JOHN J. AND ISABEL SPURBECK BAKER

JOHN J. AND ROSA SCHOMERS BAKER

John was elected to many Lakefield Township offices and they are as follows:

1.  Justice of the Peace on April 2, 1876 and in 1877

2.  Constable on April 1, 1878, April 1, 1889, April 3, 1893, April 2, 1894 and April 1, 1895; 3.  Committee of Canvas for Election in 1881

4.  Overseer of Highways Road District #2 on April 2, 1883; April 4, 1887; April 1, 1889;        April 7, 1890, August 4, 1892 and April 3, 1893

5.  Appointed as School Inspector on April 13, 1895.

In 1896, John and Rose owned a 40 acre farm in Section 16 on the corner of Fenmore and Roosevelt Roads.  Their neighbors were Charles Eggebrecht, Jacob Lauer, Peter Mayer, George Rigg, Louis Baker, George Trudgeon, Joseph Tolfree and Edward Miller. 

In 1916, John and Rose owned an 80 acre farm in Section 27 on Grabowski Road between Merrill and Fenmore Roads. John was known for driving a team of three horses and he customized his farm equipment for that purpose. He was also a very good carpenter and bear hunter.

John died on July 19, 1932 and Rose died on April 27, 1922. They are both buried in Lakefield Township Cemetery.

SOURCES: 1896 and 1916 Lakefield Township plat map; Lakefield Township Cemetery; John and Rose Baker's marriage record; Myron Gulick's book "Lest We Forget”; John J. Baker's death certificate; Doris Baker's birth and marriage records; Isabel Baker's death record; male baby death record; Evelyn Baker's birth and marriage records; Hiram Baker's birth record; Mary J. Baker's birth record; Bertha Baker's birth record; 1880 census and agricultural record; Lakefield Township Records; Joshua Baker's birth record and death certificate; 1900, 1910 and 1920 census; B.H. (Bernard Hiram) Baker's obituary from Della Miller McKay's collection of obituaries. Photos from Della Miller McKay.