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Birth Name: Warner Leroy Baxter
Date of Birth: March 30, 1889
Place of Birth: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: May 7, 1951
Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, remote Scottish
Warner Baxter was an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for In Old Arizona (1928).
He was the son of Jane “Jennie” and Edwin F. Baxter. He was married to stage and silent film actress Winifred Bryson.
Warner’s paternal grandfather was William Edwin Baxter (the son of Abraham Couch Baxter and Amanda Abbott). Abraham was the son of Stephen Baxter and Nancy Couch.
Warner’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Caroline Miller.
Warner’s maternal grandfather was LeRoy W. Barrett (the son of William Barrett and Alvira Hadley). LeRoy was born in Pennsylvania. Warner’s great-grandfather William was the son of Whitmore Barrett and Lovisa Miller.
Warner’s maternal grandmother was Harriett A. “Hattie” Snyder (the daughter of Thomas J. Snyder/Snider and Eliza Gordon). Harriett was born in Ohio.
Sources: Genealogies of Warner Baxter (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Warner Baxter (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
Birth records of Warner Baxter – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org
Warner Baxter on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Warner Baxter on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org