Ruth Amanda (Fordyce) Baker (1842 - 1907)

Born 12 Aug 1842 in Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Died 9 Apr 1907 at age 64 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

"Mrs. Baker At Rest^[1]: Widow of Former Editor of St Paul Globe Died in Washington
Washington, April 10- Mrs Ruth Baker, widow of Lewis Baker, former United States minister to Nicaragua, died in this city last night, aged 65 year. She was a native of Wheeling , W Va., her maiden name being Ruth Fordyce. For many years her husband was editor of the St paul Globe. Six children, four sons and two daughters, survive her. Interment will be made in Wheeling."

Sources

1. ↑ "Mrs. Baker At Rest." The Evening Times. 10 April 1907. Gradn Forks, ND. Vol 2: No. 85. p1, column 6. Chronicling America (Web). 20 June 2015.

• 1850 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: 684; Page: 129b Ancestry Record 8054 #13674114
• 1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: M653_969; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 803969 Ancestry Record 7667 #43360168
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Ritchie, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1696; Page: 22A Ancestry Record 7163 #11202748
• 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Triadelphia, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: 1411; Page: 504B; Enumeration District: 214 Ancestry Record 6742 #9198524
• Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993: Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses. Ancestry Record 61378 #901255344
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131184257/ruth-amanda-baker: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for Ruth Amanda Fordyce Baker (12 Aug 1842–10 Apr 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #131184257, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Peace4me (contributor 47513010).