Richard Hardiker Baker

1851 - 1910  (59 years)

• Name	Richard Hardiker Baker
  Birth	1851	Buffalo, Erie, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	23 Jul 1860	Fenton, Genesee, MI
  	age 9, born CAN, living with parents
  Census	27 Jul 1870	Fenton, Genesee, MI
  	age 20, born MI, marr in Mar, factory hand
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Bloomington, McLean, IL
  	age 32, born MI, jeweller, parents born CAN/UNK
  Death	5 Jan 1910	Topeka, Shawnee, KS
  Person ID	I15316	Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Baker,   b. 3 Jul 1804, Newfane, Windham, VT
  Mother	Elizabeth Hardiker,   b. 1811, New York
  Family ID	F5767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ella Arthur,   b. Apr 1851, White Lake, Oakland, MI d. 9 Feb 1904, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1870	Holly, Oakland, MI
  Notes	from "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940" (ancestry.com) On 29 Mar 1870 in Holly, Oakland, MI, Richard H Baker, 21, a jeweler residing Fenton MI, born Buffalo NY married Mary E Arthur, 18, residing White Lake MI, born White Lake.
  Children	1. Grace D Baker,   b. 29 Apr 1870, Owosso, Shiawassee, MI d. 19 Jan 1922, Jackson, Jackson, MI (Age 51 years) 2. Harry G Baker,   b. 28 Aug 1873, Fenton, Genesee, MI d. 30 Mar 1945, Howell, Livingston, MI (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F5768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Estella Comstock,   b. 1863, Chicago, Cook IL
  Marriage	26 Feb 1885	Omaha, Douglas, NE
  Notes	from "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908" (ancestry.com) On 26 Feb 1885 in Omaha, Douglas, NE, Richard H. Baker, age 30, of Chicago, IL, b. NY to Thos Baker and Elizabeth Hardical, married Estella F. Comstock, age 22, born Chicago IL to Francis Wm Comstock and Ada E. Hayes.
  Children	+ 1. Richard Tedcastle Baker,   b. 17 Jan 1886, Missouri d. 13 Aug 1924, St. Joseph, Buchanan, MO (Age 38 years)   2. Estella Baker,   b. Aug 1887, Iowa   3. Ethel P Baker,   b. Jun 1889, Kansas
  Family ID	F10778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Topeka State Journal", 5 Jan 1910 (newspapers.com) Dr. R.H. Baker, an old time optician, and one of the best known men in Topeka, died at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of cancer of the stomach, after an illness of three months.bDeath occurred at the family apartments, upstairs at 624 Kansas avenue. With the death of Dr. Baker a unique character passes away, leaving but a memory for the many people who knew him. A resident of Topeka for nearly a quarter of a century, and a man of peculiar ideas, he was known by nearly every one. Dr. Baker came to Topeka from Chicago. Previous to locating here he had been a traveling salesman and had visited most of the states in the Union. He leaves a wife, two daughters and a son. Several years ago Dr. Baker gave illustrated lectures in Topeka and surrounding country. He operated the first moving picture machine used in Topeka, using it in connection with his lectures given at churches and schools. During the campaign of 1896, when party feeling ran so high. he traveled about the country giving illustrated talks in the interest of the national candidates of the Republican party. Dr. Baker was a great advocate of advertising and for years two large greyhounds could be seen daily on the streets wearing advertisements of their owner's business, which were painted upon them. Dr. Baker was 57 years old. He leaves a wife; two daughters, Mrs. N.V. Haggard of 320 Monroe street and Mrs. Elbert Koepke, 812 West Third street, and a son, Richard T. Baker, who resides with his mother at 624 Kansas avenue. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2:30 o'clock from the Barkley undertaking rooms on East Eighth avenue.