Howard Leslie BakerAge: 71 years1915–1987
- Name
- Howard Leslie Baker
- Given names
- Howard Leslie
- Surname
- Baker
 Birth | May 10, 1915 23 26 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 months)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 19 months)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 2 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/ |
 Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Helen Irene Baker July 8, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lyla Louise Baker December 19, 1924 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 |
| Census | April 19, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Norma Jean Baker about 1933 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall April 1, 1941 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Addie Gilbert June 16, 1947 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Verdelia “Della” Hall January 5, 1949 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Clyde Russell Baker June 2, 1966 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lyla Louise Baker October 29, 1974 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 | April 22, 1987 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arcola Township Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clyde Russell Baker Birth: June 3, 1891 — Champaign, Illinois, United States Death: June 2, 1966 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Verdelia “Della” Hall Birth: November 2, 1888 30 28 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1949 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1912 — |
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2 years himself |
Howard Leslie Baker Birth: May 10, 1915 23 26 — Lone Rock, Kossuth, Iowa, United States Death: April 22, 1987 — Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Helen Irene Baker Birth: July 8, 1920 29 31 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: April 18, 1990 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Lyla Louise Baker Birth: December 19, 1924 33 36 — Illinois, United States Death: October 29, 1974 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Norma Jean Baker Birth: about 1933 41 44 — Illinois, United States Death: November 23, 2020 — Alamo, Hidalgo, Texas, United States |
| Family with Mildred Alice Baker |
| himself |
Howard Leslie Baker Birth: May 10, 1915 23 26 — Lone Rock, Kossuth, Iowa, United States Death: April 22, 1987 — Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Mildred Alice Baker Birth: July 25, 1918 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: June 2, 2006 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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Howard Leslie Baker has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents William Baxter Howard + Ida L Hall
Parents David Hiram “Dave” Ghere + Ethel H Hall
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clyde Russell Baker - Household
Arcola, Douglas, Illinoi
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clyde Russell Baker - Household
Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Leslie Baker - Household
Seven Hickory, Coles, Illinois
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