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Melvin A. Baxter 1869–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1869

Birth Location: Iowa, United States

Death Date: 8 Aug 1954

Death Location: Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States

Father: William Baxter

Mother: Louise John

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Melvin A. Baxter was born in 1869 in Iowa, United States, the child of William Henry Baxter And Louise J Lucy John. In 1880, Melvin A. Baxter resided in Corning, Rooks, Kansas, United States. In 1900, Melvin A. Baxter resided in Corning, Greenfield & Medicine Townships, Rooks, K. Melvin A. Baxter passed away in 1954 in Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Melvin A. Baxter was born in 1869 in Iowa, United States, the child of William Henry Baxter And Louise J Lucy John.
  • In 1880, Melvin A. Baxter resided in Corning, Rooks, Kansas, United States.
  • In 1900, Melvin A. Baxter resided in Corning, Greenfield & Medicine Townships, Rooks, K.
  • Melvin A. Baxter passed away in 1954 in Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States.

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Melvin Baxter's Ancestors

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Melvin Baxter
1869–1954
Birth Place: Iowa, United States
Parents
William Henry Baxter
1830–1901
Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Louise (J "Lucy") John
1832–
Union Township, Shelby Co, Indiana
Grandparents
Madison Baxter
1810–1855
Kentucky, United States
Phebe (Delila) Dewitt
1815–1837
Kentucky, United States
William John
1806–1859
Whiteley, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (M) Headlee
1812–1883
Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Dewitt
1788–1840
Phebe Dewitt
1787–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Dewitt
1753–1834
Jane Bray
1775–1843
William Cotton
1806–1831
Elizabeth Cotton
1760–1842

Melvin Baxter's Timeline

4 Records

1869
4 Nov 1869
Birth of Melvin A. Baxter in Iowa, United States
Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 11
Melvin A. Baxter resided here in Corning, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Corning, Rooks, Kansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 31
Melvin A. Baxter resided here in Corning, Greenfield & Medicine Townships, Rooks, Kansas
Corning, Greenfield & Medicine Townships, Rooks, Kansas
1954
8 Aug 1954
Age 85
Death of Melvin A. Baxter in Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States
Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Corning, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: T623_498; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Corning, Rooks, Kansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Corning, Greenfield & Medicine Townships, Rooks, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Corning, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: T623_498; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1954
    Event Place: Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States

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