Elias Jackson Baldwin (1828 - 1909)

Born 3 Apr 1828 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Unruh) Baldwin — married 2 Jan 1846 (to 1875) in Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan

Husband of Jane Virginia (Dexter) Baldwin — married 1875 in San Francisco, California

Husband of Lillian C (Bennett) Howard — married 20 May 1884 in San Francisco, California

Died 1 Mar 1909 at age 80 in Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Elias Baldwin is Notable.

Elias Baldwin was a Californian.

Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin was one of the greatest pioneers of California. He earned the nickname "Lucky" Baldwin due to his extraordinary good fortune in a number of business deals. He built the luxury Baldwin Hotel and Theatre in San Francisco and bought vast tracts of land in Southern California, where a number of places and neighborhoods are named after him.

Lucky Baldwin

Sources

1850 United States Federal Census Name: Elias Baldwin Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1850: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan, USA Occupation: Grocer Industry: Food Stores, Except Dairy Products Real Estate: 500 Line Number: 41 Dwelling Number: 1001 Family Number: 1014 Household Members: Name Age Elias Baldwin 24 Sarah A Baldwin 22 Clara Baldwin 3 William Unruh 24 [Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 346; Page: 198b]

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Elias J. Baldwin Age: 51 Birth Date: Abt 1829 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1880: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Street: (Baldwin Hotel) Market House Number: 930 Dwelling Number: 84 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Jennie Baldwin Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Occupation: Capitalist Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Elias J. Baldwin 51 Jennie Baldwin 26 Budd Doble 37 Clara Doble 30 Rosebud Doble 3 Source Citation [Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 75; Page: 258D; Enumeration District: 083]

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Elias J Baldwin Age: 70 Birth Date: 1830 Home in 1900: San Francisco, San Francisco, California Street: California Street House Number: 1217 Sheet Number: 10 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 167 Family Number: 227 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Lily Baldwin Marriage Year: 1888 Years Married: 12 Occupation: Capitalist Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Farm or House: H Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Elias J Baldwin 70 Lily Baldwin 38 Anita Baldwin 22 Oselia Bennet 50 Elberta Marquis 24 Vivian Marquis 3 Albert A Bennet 22 William Davis 41 Lee Fu 35 Tom Young 20 [Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0250; FHL microfilm: 1240106]

California, Death Index, 1905-1939 Name: Elias J Baldwin Birth Year: abt 1828 Death Date: 1 Mar 1909 Age at Death: 81 Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Name: Elias J Baldwin Gender: Male Birth Place: Indiana Residence Place: Died March 1, 1909 Child: Anita M Baldwin Certificate Number: 46333

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Elias Jackson Baldwin Birth Date: 3 Apr 1828 Birth Place: Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America Death Date: 1 Mar 1909 Death Place: Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America Cemetery: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Burial or Cremation Place: Colma, San Mateo County, California, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: William Alexander Crooks Baldwin Mother: Elizabeth Nancy Baldwin Spouse: Sarah Ann Alden Children: Clara Stocker Anita M. Baldwin

1. Fact sheets from the Arcadia Arboretum (a copy in personal files)
2. "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 August 2018, 02:00), entry for Elias Jackson Baldwin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCTW-S2T); contributed by various users.
3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name Elias Jackson Baldwin-Birth Date 3 Apr 1828-Birth Place Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio--Death Date 1 Mar 1909--Death Place Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California,--Cemetery: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park-Burial Place: Colma, San Mateo County, California, --Spouse: Jane Virginia Baldwin--Children:Clara Stocker
4. Find A Grave: Memorial #5300
5. "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCNZ-V5Y : 4 November 2017), Elias Baldwin and Sarah Ann Unruh, 02 Jan 1846, Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID p 10, various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 945,409.
6. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8Z-ZQ1 : 12 April 2016), Clora Baldwin in household of Elias Baldwin, Berrien county, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing family 1014, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. "California Great Registers, 1866-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYD4-1SW : 8 December 2017), Elias Jackson Baldwin, 23 Jul 1866; citing Voter Registration, Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 977,100.
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9. wikipedia.com: Lucky Baldwin
10. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLW7-98J : 8 December 2017), Elias J Baldwin and Lily C Bennett, 20 May 1884; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,140. (Mother's name: Oselia Bennett)
11. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JT-F9X : 8 December 2017), Elias Jackson Baldwin in entry for Ben Baldwin and Gaybrielle Florence Volker, 02 Jan 1937; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,113,999.
12. 797 Newspaper Items -Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection -- [2] Mrs. Lucky Baldwin 1884
13. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GC-W14 : accessed 7 December 2018), Elias J Baldwin, Precincts 9 & 13 San Francisco city Ward 42, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 250, sheet 10B, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,106.
14. "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-RFSL : 17 March 2018), Elias J Or Lucky Baldwin, 02 Mar 1909; citing Salt Lake Herald 11, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.

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