William D. Baldwin, dealer
in fancy and staple groceries, queensware, etc., etc., was born in
Madison County, Ohio, December 1, 1848, son of Henry and Mary F.
Baldwin. He was raised on a farm and came direct from his native county
to Kansas in November, 1877. He opened a grocery and provision store in
December of the same year and has been engaged in the business ever
since. He was married in Fayette County, Ohio, January 28, 1878, to
Ella K. Cook, and by this union has three children--Lucy Lorrette,
William Henry, and an infant. Mr. Baldwin is a successful merchant and
one of the representative men of Neodesha.
Source: William G. Cutler's
History of the
State of Kansas, Wilson
County
Submitted by Mary Lachman