William was born in 1899 and passed away in 1987. He is the son of John F Baker and Lucinda Elizabeth Cates. He married Mae W Unknown Baker . Burial in Berea Cemetery, Berea, Kentucky
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search.findmypast./record?id=usm%2fwwidr%2f005150697%2f02816&parentid=usm%2fwwidr%2f1474469911 William Baker WW I Draft Registration]
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2DF-C2T : accessed 20 March 2015), William Baker in household of John F Baker, Coyle, Jackson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 10A, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,495.
1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Coyle, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_577; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 28 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #56910721 (accessed 9 February 2024) James R Baker (20), single son, in household of John F Baker (49) in Coyle, Jackson, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 27 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #37325548 (accessed 9 February 2024) Name: William Riley Baker; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 42; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 1 Aug 1899; Birth Place: Jackson; Residence Place: Walnut Meadow Creek, Madison, Kentucky, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Kentucky, USA; Employer: Self; Height: 6 2; Weight: 170; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: W R Baker; Household Members (Name) Relationship: William Riley Baker Self (Head).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124781697/william-baker: accessed February 9, 2024), memorial page for William Baker (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124781697, citing Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Gravefinder2 (contributor 49206655).
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