Leverett Frederick Baldwin (1919 - 1982)

Born 12 Jun 1919 in Enderlin, Ransom, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Carolyn May (George) Baldwin — married 24 Jun 1944 (to 1956) in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1982 at age 62 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Birth and Parents

Leverett Frederick Baldwin was born in North Dakota

'Lev' the eldest son of seven children of Fred Leverett Baldwin and Louise Rathgeber was born 12 June 1919 at Enderlin, North Dakota.

The 1925 census for North Dakota indicates that Fred (37 years) and Louise (25 years) were still living in Enderlin with Leverett (6 years) and his siblings Olive Belle (5 years), Kenneth (2 years) and Walter (1 year).^[1]

By 1930, the family had moved from North Dakota to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and two more children were added, Mark James (4 years) and Shirley (1 year). Fred was working in construction.^[2]

By 1940, Lev had one more sibling, Ben (age 9 years). Lev had taken on the responsibilities as 'man' of the family due to his father's sudden death from a heart attack in 1935. The 1940 census showed Lev was working for the government in forestry, one of the depression era programs established by the New Deal.^[3]

Lev registered for the draft in 1941; however, he was listed as 4F due to right ear deafness.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Lev married Carolyn May George, the daughter of Edward and May (Koput) George on 24 June 1944 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They had several children.

Death and Burial

Leverett Frederick Baldwin died on 11 January 1982 in his 63rd year of cancer at St Joseph's Hospital Hospice at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His cremains were buried in Langlade County Wisconsin.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1925", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-WXHH : Sat Mar 18 21:16:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Fred Baldwin and Leverett Baldwin, 1925.
2. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 2342320. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6224&h=58374181&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yfe7939&_phstart=successSource
3. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04543; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 72-21. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2442&h=81561000&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yfe7940&_phstart=successSource
4. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Wisconsin, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 26 .Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=199080311&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yfe7942&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin Vital Records Office. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Death Index, 1959-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin Vital Records Office. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8790&h=976356&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yfe7944&_phstart=successSource

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sources and photo added by Carol Baldwin on 8 December 2021.

Personal Comment

• Personal comments: Lev was the eldest of 7 children. It was necessary for him to quit high school in 1935 after his father died in order to help with the family income. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps for several years during the Great Depression. Lev was a self-taught carpenter, electrician and plumber. He worked as a switchman for the Milwaukee Road until his retirement. He died on 11 January 1982 and his ashes were placed at Elko Lake in Wisconsin near the cabin that he loved.