William J Baker (1811 - 1879)

Born 12 Jan 1811 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Died 1 Dec 1879 at age 68 in Tippah, Mississippi

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Biography

William J Baker was born on January 12, 1811 in South Carolina.

He married Nancy Armstrong on September 13, 1838 in Jefferson County, Alabama.^[1][2] They had at least five children

1. Emalin Baker was born about 1836 in Alabama.
2. Martha Baker was born about 1837 in Alabama.
3. Frances Baker was born about 1839 in Alabama.
4. Eliza Baker was born about 1841 in Alabama.
5. Louisa Baker was born about 1843 in Alabama.

He married Ruth C Pitts on October 20, 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama.^[3][4][5] They had at least five children.

1. Ellen Baker was born about 1848 in Mississippi.
2. John Thomas Baker was born December 25, 1848 in Mississippi.
3. Levi Baker was born about 1853 in Mississippi.
4. William Baker was born about 1856 in Mississippi.
5. Hiburnia Baker was born about 1860 in Mississippi.

William died on December 1, 1879 at an age of sixty-eight. He is buried in the Blue Mountain Cemetery in Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Mississippi.^[6]

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1. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQW6-ZQD : 19 February 2021), William Baker and Nancy Armstrong, 13 Sep 1838; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,738,566.
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-QSHN : 13 May 2023), Wm Baker and Nancy Armstrong, 1838.
3. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQW6-XQG : 19 February 2021), William Baker and Ruth C. Pitts, 20 Oct 1846; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,738,566.
4. ↑ and Ruthy C Pitts, 1846.
5. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-Q9G9 : 13 May 2023), William Baker and Ruthy C Pitts, 1846.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8159794/william-j-baker: accessed 13 May 2023), memorial page for William J. Baker (12 Jan 1811–1 Dec 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #8159794, citing Blue Mountain Cemetery, Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M432_381; Page: 457B.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LN-3N3 : 22 December 2020), William J Baker, Tippah, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Note: Born 1811 in South Carolina, wife Ruth, 7 children.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GX-V3Q : 18 February 2021), William J Baker, 1860, Southern Subdivision, Tippah, Mississippi, United States. Notes: born 1811 in South Carolina, wife Ruthy, 6 children.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFST-NVQ : 29 May 2021), W J Baker, 1870, Township 6 Range 2, Tippah, Mississippi, United States. Notes: born 1811 in south carolina, wife R C,

• Blue Mountain Cemetery, Tippah county, MS