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Ethel Merna Baker 1911–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1992

Death Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Harvey Baker

Mother: Etta Likens

Spouse(s): Anthony Benincasa

Children(s): Ronald Benincasa, Karen Benincasa

The story of Ethel Merna Baker began in 1911 in Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA. In 1915, Ethel Merna Baker resided in Cottage Grove, Allen, Kansas, USA. In 1935, Ethel Merna Baker resided in New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA. Ethel Merna Baker married Anthony Vincent Benincasa, and had children including Karen Maria Benincasa, Ronald Vincent Benincasa. Ethel Merna Baker passed away in 1992 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ethel Merna Baker began in 1911 in Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1915, Ethel Merna Baker resided in Cottage Grove, Allen, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Ethel Merna Baker resided in New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA.
  • Ethel Merna Baker married Anthony Vincent Benincasa, and had children including Karen Maria Benincasa, Ronald Vincent Benincasa.
  • Ethel Merna Baker passed away in 1992 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Baker
1887–1918
Birth Location: New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA
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Etta Likens
1889–1918
Birth Location: Kansas
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Spouses(s)

Anthony Benincasa
1914–1964
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
AB

Children(s)

Ronald Benincasa
1942–2020
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
RB
Karen Benincasa
1949–1996
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Ethel Baker's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Baker
1911–1992
Birth Place: Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
Parents
Harvey Carrel Baker
1887–1918
New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA
Etta (Sylva) Likens
1889–1918
Kansas
Grandparents
William (Carrel) Baker
1847–1936
Centralia, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Canazadia ("Zadie") Hickman
1863–1931
Howard, Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Baker's Descendants

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Ethel (Merna) Baker (15 Jun 1911–18 Apr 1992) m. Anthony (Vincent) Benincasa (12 Feb 1914–21 Dec 1964)
  1. 1. Ronald (Vincent) Benincasa 1942–2020 m. Joanne Fitzgerald 1944–2011
    1. 1. Andrew (Vincent) Benincasa –1979
  2. 2. Karen (Maria) Benincasa 1949–1996

Ethel Baker's Timeline

7 Records

1911
15 Jun 1911
Birth of Ethel Merna Baker in Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
1915
1915
Age 4
Ethel Merna Baker resided here in Cottage Grove, Allen, Kansas, USA
Cottage Grove, Allen, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Ethel Merna Baker resided here in New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA
New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 29
Ethel Merna Baker resided here in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1941
1941
Age 30
Ethel Merna Baker resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1992
14 Apr 1992
Age 81
Death of Ethel Merna Baker in Deland, Volusia, Florida, USA
Deland, Volusia, Florida, USA
1992
18 Apr 1992
Age 81
Burial of Ethel Merna Baker in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_3; Line: 5
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02181; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 96-768
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 486-52-9416; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1963
    [4] Florida Death Index
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] St. Louis, Missouri, Burial Index, Archdiocese of St. Louis

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Cottage Grove, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_3; Line: 5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02181; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 96-768

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02181; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 96-768

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1992
    Event Place: Deland, Volusia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 486-52-9416; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1963
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1992; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.7801055,0.44601953,0.85995567&xid=3355
    [6] St. Louis, Missouri, Burial Index, Archdiocese of St. Louis

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1992
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] St. Louis, Missouri, Burial Index, Archdiocese of St. Louis
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