William Howes Baker

1877 - 1961  (83 years)

• Name	William Howes Baker  [1]
  Birth	26 Oct 1877	Doansburg, Brewster, Putnam County, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  WW2 Draft	27 Apr 1942	RFD#3, Brewster-Patterson Road, Brewster, Putnam County, New York   [1]
  	William Howes Baker, RFD#3, Brewster-Patterson Rd, Brewster, Putnam, N.Y., born 26 Oct 1877 in Brewster, Putnam, N.Y., registered for the draft. He was self employed. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs W. H. Baker, at the same address. He was White, 5' 7", 125 pounds, had blue eyes, gray hair, and a light complexion.
  Death	20 Apr 1961	Doansburg, Brewster, Putnam County, New York   [2]
  Obituary	27 Apr 1961	Carmel, Putnam County, New York   [3]
  	William Howes Baker, 83 of the hamlet of Doansburg, died at his home early Thursday morning, April 20, 1961, after an illness of a year. He was a retired farmer and a former Justice of the Peace. He was born in Doanesburg, Oct. 26, 1877, a son of the late Eli R. and Aurelia Howes Baker and resided there all his life. Mr. Baker was graduated from the Eastman National Business College in Hackensack, N.J. In addition, to farming and serving as a justice of peace, he was a member of the board of directors of Milltown Rural Cemetery, charter member of the Brewster Grange. He was also an elder and former treasurer of the Old Southeast Presbyterian Church and a member of the Croton Lodge, F&A.M. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Mabie Baker; two daughters, Misses Marion and Mildred Baker of Doanesburg,. and several cousins. The funeral was held Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. in the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Terrace. The Rev. Cameron Allan, minister of the Brewster Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Milltown Rural Cemetery.
  Reference Number	27075
  Burial	Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, Putnam County, New York   [4]
  	William Howes Baker; 1877-1961; Gertrude Fowler Mabie; His Wife; 1889-1980
  Person ID	I26878	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Fowler Mabie,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York d. 17 Mar 1980, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1914	Pawling Township, Dutchess County, New York   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Marion Gertrude Baker,   b. 26 Jul 1915, Brewster, Putnam County, New York d. 27 Dec 2004, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mildred Howes Baker,   b. 10 Sep 1916, Brewster, Putnam County, New York d. 21 May 2016, Thompson House, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 208848701 - Obit in The Putnam County Courier, Carmel, N.Y., Thursday Afternoon, April 27, 1961. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, The Putnam County Courier, Carmel, N.Y., Thursday Afternoon, April 27, 1961. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 208848701. [S11] Maybee Society Card File, The Genealogical Records of the Decendents of James Bailey-Levi Bailey in Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York via Gay Bailey. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967.