Thomas Jefferson Baker
Margaret Elmira Blackwelder
Alexander Baker
(1883-1968)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ludie Eliza Ward

Alexander Baker 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 9 Jul 1883, , Davie County, North Carolina 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Ludie Eliza Ward on 26 Jul 1908 in , Coryell County, Texas
  • Died: 7 Jan 1968, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas at age 84 5 6 8
  • Buried: 9 Jan 1968, Coryell Baptist Church Cemetery, Coryell County, Texas 6 9

   Cause of his death was pneumonia due to congestive heart failure caused by generalized arterosclerotic cardiovascular disease.6

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  General Notes:

At the time of the 1910 census, Alexander was a general farmer in Coryell County, Texas. He rented his farm. When Alexander registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was working as a clerk in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas. His wife Ludie was his nearest relative. At the time of the 1920 census, he was a manager of a retail hardware operation in Coryell County, Texas. He rented his home. At the time of the 1930 census, he was a hardware salesman in Oglesby town, Coryell County, Texas. He rented his home for $10 a month.

Social Security had his last residence as Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas. Listed as Alex Baker.

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  Additional Information:

• Death Certificate Image: here.


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Alexander married Ludie Eliza Ward, daughter of Edward Wesley Ward and Polly Ann Roberts, on 26 Jul 1908 in , Coryell County, Texas. (Ludie Eliza Ward was born on 3 Jan 1886 in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, died on 11 Feb 1971 in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas 8 and was buried in Coryell Baptist Church Cemetery, Coryell County, Texas 9.)


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Sources


1 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Coryell, Texas; Roll T624_1542; Page: 5B; ED: 41; Image: 1034. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Coryell, Texas; Roll T625_1787; Page: 2B; ED: 63; Image: 1025. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 6, Coryell, Texas; Roll 2309; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 481.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 Descendants of Alfred Ward (Report created by Johnnie Clarence Ward Jr. Copy provided by Ruth Ogden.).

5 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 450-03-0505; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 01459.

7 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Coryell County, Texas; Roll 1952596; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 FindAGrave.com.


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