Sophia Frances (Mullins) Baker (1853 - 1913)

Born Dec 1853 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John Mullins and Julia Ann (Gray) Mullins

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1913 at age 59 in Robertson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sophia was born in 1853. She passed away in 1913.

Sources

Name:

• Death of daughter Alma Baker Hudspeth: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
  Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #76625296 (accessed 27 June 2023)
  Sophei Mullins in death record for daughter Alma Baker Hudspeth, 19 Sep 1962, wife of William Baker, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
• Death of daughter Cora Maude Baker: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
  Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 70; Certificate Number: 135
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #30080570 (accessed 27 June 2023)
  Francis Molian in death record for daughter Cora Maude Baker, 18 May 1917, wife of W C Baker, in Robertson, Tennessee, USA. Note that the maiden name of the mother, Molian, as reported by her father, WC Baker, is exceedingly close to the Italian name of her great grandfather, Antonio Molina, who took the American name, Anthony Mullins.
• Certificate of Death of son, Frank D Baker, 1975, Nashville, Tennessee. Frank's son, Wallace Baker, informant, said his dad's mother's maiden name was "Fannie Mullins." A copy of the original is in the possession of FB Couch, III.

Birth:

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 18, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1261; Page: 149; Family History Library Film: 805261
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #23438794 (accessed 29 June 2023)
  Francis Mullins (8) in District 18, Lincoln, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
John Mullins	M	45	Shoemaker	Virginia
Julia Mullins	F	45		North Carolina
William Mullins	M	17	Farmer	Tennessee
Mary Mullins	F			Tennessee
Murtha Mullins	F	13		Tennessee
John Mullins	M	11		Tennessee
Norcisrus Mullins	F	10		Tennessee
Francis Mullins	F	8		Tennessee
Sarah Mullins	F	6		Tennessee
Anthony Mullins	M	4		Tennessee

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: District 18, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1544; Page: 426B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4720648 (accessed 30 June 2023)
  Fannie Mullins (16), At Home, in District 18, Lincoln, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Julia Mullins	F	54	Keeping House	Tennessee
N L Mullins	F		At Home	Tennessee
Fannie Mullins	F	16	At Home	Tennessee
Sarah Mullins	F	15	At Home	Tennessee
D A Mullins	F	9	At Home	Tennessee

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 12, Madison, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 10D; Enumeration District: 195
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #6162887 (accessed 7 July 2023)
  Francis Mulling (27), widowed, Keeping House, head of household in Beat 12, Madison, Alabama, USA. Born in Tennessee.

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Francis Mulling	M	27	Widowed	Head	Keeping House	Tennessee
Susin Mulling	F	9	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
William Mulling	M	4	Single	Son		Tennessee
Baker Mulling	M	2	Single	Son		Alabama
Fanine Mulling	F	2/12	Single	Daughter		Alabama

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: 1594; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0047
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61039694 (accessed 11 July 2023)
  Francis H Baker (46), wife, in household of William C Baker (43) in Civil District 4, Robertson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
William C Baker	M	43	Married	Head	Farmer	Alabama, USA
Francis H Baker	F	46	Married	Wife		Tennessee, USA
Neppie S Baker	F	17	Single	Daughter		Tennessee, USA
Frank D Baker	M	16	Single	Son	Student	Tennessee, USA
Isaac L Baker	M	14	Single	Son		Kentucky, USA
Mary L Baker	F	10	Single	Daughter		Kentucky, USA
Grover C Baker	M	8	Single	Son		Tennessee, USA
Visa A Baker	F	6	Single	Daughter		Tennessee, USA
Maud C Baker	F	3	Single	Daughter		Tennessee, USA

• Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0149; FHL microfilm: 1375529. William and "Francis" have been married for 34 years.
• Tombstone, Dunn Cemetery, Eugene Kennedy Rd., Robertson County, Tennessee.

Marriage:

• 1900 & 1910 US Census records, see above.
• Death certificates of children, see above.
• Manuscript: "My Story, page 1, by Eunice Ausbrooks, "Lee at age 24 married Lilly Baker, daughter of William Calvin Baker and Sophia Frances Mullinin." A copy is in the possession of FB Couch, III.

Death:

• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Associated Funeral Directors Records, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee, Reel 1, Volume III, page 199: "Baker, Mrs. Frances, age 59, w, female DoD: 4 Sep 1913 Cause: Accidental runaway Place: Near Buzzards Creek Burial: Dunn Burying Grounds."
• Newspaper: The Tennessean, Saturday, September 6, 1913: "Returning From Funeral--Killed." A copy of the original is in the possession of FB Couch, III.
• Fannie's granddaughter, Alma Euline Hudspeth Behm, confirmed the news story that her grandmother was killed on Buzzard Creek Road after being thrown from her buggy. Euline told my wife, Holly, and me, F Ben Couch, III, this herself. Euline was very interested in genealogy, and we became good friends as we visited ancestral grave sites and locations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find A Grave: Memorial #260866865
  Ancestry Record 60525 #231822611 (accessed 16 February 2024)
  Sophia Frances Baker burial (died on 4 Sep 1913) in Dunn Cemetery, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America. Born in Dec 1853.

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 33.3 cM segment on chromosome 12 consisting of Ben Couch, Shirley Reed (Ben’s half 5th cousin 1x removed), and Glynda (Mullens) Curlee (Ben’s 4th cousin 2x removed). Shirley and Glynda are 4th cousins 1x removed. The triangulated group’s most-recent common ancestor is Antonio Molina, the 5x great grandfather of Ben, the 4x great grandfather of Shirley, and the 3x great grandfather of Glynda. DNA test taker Ben Couch is the 2x great grandson of Sophia Mullins, the daughter of John Mullins, the grandson of the common ancestor, Antonio Molina.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Claude Allen Woodall, Jr., and BKHF, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Mullins and Julia Gray, the great great grandparents of both Claude Allen Woodall, Jr., and BKHF. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C-3C, based on sharing 95 cM across 6 segments.

Acknowledgements

While DNA ultimately solved the problem, thanks to Alma Euline (Hudspeth) Behm (1926-2019); Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA; and Couch-3906 for their contributions in the collective effort of finding Euline's grandmother, Sophia Frances Mullins, and her family. I don't know the extent of Mark's contributions; however, I do know that he was involved long before I, Couch-3906, came on board. More about the DNA will come.