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Family HistoryFamily History - James Johnson Baker


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features James Johnson Baker and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. James Johnson Baker,1 born 1889 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, the son of James Johnson Baker and Sarah Josephine Thayer;1, 2, 3 died 1965 in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.1 James married Florence Medora Wightman (born 22 May 1896 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, parents not determined;4 Florence died 23 April 1966 in Dakota County, Minnesota4). James and Florence are buried in Saint Lukes Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.1, 4

  1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Lukes Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, James Johnson Baker, Jr., born: 1889 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota; died: 1965 in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, half-siblings, wife, and four children).
  2. Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1895, Douglas County, Hudson Township, Page No. 10, Johnson Baker, 59, New York, farmer; Sarah Baker, 40, New York; Bertie Baker, 9, Minn.; Ethel Baker, 7, Minn.; Johnson Baker, Jr., 5, Minn.; Sady Baker, 3, Minn.; Lucinda Baker, 3, Minn.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Minnesota, Douglas County, Hudson Township, E.D. 36, Sheet No. 3B, Jonson Baker, 60, New York, May 1840, farmer; wife of 11 years Sarah Baker, 39, New York, June 1860, 13 children, 12 living; daughter Bertha Baker, 12, Minnesota, Oct. 1887; daughter Ethel Baker, 12, Minnesota, July 1888; son Jonson Baker, 9, Minnesota, Nov. 1890; daughter Lucinda Baker, 8, Minnesota, Nov. 1891; daughter Sarah Baker, 8, Minnesota, Nov. 1891 [the latter two children are apparently twins]; step-son Milo Countryman, 24, Minnesota, Jan 1876.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Saint Lukes Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, Florence Medora Wightman Baker, born: 22 May 1896 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died: 23 April 1966 in Dakota County, Minnesota (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and four children).