Grafton Baker Family Genealogy


Michael BOEHLER.Michael married Deborah BAKER.

Deborah BAKER [Parents] was born in 1952. She married Michael BOEHLER.

Deborah [BAKER] BOEHLER and her husband, Michael, live in Tiffin, OH and have eight (8) children: names, sex, and ages unknown.


Jeffery RICHCREEK.Jeffery married Audrey Ann KRABILL in 1967 in Findlay, OH.

Audrey Ann KRABILL [Parents] was born in 1944. She married Jeffery RICHCREEK in 1967 in Findlay, OH.

Audrey [KRABILL] RICHCREEK and her husband, Jeffery, have three (3) children: names, sex, and ages unknown.


John W. BAKER [Parents] was born on 25 Mar 1902 in Arcadia, OH. He died on 31 Oct 1998 in Fostoria, OH. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Memory Gardens Cemetery. He married Olive G. SWIHART on 22 Sep 1923 in Arcadia, OH.

Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: JOHN W. BAKER - Funeral services for John W. Baker, 96, of 200 E. North St., Fostoria, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria, the Rev. Jeffrey Waite officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Baker died at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998, at Fostoria Community Hospital. He was born March 25, 1902, in Arcadia to Lemuel and Metta (Dorsey) Baker. He married Olive G. Swihart on Sept. 22, 1923 in Findlay, and she died Aug. 24, 1997. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Dona) Smith, Fremont; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by a son, Dwight; a brother, Harry; and two sisters, Lois Skidmore, Frances Kazmaier. Mr. Baker worked as a fireman at National Carbon, now National Electrical Carbon, Fostoria, for 30 years, retiring in 1963. He was a member of the U.S. Navy Reserves. He was a member of High Street United Methodist Church, the Sportsman Club and Fostoria Senior Citizens. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund, 310 Riverside Drive, Tiffin OH 44830, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Olive G. SWIHART was born on 21 Apr 1906 in Seneca Co, OH. She died on 24 Aug 1997 in Fostoria, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Memory Gardens Cemetery. She married John W. BAKER on 22 Sep 1923 in Arcadia, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Dwight E. BAKER was born on 16 Sep 1924 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 28 May 1997 in El Paso, TX.
  F ii Donna BAKER was born on 9 Nov 1927. She died on 4 Sep 1993.

Wallace DORSEY was born on 5 Jul 1836 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 30 Nov 1914 in Hancock Co, OH. He married Lois A. NELSON on 28 Feb 1861 in Hancock Co, OH.

Lois A. NELSON was born on 10 Jan 1839. She married Wallace DORSEY on 28 Feb 1861 in Hancock Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Anetta DORSEY was born in May 1876. She died in 1957.

Clyde L. TAYLOR was born on 8 May 1895 in Hancock Co, OH. He died in May 1981 in Van Buren, OH. He married Beatrice F. ALEXANDER on 26 Jun 1918 in Hancock Co, OH.

Beatrice F. ALEXANDER was born on 28 Jun 1898 in Wapakoneta, OH. She died in Jun 1967 in Van Buren, OH. She married Clyde L. TAYLOR on 26 Jun 1918 in Hancock Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Leroy C. TAYLOR was born on 10 Dec 1918. He died on 22 Feb 1999.

John M. MCCLINCY.John married Rebecca L. TAYLOR.

Rebecca L. TAYLOR [Parents] "Becky" was born in 1947. She married John M. MCCLINCY.

Other marriages:
EATHERTON, Ronald E.


Donald Jeffrey THOMPSON [Parents] was born on 10 Sep 1953 in Findlay, OH. He died on 28 Mar 1999 in Carlisle, OH. He was buried in Fostoria,OH / Saint Wendelin Cemetery. He married Nancy C. FINSEL on 19 Apr 1980 in Findlay, OH.

Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: FOSTORIA - Funeral services for Donald J. Thompson, 45, of 407 N. Walnut St., Mount Holly Springs, Pa., and formerly of Fostoria, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria, the Rev. David Brown officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia [Burial location changed to St. Wendelin Cemetery, Fostoria, OH]. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Thompson died of natural causes at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 1999, at Carlisle (Ohio) Hospital. He was born Sept. 10, 1953, in Findlay to Donald and Clara Jane (Miller) Thompson, and they survive in Mount Blanchard. He married Nancy C. Finsel on April 19, 1980, in Findlay and she survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Dawn M., Lori B. and Karen L., all at home; and two sisters, Lois Jean Shank, Bowling Green, Ky., Nancy Rothlisberger, Mount Blanchard. Mr. Thompson was employed at Excel Logistics in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He was an associate member of Mount Holly Springs VFW post 7343 and a 1971 graduate of Riverdale High School. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Nancy C. FINSEL.Nancy married Donald Jeffrey THOMPSON on 19 Apr 1980 in Findlay, OH.

They had the following children:

  F i Dawn M. THOMPSON.
  F ii Lori B. THOMPSON.
  F iii Karen L. THOMPSON.

James BAKER [Parents] was born on 19 May 1816 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 6 Feb 1865 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Baker-Hamlin Cemetery. He married Louisa SLIGHT on 18 Apr 1841 in Hancock Co, OH.

James BAKER donated land from his farm for the Baker-Hamlin Cemetery in Hancock County, OH.

Louisa SLIGHT was born in 1822 in Pike Co, OH. She died on 18 Apr 1889. She married James BAKER on 18 Apr 1841 in Hancock Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  F i Hester Ann BAKER was born on 17 Apr 1842. She died on 2 May 1915.
  M ii Grafton BAKER was born in 1843 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 14 May 1864 in Resaca, GA. He was buried in Chattanooga, TN / National Military Cemetery.

Grafton BAKER was killed in the Battle of Resaca, the opening of the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War. He served as a private in G Company of the Ohio 118th Infantry Regiment, enlisting 22 Aug 1862. According to Hancock County records, he was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery; however, a visit there in 2001 yielded no record of the burial.
  M iii James Russell BAKER was born on 30 May 1845. He died on 27 Jun 1921.
  F iv Mary Catherine BAKER was born on 28 Apr 1850. She died on 4 Jun 1933.
  F v Marinda Edith BAKER was born on 30 Jul 1853. She died on 16 Jun 1930.
  M vi John F. BAKER was born on 20 Feb 1856. He died on 1 Feb 1899.

Joseph GASSMAN was born in Feb 1860. He married Anna B. ENGLE on 11 Apr 1889 in Hancock Co, OH.

Anna B. ENGLE was born on 26 Feb 1866 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 30 Nov 1944 in Findlay, OH. She was buried in Findlay, OH / Maple Grove Cemetery. She married Joseph GASSMAN on 11 Apr 1889 in Hancock Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Edward E. GASSMAN was born on 10 Feb 1895. He died on 7 Sep 1981.

Dallas George NORRIS [Parents] was born on 10 Jul 1874. He died on 14 Nov 1958 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Findlay, OH / Maple Grove Cemetery. He married Laura Bell GIBSON on 1 Aug 1895 in Hancock Co, OH.

Laura Bell GIBSON was born on 4 May 1874 in Hancock Co, OH. She married Dallas George NORRIS on 1 Aug 1895 in Hancock Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  F i Pearl Gibson NORRIS was born on 19 Jul 1897. She died on 23 Dec 1921.

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