Alice Marion Baxter

Female1860–24 November 1939

Brief Life History of Alice Marion

When Alice Marion Baxter was born in 1860, in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, United States, her father, Hiram Baxter, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Collins, was 37. She married James M Rounds on 20 October 1876, in Muir, Lyons Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States. She lived in Muir, Lyons Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Sebewa Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 November 1939, in Lyons, Lyons Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Muir, Lyons Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States.

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James M Rounds
1849–1927
Alice Marion Baxter
1860–1939
Marriage: 20 October 1876

Sources (10)

  • Alice May Round in household of James M Round, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Alice Masion Baxter, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Marion Alice Round, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

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  • Marriage
    20 October 1876Muir, Lyons Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 3

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated

    Age 19

    After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 21

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name from Middle English baxter ‘baker’ (from Old English bæcestre ‘baker’, earlier ‘female baker’, the feminine equivalent of bæcere). Compare Baker .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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