, Midland, MI d. 12 Nov 2016, Zeeland, Ottawa, MI (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F5871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2017

  
  

• Headstones

  John & Abbie (Smith) Baker Gravestone BAKER ABBIE A. / 1895 - 1967 JOHN L. / 1888 - 1960

  
  

• Notes

  from "Michigan Births, 1867-1902" (familysearch.org) John Baker was born on 3 Feb 1888 in Highland MI to Larkin Baker, a farmer b. NY and Anna J Baker b. NY from "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" (ancestry.com) John Lewis Baker was born 3 Feb 1888 in Oakland Co, MI to Larkin Baker & Emma Lewis from "The Milford Times", 20 May 9050 (Digital Michigan Newspapers at digmichnews.cmich.edu) Mrs. Melinda Lewis, guardian of John Baker, has been granted a back pension of $355 for her ward. Baker is the youngest son of the late Larkin Baker.