Clarence Ralph Baker

1900 - 1962  (62 years)

• Name	Clarence Ralph Baker
  Birth	8 May 1900	Cambria, Niagara, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 1/12, born May 1900 in NY, living with parents
  Census	1 Jun 1905	Canton, Lewis, MO ; age 5, not school age, living with parents
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 9, born NY, living with parents
  Census	1 Jun 1915	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 15, born US, living with parents
  Census	19 Feb 1920	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 19, born NY, farm laborer, living with father
  Census	1 Jun 1925	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 28, born US, auto mechanic
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 29, born NY, marr at 29, trucker at milk truck co, parents born NY/NY
  Census	2 Apr 1940	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 39, born NY, H4 ed, self employed truck driver
  Death	27 Aug 1962	Pekin, Niagara, NY
  Burial	30 Aug 1962	North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria, NY
  Person ID	I1541	Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Edward W Baker,   b. 29 Jul 1870, Cambria, Niagara, NY d. 21 Feb 1943, Cambria, Niagara, NY (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Harriet “Hattie” Cotter,   b. Apr 1874, New York d. 1915/1920, Cambria, Niagara, NY (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	1894
  Histories		Genealogical record of the Le Van family
  Family ID	F350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merald E Sornberger,   b. 21 Jun 1904, New York d. 30 Sep 1964, Sanborn, Niagara, NY (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1925
  Children	1. Marjorie J Baker,   b. 4 Feb 1926, Pekin, Niagara, NY d. 2 May 1943, Pekin, Niagara, NY (Age 17 years) + 2. Howard E Baker,   b. 9 Jul 1928, Pekin, Niagara, NY d. 15 Mar 2000, Pekin, Niagara, NY (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Clarence Baker Gravestone site

  
  

• Notes

  from the Niagara Falls Gazette, Aug. 28, 1962 (fultonhistory.com) PEKIN - Clarence R. Baker, 62, Upper Mountain Road, died Monday (Aug. 27, 1962) after an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead by a physician at his home. Born in the Town of Cambria, May 28, 1900, son of Edward and Harriette Cotter Baker, he lived in this area all his life. At the time of his death he was employed by the Carborundum Co. at Niagara Falls as a guard. A truck driver, he hauled milk for Niagara County farmers for more than 30 years. Mr. Baker was a member of Ransomville Masonic Lodge No. 551 and Pekin Volunteer Fire Co. For many years he served as manager for Pekin Fire Co. band. Surviving are his widow, Merald Sornberger Baker; a son, Howard E. Baker; two sisters. Mrs Elvwin C. Bodie, Sanborn; Mrs. Richard Robinson, Atlantic Citv, N.J. ; a brother. Sterling Baker, Pekin; and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the Pike and Jones Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Duane A. Kofahl, pastor of the Pekin Methodist Church. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery. Members of the Ransomville Masonic Lodge will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The family will be present from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.