This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JCC.2ACEB/8728.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I have a James Baker, son of Joseph John Baker. Don't know if it's your James Baker. I have hit a wall at Joseph John Baker. Perhaps someone can help me. My grandfather was Jesse King Baker of Armstrong County, PA. Descendants of Joseph John BAKER Generation No. 1 1. JOSEPH JOHN1 BAKER He married ??? GAULGHAR 1822. Notes for JOSEPH JOHN BAKER: This information came from the Notes that Granny Baker's mother left. Children of JOSEPH BAKER and ??? GAULGHAR are: 2. i. JOHN W.2 BAKER, b. May 01, 1843; d. March 28, 1928. ii. ANN BAKER, b. 1845; m. WILLIAM MCNUTT. iii. JAMES BAKER, b. 1847; m. JANE DITMAR. iv. STEEL BAKER. v. JOSEPH BAKER. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN W.2 BAKER (JOSEPH JOHN1) was born May 01, 1843, and died March 28, 1928. He married MALINDA LEWIS Bet. 1871 - 1904, daughter of WILSON LEWIS and SUSANNA CORNMAN. She was born 1857, and died September 04, 1921 in At the home of her daughter in Cabot, PA. Children of JOHN BAKER and MALINDA LEWIS are: 3. i. JESSE KING3 BAKER, b. January 24, 1901, Nichola, West Franklin Township, PA/Franklin Co., PA; d. March 08, 1971. 4. ii. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" BAKER, b. January 28, 1886. 5. iii. WILLIAM J. BAKER, b. February 14, 1883, Washington Township, PA. 6. iv. EDWARD D. BAKER, b. September 27, 1890; d. February 07, 1954, Worthington, Armstrong County, PA. v. HARRY PARKS BAKER, b. July 24, 1889, Nichola, PA. Notes for HARRY PARKS BAKER: Obituary for Harry P. BAKER Harry P. (Hike) BAKER, 76, of Worthington RD2, was found dead in his home last night. Born July 24, 1889, in Nichola, PA, he was the sone of the late John W. BAKER and Malinda LEWIS. A veteran of World War I, He had served with Headquarters Company of the 319th Infantry in Francy and Germany. Surviving are a brother, Jessie K. BAKER of Worthington; two sister-in-laws, Mrs. Dora Baker of Pleasantville Dr., Ford City, PA, andMrs Alice BEYERs of Kittanning. ----------Leader Times, Kittanning. Generation No. 3 3. JESSE KING3 BAKER (JOHN W.2, JOSEPH JOHN1) was born January 24, 1901 in Nichola, West Franklin Township, PA/Franklin Co., PA, and died March 08, 1971. He married WILDA ELIZABETH SOMERVILLE October 28, 1927, daughter of WILLIAM SOMERVILLE and MARY JAMES. She was born September 16, 1910, and died September 14, 1992. Obituary - Worthington or Kittaning newpaper "Jesse K. BAKER, 70, of Worthing, RD 2, died at 2:10 pm Monday (March 8, 1971) at the Armstong Country Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient that day. He attended Franklin Union Baptist Church in Worthington. Born Jan. 24, 1901, in West Franklin Twp., he was the son of John W. and Malinda (Lewis) BAKER. Surviving are his wife, Wilda (SOMERVILLE) BAKER; daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Helen) WILES of Petrolia, RD 1, Mrs. Rodney (Grace) BERRIKER of Las Vegas, Nev.; five grandshildre. Three brothers and a sister preceded him in death. --Friends of Jesse K. BAKER of Worthington were received from at the James A. Flick Funeral Home, Wrothington, PA. Funeral services are at 1:30pm Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Glenn DICK, pastor of the Franklin Union Baptist Church, in charge. Burial was in the Worthington Lutheran Cemetery. More About JESSE KING BAKER: Burial: Worthington, PA Notes for WILDA ELIZABETH SOMERVILLE: Kittaning Leader-Times 15 Sept. 1992 Wilda E. BAKER, 81, of Balcony Towers, Kittaning, PA. died Monday, Sept. 14, 1992 at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 16, 1910 in West Franklin Township to William M. and Mary Elizabeth (JAMES) SOMERVILLE. She was a lifelong member of Franklin Union Baptist Church of Worthington. Survivors include two daughters. Mrs. Grace E. BERRIKER of Murrysville, and Mrs. Ronald (Helen) WILES of Petrolia; a brother, Rev. John SOMERVILLE of Phoenix AZ; a sister, Mrs. Jessie SMITH of Worthington; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death on March 8, 1971 by her husband Jesse King BAKER, whome she married Oct. 28, 1927.; a brother and a sister. Friends of Wilda E. BAKER will be received from 7-9 Tuesday and 2-4 and 7-9 Wednesday at the F. Duane SNYDER Funeral Home in Worthington, PA Visitation will also be Thursday at 10am at the Franklin Union Baptist Church, until services begin there at 11am., with the Rev. William SCARLE officiating. Burial will follow in Worthington Lutheran Cemetery. More About WILDA ELIZABETH SOMERVILLE: Burial: September 17, 1992, Worthington, PA Residence: Balcony Towers, Kittanning, PA Children of JESSE BAKER and WILDA SOMERVILLE are: 7. i. GRACE ELIZABETH4 BAKER, b. November 24, 1932. 8. ii. HELEN ISABELL BAKER, b. April 07, 1935; d. April 13, 1998. 4. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE"3 BAKER (JOHN W.2, JOSEPH JOHN1) was born January 28, 1886. She married CHARLES C. O'DONNELL, son of JAMES O'DONNELL and ISABELLE SMITH. He was born February 1881 in Wellsville, OH. Notes for CHARLES C. O'DONNELL: Charles C. O'DONNELL, 78, of Cabot, died at 11:45 PM yesterday in the Butler County Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. Born February, 1881 in Wellsville, Ohio, a son of the late James and Isabelle SMITH O'DONNELL, he was a blacksmith of the Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. He was a member of Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Cabot, and the Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, (Lizzy) Mrs. Louise E. O'DONNELL; a daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Alice) WEBER of Butler; a stepson, Gordon ETZWEILER, of Washington, PA; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Daniel (Ruth) WENDEL, of California; and two brothers. --------From Granny Baker's notes; the Leader Times Obituaries, Kittanning ********************************************************************************* More About CHARLES C. O'DONNELL: Occupation: Blacksmith for Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. Religion: Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Cabot, PA Child of ELIZABETH BAKER and CHARLES O'DONNELL is: i. ALICE4 O'DONNELL, m. BERNARD WEBER. 5. WILLIAM J.3 BAKER (JOHN W.2, JOSEPH JOHN1) was born February 14, 1883 in Washington Township, PA. He married DORA SWIGART, daughter of EDWARD SWIGART and ??? SMITH. She was born January 30, 1893 in Craigsville, PA, and died January 02, 1980 in Pen Mar Apartments, Mars, PA. More About WILLIAM J. BAKER: Burial: Lawn Haven Burial Estates Occupation: Pullman Standard Religion: First Baptist Church, Ford City, PA Residence: Ford City, PA Children of WILLIAM BAKER and DORA SWIGART are: i. WILLIAM RAY4 BAKER. More About WILLIAM RAY BAKER: Residence: Olympia, WA ii. JOHN E. BAKER. More About JOHN E. BAKER: Residence: Mars, PA 6. EDWARD D.3 BAKER (JOHN W.2, JOSEPH JOHN1) was born September 27, 1890, and died February 07, 1954 in Worthington, Armstrong County, PA. He married ALICE SWEIGART. More About EDWARD D. BAKER: Burial: Worthington Lutheran Cemetery, Worthington, PA Occupation: Graff-Kittanning Clay Products Co. Children of EDWARD BAKER and ALICE SWEIGART are: i. CHARLES EDWARD4 BAKER. ii. WALTER MELVERN BAKER. iii. NORMAN BAKER. iv. VIOLA BAKER. v. MARY BAKER.