Saturday, August 31, 2013

Death certificates of Samuel Baker, September 15, 1910 and Lydia Jane Baker, December 27, 1912 and grave pictures from Oakwood Cemetary, Bucyrus, Ohio

Samuel
Lydia Jane


Baker family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, located along the fence on the north side
Lydia Jane Baker


Samuel Kennedy

Location of Baker burial plot in Oakwood Cemetery

Location of Baker burial plot in Oakwood Cemetery

Location of  Idro Baker Stoltz burial plot in Oakwood Cemetery

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Friday, August 16, 2013

May 19, 1946 Pictures Reunion at Miriam Lust's home

Back of picture (1)

Reunion 8/19/1945 (1)


Back of picture 2

Picture 2

Back of picture 3

Picture 3
Back - Vernon Baker, Idro Baker Stoltz, David Baker, Thomas Baker, Rose Baker (wife of Thomas)
Front - Sadie Baker (wife of Vernon), Della Baker Garver, William Baker, Virgil Stoltz. I am not sure what year this is since Della has a different dress on than in the picture below.




L to R - Willie Baker, Thomas Baker, Idro Baker Stoltz, Vernie Baker, Della Baker Garver, David Baker, Rhoda Baker




Beulah Baker
Idro Baker and granddaugther


The Family Home at 2888 Monnette-New Winchester Rd. N. of Caledonia. It is located at the intersection of Monnette-New Winchester Road and Baker Road. This home is still standing.



From Left to Right
Hertha Baker, Idro Baker, Della Baker, Tommy Baker, Willie Baker, Dessie Watts (cousin), Vernie Baker, Davie Baker, Sylvia Baker, Bird (Birdella) Baker seated (Wille's wife), Samuel and Lydia Jane Baker (parents) and Rhoda Baker. This picture was taken in 1898 at the family home located in Crawford County, Ohio. Samuel and Lydia originally lived in a log home on the property and had this home built by a Frank Biggs.

Samuel Baker Jr.

3/25/1880-11/25/1887
Died from a fall from a bed at 7 1/2 years old

Lydia Jane Kennedy Baker and Samuel Baker



Baker Sons of Samuel and Lydia Jane Baker

Back - David Baker
Front - Tommy, Vernie and Willie

Elaine Dowden, daughter of Virgil Stoltz, granddaughter of Idro Stoltz, back center

Back Row - Barb Hildebrand daughter of Beulah Baker Furniss granddaughter of Thomas Baker, Elaine Dowden daughter of Virgil Stoltz granddaughter of Idro Baker Stoltz, and Elaine Morton daughter of Wyona Baker Furniss granddaughter of Vernon Baker
Front Row - Sharon Gattshall daughter of Beulah Baker Furniss granddaughter of Thomas Baker, Deana Detweiler daugher of Dean Baker granddaughter of Vernon Baker and Sandra Kalas daughter of Ermutrude Kiewlich granddaughter of Della Baker Garver
All great - granddaughters of Lydia and Samuel Baker
Taken 8/11/13 at Elaine Morton's house

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Baker Sisters, daughters of Samuel and Lydia Jane Baker


Baker Sisters
Back Row - Idro (faded) Rhoda
Front Row - Della, Idro, Hertha and Sylvia

Sylvia, Rhoda and Hertha

Sylvia, Rhoda, Idro and Maude Carmen (maybe a cousin)

Lydia Jane Baker in the front middle with her two sisters Emma Kennedy Roberts and Margaret "Ella" Kennedy Hill. Back Thomas Kennedy, Uncle "Wash" George Washington Kennedy and William "Billy" Kennedy.



back of picture identification 
Kennedy Siblings
Lydia Jane Kennedy Baker front row middle

Kennedy Women Back - Reina Roberts, Retha Hill, Grace Kennedy Holland, Idro Baker, Amie Kennedy Stump taken 1902?


Back of the picture, people identification

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1902 Reunion

1980 Reunion

1980 Reunion - Thomas Baker descendants
Back - Bill Furniss, Jean Baker, Cleo Baker
Front - Beulah Baker Furniss, Edith Baker

1980 Reunion
Charles and Della Baker Garver Descendants

1980 Reunion
Dean and Naomi Baker Descendants

1980 Reunion - Jean Baker, Edith Baker, Maida Baker and Earl Baker

1980 Reunion - Vernon Baker Descendants

1980 Reunion - Jay and Idro Baker Stolz descendants
The children standing are my four children (Elainer Dowden) Elizabeth Ann, Amy Jo, Timothy
Nathan Thomas, and Jill Marie. The adults are Uncle Bob Maley married to Treva Stoltz, Uncle Howard Lust married to Miriam Stoltz and my parents
Virgil and Orlena sStoltz.
1980 Baker Reunion

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

About 30 Baker family descendants came together for good food, history, fun and games. Winning the prizes for oldest was Hilda Gibb 92, youngest Kaitlyn 15 step-daughter of Frank Simmons, traveled the longest John Simmons of Wildwood, GA and traveled the shortest Louis Gibb from Columbus. Their were descendants from Willie Baker, Thomas Baker, Vernon Baker, Della Baker and Hertha Baker. Representation was from 5 of the 6 Baker brothers and sisters that had children.

Baker Family Reunion July 28, 2013
Looking through old pictures

All of us

A beautiful park and horseshoes too

More genealogy

Paige and Frank, travelers from the Simmons Family


Suzi and Mikki


Ken Morton, Louis Gibb and Elaine Morton

Hilda Gibb and Charles Sabino

Hillary Taylor, Charlotte Sabino, and Joan Taylor. Charlotte and Joan are daughters of Hilda Baker Gibb.


Frank Simmons, son of David Simmons, grandson of Hertha Baker Simmons
Frank and Ann Simmons

April Smith and Josh Little



Hilda and Suzi



Sandra Kalas and Jean Wolford
Group Picture

Roland and Bonnie Hildebrand