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William Richard Baker 1936–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1936

Birth Location: Los Angeles County, California, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 2020

Death Location: Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Father: Carl Baker

Mother: Gladys Luntsford

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Richard Baker was born in 1936 in Los Angeles County, California, USA, the child of Carl William Baker And Gladys Mae Luntsford. In 1940, William Richard Baker resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. In 1950, William Richard Baker resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. William Richard Baker married Lavona Jeane Watley, Nancy Jo Bradley, and had children including Craig R Baker, Dana Louise Baker, Dawn Elaine Baker. William Richard Baker passed away in 2020 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • William Richard Baker was born in 1936 in Los Angeles County, California, USA, the child of Carl William Baker And Gladys Mae Luntsford.
  • In 1940, William Richard Baker resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • In 1950, William Richard Baker resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • William Richard Baker married Lavona Jeane Watley, Nancy Jo Bradley, and had children including Craig R Baker, Dana Louise Baker, Dawn Elaine Baker.
  • William Richard Baker passed away in 2020 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carl Baker
1911–2002
Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
CB
Gladys Luntsford
1914–2003
Birth Location: Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
GL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Baker's Ancestors

Self
William Baker
1936–2020
Birth Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
Parents
Carl William Baker
1911–2002
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Gladys (Mae) Luntsford
1914–2003
Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Grandparents
William (H.) Luntsford
1888–1969
Osborne County, Kansas
Stella (Jessie) Summers
1892–1993
Moorpark, Ventura, California
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Luntsford
1863–1920
Martha LUNTSFORD
1868–1952
Stephen Summers
1853–
Susanna Clark
1859–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rev.
1845–1928
Sarah Jessee
1851–1910

William Baker's Timeline

4 Records

1936
29 Mar 1936
Birth of William Richard Baker in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles County, California, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 4
William Richard Baker resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
William Richard Baker resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
2020
24 Dec 2020
Age 84
Death of William Richard Baker in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1936
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Hansen Mortuaries of Phoenix & Scottsdale, Arizona; Publication Date: 2021; Publication Place: Phoenix, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_375; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 60-37.
    [3] California, U.S., Marriage Index
    [4] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 29 Mar 1936; Birth County: Los Angeles.
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 3 Jan 2021; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA; ,0.5515649,0.9725859,0.84990394&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 29; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 66-96

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_375; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 60-37.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 29; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 66-96

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jan 2021
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Arizona Republic - 3 Jan 2021 - Page O1, WIlliam Richard Baker 3 Jan 2021

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 29; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 66-96

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 3 Jan 2021; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA; ,0.5515649,0.9725859,0.84990394&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 2020
    Event Place: Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Hansen Mortuaries of Phoenix & Scottsdale, Arizona; Publication Date: 2021; Publication Place: Phoenix, USA
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 3 Jan 2021; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA; ,0.5515649,0.9725859,0.84990394&xid=3355
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