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George Washington Baker

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George Washington Baker

Birth
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Apr 1933 (aged 80)
Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Huntingdon, PA: The Daily News, issue of Thursday, 27 April 1933, p. 10, col. 3

George W. Baker

George Washington Baker, prominent resident of Birmingham, died at his home Tuesday afternoon at 3:55 o'clock, following an extended illness of complications.

Mr. Baker was a son of Joseph and Mary Albright Baker, and was born at Reading, on August 26, 1852. On September 20, 1877, at Birmingham, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Catherine Waite, who died a number of years ago.

He is survived by these children: Mrs. Lloyd Price, Birmingham; Elroy J. Baker, Altoona, and Frank Baker, Birmingham; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. James Heller, Birmingham, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shultz, Hollidaysburg.

Mr. Baker was a retired employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, a member of the Relief association and the Retired Men's club.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral parlors of Graham and Son, Tyrone, on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Eugene McCahan, pastor of the Arch Spring Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Presbyterian cemetery, Birmingham.
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Huntingdon, PA: The Daily News, issue of Thursday, 27 April 1933, p. 10, col. 3

George W. Baker

George Washington Baker, prominent resident of Birmingham, died at his home Tuesday afternoon at 3:55 o'clock, following an extended illness of complications.

Mr. Baker was a son of Joseph and Mary Albright Baker, and was born at Reading, on August 26, 1852. On September 20, 1877, at Birmingham, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Catherine Waite, who died a number of years ago.

He is survived by these children: Mrs. Lloyd Price, Birmingham; Elroy J. Baker, Altoona, and Frank Baker, Birmingham; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. James Heller, Birmingham, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shultz, Hollidaysburg.

Mr. Baker was a retired employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, a member of the Relief association and the Retired Men's club.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral parlors of Graham and Son, Tyrone, on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Eugene McCahan, pastor of the Arch Spring Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Presbyterian cemetery, Birmingham.
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Birmingham Cemetery, Warriors Mark Twp. Huntingdon Co. PA
Transcribed and photographed 19 April 2010 by Michael S. Caldwell

FATHER / GEORGE W. BAKER / AUG. 26, 1852 / APR. 25, 1933



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