Elwood Morton Baxter

Brief Life History of Elwood Morton

When Elwood Morton Baxter was born on 18 May 1899, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, John Kelly Baxter, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Morton, was 23. He married Nona Kirk on 10 January 1923, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1920 and World for about 15 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 20 February 1965, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elwood Morton Baxter
1899–1965
Nona Kirk
1901–1940
Marriage: 10 January 1923
Leland Kirk Baxter
1923–1998
Luana Jean Baxter
1927–2015
Calvin J. Baxter
1931–2012
Elwood Arvin Baxter
1933–2007

Sources (33)

  • Elwood Baxter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Elwood Maughan Baxter, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Elwood M Baxter, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

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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Elwood Morton Baxter (18 May 1899 – 20 February 1965)

Elwood was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah to John K. and Elizabeth Morton Baxter. He married Nona Kirk on January 10, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Children: Leland Kirk 1923-1998, Elwwod Arvin 1933-2 …

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