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Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker 1876–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Champaign County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1943

Death Location: Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Baker

Mother: Mary Holt

Spouse(s): Mary Nees

Children(s): Viola Baker, Jessie Baker, Delores Baker, John Baker, Dovey Baker, Charles Baker, Josephine Baker, Clinton Baker, Katherine Baker, Emmerson Baker, Frank Chandler

Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker was born in 1876 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA, the child of Henry Jacob Baker And Mary Ellen Holt. In 1910, Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker resided in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker resided in New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA. Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker married Mary Lucretia Nees, and had children including Charles E Baker, Clinton Baker, Delores Baker, Dovey Inez Baker, Emmerson Baker, Frank Edward Chandler, Jessie Mable Baker, John Albert Baker, Josephine Edna Defini Baker, Katherine Baker, Viola Gladys Alice Baker. Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker passed away in 1943 in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker was born in 1876 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA, the child of Henry Jacob Baker And Mary Ellen Holt.
  • In 1910, Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker resided in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker resided in New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA.
  • Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker married Mary Lucretia Nees, and had children including Charles E Baker, Clinton Baker, Delores Baker, Dovey Inez Baker, Emmerson Baker, Frank Edward Chandler, Jessie Mable Baker, John Albert Baker, Josephine Edna Defini Baker, Katherine Baker, Viola Gladys Alice Baker.
  • Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker passed away in 1943 in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Baker's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Baker
1876–1943
Birth Place: Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Jacob Baker
1840–1930
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Ellen) Holt
1849–1898
Clark County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Beverly (D) Holt
1822–1875
Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Burke
1826–1855
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj. Holt
1777–1840
Hannah Darnell
1786–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucy Watson
1759–1875
Adam Jr.
1754–1833
Catherine Riley
1757–1830

Jacob Baker's Descendants

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Jacob (Henry Willis "Jake") Baker (10 Jun 1876–21 Nov 1943) m. Mary (Lucretia) Nees (12 Aug 1886–23 Mar 1926)
  1. 1. Viola (Gladys "Alice") Baker 1905–1979 m. Jesse (James "Jess") Fielding 1893–1956 m. Chester (Cecil) Webster 1902–1984
    1. 1. Marjorie (Adaline) Hubbs 1923–2007 m. Josephus (V D) Hubbs 1919–1987
      1. 1. Terry (Lee) Hubbs 1939–1994 m. Jo (Anne) West 1945–2009
      2. 2. Robert (James) Hubbs 1943–2004
    2. 2. Thomas (L.) Schafer 1917–1948
    3. 3. James (Arthur) Fielding 1940–1940
    4. 4. Dorothy (Mae) Ontis 1927–1996
    5. 5. Larry (Eugene) Fielding 1942–1998
    6. 6. Joseph (B.) Fielding 1924–1993
    7. 7. John Miller 1922–
    8. 8. William Miller 1925–
  2. 2. Jessie (Mable) Baker 1910–1973
  3. 3. Delores Baker 1915–1920
  4. 4. John (Albert) Baker 1920–1993
  5. 5. Dovey (Inez) Baker 1915–
  6. 6. Charles (E) Baker 1904–1977
  7. 7. Josephine (Edna Defini) Baker 1908–1954 m. Benjamin (H) Chaney 1892–1974 m. Rome (J) Chandler 1896– m. Jesse (Alonzo) Frost 1891–1926
    1. 1. Betty (Alberta) Chaney 1929–1998
    2. 2. Melvin (Lotus) Frost 1926–2016
  8. 8. Clinton Baker 1917–1917
  9. 9. Katherine Baker 1926–1926
  10. 10. Emmerson Baker 1920–1998
  11. 11. Frank (Edward) Chandler 1905–1998

Jacob Baker's Timeline

4 Records

1876
10 Jun 1876
Birth of Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker in Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Champaign County, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker resided here in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA
Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker resided here in New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA
New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA
1943
21 Nov 1943
Age 67
Death of Jacob Henry Willis "Jake" Baker in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Champaign County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Lenox, Will, Illinois; Roll: T625_414; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 197
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hutton, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T624_236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374249

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hutton, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hutton, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T624_236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374249

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Lenox, Will, Illinois; Roll: T625_414; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 197

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1943
    Event Place: Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA

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