Roscoe Silas BAKER^[1]

1914 - 2001  (86 years)

• Name	Roscoe Silas BAKER
  Nickname	Roscoe
  Birth	20 Sep 1914	Wilson, Wilson Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1936 - 1955	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	In 1936 Roscoe was working for D. L. Baker, his brother Douglas' grocery business. Roscoe was a salesman at Oettinger Brother's [Furniture Store] in 1940, and in 1947 with Smith Baker Furniture Company. By 1955 Roscoe was a salesman at Baker Furniture Company [which he owned with some of his brothers].
  resided	1940-1972	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC.   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Roscoe and Elizabeth lived at 601 N. Queen Street when Mary Catherine and Alice were born, and at 1504 N. Queen Street when James was born. In 1972 they lived at 105 W. North Street.
  Death	8 Jan 2001	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [6]
  	Roscoe died at 7:35 am at his home 1110 Margaret Lane. The cause of death was noted as left ventricular dysfunction with CHF (congestive heart failure). Alzheimer's disease was noted as an underlying cause. Roscoe was 86 years old at the time of his death.
  Cremation	9 Jan 2001	Greenville, Pitt Co, NC   [6]
  	His remains were cremated by Rouse Crematory Service.
  Person ID	I27923	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Lonnie Benjamin BAKER,   b. 1 Dec 1886, Snow Hill, Greene Co, NC d. 24 Jan 1951, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sudie Penina BEAMAN,   b. 8 Feb 1885, Greene Co, NC d. 20 May 1950, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth CHESTNUT,   b. 17 Nov 1916, Duplin Co, NC
  Marriage	28 Sep 1939	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [7]
  	Elizabeth and Roscoe were married by T.C. Johnson, a Baptist minister. Carmelia Miller, Bessie L. Miller, and Mrs. Douglas McDaniel signed as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Mary Catherine BAKER   2. Alice Elizabeth BAKER   3. James Bryant BAKER
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Front row, left to right: Raymond, Hubert, Jasper, Charles
  		1920 US Census / Baker, Lonnie B. Black Creek, Wilson Co, NC
  		Roscoe Silas Baker. SSN 243-05-8538. Application for Social Security Account Number (1936). 103 N. Independent Ave, Kinston, NC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4457] Roscoe Silas Baker. SSN 243-05-8538. Application for Social Security Account Number (1936). [S31] Mary Catherine Baker, Lenoir County, NC birth certificate no. 180 (1940). [S43] Alice Elizabeth Baker, Lenoir Co, NC birth certificate no. 581 (1947). [S44] James Bryant Baker, Lenoir County, NC birth certificate no. 132-1941 (1955). [S2593] Raymond Royce Baker, North Carolina death certificate no. 41270 (1972). [S819] Roscoe Silas Baker, Lenoir Co, NC death certificate no. 118 (2001). [S36] Roscoe Baker - Mary Elizabeth Chestnut, Lenoir Co, NC marriage record no. 1126 (1939).