Baker, Theodore A.
(1842-1927)




Birth: July 5, 1842
Death: April 12, 1927, Redkey, Jay County, IN
Parents: Hiram and Mary (McDonough) Baker
Spouse: Catharine, married 1885
Known Children:
Family Photographers: brother
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Individual Number: 637


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1880-1895 Baker Bros. Studio owner/Partner Redkey, Jay County, IN





1900 Unknown Studio owner Redkey, Jay County, IN





1907 Theodore Baker Studio owner Redkey, Jay County, IN S. Meridian St.























Raw Data - E_Person

ID: 591
CATNUM: 637
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NameLast: Baker
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BirthMonth: 7
BirthDay: 5
BirthYear: 1842
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DeathMonth: 4
DeathDay: 12
DeathYear: 1927
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OriginalDeathCity: Redkey
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Jay
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: Hiram and Mary (McDonough) Baker
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:49 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:49 PM
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FamilyInPhotography: brother
OriginalNotes: 1900 Census, East Main Street, Redkey, Jay County, IN
Theodore A. Baker, head, b. July 1842, age 57, M 15 yrs. B. Penn, photographer, owns home
Catharine Baker, wife, b. Dec. 1851, age 48, M 15 yrs. 0/0 children, b. IN
Stella May Baker, adopt. Daught., b. July 1884, age 15, b. IN
William H. Ilts, ad. Son, b. Mch 1880, age 20, b. IN
Frederick A.. Ilts, ad. Son, b. Apr. 1882, age 18, b. IN

Indiana Death Certificates (ancestry.com)
Theodore A. Baker, widower of Catherine Baker, b. July 5, 1942, age 84, retired photographer; father Hiram Baker b. Maryland; mother Mary McDonough b. in NY; died in Redkey, Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana on April 12, 1927, buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Redkey.
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:49 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:49 PM
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Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio
PersonID: 591
CATNUM: 637
NameFirst: ~(Bros.)
NameLast: Baker
LocationID: 1905
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City: Redkey
State: IN
StudioID: 1690
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ID: 1690
StudioName: Baker Bros.
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:52:44 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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Name: Baker Bros.
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StudioLocationID: 1928
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County: Jay
Country: USA
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NameNewFirst: Theodore
KnownDates: 1880, 1884, 1887, 1890, 1895
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OutputEndYear: 1895
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OriginalSource: 1880-81 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1028

1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1064

1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1331

1890 Polk's Indiana Gazetteer, p. 1207

1895-96 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 986

The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 242

ca. 1900 cabinet card with purple stamp on verso: BAKER BROS., PHOTOGRAPHERS, REDKEY, INDIANA
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
PersonSexTypeID: 1
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PersonStudioLocationID: 1961


PersonID: 591 CATNUM: 637 NameFirst: ~(Bros.) NameLast: Baker LocationID: 995 Address1: Address2: City: Redkey State: IN StudioID: 995 ---------------------------------- ID: 995 StudioName: [a7f2af63-76c1-430c-a1f3-2d41c5b52b2d] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:15 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [a7f2af63-76c1-430c-a1f3-2d41c5b52b2d] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 995 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Jay Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Theodore KnownDates: 1900 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1900 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: A. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1900 Census, East Main Street, Redkey, Jay County, IN Theodore A. Baker, head, b. July 1842, age 57, M 15 yrs. B. Penn, photographer, owns home (listed with family) OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 995

PersonID: 591 CATNUM: 637 NameFirst: ~(Bros.) NameLast: Baker LocationID: 7247 Address1: S. Meridian St. Address2: City: Redkey State: IN StudioID: 5580 ---------------------------------- ID: 5580 StudioName: Theodore Baker SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:05:17 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Theodore Baker Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 8413 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Jay Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: Theodore KnownDates: 1907 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1907 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: A. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1907 Complete Directory of Jay County (Portland, Indiana: M. & M. Directory, 1907) p. 139 Redkey Business Directory, Photographers: Theodore Baker, s Meridian p. 143 Redkey Directory: Theo Baker (Kate), photographer, e Main OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 8919




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