Baker, John Edwin

1883 - 1922  (39 years)

• Headstones

  Baker, John Edwin Grave Location: G-16-8

  
  

• Name	Baker, John Edwin
  Born	29 Apr 1883	Cloverbottom, Jackson, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  OCCU	1919	Farmington, Davis, Utah   [1, 2]
  	Signal Maintainer on the Oregon Short Line
  Buried	Jun 1922	Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah   [3]
  Cause of Death	20 Jun 1922	Farmington, Davis, Utah
  	Hit by passenger train
  	Age: 39
  Died	20 Jun 1922	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I23468	Taylor
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2005

  
  

  Family	Johnson, Annie Mary,   b. 11 May 1887, Harplinge, Halland, Sweden ,   d. 27 Feb 1974, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 86 years)  [6]
  Married	18 Oct 1908	Pocatello, Oneida, Idaho
  Children	+ 1. Baker, Calvin Dee,   b. 12 Mar 1922, Farmington, Davis, Utah ,   d. 07 Mar 1994, Layton, Davis, Utah  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2005
  Family ID	F8192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S166] Davis County Clipper, (Utah Digital Newspapers), 1 (Reliability: 3), 30 May 1919. Farminton Fractions __________ Mr. and Mrs. John Baker are spending a few days with Mrs. Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, at Randolph. Mr. Baker is the signal maintainer her on the Short Line. [S166] Davis County Clipper, (Utah Digital Newspapers), 1 (Reliability: 3), 07 Dec 1917. FARMINGTON ________ John Baker, the new signal maintenance man on the Oregon Short Line, arrived here from Sage, Wyo., Friday. He succeeded Ernest Allen, who has been transferred to Pocatello. [S15] Cemeteries and Burial Databases, (State of Utah) (Reliability: 3). Name: Baker, John Birth Date: 0 0 1883 Death Date: 20 June 1922 Burial Date: 0 0 1922 Cemetery: Farmington City Cemetery Source: Sexton Records / Grant Grave Location: G-16-8 [S166] Davis County Clipper, (Utah Digital Newspapers), 1 (Reliability: 3), 30 Jun 1922. UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT IS VERDICT OF JURY ____________________________ "Unavoidable accident" is the verdict rendered by the coroner's jury consisting of T.E. Winegar, J. S. Rrbuckle and George H. Stevens in the case of John E. Baker, signal maintainer of Farmington, who was instantly killed by a southbound passengar train at 10:45 o'clock Tuesday night of last week, on the curve south of Joseph T. Mabey's. The verdict reads as follows: "The said John C. Baker came to his death by being struck by an engine drawing train No. 30 at Woods Cross, June 20, about 10:45 p.m., and the death of said John E. Baker was an unavoidable accident so far as Engineer Blakemore was concerned." [S166] Davis County Clipper, (Utah Digital Newspapers), 1 (Reliability: 3), 23 Jun 1922. SIGNAL MAINTAINER AT FARMINGTON KILLED _________________________ J. E. Baker of Farmington, Signal maintainer for the Oregon Short Line railroad, was instantly killed Tuesday night at 10:20 o’clock just north of the Centerville station, when the “speeder� he was driving was struck by a southbound passenger train. At the time he was killed the man was on duty in search of block signal trouble reported to him. Whether Baker did not hear the train approach of the passenger train, traveling in the same direction as himself, could not be ascertained. Engineer W. Blakemore did not see the “speeder� with its human freight until too close to stop and prevent the accident. The long range of the headlight is also believed to have deceived Baker as to the nearness of the train and led him to believe he could reach the point on the line where he was going before the train was near enough that he would have to take his vehicle from the rails. The train was in charge of Conductor W. J. Slater. Both the engineer and conductor are Salt Lake men. Baker had been in the service of the signal department of the Short Line for the past sixteen years, having worked nine years at Opal, Wyo., and the balance of the time at Farmington. He was credited with being one of the most efficient men in the service by local Signal Supervisor Haleen. Deceased was 39 years old. Surviving are a widow and six minor children, the oldest of which is 12 years; Mrs. Fannie Baker, Agnes, Viola, Sherd, John, James and Calvin, Seven brothers residing at Hamilton, O., and Cloverbottom, Ky. also survive the signalman. Funeral services will be held in the Farmington meeting house, this Saturday, at 2 p.m. and interment will take place in the Farmington cemetery. [S166] Davis County Clipper, (Utah Digital Newspapers) (Reliability: 3), 07 Jun 1918. Woman Frozen to Ground. During a cold snap last winter Mrs. John Baker of Downsville took a bucket of hot water and went into the yard to clean the concrete pavement. She splashed the water around and used the broom vigorously, when suddenly she realized she could not move. She made determined efforts to move her feet, and experienced a fearful cold chill as thoughts of paralysis flashed into her mind. She screamed loudy for help, and her husband, who came running, found her shoes were frozen to the pavement. With a vigorous jerk he yanked her loose, almost pulling her out of her shoes. It was a thankful wife he led into the house to warm her feet.