Vermenia Rebecca (Muth) Baker (1912 - 1946)

Born 12 May 1912 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Daniel Benjamin Baker — married 29 May 1935 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 24 Jun 1946 at age 34 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Date of birth from Source ^[1].

Death Records

● Interred at Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA. ^[2]

● Data base, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906 - 1967" (Vermenia Rebecca Baker). Place of death, Franklin County, Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro. Usual Residence, Franklin County, Waynesboro, 41 Clayton Ave. Date of death, 24 Jun 1946, 10:16 p.m. Sex, Female. Color, White. Married. Husband, Daniel Baker, age 36. Date of birth, 12 May 1912. Age, 34 years, 1 month, 11 days. Place of birth, Waynesboro, PA, R.1. Occupation, House Wife. Father, Grant Muth, born Blue Ridge Summit, PA. Mother, Mae Robison, born Fairview, PA. Informant, Daniel Baker, Waynesboro, PA. Medical Certification: Cause of death, acute encephalitis, duration 10 days, type not determined. Other conditions, diabetes mellitus, duration unknown. Signed, R.E. Reynolds, M.D., Waynesboro, PA, 25 Jun 1946. Burial, Green Hill Cemetery, Franklin County, PA, 27 Jun 1946. Signed, Walter Y. Grove, Funeral Director, Waynesboro, PA. Received 27 Jun 1946, Helen M. Myers, Registrar. ^[1]

● Text of obituary: ^[3]

"Mrs. Vermenia Rebecca Baker, aged 34, wife of Daniel B. Baker, 41 Clayton Avenue, died at 10:20 last night at the Waynesboro Hospital. She was taken ill on Thursday and was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening.

"She was born at Waynesboro R.R. 1, the daughter of Grant and May (Robinson) Muth and has lived in Waynesboro since her marriage 11 years ago. She was a graduate of Washington Township High School.

"Mrs. Baker was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Fidelis Bible Class, and assistant secretary of the junior department.

[Paragraph identifying living survivors deleted.]

"Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Church of the Brethren in charge of the Rev. George L. Detweiler and the Rev. George H. Bricker. Interment will be made in Green Hill Cemetery.

"Friends may call Wednesday evening from 7 until 9 at the home and at the church Thursday from 2 o'clock until the hour of service."

Marriage Record

● Data base "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885 - 1950," Volume 31, Item 103. Marriage of Vermenia R. Muth, white female, age 23, daughter of Grant C. Muth and May (Robison) Muth, to Daniel B. Baker, 29 May 1935, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA, by Lewis K. Zeigler, Minister of the Gospel. Bride's place of birth, Waynesboro, R.1, PA. Residence, Waynesboro, R.4, PA. Previous marriages, No. Occupation, Factory. (Accessed 12 Feb 2017.) ^[4]

● Partial text of newspaper article: ^[5]

"Miss Muth And Daniel Baker Wed Wednesday Evening.

"Wednesday evening at six o'clock in the parsonage of the Church of the Brethren, Miss Vermenia R. Muth of Waynesboro, Route 4, became the bride of Daniel B. Baker, 41 Clayton avenue. The ring ceremony was used by the officiating minister, Rev. Levi K. Ziegler. Only the members of the immediate family were in attendance.

"The bride ... is the daughter of Mrs. Harry King of Rouzerville ...

"Mr. Baker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baker, Clayton avenue, and is an employee of the Landis Tool Company.

"Immediately following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Baker left on a wedding trip to Canada.

"Upon their return, they will be at home to their friends in their newly-furnished apartment on Clayton avenue."

Census Data

● U.S. 1940 Census (Vermenia Baker). Residence, Waynesboro Ward 1, Franklin County, PA. Age 27, married, born PA, completed 8th grade. In Supplementary Questions, Usual Occupation/Industry is listed as Presser, Wayne Coat Mfg. Co. In household with husband Daniel Baker (31). Residence 01 Apr 1935, Same house. (Enumerated 22 Apr 1940. Accessed 13 Feb 2017.) ^[6]

● U.S. 1930 Census (Vermenia R. Muth). Residence, Washington Township, Franklin County, PA, Quincy Road to [illegible] Road. Age 16, single, born PA, father born PA, mother born PA. Occupation, None. In household of uncle, Emory E. Muth (32), with Emory's brother Harvey A. Muth (43). (Enumerated 25 Apr 1930. Accessed 13 Feb 2017.) ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Accessed on ancestry.com, 24 April 2021.
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2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #46225264. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 April 2021), memorial page for Verminia Rebecca Muth Baker (12 May 1912–24 Jun 1946), Find a Grave Memorial no. 46225264, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Bonnie Bricker Smith (contributor 46981648).
3. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record Herald, obituary, Tuesday 25 Jun 1946, p 8. (Online at <http://alexanderhamilton.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=30796&i=t&by=1946&bdd=1940&bm=6&bd=25&d=06251946-06251946&fn=record_herald_usa_pennsylvania_waynesboro_19460625_english_8&df=1&dt=8>, accessed 15 Apr 2021.)
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFSK-63T : 24 June 2016), Daniel B. Baker and Vermenia R. Muth, 1935.
5. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record Herald. Fri 31 May 1935, p. 7. (Online at <http://alexanderhamilton.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=30796&i=t&by=1935&bdd=1930&bm=5&bd=31&d=05311935-05311935&fn=record_herald_usa_pennsylvania_waynesboro_19350531_english_7&df=1&dt=10>, accessed 14 Apr 2021.)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHT-DV7 : accessed 13 February 2017), Vermenia Baker in household of Daniel Baker, Ward 1, Waynesboro, Waynesboro Borough, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-50, sheet 10B, line 55, family 205, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3510.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH3H-HJF : accessed 13 February 2017), Vermenia R Muth in household of Emory E Muth, Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 18B, line 64, family 385, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2043; FHL microfilm 2,341,777.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTC-4496 : 26 October 2016), Vermenia R Muth Baker in entry for Daniel B Baker, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States, 26 Apr 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Herald-Mail, The, born-digital text.

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