George Washington Baker (abt. 1805 - 1864)

Born about 1805 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Ann Howard (McAdoo) Baker — married 5 Aug 1841 in Anderson, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1864 at about age 59 in Anderson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

George Baker was killed by Wheeler Raiders on 14 Sept, 1864 in Tenn. during United States Civil War.

George Washington Baker, born in 1805, was a native of Ashe Co. North Carolina. He was a Methodist minister, in addition to farming and merchandizing in Anderson county Tennessee, where in Aug. of 1841, he married Ann McAdoo ^[1], ^[2] an Anderson Co. native and daughter of John McAdoo III). Together they had at least six children, listed below.

George served as Register of Anderson Co., prior to the Civil war when as a sympethizer to the Federal Government, he was killed by a gang of Wheeler raiders in 1864. ^[2][3] He is buried in a small family cemetery in the woods off Dutch Valley Rd. in Anderson Co.^[4]

Children of Ann and George Baker: ^[5]

1. Robert Baker b.1842
2. Mary Baker b.1845
3. William Baker b.1849
4. John Baker b.1852
5. George Baker b.1858
6. Joseph Baker b.1860

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3F-S38 : accessed 9 February 2016), G. M. Baker and Ann H. Mc Adoo, 05 Aug 1841; citing Anderson,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 979,315.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present Volume 4, page 1104
3. ↑ Campaigns of Wjeeler and His Cavalry 1862-1865
4. ↑ Find a Grave memorial page for Rev G Baker (1806–14 Sep 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #13012713, citing Baker Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee
5. ↑ United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TQ-VZC : accessed 28 February 2016), Geo W Baker, 1860.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDQ-VC6 : accessed 9 February 2016), Ann Baker in household of George W Baker, Anderson county, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 610, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8F-M41 : accessed 9 February 2016), Ann Baker, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 5, family 35, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,012.