Jefferson Taswell Baker Sr. (1862 - 1951)

Born 15 Dec 1862 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Georgia Thalia (Straus) Baker — married 26 Jun 1898 in Cedar Hill, Dallas, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1951 at age 88 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Early life

Jefferson was born in 1862.

By 1920, JT Baker had married Georgia Straus and had three sons and a daughter, J.T., Jr., Straus, Schaaf, Marye Baker, and Joe.^[1] Between 1920 and 1926, Georgia Straus and JT divorced. He stayed in hotels and as a lodger in other homes after that.

In 1940, at the age of 77, he lived in the home of Cora B Chesnutt.^[2]

Death

He passed away in 1951.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMN-MJY: accessed 24 May 2020), Jefferson T Baker, Whitebead, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 33, sheet 11A, line 19, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1464; FHL microfilm 1,821,464.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVR-5QM: 18 May 2020), Jefferson T Baker in household of Cora B Chesnutt, Ward 4, Sulphur, Sulphur City, Murray, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50-17, sheet 5A, line 11, family 90, 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 3312.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for Jefferson Taswell Baker, Sr (15 Dec 1864–23 Jan 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 92924085, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Lois (contributor 46827270).

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