Ancestry of
Tom Brokaw

TV Journalist and Author

Eugene Baker

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• • Great-grandfather of Tom Brokaw — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • Nathan Morton Baker 
  • Mother:
  • Elmina Perry   
  • Birth Date:
  • 20 Apr 1862 
  • Birth Location:
  • Minnesota 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 8 Mar 1938 
  • Death Location:
  • Hennepin County, Minnesota 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Addie Bradford Sperry
  • Marriage Date:
  • 10 Nov 1885 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Hennepin County, Minnesota 
  • Child:

  Lalla Ethel Baker (Ahnentafel No:7 )

• Sources for Eugene Baker

  • ¹ Federal Census, MN, Le Sueur County, 1870, Kasota, p. 11, Image 6 of 15.
  • ² Federal Census, MN, Nicollet County, 1880, Saint Peter, E.D. 181, p. 68, Image 67 of 71.
  • ³ Federal Census, MN, Hennepin County, 1910, Minneapolis Ward 2, E.D. 28, Sheet 2A, Image 3 of 26.
  • ⁴ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/13/2023).
  • ⁵ Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, Birth record for daughter Lalla Ethel Baker.
  • ⁶ Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Death record for Eugene Baker.
  • ⁷ Minnesota, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, Probate file for father Nathan M Baker.
  • ⁸ Minnesota, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, Will of mother Elmina Baker, dated 23 APR 1909, proved 09 MAY 1912.
  • ⁹ Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO), Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS), Marriage record for Eugene Baker and Addie Sperry.