Frederick Gilbert Baldwin, son of Nelson Parmalee Baldwin and Rachel Melvina Price, was born 4 Dec 1869 in Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI. The census for Paw Paw on 29 Aug 1870 he was listed as Freddie Baldwin and on 3 Jun 1880 as Fred G Baldwin.

He married Ellen Ninetta Cooper on 30 Jul 1888 at the Dykman House, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI. She was a daughter of Francis M Cooper and Ormanda Elizabeth Bartlett and born 13 May 1869 in
Watervliet, Berrien, MI.
Children:
1. Frederick William Baldwin 1888–1962
2. Ethel Mary Ormanda Baldwin 1891–1961
3. Renabella E Baldwin 1894–1970
4. Frances Nelson Baldwin 1898–1993
5. Nettie Baldwin 1898–1900
6. Paul Raymond Baldwin 1899–1970
7. Albert Delaney Baldwin 1902–1903
8. John Henry Baldwin 1904–1983
9. son Baldwin 1906–1906

On 9 Jun 1900 he was listed as being a day laborer with wife and 5 children in Paw Paw village, Van Buren, MI

He was a migrant farm worker and on 20 Apr 1910 was listed as a laborer doing odd jobs with wife and 5 children. He was making deliveries to North Portal, Saskatchewan, Canada and Manitoba, Canada 1911-1913.

On 23 Jan 1920 he was listed as a farmer working general farm with wife and 2 children at Farm 51, School District 4 Hinsdale Rural, Valley, MT.

Phone directories:
1927 he was an employee of Allied Paper Mills and living at 912 Jackson, Kalamazoo, MI
1929 he was working as a bailer and living at ns Carleton av 1 e of Ray, Kalamazoo, MI

1 April 1940 He was listed with his wife in Lawton, Van Buren, MI. He filed for Social Security July 1943.

Phone directories:
1953 they were living at 1024 N Edwards, Kalamazoo, MI
1956 they were living at 629 N Rose, Kalamazoo, MI

His wife Ellen Ninetta died 13 Nov 1959 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

From 1959 to 1960 he lived at 3105 Carleton ave, Kalamazoo, MI. He died 20 Feb 1962 in Van Buren, MI and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Van Buren, MI