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His mother, Joan (née Sparks), of Jewish ancestry, was a dancer, and his father, William Nelson Baker, co-founded the Open Stage Theater in Hartford. His parents were both active in theatre and participated in civil rights activism.
Mark Linn-Baker was born on June 17, 1954, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father, William Nelson Baker, was an actor, and was one of the co-founders of the ‘Open Stage Theater,’ in Hartford. His mother, Joan, was a dancer.
Born in Hartford, Licking, Ohio on January 6, 1934 to Homer Charles Baker and Elsie Ada Carver. William Nelson Baker passed away on November 16, 1985 in Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio.
- Male
- January 6, 1934
- Hartford, Licking, Ohio
- November 16, 1985
Jul 15, 2022 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for William Baker born 1927 St. Louis, Missouri, United States died 1986 Connecticut, United States including research + children + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- September 17, 1927
- Joan Sparks
- April 10, 1986
When William Nelson Baker was born on 23 September 1883, in Grant, Indiana, United States, his father, Andrew J Baker, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ann Tinkle, was 40. He married Anna Christman on 23 July 1908, in Grant, Indiana, United States.
- Male
- Anna Christman
Jun 25, 1999 · Born in Emmorton, Harford, Maryland, USA on Sept. 17, 1928 to William Nelson Baker and Ida M Dolan. William Nelson Baker passed away on June 25, 1999 in Havre de Grace, Harford, Maryland, United States.
Sep 22, 2021 · The connection to ancestors he felt when he first played the washboard inspired him to learn about his grandfather, the Rev. T. Nelson Baker, who in 1903 became the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy in the United States — from Yale.
