Edwin Reynolds Baxter

18 May 1912–1 August 1996 (Age 84)
Union, Union, Oregon, United States

The Life Summary of Edwin Reynolds

When Edwin Reynolds Baxter was born on 18 May 1912, in Union, Union, Oregon, United States, his father, Joseph William Baxter Jr, was 33 and his mother, Gladys Christina Bowthorpe, was 34. He married Oreta Combs Baum on 3 October 1935, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Union, Oregon, United States in 1935 and Union Election Precinct 1, Union, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 1 August 1996, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Union, Union, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Reynolds Baxter
1912–1996
Oreta Combs Baum
1913–1966
Marriage: 3 October 1935
Betty Lee Baxter
1937–1996
Richard Edwin Baxter
1950–1950

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 October 1935Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
    Age 1
    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
    1915 · Dinosaur National Monument
    Age 3
    Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.
    1935 · The FBI is Established
    Age 23
    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Kempster
    Baker

    Sources (23)

    • Edwin Reynolds Baxter, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
    • R Reynold Baxter in household of Joseph W Baxter, "United States Census, 1920"
    • E Reynolds Baxter in entry for Dennis W Langford, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"

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