An Englishman who became a deputy U.S Marshall

[ChrisTho]

My ancestor's tale is an interesting one and I hope that someone might have some suggestions as to how to undertake further research.

His name was John Taylor Baker.He was born in England in 1859 but at some point emigrated to the US.

I have not been able to identify him on a passenger list but by 1900 ( according to his death notice in 1944 ) he was already a deputy US Marshall.

He worked at Mare Island and in Alaska during the first world war.

From !930 until he died he lived in Shasta County California at a place called Schilling which no longer appears on maps and may be another name for Whiskeytown.


I know he had 2 children Harold and Alwyn.

It would be interesting to find out more about him in pricular his role as a deputy Marshall.

Chris Thomas

[ShaunJ]

In the 1900 census he is a widowed farmer in Anderson Township, Shasta county, California, with sons Alwyn J born Sep 1884 in Massachusetts and Harold W born Dec 1886 in England. It says he came to the US in 1881.

[*Sandra*]

1930 Township 1, Shasta, California

John T Baker 70 Widowed. Married at 23 years. Immigrated 1887 Naturalized No Occupation

directly underneath him is:-

Charles P Baker 72 Married at 25 Years.  Immigrated 1889 Naturalized No occupation
 
 
 
 
 
 

[ShaunJ]

Per Family Search Record Search, Alwyn John Baker was born 5 September 1884 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass; also shows up in England births and christenings as born in Essex !

Mother was Laura

[*Sandra*]

On the California Death Index for Alwyn J Baker - the mother is listed as Braddy


Alwyn J Baker
Born: 5 Sep 1884  Massachusetts
Death Date: 12 Oct 1965
Death Place: Ventura
Mother's Maiden Name: Braddy

[ShaunJ]

A possible for Harold:

Harold William Braddy Baker, Teacher, born London 10 December 1886 per ww1 draft registration.

Lived in Dunsmuir, CA in 1917, married with 3 children

Harod WB Baker in the 1920 census in Lovelock, Pershing, Nevada: high school principal. Wife Hazel E, 29, born California of English parents. Three children.


HWBB visited UK in 1949

[*Sandra*]

1930 Census San Diego, California

Harold M B Baker 43 Married at 25 years. Immigrated 1890. Principal. Part Time School
Hazel E Baker 39 Born California
Laura L Baker 16
Harold R Baker 14
Marion T Baker 13

[ShaunJ]

There's a tree on Kindred Connections:  http://www.kindredkonnections.com/ancestry/Massachusetts/Married-1883/Br/Braddy-family/Laura-Braddy-ma000898-445.html

JTB married Laura Braddy in 1883, she died 1889, there was a third child Harriet Ellen born 1888....

[*Sandra*]

Makes reference here to Harold William Bradby Baker on the Senior Advisiry Committee of the University of California Berkeley.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/099n/