James Daniel “Jim” BakerAge: 79 years1875–1955
- Name
- James Daniel “Jim” Baker
- Given names
- James Daniel
- Surname
- Baker
- Nickname
- Jim
 Birth | July 17, 1875 28 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Baker September 27, 1878 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 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 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Gay Baker September 12, 1881 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Emmitt Dial “Dee” Baker August 12, 1886 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Bagby “Bess” Baker February 21, 1893 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 |
 Marriage | Dorothea Hamilton “Doda” Lenox — View this family January 1, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edward B Corbett — Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial — View this family between 1900 and 1910 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Baker April 14, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Henry Boyce Baker October 3, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Porter Baker October 11, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Gay Baker August 1, 1902 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Dr. Lenox Dial Baker November 10, 1902 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Daniel “Little Jim” Baker Jr August 16, 1908 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | James Daniel “Little Jim” Baker Jr November 16, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Parham 1911 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Andrew Dial June 30, 1916 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 10, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Caleb Miller Moss — Henry Boyce Baker — View this family April 4, 1923 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Caleb Lenox Moss August 15, 1924 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jim Baker Moss July 29, 1926 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 20, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial September 3, 1944 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 6, 1955 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodmen Cemetery |
 Last change | March 4, 2023 – 14:53:21 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: August 9, 1846 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States Death: October 11, 1900 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial Birth: July 31, 1855 23 20 — Texas, United States Death: September 3, 1944 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 5, 1872 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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3 years himself |
James Daniel “Jim” Baker Birth: July 17, 1875 28 19 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: April 6, 1955 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Baker Birth: September 27, 1878 32 23 — Galveston, Texas, United States Death: April 14, 1900 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Birth: September 12, 1881 35 26 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: August 1, 1902 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Emmitt Dial “Dee” Baker Birth: August 12, 1886 40 31 — Dial, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: March 7, 1967 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Bagby “Bess” Baker Birth: February 21, 1893 46 37 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: September 18, 1977 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Edward B Corbett |
| step-father |
Edward B Corbett Birth: August 2, 1848 — New York, United States Death: January 21, 1923 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial Birth: July 31, 1855 23 20 — Texas, United States Death: September 3, 1944 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: between 1900 and 1910 — |
| Family with Dorothea Hamilton “Doda” Lenox |
| himself |
James Daniel “Jim” Baker Birth: July 17, 1875 28 19 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: April 6, 1955 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Dorothea Hamilton “Doda” Lenox Birth: July 30, 1878 41 — De Kalb, Bowie, Texas, United States Death: November 6, 1959 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1900 — Bowie, Texas, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Henry Boyce Baker Birth: October 3, 1900 25 22 — Bowie, Texas, United States Death: October 2, 1978 — Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Birth: November 10, 1902 27 24 — Texas, United States Death: June 2, 1995 — Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years son |
James Daniel “Little Jim” Baker Jr Birth: August 16, 1908 33 30 — Texas, United States Death: November 16, 1910 — Texas, United States |
James Daniel “Jim” Baker has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents James A Dial + Henrietta Hamilton “Hattie” Lane
Parents Thomas William “Tom” Lane + Annie Louisa Dial
Parents Walter Malcomb Dial + Ines Pluma Brigance
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Porter Baker - Household
Fannin, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Daniel “Jim” Baker - Household
Bowie, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Daniel “Jim” Baker - Household
905 State Texarkana, Bowie, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Daniel “Jim” Baker - Household
902 Main Street Texarkana, Bowie, Texas
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