Robert Douglas Baker

1888 - 1980  (91 years)

• Name	Robert Douglas Baker
  Birth	25 Oct 1888	Chicago, Cook, IL
  Gender	Male
  Census	8 Jun 1900	Chicago, Cook, IL
  	age 11, born Oct 1888 in IL, living with parents
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Chicago, Cook, IL
  	age 22, born IL, printer at newspaper, living with parents
  WW1 Reg Card	5 Jun 1917	Hammond City, Lake, IN
  	age 28, born 25 Oct 1888 in Chicago IL, works at Lake County Times, wife & 2 children
  Census	16 Jan 1920	Hammond City, Lake, IN
  	Robert Doug., age 31, born IL, Pressman in Printing
  Census	12 Apr 1930	Hammond City, Lake, IN
  	age 41, born IL, married at 24, Pressman in Printing Co
  Census	2 Apr 1940	Chicago, Cook, IL
  	age 51, born IL. gr7 ed, residing in Hammond IN in 1935, printing presser at newspaper, mother and brother in house
  WW2 Reg Card	1942	Chicago, Cook, IL
  	age 53, born 25 Oct 1888, born Chicago, NOK Mabel Baker (wife), employer Sidman McHie
  Death	25 May 1980	Chicago, Cook, IL
  Burial	Ridgeway Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL
  Person ID	I2513	Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	John Frederick Baker,   b. 11 Sep 1857, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 24 Feb 1932 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Agnes “Minnie” Leary,   b. 1 Jan 1861, Racine, Racine, WI d. 27 May 1943, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1882	Chicago, Cook, IL
  Notes	from "Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920" (ancestry.com) On 10 May 1882 in Chicago, Cook, IL, J Fred Baker, 24, b Chicago, married Minnie Leary, 22, b. Chicago.
  Family ID	F739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel E Preber,   b. 24 Oct 1894, Chicago, Cook, IL d. Jun 1981, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1912	Chicago, Cook, IL
  Children	1. Warren J Baker,   b. 17 Jul 1913, Chicago, Cook, IL d. Oct 1986, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age 73 years) + 2. Clyde W Baker,   b. 23 Apr 1916, Hammond City, Lake, IN d. 14 May 2005, Orlando, Orange, FL (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2024

  
  

• Headstones

  Robert Douglas Baker Grave Marker FATHER / R. DOUGLAS BAKER / 1888 - 1980

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Chicago Tribune", 28 May 1980 (newspapers.com) Robert D. Baker, beloved husband of Mabel E.; dear father of Warren J. and Clyde W.; fond grandfather of 4; great-grandfather of one. Services Thursday, May 29, 1 p.m., at Matz Funeral Home, 3440 N. Central Av. Interment Ridgewood. Visitation Wednesday 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.