Ernest VanNatta Baker ^{4 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: L1GM-XLQ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, IN on 16 Oct 1940 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁸

2. He was described as 5'10" 155lbs blue eyes blonde hair light complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁸

3. Residence: 534 South 9th, Lafayette, IN on 16 Oct 1940 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁸

4. Residence: on 4 Aug 1948 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁹

5. Residence: on 11 Dec 1954 in Monticello, White, IN. ¹⁰

6. Residence: in 1966 in Monticello, White, IN. ¹

7. Arrival: Aug 1967, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL. ¹

8. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Ernest V. Baker on 19 Feb 1969 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹ Ernest V. Baker, 61, died at 10:30 a.m, Tuesday at Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he had been a patient since Saturday following a stroke at his home. He lived on Rt. 5, Monticello, locally and they had moved to Florida 18 months ago from there. He was born in Lafayette and a life resident of this area until moving to Florida. He owned and operated what is now known as the Baker Purdue Farms near Montmorenci. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1926 and from Purdue University with a degree in civil engineering in 1931. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Elks Lodge and was one of the early pioneer pilots from the old Shambaugh Airport. During World War II he was chief pilot for the Purdue Aeronautical School, active in training pilots at the university. He married Frances H. Hession in Lafayette in 1931. She is the only survivor.

Ernest married Frances G. Hession on 15 Jun 1931 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN.^{1 2 3} (Frances G. Hession was born on 28 Dec 1908 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN,^{3 11} died on 24 Sep 1994 in Delray Beach, Palm Beach, FL ¹¹ and was buried in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN ¹¹.)