Henry William Rio BAKER
IGI Film 1558732 and 1558733. Sent in by William George Baker a relative. Temple work done by William George Baker. Endowments: Source 0170624. Family Group Sheet from the Church archives lists him as the first child and parents are Henry Walter Baker and Eliza Anne Elliott. Found in the 1900 and 1910 censuses of Contra Costa County, California with his wife and family and his mother-in-law, Mary A. Syphus. Not found in either the 1920 censuses of California or Utah A call came on May 25, 1995 from: Janet Baker Price 110 Celest Drive Midvale, Utah 84047 (801) 255-0088 She has much information on the Baker family going back from Henry William Rio Baker.
1860 Census of Ogden, Weber Co., Utah. Fortuna M. A., age 1, born in Utah Territory (1860 census has her listed as "Martin", female but it appers very hard to read and her name is shown in the Panaca Ward records thou she was deceased. 1870 Census of Santa Cruz Co., California MARY A.F., age 11, born in Utah Territory 1880 Census of Panaca, Lincoln Co., Nevada MARY A., age 19, born in Utah Her parents were sealed in the Endowment House on 9 Aug 1861 and probably this child was sealed to them at that time. (Found out that no children were sealed to their parents in the Endowment House and so the sealing to parent must be done - 1992.) Panaca, Nevada Ward records show a child, born in Ogden, Utah, as being excepted a member of that ward in 1871. She was a member of the church at that time. The record was torn and the film of it has the tear thus no full record of this child.
1900 Census of Contra Costa Co., California First child listed for Henry W. R. Baker and Mary A. Syphus Baker.
1900 Census of Contra Costa Co., California Second child listed for Henry W. R. Baker and Mary A. Syphus Baker.
1900 Census of Contra Costa Co., California There is a marriage record owned by Janet Baker Price She will send it to me; talked to her on the telephone on May 25, 1995. Janet Baker Price 110 Celeste Drive Midvale, Utah 84047 (801) 255-0088
He married Fortuna Mary Ann Syphus 1884 at Washington, Utah . Fortuna Mary Ann Syphus was born at Ogden, Weber, Utah Oct 1859 daughter of Matthew J. Syphus, Jr. and Mary Ann French .
They were the parents of 3
children:
Adda Baker
born Jan 1886.
Henrietta Baker
born Oct 1888.
Channecy H. Baker
born Jun 1891.
Henry William Rio Baker died Bef 1929 at Antioch, Contra Costa, California .
Fortuna Mary Ann Syphus died Aft 1910 at Antioch, Contra Costa, California .