Dillard Trafton Baker

1916 - 1958  (41 years)

• Name	Dillard Trafton Baker
  Birth	24 Nov 1916	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MDCL	died from heart attack
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 2 11/12
  Census	1930	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 13
  _MILT	Nov 1938  [4]
  	USMC Muster roll
  Residence	Nov 1938	New York, NY   [4]
  Misc Fact	1943	San Diego, San Diego Co, CA   [5]
  	city directory
  Residence	1943	San Diego, San Diego Co, CA   [5]
  _MILT	1944  [4]
  	WWII Draft Reg card
  Residence	1944	Linda Vista, San Diego Co, CA   [4]
  Census	1950	San Diego, San Diego Co, CA   [6]
  	age 33, wife Alberta-age 29, no children
  Death	12 Mar 1958	San Diego, San Diego Co, CA   [1]
  Obituary	14 Mar 1958	San Diego, San Diego Co, CA   [1]
  _MILT	18 Mar 1958  [4]
  	National Cemetery Inerment
  Findagrave.com	26 Jul 2022
  	See Notes
  Occupation	Patrolman  [1]
  Burial	San Diego, San Diego Co, CA   [7]
  	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
  Person ID	I989	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 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	Alberta Phillips-xx,   b. 21 Apr 1920   d. 05 May 2010 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Nov 1916 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 2 11/12 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 13 - 1930 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Residence - Nov 1938 - New York, NY Misc Fact - city directory - 1943 - San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Residence - 1943 - San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Residence - 1944 - Linda Vista, San Diego Co, CA Census - age 33, wife Alberta-age 29, no children - 1950 - San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Death - 12 Mar 1958 - San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Obituary - 14 Mar 1958 - San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Burial - - San Diego, San Diego Co, CA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - had a daughter Maris P Baker born about 6/1939 --- 4/30/1939 in Brooklyn, NY -- See birth records ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBC-FSNV Name: Patrolman Dillard T Baker Event Type: Obituary Event Date: 14 Mar 1958 Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Event Place (Original): San Diego, California Gender: Male Age: 41 Birth Date: about 1917 Death Date: 12 Mar 1958 Newspaper: San Diego Union Spouse and Children Alberta Wife Female Philip Son Male Digital Folder Number: 101830109 Image Number: 00279 Citing this Record "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBC-FSN2 : 12 March 2020), Philip in entry for Patrolman Dillard T Baker, 1958. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHY-3MF2 Name: Dillard S Baker Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 24 Nov 1916 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:QKHY-3MF2 : 1 July 2015), Dillard S Baker, 24 Nov 1916; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGYN-B9Q Dillard Trafton Baker, "California, Death Index, 1940-1997" Name: Dillard Trafton Baker Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 Mar 1958 Event Place: San Diego, California, United States Birth Date: 24 Nov 1916 Birthplace: Kentucky Gender: Male Father's Name: Baker Mother's Name: Stringer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 7/26/2022 Dillard Trafton Baker Birth: 24 Nov 1916 Death: 12 Mar 1958 (aged 41) Burial: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Plot: O 0 3082 Memorial #: 75346185 Inscription: US MARINE CORPS T/SGT Created by: Marvin & Samme Templin (426307) Added: 22 Aug 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75346185/dillard-trafton-baker Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75346185/dillard-trafton-baker: accessed 26 July 2022), memorial page for Dillard Trafton Baker (24 Nov 1916–12 Mar 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75346185, citing Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA; Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.