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Leonard America Baker 1869–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAY 1869

Birth Location: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 3 FEB 1950

Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Father: Thomas Baker

Mother: Mary Fowler

Spouse(s): Elsie Jackson, Lou Ballinger, Anna Eaton

Children(s): Hoy Baker, Rodney Baker

Leonard America Baker was born in 1869 in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, the child of Thomas Isaac Baker And Mary Isabelle Fowler. In 1870, Leonard America Baker was recorded in the census in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States. In 1880, Leonard America Baker was recorded in the census in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United. Leonard America Baker married Anna N Eaton, Elsie Jackson, Lou Ora Ballinger, and had children including Hoy Baker, Rodney Thomas Baker. Leonard America Baker passed away in 1950 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Leonard America Baker was born in 1869 in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, the child of Thomas Isaac Baker And Mary Isabelle Fowler.
  • In 1870, Leonard America Baker was recorded in the census in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.
  • In 1880, Leonard America Baker was recorded in the census in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United.
  • Leonard America Baker married Anna N Eaton, Elsie Jackson, Lou Ora Ballinger, and had children including Hoy Baker, Rodney Thomas Baker.
  • Leonard America Baker passed away in 1950 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Baker
1840–1921
Birth Location: Greene County or Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Mary Fowler
1843–1900
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elsie Jackson
1888–1967
Birth Location: Owensburg, Greene County, Indiana, United States
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Lou Ballinger
1869–1952
Birth Location: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Anna Eaton
1883–1957
Birth Location: Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, United States
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Children(s)

Hoy Baker
1890–1974
Birth Location: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Rodney Baker
1900–1980
Birth Location: Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States
RB

Leonard Baker's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Baker
1869–1950
Birth Place: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Parents
Thomas Isaac Baker
1840–1921
Greene County or Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Mary (Isabelle) Fowler
1843–1900
Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Malden Baker
1802–1894
Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Eliza Cullumbaugh
1806–1885
Scotland, United Kingdom
William (Wallace) Fowler
1809–1892
Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Christiana Greaves
1808–1890
Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1761–1825
Ann Stewart
1766–1826
William Fowler
1780–
Mary
1784–
Absalom Greeves
1790–1862
Alathia Smith
1788–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1710–
Margret Pheland
1711–
John Fowler
1740–1782
Ann Keith
1743–1832

Leonard Baker's Descendants

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Leonard (America) Baker (25 MAY 1869–3 FEB 1950) m. Elsie Jackson (28 JAN 1888–29 APR 1967) m. Lou (Ora) Ballinger (8 MAY 1869–10 JUL 1952) m. Anna (N.) Eaton (8 SEP 1883–4 AUG 1957)
  1. 1. Hoy Baker 1890–1974 m. Alice (Evelyn) Elder 1894–1980
  2. 2. Rodney (Thomas) Baker 1900–1980 m. Mary (Sparrow) Brumwell 1905–1999
    1. 1. Betty (Lou) Baker 1925–1925
    2. 2. Mary (Patricia) Baker 1926–2022 m. Hassan Hyman 1919–2009 m. William (Thomas) Stefanich 1923–1982 m. Roy (Argyll) Bailey 1924–2017
    3. 3. Wesley (Hoy) Baker 1928–2012 m. Constance (Aloise) Newman 1930–1967 m. Judith (K.) Bunger 1934–2009
      1. 1. Linda (Carol) Baker 1950–2005
    4. 4. Nancy (Sparrow) Baker 1930–2015 m. Robert (Clarence) Cantrell 1929–1999
    5. 5. Chloe Baker 1934–2022 m. Robert (Stephen) Howell 1922–1978 m. Charles (C.) Fitzgerald 1935–2020 m. Maurice (Leon) Ruth 1928–2004
    6. 6. Robert (Meredith) Baker 1939–1939
    7. 7. Michael (Rodney) Baker 1944–1985

Leonard Baker's Timeline

8 Records

1869
25 MAY 1869
Birth of Leonard America Baker in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1870
19 SEP 1870
Age 1
Leonard America Baker appeared in census in Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1880
2 JUN 1880
Age 11
Leonard America Baker appeared in census in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1900
FROM 1900 TO 1920
Age 31
Leonard America Baker was employed
None
1918
12 SEP 1918
Age 49
Leonard America Baker resided here in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1930
1930
Age 61
Leonard America Baker was employed
None
1930
9 APR 1930
Age 61
Leonard America Baker appeared in census in Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1950
3 FEB 1950
Age 81
Death of Leonard America Baker in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1869
    Event Place: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 US Census, Age 60 in Apr 1930, born in Indiana.
    [2] 1920 US Census, Age 50 in Jan 1920, born in Indiana.
    [3] 1910 US Census, Age 40 in 1910, born in Indiana.
    [4] 1900 US Census, Born May 1869 in Indiana.
    [5] 1880 US Census, Age 11 in Jun 1880, born in Indiana.
    [6] 1870 US Census, Age 1 in Sep 1870, born in Indiana.
    [7] tombstone

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1870
    Event Place: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 US Census, Page 10, Date: 19 September 1870

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 285, Page 1A, Date: 2 June 1880

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1900 TO 1920
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 US Census
    [2] 1910 US Census
    [3] 1920 US Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1918
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: WWI draft registration, registration of son Rodney

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1930
    Record Source: 1930 US Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 9 APR 1930
    Event Place: Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 53-13, Sheet 7A, Living with son Hoy.

    Date: 9 April 1930

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1950
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: tombstone

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: tombstone

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
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