Lt. Col. Stalham S. Baker, 69, U.S. Army Reserve (Ret.), a veteran of World War I and II and former Monroe county commander of the American Legion, died Saturday afternoon (July 28, 1956) in Roswell Park treatment center
STALHAM S. BAKER Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, following a three-month illness. He resided at
190 Stonewood Road in Greece.
A brother of the late Monroe County Sheriff Albert H. Baker, Col. Baker was born in Utica on Aug. 11, 1887, and came to Rochester with his parents, the late Conrad and Lydia Simon Baker, at the turn of the century. His father was active in civic affairs in the town of Greece, serving several terms as justice of the peace.
Col. Baker entered his long military service as a private in old Troop H, 1st Cavalry, National Guard of New York, Jan. 16, 1916. He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant on Sept. 3, 1919, and 1st lieutenant on May 5, 1920. When Troop H was designated as Troop E, 101st Cavalry, he advanced to captain on Jan. 2, 1922.
In 1929, the 101st Regiment was redesignated the 121st Cavalry, and Capt. Baker was transferred to the National Guard Reserve, rising to major of the Cavalry on April 29, 1933. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel on May 3, 1940.
Col. Baker was called to active duty on July 18, 1942, and served 27 months overseas, 13 in Cairo, Egypt, as provost marshal and the other 14 in Kunming, China, in charge of service and supply. Returning to the United States on his first furlough, Col. Baker was assigned to special duty with the special advanced training squadrons at Ft. Riley, Kan.
In civilian life, Col. Baker, who had studied at Cornell Agricultural College, assisted on his father's large fruit farm in Greece and served as town constable before entering the real estate business, in which he gained prominence in later years.
A member of the Frank M. Stewart Post, American Legion, Col. Baker was elected county American Legion commander in 1932. He was also a member of the Rochester Club.
INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF ANNA SCHUMACHER
In 1909, Stalham Baker, while working as an investigator and constable for the Town of Greece, was assigned to the murder investigation of Anna Schumacher. Anna was a 17-year-old girl who went to place flowers on her father's and sister's "Gertie" graves located in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on August 7th, 1909. Anna would never be seen alive after that date. Her body was found at the river's edge on the backside of the cemetery east of Lake Avenue. She was found by Stalham Baker and Otto Friedman under a fresh mound of dirt covering a large hole. Anna's murder in the cemetery would never be solved. In 1909 and the years to follow, the story drew front-page news all over the country.
Stalham is survived by his wife, Esther Stone Baker, a descendant of a pioneer Rochester family; two sons, George S. and Richard S. Baker of Newark, N.Y.; and 8 grandchildren. Friends called from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the N. J. Miller's Son Funeral Home, 1625 Mount Hope Ave., where services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
data collected and added by George Quinn Stone on 03/23/2024
This memorial was created by Steve Barnhoorn
Lt. Col. Stalham S. Baker, 69, U.S. Army Reserve (Ret.), a veteran of World War I and II and former Monroe county commander of the American Legion, died Saturday afternoon (July 28, 1956) in Roswell Park treatment center
STALHAM S. BAKER Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, following a three-month illness. He resided at
190 Stonewood Road in Greece.
A brother of the late Monroe County Sheriff Albert H. Baker, Col. Baker was born in Utica on Aug. 11, 1887, and came to Rochester with his parents, the late Conrad and Lydia Simon Baker, at the turn of the century. His father was active in civic affairs in the town of Greece, serving several terms as justice of the peace.
Col. Baker entered his long military service as a private in old Troop H, 1st Cavalry, National Guard of New York, Jan. 16, 1916. He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant on Sept. 3, 1919, and 1st lieutenant on May 5, 1920. When Troop H was designated as Troop E, 101st Cavalry, he advanced to captain on Jan. 2, 1922.
In 1929, the 101st Regiment was redesignated the 121st Cavalry, and Capt. Baker was transferred to the National Guard Reserve, rising to major of the Cavalry on April 29, 1933. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel on May 3, 1940.
Col. Baker was called to active duty on July 18, 1942, and served 27 months overseas, 13 in Cairo, Egypt, as provost marshal and the other 14 in Kunming, China, in charge of service and supply. Returning to the United States on his first furlough, Col. Baker was assigned to special duty with the special advanced training squadrons at Ft. Riley, Kan.
In civilian life, Col. Baker, who had studied at Cornell Agricultural College, assisted on his father's large fruit farm in Greece and served as town constable before entering the real estate business, in which he gained prominence in later years.
A member of the Frank M. Stewart Post, American Legion, Col. Baker was elected county American Legion commander in 1932. He was also a member of the Rochester Club.
INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF ANNA SCHUMACHER
In 1909, Stalham Baker, while working as an investigator and constable for the Town of Greece, was assigned to the murder investigation of Anna Schumacher. Anna was a 17-year-old girl who went to place flowers on her father's and sister's "Gertie" graves located in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on August 7th, 1909. Anna would never be seen alive after that date. Her body was found at the river's edge on the backside of the cemetery east of Lake Avenue. She was found by Stalham Baker and Otto Friedman under a fresh mound of dirt covering a large hole. Anna's murder in the cemetery would never be solved. In 1909 and the years to follow, the story drew front-page news all over the country.
Stalham is survived by his wife, Esther Stone Baker, a descendant of a pioneer Rochester family; two sons, George S. and Richard S. Baker of Newark, N.Y.; and 8 grandchildren. Friends called from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the N. J. Miller's Son Funeral Home, 1625 Mount Hope Ave., where services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
data collected and added by George Quinn Stone on 03/23/2024
This memorial was created by Steve Barnhoorn
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