Joseph Baldwin

1826 - 1850  (24 years)

• Name	Joseph Baldwin
  Birth	cir 1826	Muskingum County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	After the death of Joseph's father, Samuel Baldwin, in 1830, Adam Shoemaker was appointed guardian of his minor children. Joseph was reported to be 4 years old on 14 Aug 1830. On 12 April 1847, Joseph Baldwin, aged 20, requested that James McCracken be made his guardian. Adam Shoemaker had died in 1843. If these ages, 4 and 20, are correct, Joseph must have been born between 12 April 1826 and 14 August 1826. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	cir 1850	Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Lydia Baldwin,   b. cir 1805, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Dec 1859, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 54 years) ▻ David Thomas   2. Charlotte Baldwin,   b. cir 1806, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Nov 1884, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ James Russell,  m. 6 Nov 1823   3. John Baldwin,   b. cir 1809   4. Marsina Baldwin,   b. 1811, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 1890, Clark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Joseph Hauk,  m. 9 Jun 1829   5. Abraham Baldwin,   b. cir 1813   d. 29 Sep 1889, Victoria, Australia  (Age 76 years) ▻ unknown   6. Samuel A. Baldwin,   b. cir 1815 ▻ Lovina Catherine Romine   7. James Baldwin,   b. 9 Nov 1817, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 22 Sep 1895, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years)   8. Ruth Baldwin,   b. 12 May 1820, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 2 Apr 1901, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years) ▻ Elam C. Bailey   9. Nancy Baldwin,   b. 12 May 1820, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 7 Feb 1893, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 72 years)   10. Sarah Jane Baldwin,   b. 22 Aug 1822, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Jan 1914, Knox County, Illinois, USA  (Age 91 years) ▻ James McCracken,  m. 12 May 1842   11. Joseph Baldwin,   b. cir 1826, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. cir 1850, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Association	James McCracken (Relationship: James McCracken was Joseph Baldwin's guardian at the time of Joseph's death)
  Notes	Joseph Baldwin apparently died in or around 1850 as implied in Muskingum County, Ohio, Probate Court Guardianship case number 2495. Follow this link to view the case file. He served in the United States Army in Company G, 4th Regiment, 1st Ohio Infantry, during the Mexican-American War. He enlisted on 15 February 1848 and was discharged on 30 April 1848.
  Person ID	I28408	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Baldwin,   b. cir 1766, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Mar 1830, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Hannah Romine,   b. 23 Apr 1785, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1858, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	cir 1804
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - cir 1826 - Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Death - cir 1850 - Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Muskingum County, Ohio, Probate Court Case Number 2495 This is the account that James McCracken, guardian of Joseph Baldwin, filed in the Probate Court after Joseph's death.

  
  

  Military Service of Family Members

  Joseph Baldwin Joseph Baldwin served in the United States Army in Company G, 4th Regiment, 1st Ohio Infantry, during the Mexican-American War. He enlisted on 15 February 1848 and was discharged on 30 April 1848.

  
  

• Sources

  [S706] Muskingum County Probate Court Estate Records, 26 Jan 2024 (Reliability: 3). Book 8-E, Page 76, Case Number 954