Martin Wharey Baker1

b. circa 1870
BirthCircacirca 1870 Martin Wharey Baker was born in Virginia circa 1870.2 
Marriage29 Mar 1893 He married Ann Campbell Hortenstine, daughter of Maj Joel Wilson Hortenstine and Mary Virginia Campbell, on 29 Mar 1893.1 
Cens-Sum Martin and Ann spent their married lives in Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia. They may have briefly lived in West Virginia (their daughter Clarice listed W Va as her place of birth on the 1920 census when she was 22).2,3 
Residence  Martin and Ann's home was enumerated in a district recorded as the "Shenandoah Iron Works." 
Occupation  Martin may have been working for a railroad associated with the iron works as he was recorded as a "yard manager" in 1910 and then 10 years later as the "trainmaster for the railroad." 
Widowed  Ann passed away in 1921. 
  Three years later Ann and Martin's son, Martin Jr., also died. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1920 he had been enumerated as a sailor on the U.S.S. Mississippi. 

Family

Ann Campbell Hortenstine b. 5 Jun 1870, d. 17 Jun 1921
Children
Last Edited25 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. [S1218] "Campbell data", My Berry Family (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC10/…). Information is not sourced.
  2. [S1226] Martin W. Baker household, 1910 U.S. cens., Page Co., VA, pop. sched., Shendoah town (Shenandoah Iron Works Magisterial District), ED 54, sheet 4A (p. 81 stamped), dwelling not visible, family not visible, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 7 of 70. Enumeration includes: Martin W. Baker, 40, marr 1, 17 yrs, "yard master"; Annie, wife, 39, marr 1, 17 yrs, mother 4 children, all living; Susie, dau, 15; Clarice H., dau, 12; Martin W., son, 8; Joel W., son, 5; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S1219] Martin Wheary Baker household, 1920 U.S. cens., Page Co., VA, pop. sched., Shenandoah, ED 71, sheet 6A (p. 237 stamped), dwelling 102, family 118, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 11 of 38. Enumeration includes: Martin Wheary Baker, 49, marr, b. VA, trainmaster for railroad; Annie, wife, 49, b. VA; Clarice, dau, 22, b. W. VA; Joe, son, 14, b. VA; all parents b. VA; resid: 2nd St.