Grafton Baker Family Genealogy


Jacob Alton KRABILL was born on 27 Dec 1886 in Fostoria, OH. He died on 1 May 1943 in Findlay, OH. He was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Union Cemetery. He married Cora Zoe HOTTLE on 12 Aug 1908. The marriage ended in divorce.

Cora Zoe HOTTLE [Parents] was born on 26 Feb 1887 in Fostoria, OH. She married Jacob Alton KRABILL on 12 Aug 1908. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had the following children:

  F i Karis A. KRABILL was born on 1 Nov 1909. She died on 12 Mar 2000.

James A. McBURNEY was born on 26 Feb 1903. He died on 30 Aug 1985 in Seneca Co, OH. He married Karis A. KRABILL on 5 Jun 1963 in Maryland.

Karis A. KRABILL [Parents] was born on 1 Nov 1909 in West Independence, OH. She died on 12 Mar 2000 in Fostoria, OH. She married James A. McBURNEY on 5 Jun 1963 in Maryland.

Obituary from local newspaper: Karis K. McBurney, 90, of Fostoria, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, March 12, 2000, at her home. She was born in West Independence Nov. 1, 1909, to Jacob and Cora (Hottle) Krabill. On June 5, 1963, in Maryland, she married James E. McBurney. He died Aug. 30, 1985. Survivors include: a son-in-law, John Bradley of Laguna Hills, Calif.; two grandchildren, John Bradley Jr. of Portland, Ore., and Elin Bradley of Ojai, Calif.; and a great-grandson, Benjamin. Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Marilyn Bradley. Mrs. McBurney, a homemaker, was a graduate of Fostoria High School. She was a member of the PPSEAWA Club of Toledo, Smithsonian Institute, Fostoria Women's Club, the Historical Society and the International Institute of Greater Toledo, where she had served as a board member. Her caregivers were Cyril and Mary Ellen Gosche of New Riegel. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Union Cemetery, West Independence, with the Rev. Roy B. Howell officiating. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria. Memorials may be made to the International Institute of Greater Toledo, in care of the Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, 301 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, OH 44830.


Elvern W. KRABILL [Parents] was born on 22 Jan 1913. He died on 18 Apr 2004 in Tiffin, OH. He was buried in Tiffin, OH / Greenlawn Cemetery. He married Elois KANAN on 30 Jun 1946.

Elois KANAN.Elois married Elvern W. KRABILL on 30 Jun 1946.


Jacob BEAR was born in Dec 1783 in PA. He died on 2 Aug 1864 in Hancock Co, OH. He married Mary.

Mary was born in 1784. She died on 20 Aug 1856 in Hancock Co, OH. She married Jacob BEAR.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Ann BEAR was born on 3 Sep 1827. She died on 23 Apr 1881.

Steven Jerry TERMEER was born on 4 Nov 1951 in Dublin, OH. He died on 2 Apr 2004 in Oxford, OH. He married Pamela LITTLE.

Pamela LITTLE.Pamela married Steven Jerry TERMEER.

They had the following children:

  F i Kelley Elizabeth TERMEER was born on 14 May 1978.

Ernest SMOTHERS died on 16 Jul 1979. He married Anna Belle DICK on 15 Oct 1977.

Anna Belle DICK [Parents] was born on 27 Aug 1902 in Arcadia, OH. She died on 24 Jan 2004 in Arcadia, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Knollcrest Gardens. She married Ernest SMOTHERS on 15 Oct 1977.

Other marriages:
BAKER, Harry D.

Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Anna Belle Smothers, age 101, of Arcadia, died at 8:35 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2004 at her residence. She was born on August 27, 1902 to Wesley and Jesse (Taylor) Dick in Hancock County. Anna married Harry Baker on January 26, 1920 and he died August 5, 1971. She later married Ernest Smothers on October 15, 1977 and he died July 16, 1979. Anna is survived by her son Harry Everett Baker of Fostoria, daughter Guyneth "Connie" Layser of Arcadia; four grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother John Eldon Dick, her sisters Ethel Graumlich, Lulu Damon, Nellie Overholt, Helen Noel, and one grandchild. Mrs. Smothers was an employee of the A&P Factory and owned Baker's Meat and Grocery Market, both in Bloomdale. She was a charter member of Pythian Sisters where she was the past deputy chief and attained the position of past grand chief, was a member of Arcadia United Methodist Church and Senior Citizens of Findlay. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, Findlay, with Pastor Michael N. Malcosky officiating. Interment will be in Knollcrest Gardens, east of Findlay. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Arcadia Methodist Church, 19397 Brown Rd., Arcadia, OH 44804 or Bridge Home Health and Hospice, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay, OH 45840. Condolences may be made at www.coldrencrates.com.


David SCHULTZ.David married Suzanne BAKER.

Suzanne BAKER [Parents] was born in 1948. She married David SCHULTZ.

Other marriages:
SMITH, William

Suzanne [BAKER] SMITH and her husband, William, lived in Tiffin, OH and had four (4) children: names, sex, and ages unknown.


William Jasper HAMLIN [Parents] was born on 3 Aug 1845 in Pike Co, OH. He died on 7 May 1925 in Bloomdale, OH. He was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Baker-Hamlin Cemetery. He married Hester Ann BAKER in Oct 1868.

Hester Ann BAKER [Parents] was born on 17 Apr 1842 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 2 May 1915 in Bloomdale, OH. She married William Jasper HAMLIN in Oct 1868.

According to the 1900 US Census, Hester had a total of eight (8) children of whom five (5) were living at the time.

They had the following children:

  M i Franklin L. HAMLIN was born on 10 Apr 1869. He died on 24 Mar 1929.
  M ii Edie Ellsworth HAMLIN was born on 10 Nov 1871 in Iowa. He died on 21 Jun 1945 in Wood Co, OH. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery.
  M iii John Wesley HAMLIN was born on 28 Dec 1874. He died on 9 Jun 1944.
  F iv Verney M. HAMLIN was born in 1879 in Grant, IA. She died on 7 Jul 1898 in Bloomdale, OH. She was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Baker-Hamlin Cemetery.
  F v Ida Dell HAMLIN was born in Oct 1883. She died on 10 Jun 1902.
  F vi Lida Belle HAMLIN was born on 23 Aug 1885. She died on 13 Jun 1972.

Charlie William BAKER [Parents] was born on 4 May 1869 in Hams Prairie, MO. He died on 12 Aug 1952 in Southington, OH. He married Ida Laura DENSON on 19 Apr 1903.

Ida Laura DENSON was born on 27 Oct 1877 in Trenton, MO. She died on 11 May 1961. She married Charlie William BAKER on 19 Apr 1903.

They had the following children:

  M i Grafton Russell BAKER was born on 9 Feb 1904. He died on 17 Mar 1969.
  F ii Velma A. BAKER was born on 25 Jan 1906 in Ohio. She died on 12 Jun 1981 in Trumbull Co, OH.

Grafton Russell BAKER [Parents] was born on 9 Feb 1904 in Kansas. He died on 17 Mar 1969 in Southington, OH. He married Hazel Urissa SNIVELY on 7 Apr 1929.

Hazel Urissa SNIVELY was born on 8 Sep 1905 in Southington, OH. She died on 12 Feb 1942 in Southington, OH. She married Grafton Russell BAKER on 7 Apr 1929.

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