James F. Baker, father of A.T. Baker with whom he lived at 320 South Third, died today at the age of 85. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Waugh funeral home, conducted by the Rev. M.A. Good. The body will be taken to Diagonal, Iowa for burial.
Born in Plaska [sic] County, Ky., James Baker's father died while he was still an infant. The widow took James and an older brother to Indiana where they lived for a while before going to Illinois, and in 1864 to Iowa. In 1893 Mr. Baker came to Kansas, farming in the western part of the state and later in Anderson county. He moved to Iola about 25 years ago.
Survivors include three sons, O.E. Baker, Wichita; W.A. Baker, Marlin, Kas.; one brother in Iowa, fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Iola Register (Iola, Ks.) November 24, 1936
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The son of Stephen Baker and Sarah Hargis, whose older son is William T. born in 1849
Born in Plaska [sic] County, Ky., James Baker's father died while he was still an infant. The widow took James and an older brother to Indiana where they lived for a while before going to Illinois, and in 1864 to Iowa. In 1893 Mr. Baker came to Kansas, farming in the western part of the state and later in Anderson county. He moved to Iola about 25 years ago.
Survivors include three sons, O.E. Baker, Wichita; W.A. Baker, Marlin, Kas.; one brother in Iowa, fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Iola Register (Iola, Ks.) November 24, 1936
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The son of Stephen Baker and Sarah Hargis, whose older son is William T. born in 1849
James F. Baker, father of A.T. Baker with whom he lived at 320 South Third, died today at the age of 85. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Waugh funeral home, conducted by the Rev. M.A. Good. The body will be taken to Diagonal, Iowa for burial.
Born in Plaska [sic] County, Ky., James Baker's father died while he was still an infant. The widow took James and an older brother to Indiana where they lived for a while before going to Illinois, and in 1864 to Iowa. In 1893 Mr. Baker came to Kansas, farming in the western part of the state and later in Anderson county. He moved to Iola about 25 years ago.
Survivors include three sons, O.E. Baker, Wichita; W.A. Baker, Marlin, Kas.; one brother in Iowa, fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Iola Register (Iola, Ks.) November 24, 1936
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The son of Stephen Baker and Sarah Hargis, whose older son is William T. born in 1849
Born in Plaska [sic] County, Ky., James Baker's father died while he was still an infant. The widow took James and an older brother to Indiana where they lived for a while before going to Illinois, and in 1864 to Iowa. In 1893 Mr. Baker came to Kansas, farming in the western part of the state and later in Anderson county. He moved to Iola about 25 years ago.
Survivors include three sons, O.E. Baker, Wichita; W.A. Baker, Marlin, Kas.; one brother in Iowa, fifteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Iola Register (Iola, Ks.) November 24, 1936
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The son of Stephen Baker and Sarah Hargis, whose older son is William T. born in 1849
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