Lawrence Mason Baker

1911 - 1998  (87 years)

• Name	Lawrence Mason Baker
  Birth	17 Aug 1911	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 7
  Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 18
  Census	1940	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 29,wife Iona
  Census	1950	McCracken Co, KY   [5]
  	age 38, wife Iona-age 35, dau Glenda J-age 10
  Death	29 Dec 1998	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 6]
  Burial	31 Dec 1998	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	Provine Cemetery
  Findagrave.com	26 Jul 2022
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Person ID	I988	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Philip Traften Baker,   b. 06 Sep 1883, Marshall Co, KY d. 10 Jun 1953, Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Violet Eulala Stringer,   b. 14 Feb 1885, Marshall Co, KY d. 16 Dec 1918, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Jul 1905	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 8, 9]
  Notes	-- See copy of marriage bond in marriages folder -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4SV-V8L Philip T. Baker, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: Philip T. Baker ***** Birth Date: 1883 Birthplace: Age: 22 Spouse's Name: Lela Stringer ***** Spouse's Birth Date: 1885 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 20 Event Date: 28 Jul 1905 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: P.T. Johnson ***************************!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mother's Name: Martha Baker ************ Spouse's Father's Name: F.M. Stringer ***** Spouse's Mother's Name: Nan Baker ***** Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03000-3 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760357 Reference ID: 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWYC-SQG Philip T. Baker, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: Philip T. Baker Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Eulalia Stringer Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 30 Jul 1905 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01300-0 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 321353 Reference ID: it 1 p 115 n 5530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie Iona Provine,   b. 17 Nov 1914, Marshall Co, KY d. 19 Jan 1997, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1933	Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  Children	1. Glenda Joyce Baker,   b. 16 Apr 1939, Calloway Co, KY d. 23 Jan 1990, Marshall Co, KY (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Baker-Lawrence-Mason-(Lillie-Iona-(Provine))-(pic1-894)-f
  		Baker-Lawrence-Mason-(Lillie-Iona-(Provine))-KY-Marshall-TS
  Family ID	F408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Aug 1911 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 7 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 18 - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 23 Dec 1933 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 29,wife Iona - 1940 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 38, wife Iona-age 35, dau Glenda J-age 10 - 1950 - McCracken Co, KY Death - 29 Dec 1998 - Marshall Co, KY Burial - 31 Dec 1998 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Baker-Lawrence-Mason-1
  		Baker-Lawrence-Mason-2

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHL-86WZ Name: Lawrence M Baker Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 17 Aug 1911 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Mother's Name: Violet Stringer Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHL-86WZ : 1 July 2015), Lawrence M Baker, 17 Aug 1911; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-QZ3G Name: Lawrence Baker Event Type: Death Event Date: 29 Dec 1998 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Age: 87 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1911 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-QZ3G : 1 July 2015), Lawrence Baker, 29 Dec 1998; citing Death, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY2C-D4H Given Name: Laurence Middle Name: M Surname: Baker State: Kentucky Last Place of Residence: Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky Previous Residence Postal Code: 42082 Age: 87 Birth Date: 17 Aug 1911 Birth Date: 08171911 Death Date: 29 Dec 1998 Death Date: 12291998 Citing this Record "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY2C-D4H : 20 May 2014), Laurence M Baker, 29 Dec 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/26/2022 Lawrence M. Baker Birth: 1911 Death: 1998 (aged 86–87) Burial: Provine Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 42313689 Married Iona on 12/23/1933 where ??? Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 23 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42313689/lawrence_m-baker Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42313689/lawrence_m-baker: accessed 26 July 2022), memorial page for Lawrence M. Baker (1911–1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42313689, citing Provine Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index. Name Age Place Resid. Date Vol Cert BAKER LAWRENCE 087 MARSHALL MARSHALL 12-29-1998 071 35403 [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.