John Saylor Baker (1862 - 1936)

Born 22 Feb 1862 in Walnut, Madison, Iowa, United States

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Died 6 Dec 1936 at age 74 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States

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Biography

John C. Baker. Given Name: John C. Surname: Baker. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

FSFTID LWYD-V7C.

Buried Linden, Dallas, Iowa, United States.

• Fact: Residence (1870) Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Walnut, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1885) Walnut, Madison, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1895) Union, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 9 Lincoln Township, Adair, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Center Township Winterset city Ward 1-2, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Winterset Ward 4, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Winterset Ward 1, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1925) Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Burial Linden, Dallas, Iowa, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa

December 10, 1936

JOHN S. BAKER, 73 Dies Of Exposure

John S. Baker, 73 year old, widely known Winterset auctioneer, died at the Winterset hospital, Tuesday morning from the effects of freezing and exposure suffered during the severe cold of early Sunday morning.

Mr. Baker left the Winterset square about midnight Saturday night to go to his home on West Court avenue. He evidenly became exhausted in the storm, and was found at 6 o'clock the next morning by J. A. Ramsey, in front of the latter's residence, which is just next door to his home. He was taken to the hospital here, but failed to survive the exposure in the 5 degree below zero weather.

Mr. Baker was born near Peru, the son of Daniel and Fannie Moore Baker. He made his home near Peru for the first 25 years of his life. As a young man he taught school for three years in Madison county and one year in Nebraska. He also lived in Lorimor.

In 1887 he was married to Mary Wilson. They later moved to Winterset, where they made their home for many years. Their last home was in Des Moines, where they lived eight years. Mrs. Baker died three years ago, and he returned to Winterset to make his home with relatives.

He was the father of four children, two of whom died early in life. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nada Kelso of Des Moines and Mrs. Dorothy McAdoo of Aledo, Illinois. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Wood Wilson and Mrs. George Black of Winterset and three brothers, W. N. Baker, and Sherman Baker of Peru and Eldon Baker of Flint, Michigan.

Funeral services were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) from the Ramsey-Richards funeral home, in charge of the Rev. M. R. Talley of the M. E. Church. Burial was to be made in the Peru cemetery.

• Fact: Residence (1870) Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Walnut, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1885) Walnut, Madison, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1895) Union, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Center Township Winterset city Ward 1-2, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 9 Lincoln Township, Adair, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Winterset Ward 4, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Winterset Ward 1, Madison, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1925) Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa

December 10, 1936

JOHN S. BAKER, 73 Dies Of Exposure

John S. Baker, 73 year old, widely known Winterset auctioneer, died at the Winterset hospital, Tuesday morning from the effects of freezing and exposure suffered during the severe cold of early Sunday morning.

Mr. Baker left the Winterset square about midnight Saturday night to go to his home on West Court avenue. He evidenly became exhausted in the storm, and was found at 6 o'clock the next morning by J. A. Ramsey, in front of the latter's residence, which is just next door to his home. He was taken to the hospital here, but failed to survive the exposure in the 5 degree below zero weather.

Mr. Baker was born near Peru, the son of Daniel and Fannie Moore Baker. He made his home near Peru for the first 25 years of his life. As a young man he taught school for three years in Madison county and one year in Nebraska. He also lived in Lorimor.

In 1887 he was married to Mary Wilson. They later moved to Winterset, where they made their home for many years. Their last home was in Des Moines, where they lived eight years. Mrs. Baker died three years ago, and he returned to Winterset to make his home with relatives.

He was the father of four children, two of whom died early in life. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nada Kelso of Des Moines and Mrs. Dorothy McAdoo of Aledo, Illinois. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Wood Wilson and Mrs. George Black of Winterset and three brothers, W. N. Baker, and Sherman Baker of Peru and Eldon Baker of Flint, Michigan.

Funeral services were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) from the Ramsey-Richards funeral home, in charge of the Rev. M. R. Talley of the M. E. Church. Burial was to be made in the Peru cemetery.

• Fact: Burial Linden, Dallas, Iowa, United States

John Saylor Baker. Given Name: John Saylor. Surname: Baker. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

FSFTID K22X-4PT.

• Fact: Residence (1895) Union, Iowa, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 October 2021, 05:52), entry for Col John Saylor Baker (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LWYD-V7C ); contributed by various users.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPC-SMC : 18 October 2017), John S Baker and Mollie E Wilson, 09 Sep 1886, Madison, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,064,471.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92G-TXL : accessed 19 December 2020), John S Baker, Center Township Winterset city Ward 1-2, Madison, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 26B, family 635, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,445.
• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-H5G2 : 8 November 2017), John S Baker, 06 Dec 1936, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #61155, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821060.

See also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 February 2019, 03:30), entry for Col John Saylor Baker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LWYD-V7C); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 August 2018, 12:07), entry for John Saylor Baker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K22X-4PT); contributed by various users.