John William “Billy” BakerAge: 76 years1871–1948
- Name
- John William “Billy” Baker
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Baker
- Nickname
- Billy
 Birth | October 20, 1871 50 35 |
 Birth of a sister | Anna Laura “Annie” Baker February 9, 1873 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sibling | Infant Baker November 28, 1875 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sibling | Infant Baker November 28, 1875 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emily Baker April 6, 1877 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emily Baker October 1, 1877 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Baker April 6, 1878 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Infant Baker April 8, 1878 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Ann Baker January 27, 1881 (Age 9 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Mary Ann Baker January 29, 1881 (Age 9 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar City Cemetery |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Austin Gillette February 24, 1885 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Washington Streeter November 26, 1889 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | William Baker July 16, 1898 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 46 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a mother | Emily Belinda Streeter May 26, 1922 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Anna Laura “Annie” Baker January 28, 1935 (Age 63 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Anna Laura “Annie” Baker January 31, 1935 (Age 63 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tobacco Valley Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 20, 1948 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tobacco Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Baker Birth: June 18, 1821 — England Death: July 16, 1898 — Red Rock, Mower, Minnesota, United States |
| mother |
Emily Belinda Streeter Birth: November 5, 1835 27 22 — Troy, Albany, New York, United States Death: May 26, 1922 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
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Marriage: October 17, 1870 — Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States |
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1 year himself |
John William “Billy” Baker Birth: October 20, 1871 50 35 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Death: January 20, 1948 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Anna Laura “Annie” Baker Birth: February 9, 1873 51 37 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Death: January 28, 1935 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
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3 years younger sibling |
Infant Baker Birth: November 28, 1875 54 40 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Death: November 28, 1875 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Emily Baker Birth: April 6, 1877 55 41 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Death: October 1, 1877 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
Infant Baker Birth: April 6, 1878 56 42 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States Death: April 8, 1878 — Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States |
| Father’s family with Margaret Akin |
| father |
William Baker Birth: June 18, 1821 — England Death: July 16, 1898 — Red Rock, Mower, Minnesota, United States |
| step-mother |
Margaret Akin Birth: July 15, 1822 — Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 6, 1852 — Macon, Bureau, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1852 — Bureau, Illinois, United States |
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| half-sister |
Mary Ann Baker Birth: January 4, 1852 30 29 — Illinois, United States Death: January 27, 1881 — Mower, Minnesota, United States |
| Father’s family with Rhoda Jane Miles |
| father |
William Baker Birth: June 18, 1821 — England Death: July 16, 1898 — Red Rock, Mower, Minnesota, United States |
| step-mother |
Rhoda Jane Miles Birth: Ohio, United States Death: before 1870 |
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Marriage: December 7, 1865 — Mower, Minnesota, United States |
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14 months half-sister |
Dora Baker Birth: February 8, 1867 45 — Cedar, Mower, Minnesota, United States Death: February 13, 1952 — Garner, Hancock, Iowa, United States |
John William “Billy” Baker has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (3)
Parents George Washington Streeter Jr. + Matilda Mitchell
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Baker - Household
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Baker - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Baker - Household
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