Edward LaFayette Baker
Birth: 16 Mar 1861; Death: 10 Jan 1939; Burial: 13 Jan 1939; Nativity: Oregon
Location: Lot 54, Plot 8 (block D)
Ledger Notes:
Age: 77 Yrs.; Funeral: Oregon City Funeral Home
General Notes:
Son of Endymian and Sarah J. (Tuckness) Baker; Husband of Emma (Harris); Father of William, Sidney, Eva, Iona, Pearl (Barnes), Anna, Edna, Orvid, Gerald, and Infant Son
Family Contribution:
Brother of Alfred, with whom he ran a timber operation c. 1904-08 in Linn County. Upon selling, milled enough lumber to build a new, grander Victorian home at Graham's Ferry/Bell Road. Still standing, though much altered. Husband of Emma. See more info. at Emma, Alfred and Florence Baker postings. Inherited 1/2 of the Endymian & Sarah Baker DLC. Father of several children, including Gerald, Sidney, William. Father-in-law of Wilma (Evans) Baker (later Heater), long-time Wilsonville School teacher, who was married to Gerald, until his death. By Stephen Baker, great-grandson of Alison & Florence Baker
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