Individual Details

1870 Census. Jackson, Montgomery, IA, Hh 72
Samuel W. Baker, 20, Farmer, b. MO
Mary A., 17, b. IN
Benj. F., 9 months, b. Iowa, Oct 1869
Minerva, 29, keeping house, b. IN

1880 Census. Granite, Phillips Co, KS, Hh 69
Samuel W. Baker, 30
Mary E., 29
William B., 12, son
James C., 10, son
Burty R., 4, son
Liddie L., 1, daughter

1900 Census. Jackson, Montgomery, Iowa, Hh 296
Saml Baker, b. Feb 1849, 51, married 32 years, b. MO
Mary, wife, b. Dec 1850, 49, 12 children - 10 are living, b. OH
Bert, son, b. Oct 1876, 23, (children all born in Iowa), Carpenter
Sam, son, b. Apr 1884, 16
Alfred, son, b. Jul 1887, 12
Albert, son, b. Jul 1887, 12
Tom, son, b. Jan 1891, 8

1910 Census. Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster Co, NE, Hh 338
2332 S. 8th Street
S. W. Baker, 62, married once for 42 years, Carpenter, Contractor
Mary E., wife, 60, 12 children - 11 are living
Samuel R., son, 26, House Carpenter
Albert L., son, 23, House Carpenter
Alford G., son, 23, Electrician, Telephone
Thomas R., son, 17
Delphia H. Grandson, 13 (surname Bixler crossed out)
Bertie C., grandson, 11
Mary L., granddau, 9 (Surname Baker crossed out)
Margaret E., grandau, 6 (only one b. NE)
Note: daughter Lydia Louisa "Lulu" Baker married Edgar James Bixler - Delphia & Bert were her sons. In 1903 she had remarried to Charles F. Underwwod

1920 Census. Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, NE, Hh 464
2504 8th St.
Samuel Baker, 70
Mary E., wife 68
Delpha Bixler, lodger, 23, Plumber
Vera, lodger, 23

1930 Census. Lincoln, Lancaster, NE, Hh 36
Sam W. Baker, 82, married at 19
Mary E., wife, 30, married at 17
Albert L., son, 42, b. Iowa, Carpenter

Obituary, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, NE, 1 Aug 1931
SAMUEL BAKER DIES SATURDAY
Woodwork Contractor Had Lived Here 28 Years
Samuel W. Baker, 84, well known woodwork contractor, died at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at his home, 4243 St. Paul Ave, following a lingering illness which kept him confined to his bed the last six weeks. Mr. Baker had not been in good health for the past two years.
Mr. Baker and all of his six sons were charter members of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, Lincoln Lodge No. 1259. For twenty-two years, Mr. Baker served in the national guard. Five of his sons have seen foreign service.
Born in Missouri in 1847, Mr. Baker moved to Lincoln 28 years ago and was in business here until he retired.
Surviving are his wife, Mary E.; one daughter, Mrs. Lulu Underwood of Bedford, LA; six sons, Albert L., Bert R., Samuel R., James D., and Thomas R., all of Lincoln, and Benjamin Baker of Nodaway, Iowa; twenty-seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
2 Aug 1931
Baker, Samuel W. Funeral services for Mr. Baker will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at Umberger's chapel with John E. Kess in charge. Interment in Wyuka. The pallbearers will be grandsons, James, Layton, Lawrence, Floyd, Harold, and Robert Baker.

Birth	29 Feb 1848	Linn County, Missouri
Marriage	1868	Mary Elizabeth Mitchel
Death	1 Aug 1931	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Mitchel (1850 - 1936)
Child	James D. Baker (1871 - 1947)

Father	Samuel L Baker (1803 - 1875)
Mother	Rachel Davidson (1809 - 1874)
Sibling	James Davidson Baker (1835 - 1894)