Willard Snow Baxter

Brief Life History of Willard Snow

When Willard Snow Baxter was born on 9 November 1853, in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Wright Baxter, was 33 and his mother, Jane Love, was 27. He married Lydia Christina Hopkins on 12 September 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 October 1920, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Snow Baxter
1853–1920
Lydia Christina Hopkins
1855–1932
Marriage: 12 September 1878
Willard Hopkins Baxter
1879–1949
Robert Laurence Baxter
1880–1949
James T
1882–1934
Jane Love Baxter
1885–1926
Stephen Hopkins Baxter
1888–1931
Earl Ezekiel Baxter
1890–1935
Sarah Christine Baxter
1893–1956
Archie Lavon Baxter
1896–1935

Sources (40)

  • Willard S Baxter in household of Robt Baxter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Willard Snow Baxter, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Willard Snow Baxter, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

1863

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

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

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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Willard Snow Baxter Life Sketch

The following Life Sketch of Willard Snow Baxter was written by Dean H. Baxter, a grandson. Birth: Nov. 9, 1853 Glasgow, Scotland Death: Oct. 8, 1920 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Willar …

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