Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James K. Polk Davis
and Margaret (Elkins) Davis
Sister of
Vena Davis, Anderson Davis [half], William S. Davis [half], John Davis [half], Polly Ann Davis [half], Ida Florence (Davis) Ramey, Barbara Davis and Nannie Davis [half]
Wife of
George Fielden Baker
— married
11 Feb 1897 in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Infant Baker, Infant Baker, Infant Baker, Infant Baker, Walter Baker, Leslie Egbert Baker, Edna Besse (Baker) McClellan, Thomas Edgar Baker, Ernest Baker, Lou Elsie Baker, Infant Baker and Erma (Baker) Suggs
Died
at age 41
in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2012
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Biography
Dora Belle Davis was born April 25, 1880 to James Davis and Margaret Elkins in Wayne County, West Virginia.
She married George Fielden Baker on February 11, 1897 in Wayne County, West Virginia.[1]
Dora had a total of 11 children. She died with the last child. She was buried with the baby in her arms. They are buried in the Watson Cemetery, Redriver Hill, Lincoln County, W.Va.[2]
Research Notes
Family legend says that Dora Belle was part Native American, either Choctaw or Chickasaw.
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTN5-6YK : 11 February 2018), George Fielden Baker and Belle Davis, 1897; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,492.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18493079/dora-belle-baker : accessed 16 April 2022), memorial page for Dora Belle Davis Baker (1880–1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #18493079 citing Watson Cemetery, Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Almaguer (contributor 46891616) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dora:
-
~12.50%
Debbie (Baker) Davis
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #619441
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~0.78%
Janine (Watts) Pelfrey :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZN3786082 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Anna Belle (Davis) Heppard (abt.1878-) › May Belle (Davis) Gilliam (1881-1919) › Dorothy Flora Davis (1882-)
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