Amy Ida Thaxter

1896 - 1987  (90 years)

• Name	Amy Ida Thaxter
  Birth	27 Apr 1896	New York
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 23, born NY, public school teacher, parents born NY/NY
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 34, born NY, public school teacher, parents born ENG/MI
  Census	5 Apr 1940	Chicago, Cook, IL ; age 43, born NY, C1 ed, residing Niagara Falls NY in 1935, marr at 21, 0 children, teacher in public school, parents born NY/NY
  Death	18 Feb 1987	Anaheim, Orange, CA
  Burial		Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA
  Person ID	I6868	Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	William Thaxter
  Mother	Hattie Kenyon
  Family ID	F2263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Christian Baker,   b. 24 Oct 1896, Lockport, Niagara, NY d. 19 Mar 1978, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1918	Middleport, Niagara, NY
  Notes	from "New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936" (familysearch.org) On 10 Jul 1918 in Middleport, Niagara, NY, Walter C Baker, 21, a soldier, residing Niagara Falls, born NY to Chas. Francis Baker b. US & Mary Retallack b. US married Amy Ida Thaxter, 22, a teacher, residing Barker, born NY to Wm. Thaxter b. ENG & Hattie Kenyon b. US. 1st marriage for both.
  Family ID	F2262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2019

  
  

• Notes

  from Niagara Falls Gazette, May 27, 1966 (fultonhistory.com) FORMER FALL TEACHER'S ART WORK FEATURED Mrs. Walter C. (Amy) Baker, a former resident and school teacher in Niagara Falls, now living in Whittier, Calif., is the featured artist for the" month of May at the LaHabra Art Gallery, LaHabra, Calif. Her landscapes and still lifes, in oil and water colors, reflect the influence of her many travels in Mexico. She studied art for seven years under Wilson Turner, Phil Gilkerson and Joe Riebert.