Looking for any info on this family. Nicholas died in 1909 and Lula is listed as a widow in the 1910 census.

I am not related but did some lookups for you.

Joseph Nikolaus Baker
Father: Frank W. Baker
Mother: Barbara Hoffman

Died: Oct 1909 in Spearfish, South Dakota, USA
Spouse: Lulu Herrick
Born: Missouri
Died: Caldwell, Idaho, USA


Son: Raymond Baker Maxwell / Maxfield ??
Spouse: Leda Mecham
Born: 1 Aug 1912 in Hanksville, Wayne, Utah, USA
Died: North Edwards, California, USA

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I don't know why he's listed with the B.L. in front of his name but here he is before he married Lulu.

Source Citation: Year: 1900
Census Place: Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota
Roll: T623_1551; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 29

B L Jos Baker
[Nicholas Joseph Baker]
Home in 1900: Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota
Age: 28
Birth Date: Mar 1872
Birthplace: Illinois

Barbara Baker, Head, 51, b. Nov. 1848, widow, mother of 6 children, 5 living, IL, GER, Unk, Landlady - Boarding House
B L Jos Baker, son, 28, b. Mar 1872, IL, NY, IL, Stockman
Frank Baker, son, 24, b. Dec 1875, IL, Tailor
Mamie Baker, daughter, 19, b. May 1881, SD
Harry Lytle, boarder, 22, b. Dec 1877, KS, IL, IA, Barber

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Here's the family in the 1880 census when Nicholas' father was still living.

Source Citation: Year: 1880
Census Place: Lead City, Lawrence, Dakota Territory
Roll: 113; Family History Film: 1254113; Page: 197A; Enumeration District: 117

Frank Baker, 36, Miner, NY, GER, GER
Barbara Baker, wife, 32, Keeping House, IL, GER, GER
Nicolas J. Baker, son, 9, at school, IL
Maggie Baker, daughter, 7, at school, IL
Frank Baker, son, 4, IL
George Baker, son, 1, Dakota Territory

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I found this information on a family tree at ancestry.com

Frank William Baker
Birth 15 Jan 1844 in NY
Death 10 Dec 1898 in Spearfish,Lawrence,SD
Marriage: 29 Oct 1869 - St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cook Co, IL
Barbara Hoffman (1848 - 1917)

Children--
Francis Baker 1870 – 1871
Nicholas Joseph Baker 1872 – 1909
Margaret Lena "Mamie" Baker 1874 – 1936
Frank M Baker 1875 – 1948
George William Baker 1878 – 1965
Marianne Josephine Baker 1881 – 1947

This family seems to be very hard to track. Did Lulu adopt the children out after Nicholas died?

Another family tree at ancestry indicates Raymond's name is Maxfield instead of Maxwell. I assume Lulu married again and her husband may have adopted Raymond? But I don't understand the information about Raymond below, that shows his mother as Margaret Elizabeth Webster. ??? Unless Lulu died and Elijah Maxfield married again???

Leda Mecham
Birth: 1912-08-01 (1 Aug 1912) - Hanksville, Wayne, Utah, USA
Death: 1989-05-07 (7 May 1989) - North Edwards, Kern, California, USA
Spouse: Raymond Baker Maxfield

Raymond Baker Maxfield
Birth: 1909-11-25 (25 Nov 1909) - Loa, Wayne, Utah, USA
Death: 2005-12-29 (29 Dec 2005) - North Edwards, Kern, California, USA
Spouse: Leda Mecham
F: Elijah Everett Maxfield
M: Margaret Elizabeth Webster

Is this Lulu in the 1910 census living in Adams Co., ND?

Lula Baker 28 b. 1882 in MO
Leroy Baker 9 MT
Frank Baker 4 ID
Jophes Baker 2 ND
Raymond Baker 7/12 ND


Do you know what year Lulu died and if her name was a nickname for Louise or Louisa or Lena or ???????

Thanks for the lookup. I did have everything below already, except for Lula Herrick in Caldwell ID. The Maxwell/Maxfield stuff does not match though. The data points to Leda's spouse being born in Idaho, not SD.

We don't have any info on Lula's name being anything else. Good question though. I think this Raymond is from another family.