Family Group Sheet
NameHugh L. Baker
Birth20 Dec 1882, Ammie, Clay Co., Kentucky
Death21 Nov 1929, Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio
FatherThomas M. “Bad Tom” Baker (1860-1899)
MotherMary Emily Lyttle (?1865-1914)
Marriage10 Oct 1904, Clay Co., Kentucky
Divorceabt 1921
SpouseLucy Ann Short
BirthSep 1886, Kentucky
Death3 Apr 1965, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio
FatherWright Short (1855-)
MotherMary “Polly” Ann Witt (1859-)
Other spousesDale Minter
Notes for Hugh L. Baker
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Hugh Baker, age 36, residence Ammie, Clay Co., Ky, born 20 Dec 1882, farmer, self employed, nearest relative Lucy Baker, same address.
His death certificate records Hugh Baker #7790, age 47 years 11 months 1 day, born 20 Dec 1881 in Clay Co., Ky, died 21 Nov 1929 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky, residence Kentucky State Reformatory, length of residence 4 months 16 days, farmer, (the marital status field has a long wiggle through it marking nothing, presumably meaning unknown), father Thos. Baker, mother’s maiden name Emily Baker, both born in Clay Co., Ky, cause of death carcinoma of the duodenum, informant W. B. Fuller, Frankfort, Ky, burial in Hamilton, Ohio.
The reported birth date is off by one year; his brother James was born 8 Dec 1881.
The database of applications for a military vetarans headstone lists Hugh Baker, private, 6th Battery, U.S. Army Field Artillery, enlisted 23 July 1901 from Kentucky, honorable discharge on 22 July 1904, died 21 Nov 1929, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio, to be shipped to Mr. Broadus Baker, 745 Belle Ave., Hamilton, Ohio.
Do not confuse him with Hugh Jacob Baker, born 20 Dec 1882 in Miami township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, son of Jacob Baker and Clara L. Waltz.
His death certificate records Hugh Baker #7790, age 47 years 11 months 1 day, born 20 Dec 1881 in Clay Co., Ky, died 21 Nov 1929 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky, residence Kentucky State Reformatory, length of residence 4 months 16 days, farmer, (the marital status field has a long wiggle through it marking nothing, presumably meaning unknown), father Thos. Baker, mother’s maiden name Emily Baker, both born in Clay Co., Ky, cause of death carcinoma of the duodenum, informant W. B. Fuller, Frankfort, Ky, burial in Hamilton, Ohio.
The reported birth date is off by one year; his brother James was born 8 Dec 1881.
The database of applications for a military vetarans headstone lists Hugh Baker, private, 6th Battery, U.S. Army Field Artillery, enlisted 23 July 1901 from Kentucky, honorable discharge on 22 July 1904, died 21 Nov 1929, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio, to be shipped to Mr. Broadus Baker, 745 Belle Ave., Hamilton, Ohio.
Do not confuse him with Hugh Jacob Baker, born 20 Dec 1882 in Miami township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, son of Jacob Baker and Clara L. Waltz.
Census
1920 census of Franklin Co., Kentucky, Frankfort ward 2, enumerated 13 Jan, lists on p. 12A, line 37, as a prisoner at the Kentucky State Reformatory:
Baker, Hugh, 27, married, b. Ky Ky Ky, shirt maker at reformatory.
Hugh’s brother Robert is two lines above.
Baker, Hugh, 27, married, b. Ky Ky Ky, shirt maker at reformatory.
Hugh’s brother Robert is two lines above.
Notes for Lucy Ann Short
The Ohio death index lists Lucy A. Minter, age 77, died 3 Apr 1965 at Mercy Hospital, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, married.
Notes for Hugh L. & Lucy Ann (Family)
Clay Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 10 Oct 1904 of Hugh Baker, age 21, and Lucy A. Short, age 17, both born and residents of in Clay Co., Ky, as well as all their parents.
Census
1910 census of Clay Co., Kentucky, Oneida precinct, enumerated 10 May, lists on p. 9A as family #132/142:
Baker, Hugh, 30, farmer; Lucy, wife, 25, first marriage for both, married 6 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Carston, son, 5; Broadus, son, 3; Lizzie, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Clay Co., Kentucky, Oneida precinct, enumerated 13 Jan, lists on p. 8A as family #107:
Baker, Lucy, 33, married, farmer; Carson, 14, son; Broudus, 22, son; Hayzle, dau, 10; Pearl, son, 8; Lambert, son, 6; Bessie, dau, 4 4/12; Panzy, dau, 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Baker, Hugh, 30, farmer; Lucy, wife, 25, first marriage for both, married 6 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Carston, son, 5; Broadus, son, 3; Lizzie, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Clay Co., Kentucky, Oneida precinct, enumerated 13 Jan, lists on p. 8A as family #107:
Baker, Lucy, 33, married, farmer; Carson, 14, son; Broudus, 22, son; Hayzle, dau, 10; Pearl, son, 8; Lambert, son, 6; Bessie, dau, 4 4/12; Panzy, dau, 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
