James Michael Baker b. 25 May 1885 Pocahontas, Pennsylvania d. 23 Aug 1952 Pocahontas, Pennsylvania: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

1885 - 1952 (67 years)

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Name	James Michael Baker
Birth	25 May 1885	Pocahontas, Pennsylvania
Gender	Male
Death	23 Aug 1952	Pocahontas, Pennsylvania
Notes	FROSTBURG — James Baker, 67 died yesterday of a heart attack at his home in Pocahontas, Pa. A life-long resident of that area he was a son of the late Michael and Elizabeth (McKenzie) Baker. He was a member of Evangelical and Reformed Church there and Frostburg Lodge 348, L.O.O. Moose. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Loretta (Crowe) Baker; four sons, Arthur Baker, Maple Heights, Ohio; Frank Baker, Listie, Pa.; Floyd Baker, Lexington, Ky., and Albert Baker, at home; eight daughters, Mrs. George Zarefoss, Listie; Mrs William Baker, Mrs. Richard Gracie and Mrs. Charles Spiker, Frostburg; Mrs. John Booth, Eckhart; Mrs. Cecil McGee, Lexington; Mrs. Russell Warne, Meyersdale, Pa., and Miss Josephine Baker, at home; a half-sister, Miss Lydia Baker, of Ohio; 32 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The Cumberland Sunday Times, August 24, 1952.
Person ID	I10691	McKenzie Genealogy
Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

Father	Michael Baker, b. Abt 1836 d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Albright, b. 16 Jan 1845, Pennsylvania d. 21 Aug 1921, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F02914	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Loretta Agatha (Etta) Crowe, b. Abt 1891, Finzel, Garrett County, Maryland d. 6 Apr 1977, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 86 years)

Children

	1. Eliza M. Baker, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private]
	2. Ruth Baker, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private]
	3. Josephine Baker, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private]
	4. William Arthur Baker, b. 17 Sep 1909, Greenville TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Feb 1996, Somerset, Somerset County, pennsylvania (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. James Frank Baker, b. Abt 1911, Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 17 Dec 1970, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Age ~ 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Minnie Agnes Baker, b. 28 Apr 1914, Pocahontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 23 Mar 1994, Somerset, Somerset County, pennsylvania (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Floyd Raymond Baker, b. Abt 1920, Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 6 Feb 1988, Lexington, Kentucky (Age ~ 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Loretta B. Baker, b. 9 Aug 1921, Greenville TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Oct 2010, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Dorothy I. Baker, b. 4 Oct 1923, Pocahontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 8 Jul 2006, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Elva (Elvie) Baker, b. 19 Feb 1926, Pocahontas, Pennsylvania d. 14 Aug 2012, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Mabel Alberta Baker, b. 2 Nov 1930, Pocahontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 21 Jun 2002, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. Albert Eugene (Al) Baker, b. Abt 1935, Greenville TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 15 Jan 1996, South carolina (Age ~ 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F05305 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2021

Photos

Photo of James Baker (b. 1885) as a young man with mother and older brother and his family circa 1900
James Baker is in the middle. Eliza McKenzie Baker, his mother is in the back row. John McKenzie, son of William Enoch McKenzie (b. 1842) and his wife, Mandy (Amanda Clark), and their three small children also are pictured.