Jennie Lin (Wells) Baker (1854 - 1908)

Born 23 Mar 1854 in Orange County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Almon Vader Baker — married 6 Jun 1877 in Orange County, Indiana, USA

Died 4 Mar 1908 at age 53 in Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Vitals

Jennie Lin Wells Baker
BIRTH: 23 Mar 1854 Indiana, USA
DEATH: 4 Mar 1908 (aged 53) Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL: Stampers Creek Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 37640079

Family Members:
Parents:

• Absolom C Wells 1829–1901
• Sarah Margaret Hackney Wells 1832–1873

Spouse:

• Almon Vader Baker 1853–1920 (m. 1877)

Siblings:

• Samuel Robin Wells 1855–1944
• Sarah Margaret Wells Tarr 1858–1936
• William Beachum Wells 1859–1917

Children:

• Emma Ethel Baker Hall 1880–1916
• Elva May Baker Roach 1881–1947
• Samuel Everett Baker 1882–1959
• Hattie Baker 1884–1901
• Oma Alice Baker Farrier 1886–1952
• Ollie Almond Baker 1886–1954
• Alva Benjamin ( Bennie ) Baker 1892–1901
• Infant Baker 1895–1895^[1]

Marriage

Name: Almon V Baker
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 06 Jun 1877
Event Place: Orange, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 06 Jun 1877
Marriage Place: Orange, Indiana
Spouse's Name: Jennie L Wells
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: Charles Elliott^[2]

Census

Name: Jenny L Wells
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Stampers Creek Township, Orange, Indiana, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Absolom Wells M 30 Kentucky
Sarah M Wells F 27 Kentucky
Jenny L Wells F 6 Indiana
Saml R Wells M 4 Indiana
Sarah M Wells F 2 Indiana
W B Wells M 0 Indiana^[3]

Name: Jenny L Wells
Event Type: Census
Event Year: Aug 02, 1870
Event Place: Indiana, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1853-1854
Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Absalome Wells M 40 Kentucky
Sarah M Wells F 37 Kentucky
Jenny L Wells F 16 Indiana
Samuel R Wells M 14 Indiana
Sarah M Wells F 12 Indiana
William B Wells M 10 Indiana^[4]

Name: Jennie L Baker
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Stampers Creek Township, Orange, Indiana, United States
District: 105
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 9
Years Married: 22
Birth Date: Mar 1854
Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1878
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother of how many children: 10

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Almon V Baker Head M 47 Indiana
Jennie L Baker Wife F 46 Indiana
James A Baker Son M 22 Indiana
Elva M Baker Daughter F 19 Indiana
Samuel E Baker Son M 18 Indiana
Hattie E Baker Daughter F 16 Indiana
Oma A Baker Daughter F 14 Indiana
Ollie A Baker Son M 13 Indiana
Alva B Baker Son M 8 Indiana^[5]

Children to add

Name: Samuel E Baker
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Place: St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Walkerton, Indiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1882
Birthplace: , Orange, Indiana
Marriage License Date: Jul 1905
Father's Name: Almon V Baker
Mother's Name: Jennie L Wells
Spouse's Name: Lelia M Pratt^[6]

Name: Jess J. Crouse
Birth Date: 02 Sep 1883
Birthplace: Knox Co., Kentucky, USA
Spouse's Name: Anna S. Baker
Spouse's Birth Date: 29 Sep 1886
Spouse's Birthplace: Orange Co., Indiana
Event Date: 28 Jul 1905
Event Place: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
Father's Name: Henry H. Crouse
Mother's Name: Ella Edwards
Spouse's Father's Name: Almond V. Baker
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jennie L. Wells
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37640079
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZCH-4V3 : 21 January 2016), Almon V Baker and Jennie L Wells, 06 Jun 1877; citing Orange, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,316,698 as attached.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FY-14T : 30 December 2015), Jenny L Wells in entry for Absolom Wells, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6H-BYS : 17 October 2014), Jenny L Wells in household of Absalome Wells, Indiana, United States; citing p. 2, family 11, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,847.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MK-2KZ : accessed 22 May 2019), Jennie L Baker in household of Almon V Baker, Stampers Creek Township, Orange, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 8A, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,396.
6. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZCP-XXW : 21 January 2016), Jennie L Wells in entry for Samuel E Baker and Lelia M Pratt, ; citing St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,503,524.
7. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFF2-9C7 : 3 December 2014), Jennie L. Wells in entry for Jess J. Crouse and Anna S. Baker, 28 Jul 1905; citing reference Item 1 Vo 1 Reg 140; FHL microfilm 1,415,875.