William
Samuel
Baker
Born in Worcester, Price, Wisconsin, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Zerwas) Baker
— married
22 Aug 1921 in Spokane, Washington, United States
Father of
Sybil Rose Baker
Died
at age 72
in Plumas, California, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
William, son of Andrew Samuel Baker and Julia Bowers, was born 7 July 1892 in Worcester, Price, Wisconsin.[1]
On 22 August 1921, Mary (age 33) married William Samuel Baker (age 29) in Spokane, Washington.[2] By 1927, they lived in Plains, Montana, where they owned a bakery shop for a time.[3][4]
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| Mary, William and Sybil |
Mary and William had only one child, Rosemary Sybil. She died, at the age of 5, from spinal meningitis on 12 May 1932 in Missoula, Montana. As described in Sybil’s obituary: “The child became suddenly ill Wednesday and was rushed to a Missoula hospital where she died Sunday night.“[5]
About 1942, Mary and William moved to Crescent Mills, California.
Military
- Service: William served from 27 June 1918 to 31 October 1918 as a private in World War I. He served in Company C, 157 Infantry, World War I.[6]
Death and Burial
- Death: William died (age 72) on 27 June 1965 in Plumas, California, United States.[7]
- Burial: William was buried at Greenville District Cemetery in Greenville, Plumas, California.[8]
Sources
- ↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKP-22R : 11 January 2022), William Samuel Baker, 1892.
- ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9M-CCW5 : Fri Mar 08 23:44:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Wm Samuel Baker and Mary A Zerwas, 22 August 1921
- ↑ "Montana, Sanders County Records, 1866-2010", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-69GQ : Fri Mar 08 07:38:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Rosemary Sybil Baker and William S Baker, 8 January 1927.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM1-1YY : Sun Mar 10 11:58:41 UTC 2024), Entry for William S Baker and Mary Z Baker, 1930.
- ↑ "The Missoulian," 16 May 1932.
- ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC5-4M3C : Sat Mar 09 10:32:05 UTC 2024), Entry for William Baker, 31 October 1918.
- ↑ Death:"California Death Index, 1940-1997"
FamilySearch Record: VP4F-JT7 (accessed 24 October 2023) - ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #76674687
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