George Wilbur Baber (1898 - 1970)

Born 29 Aug 1898 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Died 26 Dec 1970 at age 72 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Biography

George Baber is a part of US Black heritage.

George Wilbur Baber was a Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Faith, serving much of the Southeast United States.

He died in Washington DC in 1970.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Bishop Baber, Of AME Church," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 30 Dec 1970, p. 36, col. 1, Digital images accessed 21 Jul 2021, Historical newspapers.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRK-T58 : accessed 21 July 2021), Wilbur Baber in household of William Baber, Pontiac Ward 2, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 4B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 668; FHL microfilm 1,374,681.
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-BNYY : 18 May 2016), George Wilber Baber in entry for June Effie Mae Baber, 23 Jun 1919; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 54898, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB2-S2ND : 18 July 2020), Bishop George W Baber, 1970.
• Payne Seminary/AME Archive
• Bentley Historical Library
• http://baberfamilytree.org/usa/african-1.htm see "3 George Wilbur Baber b: Aug 29, 1898"