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BAKER, Jesse Allen

Male 1888 - 1951  (63 years)


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  • Name BAKER, Jesse Allen 
    Birth 2 Mar 1888  Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    CENSUS 10 Jan 1920  Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Address: 297 E. Sixth St., Lexington, KY
      Renting house
      31, married
      Can read and write
      Miller, Roller Mills, wages
    1920 US Census: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 14A
    1920 US Census: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 14A
    CENSUS 15 Apr 1930  Magisterial District 7, Kenwick, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Address: 300 Sherman Ave, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
      Owns home, value $2500
      40, married at age 25
      Can read and write
      Miller, flour mill, wages, working previous day
      Not a veteran
    1930 US Census: Magisterial District 7, Kenwick, Fayette Co., KY, sht 21A
    1930 US Census: Magisterial District 7, Kenwick, Fayette Co., KY, sht 21A
    CENSUS 6 May 1940  Magisterial District 3, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Address: 300 Sherman Ave, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
      51, married
      Highest agreed of education: 5
      Where living 1 Apr 1935: same house
      Miller, roller mills, wages
      worked 40 hrs week of Mar 24; 52 weeks in 1939
      Wage income: $1248, no other income
    1940 US Census: Magisterial District 3, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 32B
    1940 US Census: Magisterial District 3, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 32B
    MILI 27 Apr 1942  Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    World War II draft card: Jesse Allen Baker 1942
    World War II draft card: Jesse Allen Baker 1942
    Address: 300 Sherman Ave, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
    54, b. 2 Mar 1888, Madison Co., KY
    Contact person: Betty Baker (wife), same address
    Employer: Farmer's Union Mill, C. A. Howard, Versailles, Woodford Co., KY
    Description: 5'-6 1/2", 240 lbs, blue eyes, black hair, ruddy complexion
    No other distinguishing features
    CENSUS 10 Apr 1950  Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Address: 300 Sherman Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
      62, married
      Miller, Lexington Roller, wages
      44 hours worked last weeks
    1950 US Census: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 3
    1950 US Census: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 3
    SSN 403-05-7290 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 24 Apr 1951  Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Death certificate: Jesse Allen Baker 1951
    Death certificate: Jesse Allen Baker 1951
    Died en route to Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
    Cause: acute myocarditis
    Residence: 300 Sherman Ave, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
    63, married, b. 2 Mar 1888, Jessamine Co., KY
    Parents: Nathan Baker and Fannie Price
    Occupation: Head Miller, Lexington Roller Mills
    Informant: Mrs. Bettie Ward Baker (wife)
    Not a veteran
    Obituary: Jesse Allen Baker 1951
    Obituary: Jesse Allen Baker 1951
    "Jessie Allen Baker, 63, of 300 Sherman avenue, head miller at the Lexington Roller Mills, died yesterday morning while en route to Good Samaritan hospital after suffering a heart attack at the mill. Mr. Baker, an employee of the mill for 35 years, was stricken at about 11 a. m. A native of Jessamine county, he was a son of the late Nathan and Fannie Price Baker. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bettie Ward Baker; five daughters, Mrs. Frank Price, Daytona Beach, Fla, Walter Darnell, Miss Altal Baker and Miss Geraldine Baker, all of Lexington: two half sisters, Mrs. A. T. Carter, St. Augustine, Fla., and Mrs. Charles Raymond, Jacksonville, Fla, and six grandchildren."
    Burial 27 Apr 1951  Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Headstone: Jesse A. and Bettie S. Baker
    Headstone: Jesse A. and Bettie S. Baker
    Plot: Section: 1 Lot: 68
    Services for Jesse A. Baker 1951
    Services for Jesse A. Baker 1951
    "Funeral services for Jesse Allen Baker, 63, of 300 Sherman avenue, who died Tuesday, will be held at 11 a. m. Friday at Kerr Brothers funeral home. The Rev. A. B. Robertson will officiate, and burial will be in the Lexington cemetery."
    Person ID I2050  Main
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2024 

    Father BAKER, Nathan 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother PRICE, Fannie 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F724  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WARD, Elizabeth S.,   b. 6 Oct 1892, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1962, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1913  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. BAKER, Jesse B.,   b. 1 Mar 1914, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. BAKER, Geneva Lane,   b. 9 Jul 1919, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. BAKER, Anna Margaret,   b. 1923, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. BAKER, Allen Warren,   b. 1927, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. BAKER, Alta Thomas,   b. 17 Sep 1931, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     6. BAKER, Geraldine,   b. 1934, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Mar 1888 - Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1913 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 10 Jan 1920 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 15 Apr 1930 - Magisterial District 7, Kenwick, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 6 May 1940 - Magisterial District 3, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMILI - 27 Apr 1942 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 10 Apr 1950 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Apr 1951 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 27 Apr 1951 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S861] Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967, (familysearch.org), 14 May 1951, Fayette Co., File No. 116 51 9254 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 25 Apr 1951, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S787] 1920 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 10 Jan 1920, Lexington, Fayette Co., sht 14A (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S788] 1930 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 15 Apr 1930, Magisterial District 7, Kenwick, Fayette Co., sht 21A (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 6 May 1940, Magisterial District 3, Lexington, Fayette Co., sht 32B (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 27 Apr 1942, Selective Service records, Serial No. 1359, Order No. (blank) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S824] 1950 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 10 Apr 1950, Lexington, Fayette Co., sht 3 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 26 Apr 1951, p 12 (Reliability: 2).