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Francis Elisha Baker

Male 1860 - 1924  (63 years)


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  • Name Francis Elisha Baker 
    Born 20 Oct 1860  Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Mar 1924  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • name: Francis E. Baker
      death date: 15 Mar 1924
      death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      gender: Male
      age: 63
      estimated birth year: 1861
      birth date: 20 Oct 1860
      birthplace: Goshen, Indiana
      father: John H. Baker
      father's birth place: Sussex, New York
      mother: Harriett Defrees
      mother's birth place: Goshen, Indiana
      occupation: Judge Supreme Court
      residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Windemere Hotel
      spouse: May Irwin Baker
      burial date: 19 Mar 1924
      burial place: Goshen, Indiana
    Buried 19 Mar 1924  Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Harris Baker,   b. 28 Feb 1832, Parma, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1915, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  (Father) 
    Mary Ann McKinney,   b. 24 Sep 1814, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1864, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • Francis Elisha Baker (1860-1924) - of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., October 20, 1860. Son of John Harris Baker and Harriet (Defrees) Baker. Lawyer; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1899-1902; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1902-24; died in office 1924. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from endocarditis, March 15, 1924 (age 63 years, 147 days). Interment somewhere.

      Relatives: Son of John Harris Baker and Harriet (Defrees) Baker; married, February 21, 1888, to May Irwin.
    Person ID I16072  Clark
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2012 

    Father John Harris Baker,   b. 28 Feb 1832, Parma, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1915, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Harriet E. Defrees,   b. 28 Apr 1839, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1920, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F4609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife May Irwin,   b. Apr 1862, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 Feb 1888  Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • groom's name: Francis E. Baker
      bride's name: May Irwin
      marriage date: 21 Feb 1888
      marriage place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana

      1900 census USA
      ED 104 Center Township, Precincts 10-11 Indianapolis city Ward 7, Marion, Indiana, United States
      Boarder Francis E Baker M 40 Indiana
      Wife May I Baker F 38 Indiana
      Daughter Florence Baker F 10 Indiana
      Son John M Baker M 19 Indiana
      Son Lucian Baker M 5 Indiana


      1910 census USA
      Goshen Ward 4, Elkhart, Indiana
      SELF Francis E Baker M 49y Indiana
      WIFE May E Baker F 49y Indiana
      DAU Florence Baker F 19y Indiana
      SON John M Baker M 18y Indiana
      DAU Frances Baker F 8y Indiana

      1920 census
      Elkhart, Indiana
      SELF Frances E Baker M 59y Indiana
      WIFE May I Baker F 57y Indiana
      SON John M Baker M 27y Indiana
      DAU Frances Baker F 18y Indiana


    Children 
    +1. Florence Baker,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1980, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Donald James Defrees  m. 18 Dec 1915
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F4608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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