Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJonas Baker

Parents

FatherThomas E. Baker ( - )
MotherSusanna Hobbs ( - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 29 June 2023; Last Edited: 29 June 2023 
Person ID14482
NameJonas Baker
GenderMale
Born 1823 in New York1, 2, 3, 4
Married 28 August 1883 in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa to Mary Louise Gazlay2
Died 3 May 19091
Buried in Waucoma Cemetery, Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyMary Louise Gazlay (daughter of Daniel Gazlay and Susannah Leavenworth)
Born 31 March 1810 in New York
Married 26 June 1856 in Cook County, Illinois to James Townsend
Married 28 August 1883 in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa to Jonas Baker
Died 11 December 1897 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Waucoma Cemetery, Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa, Jonas Baker, born:1823 in New York; died: 3 May 1909 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (from record, which includes a copy of a newspaper article clarifying the disposition of his estate; a copy of an index card summarizing his military service; notes giving vital and biographical details, two marriage records, and several military service record entries; and provides the names and links for one wife and one child).
  2. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Jonas Baker, age 60, born in Penn.; farmer; father: Thos. E. Baker; mother: Susanna Hobbs; 3rd marriage; Mary L. Townsend, age 73, born in New York; maiden name: Mary L. Gazeley [sic]; father: Dan L. Gazeley; mother: Suzanna Leavenworth; 2nd marriage; married on 28 August 1883 in West Union, Iowa.
  3. Iowa State Census, 1885, Fayette County, Eden Township, Page 269, J. S. Baker, 61, New York, farmer; Mary L. Baker, 74, New York.
  4. Iowa State Census, 1895 Fayette County, Waucoma, Page 278, Jonas Baker, 71, Vermont [sic], retired farmer; Mary L. Baker, 85, New York.