Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"

Born

24 December 1881 , Chaska, Minnesota, USA

Died

2 February 1933 , Black Brook, Polk, Wisconsin, USA

Cause of Death: shot in the head

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Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER Anna May SCHMIDT

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Born: 24 December 1881 in Chaska, Minnesota, USA

Father: Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER

Mother: Anna May SCHMIDT

Maternal grandparents: Ferdinand SCHMIDT , Frederike Wilhelmina GENNRICH

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" married Annie Louise RHEEL 13 July 1903 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Annie Louise RHEEL was born February 1884 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock). Annie Louise died 26 March 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Annie Louise was the child of George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT.

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" married (2) Esther Violet PETERSON 5 July 1916 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Esther Violet PETERSON was born 14 October 1893 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Esther Violet died 12 November 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Esther Violet was the child of Johan Peter "John" PERSSON "PETERSON" and Anna Lovisa NORDMARK.

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" died 2 February 1933 in Black Brook, Polk, Wisconsin, USA.

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alias Jay Carling King - Thanks to Don King for figuring that one out!

"Frank Louis Baker deserted his Boston family and abruptly changed his name in about 1911. He moved to Minnesota as Jay Carling King, married Esther Violet Johnson, bought a farm and moved to Clear Lake Wisconsin. They had three children, one of which was stillborn."

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Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" married

Annie Louise RHEEL
Marriage date: 13 July 1903
Marriage place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Annie Louise RHEEL was the child of George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

Marriage notes:

He is 21. She is 19. First marriage for both. He is a cigar maker, (unable to read where he was born). She was born in Putnam, CT. He is the son of Frank O. Baker and Annie M. Smith. She is the daughter of George Rheel and Minnie Tyner.

Groom's Name: Frank Louis Baker

Groom's Birth Date: 1882

Groom's Birthplace: Chacka Casner Co., Me

Groom's Age: 21

Bride's Name: Anna Louise Rheel

Bride's Birth Date: 1884

Bride's Birthplace: Putnam, Ct

Bride's Age: 19

Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1903

Marriage Place: Newton, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Frank O. Baker

Groom's Mother's Name: Annie M. Smith

Bride's Father's Name: George Rheel

Bride's Mother's Name: Minnie Iyner

Groom's Race: White

Groom's Marital Status: Single

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Bride's Race: White

Bride's Marital Status: Single

Bride's Previous Husband's Name:

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02744-4

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2057588

Reference Number: B1903 P559 N189

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL

Frank Louis BAKER

Born: 8 October 1904, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 January 1951, Brandenburg, Kentucky, USA

Married: Elizabeth Helga LEBERG 31 October 1924 Place: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater)

Married: Katherine GREEN

Leroy Burton BAKER

Born: 17 September 1907, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 November 1981, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Married: Aileen L "Arleen" CARROLL 1930

Married: Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN 30 April 1934 Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)

Married: Ethel Marie CLARK December 1941 Place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Molly Lorraine STEIMAN 1960 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Earl Raymond BAKER

Born: 3 December 1909, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 March 1997, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Virginia Alice GOODRUM 20 June 1959 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

George Hoyt Paul BAKER

Born: 2 December 1911, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 October 1997, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Corinne (Clorinda) GRANDE 1936 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" married

Esther Violet PETERSON
Marriage date: 5 July 1916
Marriage place: St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Esther Violet PETERSON was the child of Johan Peter "John" PERSSON "PETERSON" and Anna Lovisa NORDMARK

Marriage notes:

Marriage date and place from Esther's bible

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Children of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Esther Violet PETERSON

Jay Carling KING

Born: 12 March 1917, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 3 January 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Married: Carolyn Lucille WILSON 12 November 1938

Gladys June KING

Born: 16 June 1918, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 14 February 2016, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Married: Carl Edward LARK 28 October 1937

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Birth — 1881
24 December 1881
Chaska, Minnesota, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
name: Louis F Baker
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 64 Election District 8 St. Paul city Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
birth date: Dec 1881
birthplace: Minnesota
relationship to head of household: Stepson
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 3
sheet letter: A
family number: 45
reference number: 11
film number: 1240782
digital folder number: 004120301
image number: 00851
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head J F Brayfroeh M 53 New York
wife Anna M Brayfroeh F 40 Wisconsin
stepson Louis F Baker M 19 Minnesota
stepdaughter Nora M Baker F 17 Wisconsin
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL 13 July 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Birth of Child
Frank Louis BAKER was born 8 October 1904, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA (Romney's Marsh)

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was 22 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Birth of Child
Leroy Burton BAKER was born 17 September 1907, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was 25 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Earl Raymond BAKER was born 3 December 1909, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was 27 years old.

1910 Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name: Frank L Baker
birthplace: Wisconsin
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: United States
mother's birthplace: United States
family number: 254
page number: 14
Household Gender Age
Frank L Baker M 28y
spouse Anna Baker F 26y
child Frank L Baker M 5y
child Leroy Baker M 2y
child Raymond Baker M y 5m
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Birth of Child
George Hoyt Paul BAKER was born 2 December 1911, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was 29 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

In the Navy (about 1914) - front row, left

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About 1914 as Jay C. King

Thanks to Don King

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Marriage / Partner
Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Esther Violet PETERSON 5 July 1916, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

He was 34 years old.

July 5, 1916 marriage, St. Paul, Minnesota
Thanks to Don King

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Jay Carling King
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: St. Paul City no 9, Minnesota, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 24 Dec 1881
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1682639
digital folder number: 005253397
image number: 02362

nearest relative: his wife, Esther V King

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K87B-C6F : accessed 03 Jan 2013), Jay Carling King, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

About 1917 Frank Baker / Jay C King, Jay C. Jr. and Esther (Peterson) King

Thanks to Don King

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 Birth of Child
Jay Carling KING was born 12 March 1917, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was 35 years old.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
Gladys June KING was born 16 June 1918, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was 36 years old.

1919 Birth and Death of Daughter
name: Baby King
gender: Female
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 30 Jul 1919
death place: St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
age: 0
birth date: 1919
birthplace:
occupation:
race:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Jay C. King
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Esther V. Peterson
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B02122-6
system origin: Minnesota-EASy
source film number: 2218038
reference number: 1836

'Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FD39-K5R : accessed 03 Jan 2013), Jay C. King in entry for Baby King, 30 Jul 1919.
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
name: Jay C King
residence: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
estimated birth year: 1891
age: 29
birthplace: Minnesota
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820856
digital folder number: 4312204
image number: 00036
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jay C King M 29y Minnesota
wife Esther King F 26y Minnesota
son Jay C King M 2y9m Wisconsin
dau Gladys J King F 1y1m Wisconsin
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" - Frank / Jay C King and Esther are on the wagon. Jay C. Jr. and his sister Gladys June King are front right. About 1922. Thanks to Don King

Frank / Jay C King and Esther are on the wagon. Jay C. Jr. and his sister Gladys June King are front right. About 1922.

Thanks to Don King

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Marriage of Child
Frank Louis BAKER married 31 October 1924, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater) to Elizabeth Helga LEBERG

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
name: Jay C King
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
gender: Male
age: 38
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Minnesota
estimated birth year: 1892
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
enumeration district number: 0009
family number: 17
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 56
nara publication: T626, roll 1083
film number: 2340818
digital folder number: 4610037
image number: 00133
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Jay C King M 38 Minnesota
wife Esther V King F 36 Minnesota
son Jay C King M 13 Wisconsin
daughter Gladys J King F 11 Wisconsin
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.