James Elton Baker (aka Elton Britt) 1913 - 1972

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James Elton Baker (aka Elton Britt) 1913 - 1972

Pam Marks

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01/15/2012

James Elton Baker (aka Elton Britt) 1913 - 1972

James Elton Baker was born June 27, 1913 to James and Martelia Woods Baker in Marshall, Arkansas. His stage name was Elton Britt. Photo was on a piece of sheet music also advertising Layman Cameron and the Mentholatum Mountaineers, and says below the photo, "starring Elton Britt, His Favorite Cowboy Songs".
Back of sheet music has a photo of the "Mentholatum Mountaineers" which included Charles Barber, Layman Cameron, Edde Smith, Charles Magnante, Ginnie Blue and Ezzie Ford.
Elton Britt made singing appearances in several Hollywood western films, and it was often said that his singing was better than that of Jimmie Rodgers. Elton was also a composer and wrote several well-known pieces of musice.
James E. Baker died June 22, 1872 in Pennsylvania. He was famous during the 1930's through the 1960's for his singing and yodeling. Some of his work can be heard/viewed on youtube.com

Date & Place: 1944 in USA

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My life-time love of geneology and old photos led to the concept of Ancientfaces back in 1999....through the site I have made contact with previously unknown cousins in Australia, Tasmania, England, Scotland and various states in the US, broadening and enriching my family stories, photos and family relationships. The names I am researching resided in and/or settled the following areas: South Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Normandy; Germany, Belgium & the Netherlands; Virginia; West Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Idaho and Washington state; first wave of settlers in the Hudson River & Mohawk River Vallies; founding fathers of New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties, CT, along with Suffolk, Norfolk & Middlesex Counties in MA; first wave of settlers to Quebec and Ontario, Canada. Also, I am a member of the Mayflower Society after tracing my maternal side to John Billington, a Mayflower passenger ( with his family) who settled in Plymouth , and signed, the Mayflower compact.

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