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Daniel W. Baker

Birth	:	2 Sep 1854 Big Rock, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Mar 1939 Macon, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.1018982, -98.9443970
Description	:	Daniel W. Baker, son of David C and Betsy M. Baker was born near Big Rock, Scott County, Iowa, Sept 2, 1854 and died at the farm home near Franklin, Nebr. March 21, 1939 at the age of 84 years, six months and 19 days. Mr. Baker was united with the Methodist Church at Franklin many years ago and has always been a man of the highest moral character and a devout christian. He was a good neighbor and a friend and helper in time of need. Mr. Baker was one of the... Read More	Daniel W. Baker, son of David C and Betsy M. Baker was born near Big Rock, Scott County, Iowa, Sept 2, 1854 and died at the farm home near Franklin, Nebr. March 21, 1939 at the age of 84 years, six months and 19 days. Mr. Baker was united with the Methodist Church at Franklin many years ago and has always been a man of the highest moral character and a devout christian. He was a good neighbor and a friend and helper in time of need. Mr. Baker was one of the earliest settlers in Franklin County having come here at the age of 18 years, taking a homestead as soon as he was of age. He was united in marriage to Nancy C. Garrett Sept 2, 1879 and together they experienced the pleasure and hardships of early pioneer life. They lived in a sod house for 19 years and often found it necessary to depend largely on hunting and trapping for a living. Mr. and Mrs. Baker moved to Franklin in 1908 where they resided until a few months ago. At that time they moved back to the homestead where they made their home with Mr. Bird Garrett who is a nephew of Mrs. Baker, and a foster son of Mr. and Mrs. Baker, they having reared him from childhood. Mr. Baker was one of a family of 13 children, five brothers, two sister, four half brothers and one half sister, all of whom have preceded him in death except one sister, Mrs. Lucy I Gale of Franklin. DEATH: Daniel Webster Baker, 84, pioneer settler of Franklin County died at the home of his nephew Bird Garrett nine miles northeast of Franklin Tuesday mornig at 7:20. Mr. Baker had been an invalid with arthritis for about eight years. He was born in Big Rocks, Iowa, Sept 2, 1854 and came to Franklin county in 1872 at the age of 18. He took a homestead 9 miles northeast of Franklin and was married to Nancy Garrett in 1879. They lived there until 1908 when Mr. Baker retired and they moved to Franklin and had lived here until a few months ago when they went back to the home place to live with his nephew and foster son, Bird Garrett and Mrs. Garrett. Mr. Baker was one of a family of 13 children, all except one his sister, Lucy I. Gale of Franklin, having preceded him in death. Other surviving relatives are his wife, his niece, Mrs. Henry Wessels, and Mrs. Beatrice Garber, Mrs. Isabell McCrae, Mrs Muriel Britt and Donald Garrett, all of San Diego, Calif. and Wayne Garrett, all children of Bird Garrett, also nieces and nephews outside of the State. He was a member of the Methodist Chruch and was quite active in church and community work until he became to ill. Funeral services were held today at the Methodist chruch at 2:30 with burial in the Greenwood cemetery, Hutchins Funeral home was in charge.

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Daniel W. Baker's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin County, USA.
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Daniel W. Baker death on 21 Mar 1939 in Macon, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.1018982
Longitude: -98.9443970

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Nancy Caroline Garrett Baker

(1860 - 1946)

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Coordinate: 40.1018982, -98.9443970

2. Maple Grove Cemetery
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8. Mount Olive Cemetery
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14. Reamsville Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9299500, -98.8693970

15. West Salem Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2775000, -99.0281000

16. Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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17. Fairview Stone Cemetery
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18. Norwegian Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.1913000, -98.7255000

19. Haskett Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9696860, -99.1234470

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Coordinate: 39.9930992, -99.1782990

23. Moline Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2630000, -99.1208000

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