WILLIAM C. BAKER

Sacramento County

Biographies

WILLIAM C. BAKER

WILLIAM C. BAKER.--William C. Baker was born in Nodaway County, Mo., September 16, 1884, a son of William C and Catherine (Sturm) Baker, both natives of Wisconsin. William C. Baker, Sr., located in Missouri when he was fifteen years old and the mother of our subject was forty-two when she passed away. Eleven children were born to them: Nicholas; Michael; Tillie; Henry; Catherine; Theodore; Charles; Louise; William C., our subject; Ola; and Laura, all living.

William C. Baker began his education in the district school near his father’s farm in Nodaway County; then entered high school; then attended the Marysville Seminary and the University of Missouri at Columbia. After completing his education he entered the First National Bank at St. Joseph, Mo., as a bookkeeper, where he remained for five years; then he accepted a position with a wholesale candy and cracker company as bookkeeper and billing clerk and remained with them for four years. Mr. Baker came to California in 1913 and was lumber inspector for the building of the Panama-Pacific Exposition buildings, which occupied him until July, 1914, when he became identified with Libby, McNeil & Libby, as superintendent of their plant at Ryde; this plant operates about 100 days each season and packs about 100,000 cases of asparagus grown on the delta of the Sacramento River.

The first marriage of Mr. Baker occurred at Maryville, Mo., April 24, 1907, and united him with Miss Kathryn Langan, a native of Missouri, daughter of William and Theresa Langan. They were the parents of one daughter, Kathryn. Mrs. Baker passed away in 1913 at Maryville, Mo. Mr. Baker was subsequently married to Mrs. Hester (Allison) Prevost, a native of Dixon, Cal., a daughter of Irvine Allison, who came to California with his father when he was a young boy. Mr. Baker is a Democrat in politics and is now serving as deputy sheriff of Sacramento County.

Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.

Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With Biographical Sketches, Pages 992-993. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.