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Rodney Thomas Baker 1900–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 FEB 1900

Birth Location: Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States

Death Date: 14 JUN 1980

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

Father: Leonard Baker

Mother: Lou Ballinger

Spouse(s): Mary Brumwell

Children(s): Betty Baker, Mary Baker, Wesley Baker, Nancy Baker, Chloe Baker, Robert Baker, Michael Baker

Rodney Thomas Baker was born in 1900 in Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States, the child of Leonard America Baker And Lou Ora Ballinger. In 1900, Rodney Thomas Baker was recorded in the census in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United St. In 1910, Rodney Thomas Baker was recorded in the census in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States. Rodney Thomas Baker married Mary Sparrow Brumwell, and had children including Betty Lou Baker, Chloe Baker, Living, Mary Patricia Baker, Michael Rodney Baker, Nancy Sparrow Baker, Robert Meredith Baker, Wesley Hoy Baker. Rodney Thomas Baker passed away in 1980 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Rodney Thomas Baker was born in 1900 in Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States, the child of Leonard America Baker And Lou Ora Ballinger.
  • In 1900, Rodney Thomas Baker was recorded in the census in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United St.
  • In 1910, Rodney Thomas Baker was recorded in the census in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.
  • Rodney Thomas Baker married Mary Sparrow Brumwell, and had children including Betty Lou Baker, Chloe Baker, Living, Mary Patricia Baker, Michael Rodney Baker, Nancy Sparrow Baker, Robert Meredith Baker, Wesley Hoy Baker.
  • Rodney Thomas Baker passed away in 1980 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Baker
1869–1950
Birth Location: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Lou Ballinger
1869–1952
Birth Location: Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brumwell
1905–1999
Birth Location: Hatton, Traill County, North Dakota, United States
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Children(s)

Betty Baker
1925–1925
Birth Location: –
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Mary Baker
1926–2022
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Wesley Baker
1928–2012
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Nancy Baker
1930–2015
Birth Location: Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Chloe Baker
1934–2022
Birth Location: Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Robert Baker
1939–1939
Birth Location: –
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Michael Baker
1944–1985
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Rodney Baker's Ancestors

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Rodney Baker
1900–1980
Birth Place: Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States
Parents
Leonard America Baker
1869–1950
Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Lou (Ora) Ballinger
1869–1952
Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Isaac) Baker
1840–1921
Greene County or Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Mary (Isabelle) Fowler
1843–1900
Indiana, United States
Joseph (Lewis) Jones
1842–1931
Greene County, Indiana, United States
Mary Ballinger
1848–1929
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Malden Baker
1802–1894
Eliza Cullumbaugh
1806–1885
William Fowler
1809–1892
Christiana Greaves
1808–1890
John Jones
1817–1903
Mary Whaley
1822–1914
John Ballinger
1803–1892
Nancy Weiss
1804–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1761–1825
Ann Stewart
1766–1826
William Fowler
1780–
Mary
1784–
Absalom Greeves
1790–1862
Alathia Smith
1788–1844
Lewis Jones
1788–1892
Mary Black
1792–1820
Joseph Whaley
1796–1865
Sophia Hall
1801–1868

Rodney Baker's Descendants

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Rodney (Thomas) Baker (9 FEB 1900–14 JUN 1980) m. Mary (Sparrow) Brumwell (14 NOV 1905–11 JUN 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

Rodney Baker's Timeline

8 Records

1900
9 FEB 1900
Birth of Rodney Thomas Baker in Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States
Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States
1900
1 JUN 1900
Rodney Thomas Baker appeared in census in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
1910
18 APR 1910
Age 10
Rodney Thomas Baker appeared in census in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1918
12 SEP 1918
Age 18
Rodney Thomas Baker resided here in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1920
8 JAN 1920
Age 20
Rodney Thomas Baker appeared in census in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1930
FROM 1930 TO 1940
Age 30
Rodney Thomas Baker was employed
None
1950
1950
Age 50
Rodney Thomas Baker was employed
None
1980
14 JUN 1980
Age 80
Death of Rodney Thomas Baker in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 FEB 1900
    Event Place: Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 53-13, Sheet 7A, Age 30 in Apr 1930, born in Kansas.
    [2] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 181, Sheet 17B, Age 19 in Jan 1920, born in Kansas.
    [3] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 127, Sheet 2A, Age 10 in Apr 1910, born in Kansas.
    [4] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 23, Sheet 1B, Born Feb 1900 in Indiana.
    [5] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 53-5, Sheet 2A, Age 40 in Apr 1940, born in Kansas.
    [6] WWI draft registration
    [7] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 53-22, p. 1, Age 50 in Apr 1950, born in Kansas.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Center Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 23, Sheet 1B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 18 APR 1910
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 127, Sheet 2A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1918
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: WWI draft registration

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 181, Sheet 17B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1930 TO 1940
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 53-13, Sheet 7A
    [2] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 53-5, Sheet 2A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1950
    Record Source: 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 53-22, p. 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1980
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

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